Cole v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Clay

Affirming.

These appeals, which are prosecuted from judgments convicting appellants of libel, and fixing their punishment at a fine of $250 each, will be considered in one opinion.

The insufficiency of the indictments is the only ground urged for a reversal.

Omitting the caption, the Cole indictment is as follows :

“The grand jurors of the county of Hopkins, in the name and by the authority of the commonwealth of Kentucky, accuse I. Willis Cole of the offense of libel committed in manner and form as follows, to wit: Tbe said I. Willis Cole, in tbe said…