Ballew v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Upon conviction under information charging slander, appellant was fined $100:' The State’s case was that he stated to witness Chunn, that “Miss Pearle Bowmer was knocked up.” This is explained in the pleading as “thereby meaning she was pregnant.” Appellant’s theory was that he had stated he had heard, or it was reported, Miss Pearle Bowmer was knocked up; and did not state as a matter of fact that she was, but simply repeated the rumor of the neighborhood. The evidence shows that there was a great deal of talk in the neighborhood to that effect: the State contending…