The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-05-08
PIG UPSETS THE
COURT DIGNITY
Little Brown Pig Bursts
Through Window Back
of Judges Bench.
FINED FOR CONTEMPT
Down in the Darkness of Bur-
lap Bag Mister Pig Went
for Disgrace.

A pig broke loose IN the munlclpal
court room Tuesday afternoon and
created havoc. Fortunately the court
was not in session and the judge was
snug and safe in his chambers at the
west and not once came in inquiringly
to find out what the unwonted distur-
bance was about.
1t seems that someone had present
ed fine little plump pig to the ba-
Tzaar held last week at one of the down
town churches. The pig went as a
prize and was won by Felix Ruffalo,
North Brockett street. The donor of
the pig brought the pig to the Ruff
falo home Monday afternoon and was
met with scorn by Mrs. Ruffalo.
"That ,pig!" she cried. why / ex-
pected the pig to be three-hundred
pounder Take him away!"
The disgusted donor went away with
the pig. He took it down in burlap
bag to the municipal court house. He
asked the clerk of the court if he
would like to have the pig.
Was Nice Country Pig.
81 went out in the county to get the
pig and paid seven dollars for it,"
said the donor bitterly. 81 might bet
ter have contributed that money to the
church outright. Some people have no
gratitude at all. They make me sick.
Who would want anything nicer than
this fat little roaster?"
"Let's see him." said the clerk, en-
couragingly.
The bag was opened, but the op-
portunity to come up for air was too
much for piggy. He gave, grunt of
appreciation and slipped through the
burlap bag and past the hands of the
man holding it. 1t was brown piggy,
all too-early tail and sleek hide and
brown snout. He made dash for the,
court room.
Constable Mcneil was appealed to
the chairs and table. 1t was worth
the price of admission. Finally the
stout constable caught the pig and
held him by his ears.
The clerk dug the pig in the ribs
to feel if he was really such a tooth
some morsal as advertised. Piggy be-
gan to grunt and squeal and that was
too much for Constable Mcneil. For
sheer laughter he had to let Mister
Pig go. Mister Pig went off by him
self into the court room. There he
was having good time looking about
to see if he could root for roots. but
finding nothing that looked like cab
bages, Piggy continued hopefully on
his promenade though with his piggy
snout to the floor and meandered on to
the spectator seats back in the court
room.
Meanwhile the Ruffalo boys arrived
to claim the pig.
"Now do you want him or don't you
want him?" cried the donor. rs it
that you don't want him or is it that
you do. For, can tell you that there's
many man would be glad to get that
pig and I've had dozen offers for him
already"
The Ruffaio boys looked at the pig,
who, by this time, was walking back
amiably through the aisle.
"Sure we want him if you'll deliver
him for u.s." said the older of the boys,
1--WE want the pig, but"
"Well, if you don't want him, say
So" cried the still indignant donor.
I'm not going to beg you to take him.
"We do, sure" said the boy, eff
you'll deliver him, but
Meanwhile the pig, serene in follow
ing his nose and his instinct, had
mounted the judges platform and was
looking longlingly through the win
dow at the grass and sod outside.
"Look out, the pig is looking through
- .ol
be in it next!"
sYou don't have to have him." said
the donor.
Crash! Bang! Tableau in the court
room just back of the judges bench!
Pig Takes the Air.
Il The pig, thinking he was just going
through the air and aiming for the
green grass, had burst his head straight
through the window pane. Not one
of the party was SO much surprised as
piggy himself. He hung in the mid
die of the window, half inside and half
outside, bleeding profusely. Finally
he decided that there must have been
some bad force on the outside to have
busted him one on the nose like that
SO he withdrew his body into the court
room.
Now began a merry chase. Round
and round ran the pig and round and
round whole party after him. Frank
Bennett, the deputy clerk, chased the
brigade desperately with mop, clean
ing up the floor from spot to spot as
the whirling pig turned about. AS for
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