The herald., 1898-02-20
3. WILLIAMS ESCAPE
EHrEATENED WITH A TRIP IN
THE PATROL WAGON
AN ATTACHMENT INCIDENT
Deputy Constable Mugnemi Has Also
Vigorous Vocabulary-A Rare
Row in a Restaurant

War has been declared between the dis
trict attorneys department and Constable
Jonnson's office, at least so far as Assist
ant District Attorney Williams and Deputy
Constable Mugnemi are concerned. Those
two officials have severed diplomatic and
personal relations, all because each accuses
the other of being over-zealous and trying
to interfere with business which did not
concern him. John Banks failure to pay
q bill of SAL due Sentous Bros. for meat
was the cause of all the trouble, innocently
so far as he was concerned. The big pros
ecutor of criminals narrowly escaped hav-
ing to ride in patrol wagon, and the little
Italian constable as narrowly escaped hav-
ing his head punched.
Banks conducts a small restaurant at
b06 South Broadway, and the bill he owes
the firm of butchers was for supplies.
Being unable to secure a settlement of the
amount. they swore out a writ of attach
ment against Banks and placed it in the
hands of Mugnemi for service. He prompt
ly levied on the restaurant, and supposing
the writ carried with it absolute authority,
he closed the place although there was
more than enough property in sight to sat
isfy the claim. In spite of the protests of
Banks, the officer would not allow any per-
son to enter the place until the debt was
settled, and declared that he would move
all of Banks goods out of the place an
less the SAL was paid before p, m Shortly
before that hour Assistant District Attor-
ney Williams passed the place. Banks
knew him by sight, and, rendered desper-
ate by the near approach of the hour set
by the constable. he appealed to the deputy
district attorney for advice and protec-
tion.
Now, there is apparently no particular
in ayns.' fpr
bles, and after hearing Banks tale of woe,
he went to Mugnemi and told him in an
authoritative manner that he intended to
settle the matter at once; that the goods
could not be moved; that there was moth
ing in the facts or the law that justified the
closing of the place. and advised" the
constable to leave after levying on enough
to satisfy the claim. Strange as it may
seem, Mugnemi did not not wilt or bulge
On the contrary, his Italian blood began to
boil, and he gave the big attorney tongue
lashng which would have been an orna-
ment to an argument in some country po-
lice court. 1t was then Williams turn to
get riled, and he raised steam quicker than
a fire engine. In the language of the song
"He ripped and he tore. he raved and he
swore but all to no purpose The con-
stable didn't care who he was or what he
was, and after another burst of temper
Informed him in unprintabe Italian da-
lect that if he did not leave he (MugnemD
would call the patrol wagon, and give the
people a view of a district attorney under
arrest. This ended the incident, for Will
liams left in rage, but Mugnemi did not
move out Banks goods.
Speaking of the matter last night Will |
Jams manner showed that he had not re-
covered his equanimity. THE infamous
idiot and fool had no more right to put
that man out than | have to do so. He
acted as if he was king of the universe |
/ simply advised the Italian idiot to take |
such stuff as would satisfy the attach
ment. He got hot and wouldn't let any
body in the place. l told him he could not
got madder. If | was the owner of the
place | would sue the constable's office for
there was no sense or reason in that mans
action and he certainly damaged the mans
business"