Show convict kentuckians Kentuck ians under Antl Anti gossip law lat V frankfort ky idith the announced purpose of curbing the malicious wagging of tongues the kentucky ICen tucky antl anti gossip law Is being invoked and Is ie securing convictions frowning upon the repeating or scattering of false rumors or reports of a slanderous or harmful nature it places a 10 to fine or ten to fifty days imprisonment or both as punishment the gossiper gossl per Is deemed guilty unless he Is able to show to the satisfaction of a judge or jury that he carefully investigated the source and foundation of the bandied remarks and proved they had reasonable grounds the law lay idle until recently at owensboro Owen a woman was fined 10 for remarks linking policemen alleged bribes and bootleg cases the latest case at paducah began when a warrant charging a councilman with gossiping that he had seen the name of a county judge on the ku kium klan roster was sworn out |