The evening world., 1905-08-31
Hirschfelds and Neighbors
Arrayed Against Widow
Allen and Mr. Dyer.
CHILDREN IN MIX-UP.
Bull Terrier Also Figures in Up
town Row that Started with
Complaint of Noise.

more than a year between Mrs. Charles
~. Allen. widow OF the former Superin-
tendent OF the New York Hospital. and
John NJ. Dyer, a friend. on one side and
. score OF nelghbors on the other WAS
ehreshed cut In tho West Side Civil
Court this afternoon.
Mrs. Allen. who lives at No. 1S9 Mag
nattan avenue, is sixty. She is often
I'll and always nervous, and street noises
ere a grea. annoyance to her. In this
John Dyer is In accord.
Mrs. Allen Complains.
The trouble between the neighbors and
Mrs. Allen began when David Hirsch-
FIELD purchased the adjoining house, at
No. al Manhattan avenue. Mr.. Hirsch-
Seld and his family had hardly moved
IN when war was declared. First a tele-
phone wire running to the Hirschfeld
mousse was strung over Mrs. Aliens
house. MI. Dyer was ordered to cut
hi wire, and ne obeyed.
Then Mrs. Allen made a complaint
about Erwin Hirschfeld. the seventeen
year-oad son Of her neighbor. She said
ne was entirely too for the
health Of the neighborhood. She wrote
the Board OF Health; she complained to
the police Of the West One Hundredth
street station, telling how Erwin would
arise every morning at 6 o'clock and
perform athletic stunts which caused
the house to shake.
Mrs. Allen found thai the yelling OF
ne children on the block was injuring
her health. and Mr.. Dyer went forth to
remonstrate. He was called "Whiskers'
nor his trouble, and the little man,
aghast. saw the children down
ths street.
Bull Terrier In It.
More letters were written to the
Board Of Health and more complaints
wsrs made to the police.
About this time DR.. ]. ]. McInerney,
who then lived at No. 1877 Manhattan
avsnue. had a fine bull terrier, which
was q favorite with the children. The
on9dren and the dog were declared a
untsy combination and Mrs. Allen again
appealed to the police, but without re-
The children became more bold, it is
outside the Allen home and sing. Mr..
Dyer would venture forth. but the boys
MD girls had seen Mr.. Dyer run before
and they knew that they could dis
S~4So hAA- Ahcy "oGiu ptIiilIl NH 10
get almost p Them before they
would AXE to their heels. yelling
"Whiskers."
Mr.. Dyer declared that 50 bold did
they become that they would often ring
the Allen front door bell. Mr.. Dyer sald
that the ringleader was he strenuous
Hirschfeld boy. who varied proceedings
by beating on the Allen front door. Mrs.
Allen laid In wait in an upper story
while Mr.. Dyer made the usual charge
and rout. AS the boy ran from the
front door a pitcher OF water was poured
over him. This only amused he chill
s STsa the more ana the pitcher was re-
Then came forth Mrs. Hirschfeld from
her doorway, and the water thrower,
hsng somewhat near sishted and
head of her neighbor.
Joined the H~irschfeIds.
It was no longer war between Widow
Allen and Mr.. Dyer and the children
n dogs from that hour. Neighbors
Joined with the H4rschfelds. All Of
them had some compliant. imaginary or
otherwise, to make about Mrs. Allen
These neighbors met Mt the home of
NJ: Hissehfeld last night. Among them
Henry Shirt. Of No. 1871: William BD-
betts. OF No. l47, and several others. A
number, of stories were told, one. by
Mr.. Fletcher, who said that one night
his front steps Were sprinkled with
cayenne pepper. When Mr.. Fletcher
walked forth TO business next morning
he thought he had hay fever.
SO They Go to Court.
1t was cited at the meeting that every
household on tine block was blessed with
ono or more children. with the excep-
ton of the home of the widow Allen,
The citizens discussed every sort OF wav
by which Mrs. Alien and ~ Over
could be met, and then Mr.. HirscAfeld
suggested an appeal to the courts.
I'VE Will charge them with being
common ~nuisdnces,' suggested one citi-
zen and father.
Accordingly. Mr.. Hlrschfeld appealed
10 the West Side Court and sum
monses were issued for Mrs. Allen and
Mr.. Dyer.