The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-10-27
CHICKEN JUSTICE IN LA
CROSSE.
"Brick" POmeroy In a Suit.

From the Lacrosse (Wis.) DemocrAt,l
Monday forenoon, there came on
before Police Justice Hubbard, in this
city, another law suit, the particulars
Of which are as follows:
Rejnhardt Hendricks, on the l7th OF
sSeptemhcr, brought suit against Brick
.Pomcroy, to recover pay for two roos-
) tiers shot by the defendant with . re,
yJycr, the chickens belonging to the
blaintiT, to the value of fifty cents each
Through the kindness Of the Judge.
the case has has been adjourned from
week to week till the return Of the dc,
; PENDANT from an el%cctioneering tour In
Indiana. This morning the case came
off, ex-Mayor lICp. james l.. Lyndes
being the counsel for the prosecution,
. the defendant appearing in his own de-
: Tense.
The courtroom was crowded. for
the idea Of trying an editor for stealing
or shooting chickens was n novelty,
The plaintiff brought in his bill, swore
to its correctness, testified that he
owned the chickens, that they were
raised by q hen belonging to him, that
lie saw the defendant shoot them, that
he had repeatedly asked the defendant
to settle for them, and failing to get
pay or sati staction he vas compelled
to bring suit, and ask for Judgment OF
& one dollar and costs.
The defendant admitted shooting
the chickens, and proved BY four relia'
bic witnesses the following facts:
In April, 1866, the defendant owned
q fast running trick mare, kitty"
which animal was kept in q stable hired
by him and cared for by one Of his en-
p%loyces. Through u little hole in the
barn or stable the plaintiffs hens would
fly in and eat oats intended for the
mare kitty" and on the approach OF
any one would fly out. In an old bar
rel in the stable, one Of the hens, II
black one, made her nest, laid thirteen
eggs therein, and proceeded to raise a
family. When the hen got ready to
set, the defendant instructed the boy
who took care Of his mare to 60 down
Gown, purchase thirteen eggs Of j. W.
Robinson & Co., grocers, and put them
in the nest. first removing the other
eggs. The boy did so, as was proved.
lie then personally drove the hen out
of the stable a dozen times or MOLE
he tried to make her lcavc--she would
not, but proceeded to incubatc his
eggs, duly bought and paid for, with
out his consent, leave or license, after
repeated efforts on his part and by his
agents to have her vacate his premises.
And farther, when the hen had Matched
his eggs, she ran away with his chick.
ems, eleven in number, two eggs not
producing chickens. To her services
he brought as Offset, the use Of stable
and board bill in the shape of oats-he
charged her with the tive eggs she
spoiled, and demanded Judgment for
the balance oftlc flock, nine in number,
at fifty cents each. And besides. he
proved tina. the chickens did not belong
to that hen, AS she was black, while the
chickens were red or speckled! Hen.
bricks has sued all his neighbors fol
some little trifiing matter, half a dozen
times each during the past two years.
After 4 patient bearing, the Judge de.
cidcn that there was no cause Of action,
and that the defendant was entitled to
the other nine chickens, and the plain
tiff must pay the costs Of the suit,
amounting to SIT BIZ.