The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-30
MRS. BASSF0RD'S PET DOGS.
EIGHT OF her NEIGHBORS COMPLAIN
BECAUSE THEY BARK.



| Summoned TO q Police Court TO Answer
Lester Waiiaeh, Geo. II. Mcclellan, fido.
ana the SKYE on Eshibition to n Reporter
When Mr.. +. ID. Ba ssford, the proprietor
| OF the house furnishing goods store in the
| Cooper Union died five years ago. tho business
| and nil b,s nronar,v hocor,o h,s ,,idou,s ,rho
~ " ~ pi'p'iS "'N"'"o ''' VIM" o. "o
Twelfth street Its front. like that at 22i next
door 10 the west. Is almost entirely concealed
| by the dense foliage OF luxuriant vine. Mrs.
Basstord has preserved everything very
nearly us her nuso"hu let H. even 10 the
stable OF valuable horses. Not one of the
,hano haze J,od W~ pass,."1 at."ia sovor.i
them nave diod. MIR, basst9rd also lett several
trouble 10 their Mistress or no sho saws tho
uoao.. 70 ue,i n''s,ress; n or. Us 81" s.ss s .mo
houses. whose fronts are covered with vines.
are sonara,ed nv n high ,ioh, rooden fence
Each is high-stoop house. and each has
| commodious bay window In its parlor story,
from which more than half OF the other yard
| can be seen. The lessee oi 22l keeps boardors.
Four years ago the back parlor was let to
Mr' o. ir,nhuie' "hose rc""'hs III wv
Farmers Club have heretofore been re.
| ported in THE Sun. Tho room lust suited
| hir, I'm, o,,ar hooon,ir., ,,ou oc,rs,on,cd 10
I, he hogan ~ no onnovs5 bv ca,s in ,ho erane.
vincs in tho back vords Ue ia n skil-
fuI % sbot. ond md sncr cndnrins the noise a
long time. he began to shoot the cats. He
killed several OF them. and other boarders
| soma The nuisanca however WINS not abated
until n canvas. Of nil tho bonses ON tho snunro
S ali strennn alu s wsra tr"n,
e1ining entrance from any point ON tho four
to the back yards When this 9S% seen
While Mr.. Trimbe and his friends were re-
ooep one p,nrnn o. 10 'c ho ows cnca
before sunrise by the Growing Of a cock. This
souhH proccedsI rom MEs. M IbassPrd T yn,SS
nn IN" cok wa rondcmnnJ m @ ~ destyudiiv ~
siumber. ,Mrs. passfqrd was compglicd 70
W be nserred to S"usSf ssow sO% cad
w betSec9 The ,occupanis q the I'VE houses; .,
& bnssl",a nro .ne ,ne ., drar Luo
ing into her affairs; Eariy ai. spring remannr
doss barkeed so much that the occupants Of the
ooatuihG n"Hse cdniu NOV sicop ,,noI ~ H..
them. N iaplt Wa found with The dogs them; I
dns was nrnyeb ~ I'm by the iact thnt
When When Mrs Wa Bs-siord chose % to pn, her bend out
OF an upper WINDOW anu spVnhh o or,h ,m'is Ny
nshh s, ,h Sying HSSg naa,ion aui was sine1 W.. Vi ''"'
reae Jyig, gtgs g..::r N,'l4 ro'o,, ooet ~
,S,s sS qour aH gs np t6s pTsmcs the
| harLt tuf NJ how Of al ire
pSisbSrSood We 6e anderssned pet,ion your Honor
And enough enforce the ordinance provided or
the suppfc sion Of this annoyance . r
Ts'sst~ ~ dnsn,sS' psSSTSSp'
sSsss GsSsSs . Sa@sa. S1ss ao',sT 1G' s"iSi..
s,raa, 'ncse goh"cihoh ''o NJ --i Aa'' "''i'
s'Ess ci,v ordinance re,errea to declares II I'M
70 Swnr any or roy bsr Hr oensvs nose IN
any ans @ outh9usc. yard or in in the street may be an
-
he oyxnar ia az and the court in which conyic
ION ng oTn u obtained % may order the animal to B,
May .qe pf',oh Tor N,
I | Violation ~ iha ordinnnce was moi eot unit
tho ,s' made at,deS That Tor The las
n | fori Kept four dogs. which barked an,
! howled night and day. keeping dep2pen
. hood awake nj night and preventing the de
: ponent from sleeping" A warrant was carrie,
Mrs B9tSSrs house en- FTSGy !Gd but The IN IN
son law, Mr. Jackson NJ. Yawger. however
promised that she would be in court at o.
At the hour named Mr.. Trimble, Mr. Carr
and two others OF the pctitopers were in court
! and and S Mr. ". ". Gage a lawyer. were present (
u represent the defendant. Justice Bixby .woul,
y MOI look nj thom Officially when they leane,
p over Ills desk.
/. "where Is the defendant" he asked gravel
d warrant and trying to @ explain that Mrs. Bass
ford had not come but that she was represented
>. ! can do nothing until that warrant Of arres
= over the heads Of Mr.. Gage and Mr., YawGer.
l. 1t was finally arranged between tho Sergean
u sonaily appear in court at ~ p. NJ.
= we don't wish to be harsh" the officer ex
u planned II she is III We can send a car
% riage"
y She will come in her. own carriage" NJ
r Yawger said, haughtily. She is no pauperi
i TO q matched span Of stylish bays was driven Y