The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-02
THE CONSTABLE AND THE CHIM-
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 A tall chimney, a garnishee suit, a, pair of trousers and an unaccommoda- ting foreman of a construction gang caused Constable William O'Malley all sorts of trouble on Saturday. To sepa- rate the trouble into it's various ingre- dients would disclose the fact that the. trousers were the cause, the papers the effect, the foreman the object, and the chimney the subject of much expostu- lation on the part of the genial consta- ble. But the official triumphed in the end, and through the perversity of the object, was rewarded with a fair bill of costs.
 According to the suit. Clarence Blais- dell purchased pair of trousers from James LarRworthy. tailor, No. IA Grand avenue one year ago for a con-5 sideration, for Blafsdell neither called for the clothes nor paid the bill. In or der to collect the amount Isarkworthy brought suit against Blaisdell, garnish- eeing his wages. To secure the gar nishment it was necessary to serve pa- pers of 2. A. Miller, foreman of the Custodian Chimney company, by whom. Blaisdell is employed. The constable was instructed to secure service. With light heart and happy face Constable O'Malfey .wended his way to the Blatz Brewing company's plant, where Miller Is superinfending the erection of new chimney. Anticipa ting no trouble. he waltzed up to the keeper of the donkey engine near the base of the hoist used to convey brick to the top of the chimney. '.Where's Miller?,' lie asked. uncon- ventionally. I'm Constable Oa Ndalley. I want to serve papers on him, and -7-
 was ist.?o returned the keeper of the donkey engine. 'Ich woolen Herr Miller gehabt," | O'Malley replied strenuousIy. Miller, formean, papers, suit, service fees. Can't you understanda" Yah" returned the keeper, a glean of intelligence suffusing his face. Mueller" A wave of his hand to the top of the chimney completed the thought. Constable O'Malley did not finch in the face of obstacles. Walking to the base of the chimney he cautiously in- serted his head within and gazed up the fiue. The winding opening ap- peared longer than the inside of a six teen inch gun, while a draft as from an $ inferno raised his hat from his head. A bit of mortar, followed by a brick, clattered past His face. ] Nearly three, hundred feet, mur- llnured the constable. Not for, Willie. !" He told his troubles2 to the man on the hoist, and that individual volun- teered to bear a4note to inform Miller of his presence. The following corres- pondence ensued:
 T want to see you right off, O'Mal- ley"
 What for? Miller
 Business, 0'Malley' Cant; I'm busy, Miller.
 "So'm I, O'MaIley. What of it? Miller"
 If you don't come down you'll find out, M'Malley."
 I'm from Missouri, Miller.''
 "I'm from Borneo. o 'Malley.
 "I can't help it, Miller Neither can I. I have got papers to serve on you. Come down, OMalley,'' 2 l Come up, Miller. l Same repeated sixteen times.J
 You don't have to come if you don't want to. Costs are running up, O'Mal- I ley"
 Be down at once Miller"
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