Bisbee daily review., 1910-02-25
LAWYER AND CLIENT
NEAR FIST FIGHT
CHICKEN CASE IN PHOENIX FUR
NIsHEs LOTS OF EXCITEMENT
FOR 8EHOLDERS.

/ PHOENIX. Feb. 24-The hearing
before Judge Thomas Of Elweed Had
ley charged with deposit:ng garbage
in his chicken coop. preferred by J.
W Canning. was marked with seasa-
tional incidents the like of which has
not been seen in many a day in the
cid city hall
/ Just before the hearing Canning and
! CITY Attorney Prescott came so close
to blows that they had to be separated.
When the case was called Canning
asked tina. the city attorney be preseut
as Hadley was represented by counsel
Prescott was sent for and in the mean
while Judge Thomas decided TO post
one the case. Then Prescott appeared
and Canning told him he did not want
the case called then as ne wanted the
city attorney to see his witnesses
first. Prescott remined him that IL
was the business of the city attorney
70 decide that question. The argu-
ment was carried into the room used
by the city council and some tar
speeches we're followed By Just as
tart replies. Prescott intimated that
Canning was a bluff7 and the latter
started 10 peel his coat
Prescott weighed in at about 1870
while Canning was perhaps fifty
ponds heavier. Even with this dis
crepancy the bys,anders thought they
were about TO witness a very inter
esting go" The atmosphere vibrated
with epithet and was blue with Ian
guage. Canning had gone to his
corner and was removing his bath
ODE while Prescott was being groomed
by his secords. Jusc as they came
together Timekeeper Bill Evans step
ped between them and called an bets
off and stopped the fight. As Can
ming stepped back he happoled 70 say
something abou- Bill Doheley. The
latter was out IN the hall and heard
il. lie forged to the front at once and
again a ri.g was formed but again
the crowd was disappointed. Doheney
was very much in earnest but Can
ming -his time appeared reluctant and
a few firewaTks ended the exhibition
The hearing OF the case occupied
an hour and a half and was then con
timed till Friday at O'Clock. The
case was marked with many hot tits
between Canning and John Lamp
recht attorney for Hadley The prin-
cipal witness for the plaintiff was
Charles Lambert. sanitary officer. who
was non-committal in his testimony.
The case is one that viii appeal to
and effect every resident of Phoenix
who keeps chickens. Canning. who
lives next door TO Hadley, tried to
show hat Hadiey was violating the
ordinance against dumping garbage
iu his back yard when he led his
chickens.
At one time the repaTtee between
Lamprecht and Canning was so sharp
that the lawyer told the court he was
being ;nsulted while everyone in the
room laughed Canning's replies were
somed zines witty and he showed a Ger
tain familiarity with the law Can
ning admitted that he had been on
Hadley's premises 10 examine the
stuff he threw TO the chickens.
so you we're tresspassing, weren't
your said Lamprecht
NO | wasn't. I once tried to ar
rest a man for driving a buggy across
my lot and found couldn't do It,
There amt no law against it.
Sanitary Officer Lambert ties sified
he had been out at Hadley's three
times and had seen some pieces of
bread. some eggshells and what looked
like piece of grapefruit in the chick
en- yard. He said the coop was as
clean as most others in the city and |
he ground was dry and exposed TO |
the sun. He admitted that he keeps |
chickens himself and feeds them with |
scraps from his table. He was asked /
If he would have made complaint /
against Hadley if Canning had not |
asked him TO and he could not make |
ap him mind whether he would or not
He did no. know whether Hadley was
the ordinance or not. Lamp |
fecht said he had spoken to DIR. Beau |
champ about the place and the health |