Daily Republican., 1879-07-21
HBsA yIsr1aDAy's lAsy DUts9. I
AN OYFI.ERs ADVENTURE.
Constable Hickman Attempts 10
seixe some 0eeds ON . Land
lords Warrant and has q Reuxh
Time Of IL.

sslze some Deeds ON . Land.
lords warrantAnd has . Rough
Time oft.
A considerable excitement was raised
II the corner of sixth ard Morrsw
streets, yesterday afternoon by consta.
Bile hickman attempting to take away
some goods which he claimed as tn.
property OF George W. Mckay, which
he had levied on the 2Sth of May and
which had been removed after the
levy. Our readers will recollect Mr..
Mckay as the man living at Sl2 Orange
street, and who it was feared was la
boring under an attack Of hydrophobia,
which fears were happily groundless.
During the sickness OF Mr.. Mckay he
got behind with his rent. iu all about
80, and the landlord Hugh Graham
fearing he might lose that amount had
a landlords warrant issued and placed
in the hands Of Constable Hickman wi 0
made levy on the goods OH the 2sth
day Of May. Owing to Mr.. McKsy's
illness he was kept ignorant Of the levy
on his goods until his recovery, when
his son in law who resided with him
and whose property had also been
levied upon not thinking it right that
his goods should bs sold for
another's rent, rented house
at Sixth and Morrow streets. to which he
removed and took his goods with him,
leaving SO few behind that Mr.. Mckay
was compelled TO break up houssksep.
ing and he and his wife went to live
temporarily amongst their married chill
dren, Mrs. Mckay going with the daugh-
ter at Sixth and Morrow. Constable
Hickman removed to an auction room
the goods they had left, and the 80 days
allowed by law since the levy was
made having almost expired, yester-
day afternoon he hired a furniture car
and taking Constable Brooks along with
him he went to the house Of Mr.. Nc
Kays son-in law where Mrs. Mckay
was stopping to take away the go DIS.
Hickman first went to the window
where he was told he could not get in
when he went to the door opening on
Morrow St., he threw himself against
it with such force that the bolts gave
way, but Mrs. Mckay who is a very
heavy woman planted herself with her
back against the door and her feet
against the lower door step.
This was such an effectual barrier
against Constable Hickman's further
progress that he desisted from making
any further sallies on that side Of the
fort. He then hastily leaped over the
fence into the back yard and threw
himself against the kitchen door forcing
the staples. As the door opened the
consta Gle was met by Mrs. Mckay who
pushed him back, and a furious en-
counter ensued between the two women
and the constable. The latter however
forced Mrs. Mckay to the floor and got
inside where he took hold of the daugh
ter and threw her across the stove.
Being inside the constable looked af-
ter his goods, the women struggling
with him. By this time tremendous
crowd had gathered in the vicinity
whose sympathies were entirely with
the Mckay family. The constable is
accused of throwing chair out in the
yard and breaking the rungs out, and
a small child on the floor narrow ly es
capped injury by the now infuriated Of
iicer. The women however stuck to
him, and it wos blow for blow, the of.
icer getting a punch in the mouth and
Mrs. Mckay getting the imprint of the
officers hand on her face in return.
The officer retaliat.d d upon the women
by calling them disgusting names and
the vollies of oaths proceeding from
the inside were almost frightful to those
on the outside. Hickman not dt nying
that he used some pretty strong Ian
guage says he found the women were
no ways choice of the language they
used.
There is no knowing how long the
would have continued had not Mr.. j.
+. Mckay, brother arrived and enter
I'd security for .he forthcoming of the
goods when the war ceased, the women
claiming a victory because they had
saved their goods and the constable
claiming one because he had secured
his money.
Mrs Mckay was considerably bruised
and hurt; her daughter was also hurt,
and the Off 'er points to his cut lip as
the abuse he had received. Some of
the chairs and doors wore rather di-
lapidated look when this contest was
'vrr. Mrs. Mckay Immediately went
to Esquire Hagany's office and swore out
a couple Of warrants AGAINST the officer,
but which we believe have not been
served on him yet.