The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17

The Dust n $50 Mrs. Quinn 6aysl Much
Human Hair Descended on Mrs. Quinn's
Newly Washed Clothes Now It's Up to
Mrs. Quinn TO Stop Keeping Chickens.
Miss Jessie A. Wheeler, a s~pinster living
with her mother and an unmarried sister
at 2oS Seventh street, Hoboken, appeared
In the Recorders court in that city yester-
day on complaint Of Mrs. Quinn, wife of
Detective Sergeant Owen Quinn Of 2o5
Seventh street. for violating the health
code by shaking mats out Of her second
STORY window.
Mrs. Quinn, who ID the mother OF eight
children, hung out the family wash on
Thursday. The things filed eleven lines
in the back yard. She was tired with her
exertions and lost her temper when Miss
Wheeler raised the window and began to
shake a mat.
You fairy exclaimed Mrs. Quinn,
'oan't you see what you are doing?"
Miss Wheeler made no reply and q shower
OF dust and, it Is said, human hair, red,
black, brown and white, slowly foated down
into the Quinns' yard, settling on the damp
clothes.
If you don't stop that, you witoh.' said
Mrs, Quinn. "Il complain to the Board of
Health. I've stood your hairfying around
here lust about as long as l am going toll
Miss Wheeler continued Tapping the dusty
mat against the window sill and another
lot OF long and short hairs, 1t is said, drifted
over the back fence on an east wind.
The next day the ~deteotiveb wife kent
her word, invoked the aid Of the health
authorities and Miss Wheeler was sum-
moned to court. Mrs. Quinn said that as
soon as the officer had served the subpoena
she took another flyer With the mat, Just for
spite. and sent a dense cloud Of fuzzy stuff
and hair into the backyard.
When Miss Wheeler was arraigned before
Recorder Stanton Mrs. Quinn said that the
Wheelers conducted a wig making, estab-
hshment In their apartments, an allegation
which the defendant denied. The detec-
tive's wife said she was positive that they
made wigs for q living because one day be-
fore she and her neighbors ceased 10 be
good friends she visited them in their rooms
and saw a row Of bald wooden heads crowned
with wigs OF all sizes. There was an as
sortment Of hair lying around, she eaid,
which they were fashioning into head dress
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me almost to DEATH said Mrs. Quinn.
sThe hair fell on the wet clothes as fast as /
hung them out and I had to wash them ali
over again. I asked her 10 stop It. but
she never said a word and kept on shak-
ing
Miss Wheeler said she was in the habit of
cleaning her rugs and mats every three
weeks. She was sure that they didn't
have hairs on them, and she wasn't
in the wig making business. She thought
the hairs must have come from the heads
OF the numerous Quinn children.
Recorder Stanton paroled Miss Wheeler
on her good behavior for two weeks, He
advised the detectives wife to let him know
IN the meanwhile If her neighbor repeated
the offence.
Mrs. Quinn received q communication
from Mas Wheeler's lawyer yesterday
afternoon, calling her attention to the fact
that 1t Is against the law for the Quinns to
keep chickens in their backyard, and unless
the nuisance is abated the Board Of Health
will be asked to act.
The chickens consist Of two small broilers,
which, 1t is rumored, will probably be served
on the Quinn table in a day or two.