Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-02-18
HEARING IS FUNNY
AND THEN SOME

the tale Of a ncighborhood quarrel
aired in court before Justice Of
the Peace Charles II. McLane yes
terday afternoon. Appearing as
the principal witness for the State,
Mrs. Lille y. Smith told tale OF
atrocities perpetrated upon the
neighborhood by Mrs. Hughes. Sew
eral other ncighbors substantiated
this version Of the warfare while
Mrs. Hughes positively averred that
she was a 1aw-abiding citizen and
never bothered her neighbors. 50
there
Between giggles and inward
chucklcs CHE court was stric0 the
principal figures in the case told
all about everything" One phasc
Of the quarrel had it that Mrs.
Hughes was distinctly fond OF peek
ing through other peoples win
dows, especially when company was
being entertained. On the other
hand, Mrs. Hughes had pet cat
named Lille" and every time she
called to her cat. Mrs. Lille Smith,
her neighbor, thought that the call
was for her So there.
Then, again, Mrs. Smith turned
the hose on Mrs. Hughes. Mrs.
Hughes accused Mrs. Smith OF quite
frequently permitting her dog to
run rampant and scare her with
its annoying barks Mrs. Hughes
had threatened to shoot Mrs. Smith.
And Mrs. Smith was so big Of
stature that Mrs Hughes had long
ago given uD hope OF settling their
differences in any other but a legal
way. SO there.
Yesterdays trial before jury Of
six men was the result of a racket
Tuesday night, described along these
lines:
Mrs. Smith was sitting in swing
near the West Side school when
Mrs. Hughes dog. in a vicious man
ner. barked and threatened to bite
her while Mrs Hughes sarcastical-
" looked on. Mrs. Hughes claims
that she was chased by Mrs. Smith
to the gate of her yard where She
turned around and threatened to kill
her pursuer if she followed beyond
the gate. Mrs. Smith declares that
she was threatened where they first
met.
And al parties reside on Pleasant
avenue
The neighborly quarrel has been
one Of long standing and Tuesday
nights climax resulted in the coun-
iy attorneys Office being drawn
into ,hc case. Naturally a'l OF the
old skeletons were dug up and the
real trials and tribulations of all
parties rec;tcd in detail. The jury,
after haii-hour's dcliberation,
brought in a verdict Of mot guilty.
but recommended that the justice
rcprimand Airs. hughes. This finale
TO the comedy will be perpetrate 1
today.
Henry Smith. the husband of Mr..
Smith. was the first witness called
to the stand. lie testified that Mrs.
Hughes possessed a terrible faculty
Of making faces, sticking her tongue
out and generally behaving in al
unfair manner, while her neighbors
were passing in front Of her house.
Attorney Talbot for the defense
wanted to know whether it wasn't
true that Smith had it in more for
the dog than Mrs. Hughes. and
he replied that he had it in for
no one. but that he didn't want TO
have anyone butting into his bust
ness as long as he was leaving
them alone.
During the examination. the terms
OF cats and dogs entered into the
discussion quite frequently. Mrs.
Smith declared that she loved dogs
and liked the Hughes pet collie, dc
spite its ownership. She then r,-
cited the story of Tuesday nights
proceedings. declaring thar Mrs.
Hughes had said; IN shoot you