The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
SONG PURSUED SCHNICK.
IF HE'D ONLY LIKED LOCAL MELODY
HE TOULD'NT NE IN JAN.

Being n Piano Mover, Though, He Had
Enough of Music In His Busincss-wife
Sang mt Home and lie Beat Hcr-Was
Arrested and II Drunk Tuned Up in
the Next Cell-Then He Tried Suicide.
Music hath no charms for the savage breast
OF Mr.. Albert Schnick. Mr.. Schinck is n paino
mover and gets all the music he needs in his
business. so that in his hours Of leisure II
goes against his grain. This is the more I'M
fortunate. as Mrs. Schinck. who was the widow
Rooney before the piano mover married her
three years ago. has the true Irish woman's
love OF song. and does her household work TO
vocal .accompaniments. For this reason
Schnick has been in the habit Of beating her
occasionally. by way OF impressing upon her
his distaste for her performances. and having
done this once too often. he is now on Black
wells Island. where. for the next six months.
he will hear no other music than the song Of
the Iailbirds. He did his beat to escape this
fate by killing himself. but was unsuccessful
The final break In the Schnick family came
whom the housekeeper of.the tenement at 42l
East Twenty-second street developed u taste
for singing alto to Mrs. Schnlck's soprano.
and took to coming UP to the room and teach
Ing her old Irish songs. In vain did the piano
mover warn his wife that trouble was.coming:
she gave him and her voice no rest.
On Thursday night Schnick came home tired
out after n heavy afternoon musicale with a
7sry bulky piano which had strained his shout
der. and found his wife gayly carolling. Not
wishing to be unduly harsh. he plugged up her
mouth with a towel and told her that il she
was still warbling when be came back he'd
tie her tongue up in a knot. Then he went out
and drank beer. As soon as he had gone Mrs.
Schnick removed the towel and went down to
tell her friend the housekeeper about her i'll
treatment. That lady came back with her to
the SchDick apartments and the pair dis
cussed the situation between suatches OF
melody.
Meantime Schnick's beer drinking had been
interrupted By the arrival in the rear room OF
the saloon Of two i~tinerant negro vocalizers.
No sooner had they got fairly started than
they became swiftly .itinerant with Schnlck
after them. casting beer glasses and chairs.
This caused his eIectinent. SO he went home in
a bad temper. and the first, thing he heard on
babe the housskeeper good might after n for
mula not recognized in polite society. AMI she
hastened down stairs. advising Mrs. Schnick to
Instead Of doing this Mrs, schnick took her
husbands advice to go to bed and be quiet.
but. unfortunately. the new tune taught to her
by the housekeeper was running through her
brain, and she nc sooner dozed OF than she
woke Schnick up., He was not pleased. It
seemed proper: under the circumstances to
nothing. struck him as. being more probably
e!frectual than a large chair leg which stood in
the corner. Quietly arising he get the chair
leg, and banged Mrs. Schnick over the head
with it. Shc:screamed a high soprano scream.
Think this is a concert" snorted Schnick.
and he struck her again.
This was too much for her to stand and she
ran out into the street. where her cries brought
Policeman Steven. who took the piano mover
to the East Twenty-second street station. He
was locked up in a cell. and expressing him
sell. as pleased with the prospect OF a quiet
nights rest. won't peacefully to sleep. Half an
hour later a woman prisoner. was brought in
with what is known to the police as n singing
jag. No sooner did she get inside the station
house doors than she let her voice loose in n
lively:song, -Schnick:wokee IN and roared with
rage. Then he pulled a penknite. which the
police searcher had overlooked. from his
pocket.
This is the limit" he shouted. II won't
stand for it. Good by and he Jabbed himself
In the throat.
Before he could do any serious damage with
the dull knife the doorman disarmed him. and
he was taken to Bellevue Hospital. Yestcr lay
morning he was sufficiently recovered to be
arraigned in the lorkville Police Court. where
he was sentenced to six months in the work.
house. As he was led away he was hoard ear
nestly inquiring whether the authorities al
lowed singing over there.