Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1866-11-10
Brick Pcmeroy In a Law sm,.

The editor Of TIE Ia Crosse Democrat.
who gets up a very spicy newspaper, has
I,lely been enjoying The luxury Of law
suit OF which he gives the following &C.
count:
Monday forenoon ,here came off before
Police Judge Hubbard, in this city. ano.
rher law sOl. The particulars Of which ars
as follows:
Reinhsrd, Henricks. on The l7th OF Sep
iember, brought suit against "BHck'
Pomeroy, 10 recover pay for two ROSTERS
sho, by the defendant with revolver,lhs
chickens belonging 10 the plaintiff, TO tho
value Of fifty cents each. Through the
kindness Of The Judge the case has been
adjourned from week 10 week. ill the re-
turn of the defendant from an electioneer.
ing tour in Indiana. This morning the
case came OF, Ex. Mayor, uon. James |
lLvndes, being tie council for the prose.
cution. the defendant sppesrlDg in his
own defense.
The court room vas crosdeJ, for the
idea of trying an editor for stealing chick.
ems was novelty. The plaintiff brought
! in his bill. swore 10 lis correctness, iesli.
fled tha, he owned the chickens; that they
! were raised by hen belonging TO him;
I,hat he saw the defendant shoot them; that
he had repeatedly asked he delend'n'to
nav for them; and failing 10 get pay or
,alisfoe,on, be was compelled 10 brlng
sui,, and asked for judgement Of one DOL
lar and costs.
The defendant admitted shooting tho
chickens, and proved by four reliable Wit.
nesses the following facts:
In April, 1866, the drfendan, owned,a
fas, running Tick mare, "KIuy.' which
animal was kept in sible bred by him.
and cared for By ore Of his employers.
Through lirIlc hole in tie barn OF stable
the plaintiffs hens would hy in and ca.
oals intended fer he mare kitty" and
on the approach Of any one would fly oul.
In an old bard in the stable, one Of
the hens, a black one, made her nest, laid
thirteen eggs therein. and proceeded 10
raise family. When the hen got ready
TO set, tho defendant instructed the boy
who took care e his mare TO go down
rown, purchase thirteen eggs OF J. w.
Robinson & Co., grocers. and put them
in the nest, first removing Tie other eggs.
The boy did so as was Irsyed. lie then
personally drove The hen oul Of the stable
a dozen times or morc-le tried 10 mako
her Ieave-she would not, bu, proceeded
10 ncubale his eggs, duly bought and
paid for, without his con-eni. leave OF u
cense, after repeated efforts on his part
and by his gents TO have her vaca,e his
premises. And farther. when the hen
had hatchcd his eggs, she ran away with
his chickens, eleven in number. ,woeegs
not producing chickens. To her services
ihe brought an otfseI, the use OF stable snd
board bill in tho shape Of oas-be chatg-
ed her with he Two eggs she apolled, and
demanded jndgmcn, for ihe balance OF tho
flock, nine in number, al fifty cents each.
And besides, he proved that the chickens
did no, belong TO that hen. az she WIS
black, while the chickens were rod or
speckis Hendricks has susd all his
neiRhbou for some 'rhl1g msIter, half a
dozen lirnss each during the pas, two
years. After patient hearing, the Judge
decided that there Uas no action, end that
the defendant was eutl,led TO The other
nire chirkeps, and the plaintiff must pay
The costs Of the suit, amounting 10 'cven-
teen dollars and ,hirly.seven aDd half
cents.