The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-01-29
Woman Attorney for Mrs.
Knoblauch Startles Court
With Her Suggestion.
WOULD CHECK DISEASE.
More Deaths Caused by Germs
Riddles Spread Than by
Rabies, She Contends.

Speaking Of dogs, particularly
"Kuroki," tho Boston terrier with
the Japanese monaker. owned by
Mrs. Charles Knoblauch. wife Of a
banker. Miss Bertha Rembaugh. at
torney for Mrs. Knoblauch, told SUI
prems Court Justice Lehman to-day
that muxxies mako them snappy and
quarrelsome, and then she asked the
Court how II would feel 20 be
muzzled!
Justice Lehman was surprised at
this assertion, but astonished when
Miss Rsmbaugh mado the proposition
that children ought to be musxled
too. His Honor laughed. a. many
others in the courtroom did. and he
ventured that II the Commissioner
Of Health proposed muszlins children
he would last long enough for the
evening papers to announce In one
edition his new child muxxling rule
and then announce In the next edition
that be had lost his job.
Mrs. Knoblauch was In court on Q
writ Of habeas corpus sued out by
her to test the legality Of the dos
mussling law. She was convicted In
the Magistrates Court Of LETTING
Kuroki roam tho streets unmussled
Kuroki was not In court.
II wish to call your attention to the
absurdity Of Commissioner Gold.
waters claims, since he has taker
upon himself the mussling Of 3o0.00'
pets In this. city," said Mis- Rem.
baugh. "Mr. Goidwatsr contends oul
failure to mussle dogs tends to spreat
rabies. The records Of the Pastsul
Institute do not confirm his assertion
The statistics show that In 1914 ther,
were 400 dog bites In this city. blu
there were only sS4 cases OF allese,
rabies. Even II they were rea
rabies. ehst surely was" very small
percentage" 'i $50.
I'VE are prepared to show" Mis-
Rembaugh continued, that accord
ing TO national statistics there wer
more cases of whooping cough an
spinal meningitis In this city tina
there were ever rabies Throughout
the whole United States. Whoopin
cough and spinal meningitis arc con
tagious diseases transmitted by chi
dren coughing In the streets. Nor
children die every week from thes
causes than have died from allege
rabies In the last fifty years.
III we followed Sne reasoning {
the Health Commissioner to Its log
cal conclusion, he ought to make
J rule muxxling all the children Of tn
great city to prevent the spread {
whopping cough and spinal menir
gifts. There Ia nothing absurd
this idea Of muxxling all the Chi
dren. II this rule Of muzzling doc
us to be held constitutional.
And let me tell Your Hont
! ued, shat muscles. instead Of keel
: They irritate the dogs and NAL
them Quarrclsome and snappy. Ca
you blame them? How would 70,
= Honor like to DO musxled?"
AN I want to say" said Assistsl
( District Attorney Stanley Richter. ''
that the muxsling ordinance WI
d properly enacted and as to muxxlir
,. children. that. In the first place.
n ridiculous and anyway. II In no. 9
= issue here. II the muzxling OF do
has already saved one life It HI
y demonstrated the ordinances utility
! Justice Lehman announced
: would reserve decision, pending white
q Mrs. Knoblauch 10 to remain in Il
: custody Of Miss Rembaugh. Al
= Kroki. whenever he makes his a
peArance on the streets, must ha,
y his undershot jaw leathercd.