The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-19
WOMEN AND CHICKENS
Occupy several Hours IN the Police
Court.


Mrs. Burns, of South Fifth avenue. has
some children. some chickens and cat.
Mrs. Laura Titherington. diagonally
across on fremont keeps boarders-lady
| boarders, she calls then-and also keeps
chickens. \ lame chicken from Mrs
Tithering ton's coop went onto the Burns
PREMISES and made friends with the cat.
The cat went into the Burns house and,
the back door being wide open. the lame
chicken followed it. Mrs Burns children
young ones-played with the cat and the
chicken giving the latter some crumbs
Of bread. IN time the chicken walked
away and that was the last seen of it.
On November 13-mark the unlucky num-
ber-William II. Thacher, an old man
with broad forehead over which raven
black hair hangs in rinslets. walked
across TO Mrs Burns and bought a
chicken for his son-in-law who was then.
as he is now. very sick Mrs. Burns went
out to catch a chicken ana at that exact
point Of time Mrs. Tirheriagton went out
to draw water from her .Seil.
Mrs. Titherington then and there ac-
cused Mrs. Burns OF stealing her chickens
in rapid succession the like of which have
never before been heard in the police
court Mrs. Burns. il appears having
previously promised Judge Claud Stanley
to net swear at Mrs. Titherington or to
call her names. was stopped from return
ing the compliments OF that memorable
morning to Mrs. Titherington. Being,
however. a woman Of superior intelligence
superior to Mrs. Titherington, at least
Mrs. Burns kept herself within her prom
ise to Judge Stanley, and the way she did
it does her great credit For INSTANCE,
when Mrs. TEherington hurled some
fancy name across the fence at her, say
Ing you are so-and-so. Mrs. Burns would
simply ask the question: and what are
your In this way she riled Mrs. Tither
ington greatly without in q single instance
making a direct charge against her.
Early in the Claude Stanley admins
tration as police judge he succeeded in
having a treaty of peace made between
Mrs. Titherington and Mrs. Burns. Il
was made on the basis Of non-intercourse.
Mrs. Titherington was the first to violate
it and the disturbance came before Judge
Stanley. Mrs. Titherington was aned a
handsome sum but Judgment was sus-
pended conditional upon agreement be
tween the belfgaants. This was duly
made and, it appears. Mrs. Burns kept it
faithfully. Mrs. Titherington didn't and
Judge Stanley's patience being worn out
socked another 81 to her Yesterday. In
doing 20 he delivered a lecture to the par
ties involved that. for eloquence and wis
dom. could not be surpassed. One was in
doubt which to liken him Unto-R0bert
Emmett or King Solomon.
The most interesting witness was a job
worker named Jones. He is a colored man
with eyes which DO not seem to be mates
He had heard the Seeding match between
Mrs. TitherinSon al Mrs Burns and
save the court to understand that the vi
Imperative eIoquence OF 1irs. Tithe-ington
in that section of the city is as common
as pig tracks. And just then the in
herent racial fondness OF M. Jones for
big word very nearly upset the effect of
his testimony. INSTEAD of making the
plain Statement that the vitupcrativa dis
course was ''oae-sided no said it was
simultaneous and Judge Crewson. who
represented the defense insisted that This
meant that Mrs Burns abused Mrs. Tith-
erington about as the latter abused the
former
Judge Stanley. who understands what
colored man means when ne says any
thing. straightcned the matter out en-
tirely to the satisfaction Of the learned
counsel FOR the defense