Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-06-07
A NEIGHBORS' QUARREL.
A Case That IL Being Tried I'm th
Police Court.

A Case That is Being Tried I'm the
Police Court.
A peculiar case, illustrative of the ex-
tent to which women, when at war with
each other, will carry their hatred was
aired yesterday afternoon in the Police
Court. An elderly but very respectable
appearing German woman was seated in
the dock, charged with having disturbed
the peace of Mrs. Foshea, a neighbor,
by using abusive language, on the 3lst
of May. 1t appeared from the testimony
of the complaining witness that on the
day in question she was sitting in her
front parlor at the house on the corner
of Ohio and Diamond streets, when the
defendant, Mrs. Kingelbach, who re-
sides three lots away, came up to the
house and shouted out to Mrs. Foshea's
little 7-year.old child, who ia lame, that
she was 'little crippled thief" and
that her mother chad taught her to
steal" This rather nettled Mrs. Foshea,
who, by the way, has been at loggerheads
with her neighbor for some four years
past, and shortly afterwards she met
Mrs. Kingelbach and informed that lady
to talk to child like that Mrs. Foshea
then swore that the German woman re-
torted in number of choice invectives.
The next witness however, entirely
upset all this testimony and turned the
tables on the complaining witness. She
was a young girl some 16 years of age,
named Aggie Thompson, and she stated
in a very straightforward manner that
she was standing on the porch of her
mothers house, next door to Mrs.
Kingelbach, when Mrs. Fosbea came out
and called her German names and in
formed her that she Fought to be in San
Quentin for the rest of her life;" to all
of which, Mrs. Kingelbach replied four
times, "you are lady," with more or
less accent on the fare" The defend
ants attorney questioned the witness as
to the general reputation of the defend
ants in the neighborhood as to peace and
quiet. The prosecution at once took the
cue, and number of witnesses were
placed on the stand in quick succession
to prove thatit was bad.
When the prosecution rested, motion
to dismiss was made, but was overruled
by the Court and the defendant took the
stand in her own behalf. Her testimony
was very amusing, owing to her evident
desire to inform the Court of the
minutest details OF old.time fights be-
tween the two and conversations with
neighbors rejecting upon the character
OF Mrs. Foshea; but she was eventually
choked off.
A slight sensation was caused
when she stated that Mrs. Foehea
had stolen chickens, and that she
could prove it. On being informed
that Mrs. Foshea had not been arrested,
and that her remarks were entirely out
of order, she retorted sharply that "may-
be she would be, though, sooner than
she expected" as she was going to pros
ecute her when this case was concluded.
Several other witnesses, male and
female, were examined one of whom,
Mrs. Pratt, psralyzed the court by
soundly lecturing the defendant, on leav-
ing the witness stand, for calling at her
house under the assumed name of Mrs.
Ducommun, and inquiring as to what
her neighbors said about Mrs. Kingel-
bach.
Another slight diversion was caused
by the witnesses, most of whom were
females, who, while shut up in the ante.
chamber awaiting their turn to be called,
became involved in a slight misunder-
standing over their respective champ
ions. After a few minutes wrangling,
Uncle Bill Clayton, the bailiff, escorted
a few of one party from the room, and
allowed them to wait on the stairway, 80
as to avoid further trouble. At 5 P. M.
the case was still unfinished, and the
Court continued it until this morning.