New Britain herald., 1927-03-19
CONSTABLES MEET
 WITH ADVENTURES
Serving of Papers None Too
 Easy a Job
The average person in New Brit

The average person in New Brit.
 ain grin and bears ir when he l,
 being served with an attachment, ac.
 cording 10 Constable John Eecor
 one Of the active New Britain ofli-
 cces who have some Of the most un-
 nleasant duties in town to perform,
 However, the life of one ot these
 officers Is not all gravy and grape
 truit,' according to Constable EeCor,
 who told a representative Of the
 Herald" several interesting stories
 of his work
 TT foreign born resident is the hardest 70 deal with and in the main the women are more difficult to manage when papers are 10 be served on them Or goods are to b. replevined.
 Nr Recor cited one .eyperienc. he had. where he was supposed to re- plevin goods for q New Britain fur nlture firm. The woman Of the house was Italian in nationality and she objected strenuopsly to having an officer enter her house and liter lily take the linoIcum of the floor.
 When she learned the purpose Of the officers call, she first ordered him rom the house. That having no effect, she proceeded to test her craftsmanship with various and sundry kitchen utensils. A small rake, used to remove soot from a stove, tore q deep gash in the ofti- cer's hand. X broom and mop ware brought into play the officers -.ad later proving the target. She threw milk bottles at him, one of which struck his shoulder. brulsing II.
 When she found that 1t was i'm possible 10 change the officers purpose, she decided upon one last valiant effort and she threw q pan of boiling water at him. Pan and water struck the wall in back Of Inc officer and the pan clattered karm iessly to the floor. since the woman was angry and her aim was none 100 good.
 The officer was finally forced 10 ject the woman from tse house, Hhere she attracted so much attcn- rion that the police were called When the officers Of the law arrived they informed the woman that the constable was performing his duties IS they should be performed, and they advised her that he should have arrestod her in the first place.
 Resort to Threats
 However, such occurrences are ] rare and those served, especially If i they be Of foreign extraction. usual i ly resort to hollow threats which are ! never carried out. When they find l that the officers cannot be moved | from their purpose by threats. they | usually pay up the amount of their ! following with the re- { mark that theyll get him for il. Such threats are never paid attention i to, since they mean nothing and are | made in the excitement of the oc casion.
 The officers are often instru- ] mental in attracting the attention ! of the city charity department to i leplorable conditions i'll some of . he households. Some of the homes . visited are truly wretched, accord | Ing to Constable Eecor, and in many cases where attachments are 0 be levied against families under hose conditions, the matter is re- erred to the firm bringing the at achment, usually for an unpaid pill, and the firm is lenient. Tn sev- eral cases, where officers have re ported these extreme eases Of poverty to firms bringing the suits, he firms have crossed the matters If their books and made presents a the goods to those who con- racied for them.
 .... Poverty Is Noted
 ln several cases, where poverty vas noted, the officers themselves rave dug down in their pockets ind have made monetary contrIbu ions to the families, 10 help them ,4t of some of their difficulties Extreme cases are reported 10 the ttorneys bringing the actions and 0 the charity department,
 Tn the case Of foreigners especial y, the tendency to duck" the con table or the deputy sheriff is most | gotei. II some of the defendants 1 earn hat they are to be served elth papers they will go 10 any ytremss 10 avoid meeting the of icers. Ono of the greatest difficult 1 ies arises from the necessity for crying carnishees a, local fac .