The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-11-29

went up to Hotel Wayne. | saw the
COW on one knee, under the wagon.
1t was dark. She was down on one
knee or both. went home for sup
per. After / came back / saw one
COW fighting with another COW and
tipping the wagon over. Mr.. Brus-
sells came out and said, I'll give
you fifty cents, If you catch the COW.
1 tried to lasso the COW. No, the
horses weren't blanketed when | was
there, around $500"
Mr.. Brussels cross-examined the
witness, and particularly anxious to
know what he had done with the So
foot length of new rope he had Civ
en- him to catch the COW. Mr.. Mac
Mullen told him he had it at his Of
fee.
Liveryman Charles Elmendorf, the
third witness called, testified to first
seeing the team in front of the Ho-
tel Wayne, around 2:30 or D. m.
They stood there" he declared, "un-
til $50. They we're not blanketed.
Canivan brought the team there be-
tween 8 and 8 p. m. and told me to
take care of them. l fed them and
watered them"
Mr.. Elmendorf then went on to
tell of coming out of the barn early
in the afternoon and seeing the team
standing there. One COW was hitch
ed to the side of the wagon and
swaying it up and down. Then a
runaway demanded his attention.
When BRUSSELS came back later, he
said, Somebody stole his team
Mr.. Elmendorf couldn't say whether
BRUSSELS was intoxicated or not
when he saw him at the Hotel
Wayne
Brussels cross-examined Elmen-
dorf, who said he thought the horses
stepped on the end of the pole and
broke it off.
Schimmell was recalled and asked
by Spencer whether Mr.. BRUSSELS
was drunk Wednesday, when he saw
him at the hotel.
Yes" he answered. 81 think he
had about all he could stand; good
sociable jag"
Mr.. MacMullen was recalled and
asked the same question, to which
he replied, " wasn't in long enough
to tell"
The defendant then stated his ver-
sion of the case, as follows:
My team" he said, was fed at
Hawley at 11:45 at the Kohlman
House. | stopped at Niemyer's,
White Mills, and sold them a chunk
of beef. l stopped at $3.50 at the
Indian Orchard Hotel. l bought the
red COW at Mrs. Mang's at $3.50 or
A. | drove to Fletch BunnelIs.
asked a man to watch the COW till
| got new rope. | went to Muir
rays and bought fifty foot OF half
inch rope. The COW had from 10 to
so feet of slack rope if she wanted
it. / met Schimmell at the Hotel
Wayne. | tied my team to the stone
post. | went into the barn to see a
cow. | bought the COW for $24. |
unhitched my team and the blankets
was on them"
l don't need no Witnesses cried
BRUSSELS when the Squire asked him
to produce them.
Well now," finally declared the
Squire, " think you are technically
guilty according to the law of cruelty
to animals, and l shall have to fine
you $40 and costs. But you have the
right to take an appeal"
" l take an appeal" shouted Brus-
sells.
One of the men present advised
him to pay the fine and costs. He
was about to do so, when County
Detective ~ B. Spencer interposed.
The plaintiff and witnesses then left
the office, Detective Spencer and Mr..
BRUSSELS remaining with the
Squire.
Before they left Brussels shouted:
Say, what does it cost to lick a
MANI"
Nobody being able to give him the
desired information the crowd left,
and the episode of the red COW, and
the alleged unblanketed horses ling
ers in their memory as a serious but
somewhat laughable incident.
P. S.-The reporter learned that
Mr.. Brussels decided, later, to pay
the fine and costs, which amounted
to Thirteen Dollars in all.
Thirteen always was an unlucky
number, ANYHOW