The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-28
.LENN0N0BJECHED
Constable Mulligan Had a
Writ Of Attachment.
The Keeper Had a Lively Time
Discharging His Duties.
Multiplicity Of Wrlts Was the Result, Lennon
Being Held For Assault on the Constable.

Peter Lennon of North Main street, who
keeps grocery and feed store near Little
fields block, and who has figured In SOW
eral fistic encounters with officers and
Others In the past, was arrested and held
In bail this morning for trial next Thurs
day for an assault on Constable Myles M.
Mulligan while the latter was serving a
writ of attachment on him last evening.
1t appears that Washburn's circus, which
was In town yesterday, bought its grain
from Lennon and paid the bill, about s75,
in the afternoon. A young man named
Lewis, who travels with the circus, has an
arrangement whereby he advertises local
business men In the circus parade. Len
non signed q contract with Lewis and
agreed to pay % for an advertisement yes
terday. After the matinee yesterday Lewis
went out to collect the money from Len
non.
But although Lennon had gothic money
for the grain he refused to pay for the ad-
vertisement. Lewis placed the matter In
the hands of Myles M. Mulligan, who Is
In the office Of Lawyer Hugh J. Carroll,
and Mr.. Mulligan took out q writ against
Lennon. Together with Lewis he went to
Lemons store to ask for the money, and
1t was his intention not to charge any
costs II Lennon settled. But Lennon not
only refused, but insulted the officer, the
client and used some hard language con-
corning the lawyer.
Mr.. Mulligan returned to the lawyers
Office, being young in the business, for the
purpose Of receiving instructions. He was
told to take keeper along and proceed
with service of the writ. He then secured
the services of Herbert A. Simmons a.
keeper, and giving him written notice of
his appointment, then proceeded to Len
mons store. When Lennon saw the officer
coming he said, ."You are going up to my
store with a keeper, amt your" eyes,
sir" replied the officer. "Well, young
man, you had better wait, and think on
such things.p 'I'd rather talk that over
At the atorey ''sai1 the eAlcer, s.takc q walk
to there" Lennon was talking quite loud.
Then Lennon raised his voice and
shouted: 81 don't care a d---n for any man
or boy (Mr. Mulligan is quite small In
stature). / can talk my business over any
where. don't care who hears me-" The
officer repeated: "Well, take a walk up to
the store" "No, / won't go the store" re-
piled Lennon. "Those fellows" he con-
tinued, 'are a lot of d--n frauds, and i
won't pay the bill" He then went on to
say that tho circus man hadn't kept his
agreement. The officer replied that he had
nothing to do with that part of it, and the
officer and keeper started to go toward the
store. They hadn't taken but few steps
when Lennon hurried past them.
The officer asked him IL he was going to
the store, and he replied that he was not,
and that he, the officer, needn't come
either. Then Lennon ran for the
store and pulled his keys out, evidently
with the erroneous idea that IL the store
was locked the officer could not get in.
Mr.. Mulligan ran and got into the store
while Lennon was fumbling with key,
trying to get it into the lock. Lennon
slammed the door against Mulligan, but
sseing him inside he let go of the door and
hauled off with his left hand and struck
him twice on the right side Of the fore
head.
Lennon is n big, powerful man, weighing
nearly 200, while Mullgan Is short, being
only IT. / in. in height.
The blows staggered Mulligan, but he
thrust copy Of the writ between Lemons
arm and body and then Lennon struck him
again and then grabbed him. He slammed
the officer against the counter and tore his
coat.andivest into ribbons and trampled on
and ruined his hat, during the scuffie one
Of lemons clerks came running up and
helped Lennon.
In the meantime young Simmons, who
is about the same sire as the officer, was
trying to get into the store, but James
Gordon jumped into the door Of Lemons
store and stretched both hands across the
door. He kept moving his large body
from one side to the other, and when Sim
mons got part way In under his arm he
pinned him to tho door frame and forced
him outside. Just then Lennon and the
clerk behind him forced the officer out
doors and scross the sidewalk to the curb
ing, Gordon standing there cursing and
swearing and shouting "you ought to kill
him."
The result of this serious affair Is that
both Lennon and Gordon are now under
5000 bail in civil suits for damages, and
Lennon is under bail on the criminal
charge of obstructing IN officer. War
rants will also be taken out against both
men for assault and battery just a. soon ~
Judge Shove IL able to attend to the mat
ter.
There seemed to be some hesitancy on
the part of the clerk of the court I'm Civ
ing the warrants, az the relations between
Lennon and himself are quite close I'm
business way, but he knows his duty, and
that as an officer of the law there are cer-
tain UNPLEASANT things which all are some
times compelled TO do.
The civil writs are returnable TO the
Common Pleas Division on July n next,
and the Attorney states that they will be
vigorously pressed. The penalty for OBJ
structing an officer Is Imprisonment for
one year or hne of $500.
Some time ago Lennon was arrested for
assaulting q constable named Chapman.
Recently complaint was made against him
for assaulting q man named Medium. and