The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-28
FABRITIS ONCE MORE
THIS TIME THE FRUIT MAN
 GETS DEFEATED.
Bailif Levied on His Cash Register for a Drug Store Bill While the Italian Was Absent
 from the Stand.

Just as Antonio Fabritis was beginning to tread through the rose garden or pleasure and contentment secure from interference by the municipal authorities of Montgomery, cloud came upon the horizon of his career, the storm broke and Antonio Fabritis experienced two hours of trouble of the kind which gave him genuine anguish. It was genuine because 1t touched his cash register.
 Fabritis is the fruit vendor whom the city of Montgomery tried but failed 70 remove from the corner or Montgomery and Commerce Streets.
 After days of unhappy litigation dur. ing which Fabritis guarded ms Irui' stand with personal solicitation, lhe Italian yesterday morning Ieit nrd seSure; He had the paper signed by Landlord Fitzpatrick and he had the word or Mayor Joseph that he was safe from in- terference since Landlord FitzpatracK was satisfied.
 the fruit stand to attend to other pusi- ness engagements trusted clerk pre-. sided over the bananas. grapes ana oranges, and business was good
 W. T. Donaldson is an oEicer or the law. He holds a commission from the State of Alabama as constable and ne is the bailiff of the justice court pre- sided by Judge W. c. Fuller. Donaid- cred r over the house of Fabritis. The storm broke when Donaldson, armed With an attachment, arrived at the fapritiE fruit stand. Fabritis was away put tnis did not deter Donaldson from his onlciai purpose.
 The constable announced to the clerk that he had come to seize any availaple property that could be had to satisty a Judgment against Fabritis amounting 70 $11 which had been secured by E. C. Andrew, drug store proprietor
 The clerk protested, but Donaldson was unyielding He had wagon and he had come to perform the service which the form. Fabritis had defied the city of Montgomery, but Fabritis was absent. Donaldson would not be defied by the clerk ....-. by Donaldson about the fruit stand was a modern cash register.
 As the cash register rose mp before his vision the constable seized 1t and, despite the protests of the clerk. loadeo i. it upon the wagon and drove ava " lAt- tie did Donaldson knew that there was something over $4O0 of Uncle Sam's cur rency hidden away inside the register.
 Merrily Fabritis returned to ms place of business later in the day Sadly the clerk imparted to his employer the terri bIe action of Donaldson, the minion of the law.
 "Ill Aka heem.". declared Fabritis; rais, ing his voice and bearing in mind that he had recently fixed the city of Mont gomery. I'll fixa heem,'' he screamed, gathering up his hat and darting through Dexter Avenue in the direction of the office of Lawyer Ray Rushton.
 Half an hour later n comedy drama was being enacted in the office of ". c. Fuller, Justice of the Peace, on South Court Street. The dramatic personae was Fabritis Lawyer Rushton, Constable Donaldson and Justice Fuller. The most important stage property was the cHsh register which sat upright on round table.
 tice Fuller that his client, Fabritis, was perfectly willing to pay the claim of F.. c. Andrew for $11; that he had merely neglected the matter Donaldson insist ed that the costs should be paid but de- clared that so far as his fee was con- cerned he was willing to waive it. Law books were consulted ana mucf discussion followed.
 "You'll have to pay $l4.3b, Fabritis, said Lawyer Rushton.
 Then Fabritis protested that he did moi owe but $ll
 ''The costs bring 1t up to $1435," Law. yer Rushton explained.
 Fabritis was willing to pay but he said I that he wanted to make sure the money was in the cash register just as 1t left his place.
 There was some further parleying ar ter which Fabritis opened the register counted his money. found the amount correct, settled the claim and departed The cash register with the name of Fa- britis inscribed thereon Is again doing business at the fruit stand and Fabritis has once more come through the tortu- ous path of litigation unscathed. He will smile again today, but he will remember Donaldson as the man who took his cash | register.