Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-20
THINGS HEARD AND SEEN

One of the interesting sights that &C.
CURED recently was the wrestling with IN
ternational law of Assistant District AT
torney Mullowney, in charge OF cases at
the Police Court. 1t was the case OF the
Argentine secretary Almagro. who was
charged with embezzling $1,000 from the
Argentine minister. The attorneys for the
defense had raised the question of no
Jurisdiction, claiming that Almagro was
part of the minister's household and was
not subject to arrest and detention by the
United States courts. Mr.. Mullowney -
at home in trying a dozen or more cases
of different hues and colors that daily
arise in the Police Court. but when ques-
ton arose which would have taken the
foreign offices of a dozen governments,
with ablest diplomats and lawyers OF each
country engaged, something like year 10
decide, that was another matter. The
court finally sustained the plea and dis
missed Almagro.
The Argentine case presents some phases
which are puzzling. The complaint had
been made by the Argentine minister and
the arrest followed. Almagro did not at
tempt to deny the charge. but claimed
protection under the statute which ex-
empts from arrest and detention foreign
ministers, their domestic servants and
others necessary to their service. 1t was
a question which agitated the court for
some time whether Mr.. Almagro was q
domestic in the meaning OF the statute,
but the judge finally held that it was clear
" the intent to exempt all persons neces-
sary to carry on the business Of the lega-
ton or who were part Of the official or
domestic household.
He said that it was ridiculous to think
that the law would protect and exempt
o minister's cook and would not exempt
the secretary and translator of the lega-
ton, this being Almagro's official title.
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official or some other had robbed an Amer
lean citizen? The presumption is in this
case that the matter would be settled by
the two governments. the government Of
which the attache doing the robbing was
a subject having to make restitution. But
in the case Of Almagro he Is a native Of
Madrid, Spain. He came to this country
and was naturalized in 1886. If the Ar
gentine minister desires to punish him he
will have to send him home, as he would
have to do in case one of the attaches
should commit some offense against an
American citizen. But suppose he should
refuse to go? Suppose he should claim his
American citizenship? These were ques-
tions that were asked by Mr.. Mullowney,
when he was cropping about for something
to get hold of. with the innate feeling
he possesses that no guilty man should
escape. The young attorney for the ac-
cused, MIR. McKenney, frankly acknowl-
edged that he had not considered that
phase of the case and was emphatic in as
sorting that 1t did not have anything to
do with the case presented to the court
Mr.. Mullowney thought 1t had great
deal to do with the case. However IL the
matter should come up in that way and
our legal and diplomatic lights should
have to wrestle with 1t, the probabilities
are that the questions Of Mr. Mullowney
cannot be lightly thrust aside. The case
Of Almagro may yet become famous, and
Mr.. Mullowney be indicated.
There was new girl at one of the fash
ionable boarding houses in this city, and
one lady who thought she would make
friends in order to secure civil treatment
spoke to her when she entered the dining
room for breakfast.
Good morning, Mary" she remarked in
her sweetest tone
My name Is Lucinda Juanita Johnsing,"
said the new domestic, with haughtiness.
"Ob. excuse me. thought 1t was Mary"
said the lady, and not wishing to leave
such breach, added: You are a widow
] believe. You look young for a widow
Eyes UNI. I'm just eighteen. My husband
caught cole In a coal mine" This without
q break to even disturb the monotony of
her tone.
,. THAT was too bad" said the lady, with
eympathy.
Yves UNI, 1t was. And he weighed two
hundred and ffty-one pounds and a half
and was tall accordin'."
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