Show Cant Hurt a Reporter Pittsburg ChronicleTelegraph That newspaper men are full of resources was well illustrated recently One of the craft who lives on the South side is fond of seeing a chicken fight and he has some good chickens Recently he attended a cocking main and took one of his game chickens with him There had been several lively bouts when a policeman appeared and gathered gath-ered the crowd in The newspaper man had hold of his chicken when the policeman po-liceman arrived and in his excitement held on to it At the hearing the policeman told his story and no one denied being present or declared that the story was not true The police magistrate turned to the newspaper man and said Pow does it come that you were there I The culprit looked puzzled for a moment mo-ment arrl then a smile broke over his face and he said Why you know I am aAvays after news I heard about this main and got a tip that it was go I ins to be raided and I went there to I get the news Thats a right said the magistrate I magis-trate but what were you doing with a chicken in your hand The newspaper man hesitated but an instant and said Well you see I wanted to clinch my news tem as being true so I just grabbed the chicken to show there was chicken fight i The magistrate looked at him a mo I I meat and added Well youll do You are discharged |