The herald., 1898-11-08
CLAIMS NE KICKED her
N. PETTA CHARGES E. sUKAU
WITH BRUTALITY
Says Sukau Kicked Mrs. Vienna in
the Stomach While in Delicate
Condition

Nicolas Petta, shoemaker, residing at
2l2l East Ninth street, was at the ponce
station and courthouse yesterday trying TO
secure a complaint for the arrest OF 4. +.
Sukau, who conducts a grocery store at
2l00 East Ninth street, just across the street
from Petals shop. The shoemaker claimed
that last Saturday he heard quarreling and
noise, and happening to look out saw Sll-
kau, who was standing three steps above
Mrs. Veta Vienna, kick her in the stomach.
The assault was rendered more aggravated
from the fact that the woman was in an
advanced state Of pregnancy. The woman
cried that he would kill her and gasped an
instant for breath, and then rushed up the
steps to attack Sulxau. The latter, accord
ing to Petta, struck the woman number
OF times in the face. Petta, who Is the
brother of the woman, wanted to secure the
arrest OF Sukau, but the latter went to the
district attorneys Office and there ex-
planned the matter to the evident satisfac-
ton of Deputy Willis, for the latter refused
to give Petta the complaint.
Mr.. Sukau was seen last night and asked
regarding his alleged assault upon the wo-
man. He denied it emphatically and gave
a very plausible explanation OF the affair.
Earlier in the day, the son of Mrs. Vienna
slipped and fell from an ice wagon in front
of the store. lie evidently went home and
told his mother that he had been injured
and some one was to blame, for Mrs. Vienna
shortly afterwards appeared and asked Mrs.
Sukau for the name of the ice man Mrs.
Suhau did not know it, and when she SO in
formed Mrs Vienna the latter became an
CRY and, according to Sukau, began abusing
Cal oh. la Mru
Vienna then approached Sukau, who was
standing on the steps in front of his store,
and asked him for the name Of the ice man,
which Sukau was unable to supply. Then
the woman began to abuse Sukau in the
most shameful way, as he says, swearing
and applying all sorts of foul epithets to
him. She made rush to attack him, and
he caught her by the wrists and led herto
the sidewalk Twice more she rushed to at
tack him, but in every instance he declares
he neither struck nor kicked the woman.
She made fourth rush and he held out his
right foot and hands to try to keep her off
until he could escape into the store, which
he finally succeeded in doing, with the aid
of his wife. Mrs. Vienna then went through
the most frightful exhibition of impotent
rage, SO Sukau says, tearing at her hair and
striking herself with her hands. The wo-
man finally went away with her brother.
Sukau claims that the Viennas are a nuis
ance and have been the cause of much trou.
ble in the neighborhood
Petta was very angry about not being
given a complaint and thinks that the dis
trict attorneys office did not accord him
fair treatment, as Mr.. Willis refused to
issue the complaint unless he would deposit
money for the costs. Willis, SO Petta
claims, gave him the additional advice
that the best course for the woman was to
sue Sukau for damages. In support of the
claim that the woman was injured by being
kicked and struck by Sukau, Mrs. Nettie II.
Hammond, physician, was called to sec
the woman on Saturday and discovered her
to be extremely nervous and complaining
of pain in the abdomen. After a careful
examination DR.. Hammond discovered an
abrasion of the skin, both on the stomach
and over the right eye. On Sunday Mrs.
Vienna complained of much pain in the low.
er abdomen, and was very tender there.
Petta is determined to have Sukau arrested
and says he will try today to secure a com.
plant. Sukau says that the cause of Petals
animosity is the fact that he was escorted
out of Sukau's store one night because he
was intoxicated.