Bisbee daily review., 1913-04-24

lnB ana TepitlhS 10 quesuOns put ID. the ladies as to how, when, where ant why they should appear. with a vari ety of other queries done in crochet embroidered and otherwise worked in that it is within understanding thai he may have accepted excuses with out spending a great deal of time upon questions of inyestigatory char acter.
 As a matter of fact, the time of the justice was thoroughly occupied dur ing the morning, which had not pro gressed more than an hotr before il daWned upon him that he was going tc have little 10 do but answer the tel ephone That kept him so actively engaged until noon that he did not even find time to get out his busy day sign. Callers in the interim were of necessity ignored-all except the constable. who received a look out of the corner of the justices eye that occasioned his immediate depar ture for less evil appearing quarters At that particular moment-when the the eye of the justice fell upon the eonstable-the justice stutterd in the telephone. Otherwise the lady at the other end Of the line was unaware oi the cuss word emotions that shook the being of the gentleman with whom she conversed.
 Constable Thomas, as may be gath cred from the above, moved largely on his own responsibility in summon ing the woman jury, as was his right His decision was made without con sulting the justice or the attorneys on either side in the case. The first Justice High knew about it came to him over the phone from one of the women summoned, and constituted a surprise, not to say a shock, to the court. The jolt accelerated as the morning wore on. When Attorney Flanigan heard about it. report has it that he swooned. Whether this ia true or not, when revived his frs. move was to appear in court with a roll and demand for statement or costs accrued, which he promptly pad. with request tackled on for with drawal of all papers in the action which thereuponN became as if it had not been. Mir. Flanigan has always been known as modest in the pres ence of the fair sex, given to ready blushing and other symptoms proper in the deporJment of a well domeSu catej gentleman, with fondness for carpet slippers and his own hresider but whether this was really at the bottom of the hasty withdrawal of Jhe case or whether there were other coEent causes, will probably remain unknown. However. it may have been that the fact that the defendan, in the case was a woman anu thaI the plaintiff who engaged the services of Mir. Flanigan was nothing but mere man, had something to do Wltn 1t.
 Ordinarily the case might have at tracted little attention and at most a half dozen lines of newspaper com ment, but under the circumstances ! stands out prominently. It was about a bull dog. the ownership of which has been, or rather was, in dispute Toyser, according to the defensant Mrs. Frank Brown. wife of formel Benson Reform school superintead 'ent. has been in her possession since his puppyhood, a matter Of some Toui years. except when the affections oi II. \. Ryan, plaiEti=s an E. P. & $. " brakeman. have had temporary sway with the said Towser. During thess temporary lapses in the behavior cl Towser, it appears that Ryan acquires the notion that transfer negotiated by the dog settled the matter and th2i Towser belonged to him. A large number Of witnesses were subpoenae 10 testify to evidences visible 10 ths naket eye of mutual understandins between dog and man, indicating a common administration, trust ana agreement, all pretending established ownership. On the other hand, Ars Brown had testimony ready 10 pro duce showing that the dog had travel ed with her on various railroads Id tbe state prior to the advent of RyaL upon the horizon of the affections oi the animal, and also a variety oi other evidence. A several hours hear ing was in prospect until the feminine iury altered the views of the plaintiH