New-York tribune., 1901-09-25
ARREST FOR BEATING RUGS
THE DIST GOES INTO HUGH MLAUGH-
LIN'S WINDOWS AND HE AND
OTHER NEIGHBORS
ARE ANGRY

For causing her rugs to be beaten on the roo
Mrs. Leila wunderlich. wife Of Dr. Frederick "
Wunderlich. prominent physician, OF No leS KEN
sen-st-. Brooklyn. yesterday arraigned In the
Adams-st- court and held to the Court OF Special
Sessions IN $500 bail Mrs. Wunderlichs man. George
Megerhoffer who beat the carpets was also heio
IN like amount. This is the third time that en-
ployes % Mrs. wunderiich have been arrested for
beating the roof. The doctors wife. angereo
what she terms the persecution Of certain people
declared that Hugh Mclaughlin, her next door
neighbor and the Democratic boss Of Kings County
Is sponsible for all her trouble.
He told a neighbor that he would not rest until
he had arrested declared Mrs. wunderlich-
Il am having all this trouble because 1 will have
rothing do with the McLaughlins. Everybody
else on the block feems TO worship them, and bow
down 20 them and shake hands with Them but
am different. | would not take the highest office
that Mclaughlin has in his power 10 give. L simply
would not associate with them. and that may be
he reason they prosecuting me-"
Mrs Wunderlich is proud of her ability a
housewife She simply cannot tolerate a speck of
dirt and declares that her house is much cleaner
than some she might mention. She declares she
sends all Of her carpets away 10 be cleaned and
has beaten her roof only some rugs so small
and valuable ] would not think of sending them
away II had been said that other neighbors.
aside from the McLaughns. had been annoyed by
the rug beating sessions. In this connection she
related funny story about ex-Justice Frederic a.
Ward.
He complained Of my man beating the rugs be-
fore he up" said Mrs. Wunderlich. He spoke
te DR. Wunderich, and that all there was
about II; but he never went TO the Health Board
There very funny thing in connection with
it. Il morning. l heard Mr.. Wards voice
say: Hey. You Dutchman stop that Internal
noise Put your head in your own window, You
ITishman, and you'll not hear the noise. SAID
my man. II very improper for the man TO
talk that way, ] know
is said that the trouble between the Wunder-
lchs and the McLaughlins extends back TO the
time Of the last municipal election. Mrs Wunder-
lch deeply interested in the candidacy OF Seth
Low, and when. the night Of the election.
band came around to serenade the Democratic boss
in honor OF the election of Van Wyck. IL Is SAID
that she went the porch and made unpleas-
remarks. She would not discuss this story
yesterday.
Hugh Mclaughlin was sarcastic when asked
about the alleged incident ia
There was nothing extraordinary in II, he salu.
1T is perfectly proper for LADY to come out on
her front stoop and try to drown the noise OF d
band that is serenading a gentleman MIS- Cdrna-
tion uses an AK. The band ought TO have beeh OPP
posed with shoteuns. Everybody knows tnat IL Is
an ordinary thing for lady TO beat and snake heI
rugs and carpets, that the dust flies IN al neI
neighbors windows. That's a common thlilS- 1hsIl,
If the carpets fun of disease germs because e
ladys husband doctor. it's better sun 10 snake
them into the windows next door. That CONF
mon thing too. Everybody knows it. Mhen Ihese
things are done. nobody ought to complain Ihey
sre right and proper.