Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1914 — Goats Eat House ’Til Owner Robert Brady Balks [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Goats Eat House ’Til Owner Robert Brady Balks

CHiCAGO. —The prisoner was given the usual apportunity, before hearing his doom pronounced, to say anything that might seem to him pertinent He was Robert Brady, 7806 Langley avenue. The charge was "disorderly com

duct” in kidnaping three goats. "A year ago 1 wanted my shirt.” Brady said. "Well?” said Judge Sullivan. "A goat had eaten it." "Well, well,” the court Baid sharply. “It ate all my underwear —and my wife’s and —" "Passing the anecdotes," interrupted the judge, “what have you to say in your defense?" . ‘ “And the children’s gingham aprons

The judge drummed impatiently on his desk. And then the back fence disappeared, and the hack porch, and one morning there was a got* nibbling at my front porieh—and I live in a Tory small house and “ . 7 .. •- ” ' ./7 _ J : -77''' ■ . “Dio you kidnap those goats?” “Yes." “You had no excuse'. You complain of what they pat. Don’t you know that ghats must live? Five dollars and costs for you, young man—and retun (the goatfTc their owner.” *■’ 7 - Mrs. John O'Neill owns the goats. She lives across the street