New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-07-11
DOG DAYS FOR MR.. MEYER.
CROKERS PARTNER MAY LEAVE CON.
NECTICUT-IS BUILDING AT
MAMARONECK.

These seem TO be dog days for Peter F. Meyer,
Richard Cookers real estate partner. Mr. Meyer,
at his summer cottage in Greenwich, conn., mas
five handsome dogs, which arouse the envy OF the
plain Nutmeg State canine race because Of their
good fortune in being able to satisfy their hunger
homeless Chicago dressed beef worth IA cents a
pound. In Greenwich the villagers say that Mr..
Meyers dogs were reported to have been trained 10
sing to the accompaniment of a street piano, ana
therefore there was at first disposition on the
of the Board of Assessors to leave them of the
rolls But one day a street piano came along
and played and Mr. Meyers five dogs howled n1iser-
ably-so much worse in fact than the ordinary
mongrel pups of Greenwich that the tax oihciaiS
teeth Were edge.
Mr. Never said his dogs were vocalists, and had
been fed on dog biscuit by Richard Croker and
therefore ought to be exempt from taxation. Prose-
cutting Attorney James F. Walsh and James j.
Medley, constable, wouldn't listen to such an areu-
ment, and proceeded to collect the tax. MI meyer
said he would to Mamaroneck. N T., before
he would pay. The constable went to Mr.. Meyers
house on Tuesday night and tried to arrest MIN.
Mr.. Meyer stood just inside his screen door, ana
said:
IF come outside this door once I'll throw
you off the place
But he didn't
IF you come outside I'll arrest you and take you
TO the lookup said Medley
The complaint which the officer read 10 MIN
through the screen door, charges Mr.. Meyer on I'VE
different counts with owning and keeping, on May
], 1901 with force and arms, dogs more than SIX
months old, and having them registered, num-
bered, licensed and described for one year in the
Town Clerks Office" The penalty is 81 for each
offence and costs. besides the payment Of the dog
tax
Mr.. Meyers friends said yesterday that he would
soon send his dogs from Greenwich TO Mamaroneck,
and possibly there himself. About one year
ago Mr.. Meyer rescued from premature death
by drowning by his partner. Richard Croker. at
City Island, ding to stories printed at that
time. Yesterday Mr.. Meyer in this city told IN
Quirng reporters Ito go TO -"
Mr.. Cookers partner has purchased the Hotchkiss
estate and the Eldridge property. Orienta Point
Mamaroneck. and is now spending 100000 laying
OF the finest country seats on the northern
shore of Long Island Sound. The Hotchkiss house
is being remodeed and decorated by foreign aItsts
while a lodge Conservatives, private path-
house and summer house are being built. On the
Eldridge land contractor Michael Dougherty, or
New Rochelle, is erecting big stable and carriage
house for Mr. Meyer. The stable Is being built OF
brick and stone and will cost $4,000 1t Will be nm
ished in hardwood. and Will be modern in all Its
appointments.
Vantage he will spend some time at Mr.. Meyer
Orienta country house. Mr.. Meyer has already had
an initial skirmish with the Mamaroneck authori-
ties They assessed him. with several other wealthy
residents for sprinkling the street In front OF MS
property last summer. Mr. Meyer made a vigorous
protest. but the authorities refused to cancel the
charge.