New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-13
COUNTRY CLUB GOES TO COURT.
HITRDY -GURDY. PIG-PEN AND SUNDA
BASEBALL NUIsANCES NEXT DOOR
ORDERED ABATED.

Frederick Lohbauer, the proprietor OF P'cn'c
park adjoining the grounds OF the Country Ciuo VI
Westchester overlooking the SOUND. was SUM
money before Magistrate Meade In the Cen'fo
Street Police Court, yesterday on rhe company "a
Roscoe q Cary. chairman Of the House Commit-
tee and Edward c. Potter v1ce-president OF VI.
club to show cause why certain nuisances ahese"
10 he maintained by him should not be aoated'
Assistant p,strict-Attorney O'Reilly. VINO ap-
peared for the compainants SAID that irequoh'
complaints had been made to the Dstrict-Atorhe'
nv the members Of the club about the nuisanceS'
Chief Devery asked TO take action LOOKING "
their abatement. the Health Board was Appeared
10. and finally the facts were brought TO the atten-
ton OF the Grand Jury, Of which Mr. Cary was a
member The Grand Jury decided that the cruz
grievances should first be submitted to ponce
MAGISTRATE and District-Attorney Gardner accolu-
ingly had the case called to the attention OF Masis
trate Meade The grounds Of the Country Ciuo'
Mr. O,Re,IIv said consisted OF lbs acres belonging
10 an estate the managers of which leased the al
,oining property TO Lohbauer for a private paih'
The nuisances complained Of as being now MAIN
tanned on L,ohbauers place were these;
First-A hurdy-gurdy In carousal whlch playeo
only two tunes. Break the News to Mother ana
Get Your Moneys Worth Ihis hufuy BUZZ
was kept going all day long and INTO the night fA
could be heard two miles away.
Second-A pen OF ten pigs emitting an over
towering odor inimical to health. as well as ols-
agreeable.
Third-A Sunday baseball game. in which 'he
spectators exhorted the baserunners with LOUD ana
sacriligious admoniuons. disturbing the peace ana
exceedingly distastefu TO the people Of the CLUB
After Mr. O'Reilly's statement Mr.. Potter ana
Mr. Cary testified in succession. They said that
frequent complaint had been made concerning the
hurdy- gurdy and while Lohbauer had frequently
promised to stop playing the two tunes a1ter
O'Clock at night, he had done nothing TO iuIhl MS
promise Police Captain Frear had warned MN 10
discontinue playing the hurdygurdy after O'CLOCK
but he apparently paid no heed to the admonition'
Lohbauer Indignantly denied the existence OF any
nuisances on his place. He told Magistrate Meade
that the Country Club did not care so much ABOUT
the alledged nuisancos having him ana MS
mark there at ALL and that the club had endeaVoreu
10 get his liquor license cancelled. lie dchleu ina
the hurdy-gurdy played only two tunes ana salu
1t was very soft IN its tones anc PLEASED eNeiS
body but the Country Club people AS 10 ms zen
pigs he said they were kept clean anu HiNl'c" '''
MAGISTRATE to visit him and see for himself >, i
After hearing both sides Magistrate MSaue a., aIc -
Assistant District-AttOrney O'Rellly neld Io',
discussion as to the jurisdiction in the case IL
ended in the Magistrate ordering -ohbauer 10 ap
pear before him July % In the JEFFERSON MAJ Nc.
Police Court and promised l.ohbauer that II at
that time he had not abated the nulsahces w%d
rant would be issued for his arrest Lohbauer
went out OF the courtroom grumoing out PIoli-
sed to get milder toned hurdy-gurdy, 10 STOP
the baseball playing on Sunday ana 10 nave ue
Objectionable pigs removed ,, . T.,
Several we-known members Of the club were IN
on Messrs. Potter and Cary stated that All they
wanted was to have the nuisance abated