89 Ga. 549 | Ga. | 1892
The offence laid in the indictment is alleged to have been committed on the 25th day of December, 1889. The statute applicable to it is §4872 of the code, which reads as follows: “Any person who shall, without provocation, use to or of another, and in his presence, opprobrious words, or abusive language tending to cause a breach of the peace, or who shall in like manner use obscene and vulgar language in the presence of a female, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished as prescribed in section 4810 of this code. Provided, that no court in this State shall have jurisdiction to inquire into the offences set forth in this section, except upon presentment made, or indictment found, by the grand jury of the county in which the offence has been committed.”
There were two counts in the indictment, the first charging the use of the words “ You are a God damn low down son of a bitch ” to, of and in the presence oi Ed; Etheridge; the second charging the use of the same words to and of Etheridge, in the presence of Mrs.