The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-09-29
WHITE LEGHORN
CAUSESQUABBLE
Two Women Go to Law
Over Possession of One
White Chicken.
FLEW. OVER THE FENCE

And white leghorn chicken was the
cause of it ALL
Decorated with red band of paint
around its neck, it cackled or crowed
for several hours Friday afternoon and
well up in the evening in Justice Carl
sons court while Mrs. Angelina Demeo,
721 Engle street, and Mrs. Mary Kis-
careuskis, with the aid Of their attor-
neys, waged legal battle over its pos
session. 1t took Solomonic decision
on the part of the justice to decide the
ownership Of the fowl, but after it was
all over, Mrs. Kiscareuskis went down
the steps, leading to the Justices court,
proudly clutching the mooted chicken
In her arms, re-established in her pos
session Of it by the decision of Justice
of the Peace Carlson.
On the other hand, Mrs. Angelina
Demeo had to figure out how she was
to pay 1892 costs in the case and both
women were facing attorney bills that
amounted to many times the value Of
the chicken.
Chicken Got Too Frisky.
The court episode does not give any
evidence of thrift, but the start of the
whole affair does. Early in the sum
mer the two women had each pur-
chased some 'ten-cent-store baby
chicks" and raised them in their back
yards. Several days ago, one of Mrs.
Kiscareuskis' chickens got frisky and
Harv avar 4ha faaoo ip+o hH.c no,..aa1.
chicken yard. Immediately "it" got lost
among it's new companions.
Thereupon Mrs. Kiscareuskis went
over to claim her property and when
she picked out pert looking chicken,
as hers, Mrs. Demeo objected and a
squabble ensued. Then the original
owner went to the justice court and
filed suit for repleyin and sent Con-
stable Newhouse to serve it.
Chicken Gets a Decoration.
The constable's visit called for some
rare judgment, too. When the women
disagreed as to the identity of the
chicken that few the coop, Constable
Newheuse didn't care to take the re-
sponsibility of deciding; he merely
captured the chicken pointed out to
him, painted band of red around it's
neck and then told the women to fight
it out in court.
Immediately both sought legal adj
vice, Mrs. Kiscareuskis secured At
torney Lewis Powell to represent her
and sued for possession of her beloved
chicken. Mrs. Demeo secured ATTORNEY
Kuehnl and answered the complaint
"alleging that the chicken taken by the
officers is not chicken but a rooster,
which rooster was and is the property
of the defendant"
Sex Much in Dispute.
When the case was called before
Justice Carlson, the whole problem
hinged on whether the white leghorn
was rooster or hen. The crowded
court room got plenty of laughs out of
the discussion as lawyers and witness
es wrangled over the problem. Finally
the chicken was produced, along with
two others, but still the ones interested
were in doubt. One of the attorneys
wanted to carve the chicken and solve
the problem.
Finally, after he had missed his reg
ular supper hour, Justice Carlson de-
cided that Mrs. Kiscareuskis was en-
titled to a chicken and awarded her the
red-banded one. It was suggested to
the women that they might have COM
promised and divided chicken pot-pie
to settle the question and been money
ahead, but they insisted that they had
not thought of that kind of solution.
Meanwhile the court and the specta-
tors are hoping that Mrs. Kiscareuskis
will allow her chicken to attain it's ma
turity in order that the "momentous
questions" involved in the suit may be
established without doubt.