Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1866-12-19
From The Lacrosse (wia) Democrat.l
Chicken Justice in lacrosse" Brick u
Pomeroy in a Suit.

MONDAY afternoon, there came of
before Police Judge Hubbard, in this
city, another law suit, the particulars of
which are as follows:
Reinhardt Hendricks. on the 18th of
September, brought suit against Brick
Pomcroy to recover pay for two roosters
shot by the def n liant with . revolver,
the chickens belonging to the plaintiff,
to the value Of fifty cents each Through
the Kindness of the Judge, the case has
been adjourned from time to time till the
return of the defendant from an elec-
tioneering tour in Indiana. This morn
ing the case came of, Ex-Mayor Hon.
James I. Lyndes being the counsel for
the prosecution, the defendant appearing
in his own defense.
The court room was crowded, for the
idea of trying an editor FOR stealing or
shooting chickens, was a novelty. The
plaintiff brought in his bill, swore to its
correctness, certified that ho owned the
chickens, that they were raised BY hen
belonging to him, that he saw the de-
fendant shoot them, that he hadrepeated-
ly asked the defendant to settle for them,
and failing to get pay or satisfaction he
was compelled to bring suit, and asked
COR Judgment Of one dollar and costs.
The defendant admitted killing the
chickens, ana proved by four reliable
witnesses the following facts
Tn April 1867, the defendant owned
fast rannihs trick mare, kitty"
which animal was kept in stable hired
by him, and cared for by one Of his en-
n!oyes. Through a little hole in the
barn or stable the plaintiffs hens would
fv in and eat oats intended for the mare
- Kitty" and on the approach of any one
voG'd hv cut. Tn an old barrel in the
stah!e. one Of 'he hens, a black one,
made her nest, laid thirteen eggs therein,
lroceeded to raise a family. When the
hen got ready to set, the defendant in
<tructed the boy who took care Of the
mare to 90 down town, purchase thirteen
eggs of j. w. Robinson & Co. gro.ers, /
and put them in the nest. first removing
the other eggs. The boy did so, as was
rroved He then personally drove the |
hen out the stable dozen times or more !
he tried to make her Ieave-she would |
not, but proceeded to incubate her eggs.
!nly fought and paid for. without his |
consent, leave or license, after repeated |
efforts on his part and by his agents to
have her pacate his premises. And |
arther, when the hen had hatched bis
eggs, she ran away with his chickens,
eleven in number, two eggs not producing
chickens. To her services he brought
nj off set. the use Of stable and board
bill, in the shape of oats-he charged
her with the two eggs she spoiled, and
demanded judgment for the balance of
he fock, nine in number, at fifty cents
each. And besides, he proved that the
chickens did not belong to that hen, she
vas black. while the chickens we're red
md speckled. Hendricks has sued all
MS neighbors for some trifing matter
la}f dozen times each during The past
no years. After a patient hearing. the
Judge decided that there was no cause
or action, and lhlt the defendant was
.nlirIed to the other nine chickens, and
he plaintiff must pay the costs of the
uit, amounting to seventeen dollars and
hirty seven and a half cents.