The sun., 1893-03-12
GEESE IN THE ROLE OF WITNESSES.
Two Tennessee Solomous Give Different Rul-
ings Upon Their Testimony.

Two Tennessee Solomous Give Different Rul.
inss Upon Their Testimony.
MEMPHIS. March g The celebrated Fort
Pickering goose case has reached an acute
stage. and now threatens to rival In interest
the bull calf case that has 80 long bothered
the courts OF Iowa and depleted the pockets
OF the litgants.
Fort Pickering. be 1t known. is a southern
suburb OF Memphis situated on the Mississippi
River front and crowned by an immense In
dian mound. from the summit OF which Fer
dinand de Soto first beheld the muddy giant
OF American waters. Tho locality is inter-
laced with wide bitches. marking the fortified
lines constructed by the Federal troops during
tho war. These bitches. being full OF water
the year round are much affected BY aquatic
fowl. and the duck and goose industry is
source Of much diversion and profit to the hui
man Inhabitants.
Among the most extensive and fourishing
OF the goose ranches are those OF Miss Mary
Kennedy and Mrs. Landgraff. There is keen
rivalry between the two ladies in general and
especially In tho matter OF getting out the first
goslings in the spring. and as the feeding
grounds. or waters. are In common. 1t not un-
frequently happens that the two flocks get
mixed. and considerable friction between the
owners accompanies the "cutting out" and
EH9unddinSE HsradH S.n.s nps pr, process SsS.,,t
One day last week Gus Stelzer. the brother
nf 81 oe nso sSs
That "a when Miss Ks
sss sse H"1 sH IT. sHst Tie sadden
increase OF her neiehbor's flock was too re-
shs to This s wss
without bringing the expected result. Mrs.
all tn % ssd aha e'F
passed the time Of day In the Fort Pickering
veTnacglar AND and separated in state i Of mind
stelzer: charging him with stealing the nine
dsees %Sen tss to
heard the court room was packed with the
they grew grew SO SO warm as Tho trial progressed that
1t was all the four baiifrs OF the court could do
s
geese IN aucstion s Belonged to Miss KnnedV.
saS asssfs that
Squire Gary!n WHs puzzled Z, but he is not man
he had seudsd ior Tie S sna
CURED goodly store OF classical information.
saSsa i iSy S ssi
5itsd profound r. ,fIespset f0f ths intel!issnse
seney It occurred to him to take the testimony
Of the DISPUTED nine. Accordingly he ad-
their flocks confined until further orders.
baiIfs e apDeSred at s the IL ram ranche
whrs tahsS sS the
folded and. with the six geese: taken to point
the and
Gste q her sGE5a and nsTasted to sIgPs
ns' inc up pots tseT osbs fRe bnaods M o~e
sf@0vsf sa 'Fa% tse Sa nob the rs
the teathered witnesses were, too much con.
fused and alarmed BY the blipdioldinC and the
i"s sss to and fro. but at lsnsth They sesnea to
realize what was n expected Of them. The two
and waddlsd solennIy inside; The younger
as s Straight to the Land graf premises "'
Squire Garvin decided that the ganders were
the natural leaders Of tnS oek t an and maior
call. it appeared that the Kennedy claim had
the prepondsranes q eydenSs in It's fsyor
Miss Kennedy wanted him to give hsr posses
gull ed bv the Land9rafr sum mons. but this tho
Squire declined to do; He said he had admin |
all s esrsS a
trial was had on the issue. ,.n
in absolute equality Of the sexes. and consid- /
ers Mrs. Elizabeth Cady stanton a stateslsdy
or any other shining light Of the greatest
party on cnrth. He reviewed at length the
former case. and reversed Squire Gurvln's
ruling. The MAJORITY, OF them; he said. hnd
tinction on account OF sex could be allowed.
The rule Of the majority was q fundamental
principle Of democracy, and 1t was good
gave jud dgment for the defendant.
Miss Kennedy will take her case to the Cir
nlnation to carry the litigation still furtherlf
necessary. In the mean time Miss Kennedy's
brother Pat has been arrested for trespass on
the Landgraff premises. whore he went pre-
for the purpose OF persuading bis
sisters nve chattels to return to their allo-
glance The costs and lawyers fees In the
several suits already amount to ten times tho |
value OF the property involved. and the pros
pect is that they will eat up both ranches, |
feathers and all. e-o the controversy Is onded.