The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-25
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STORY OF CAPTAIN CHAPLAIN.
II was seated in the station house on
Saturday night, when a man entered
He told me he was William s. Moore
and that he lived at No. 207 West For
ueth street. His daughter, Anna belle,
he said, was a well known dancer and
it was a story that she told him that
induced him to come to me. as ne
thought by so doing he would be en-
abled to prevent a violation of the
law. While he was talking to me- he
said, a dinner was being held at Sher-
rvs. at which, he felt sure, a woman
was to pose in the altogether
He knew of this because a theatrical
agency, Phipps & Alpuente. had sent
for his daughter and had asked her to
dance for the company She was will
ling. but PhippS informed her she must
be SO CARRIED that, at the end of her
dance, the gowns would fall to the floor
leaving her standing la Trilby, be-
fore the company. Moore said that
when his daughter heard this she in
dignantly refused to do as he requested
and, returning home, told him of the
proposition. He said he had gone to
Sherrys to see the proprietor and en-
deaVOr to dissuade him from allowing
such an exhibition in his place. Mr..
Sherry was away from the city, how
ever. and as a last resource, Moore said
he had come to me.
II called my ward men, Walters and
Caden and with them went to Sher-
ry s., reaching there at ABOUT lz-3O
O'Clock in the morning. We were i'm
civilians dress. We found all the win
dow shades closely drawn, not q flicker
Of light finding it's way TO the street.
on might nave thought the place was
closed except for the shouts of laughter
which We're plainly to be heard on the
street. We went to the front but there
was no way to get in there. AT the
reaF a man pOked his head out at
barred door in response to our rapping,
but when 4 asked to get in he merely
laughed and went away
AT the main door. which was locked,
we found a man. who shook his head
when I demanded admission. When /
threw back my coat, showing the badge
which was pinned to my vest, he ram
away from the door and rushed up
stairs This, to my mind, was very
suspicious.
SO the three of US walked to the cor
ner and stood there listening to the
laughter and applause inside Then we
went back, and as we neared the door,
it opened and a woman came out. AS
she did so one Of my men put his foot
against the door and held 1t open until
I got my shoulder against it and forced
it ali the way open Then we three en-
tered.
Il ran up the stairs. at the head of
which found another door This
flung open, and then I saw the most
indecent sight my eyes have ever wit
messed There were five women, not
counting a negress, who was evidently
a maid, In the room, and all of them
were in various stages of undress. They
were in ballet costume. with some parts
missing, either having been taken off
or not yet put on One girl in particu-
lar wore one stocking of white,
the other being Of red.
But what surprised me most was
that there were four men i'm the room,
other Mr. Rich, who, understand, had
the vaudeville part of the entertain
ment in charge, and two others whom
I did not know. Looking at one of the
girls, who, on my arrival had hidden
herself behind porderre and had yell
ed TO me to get out of the room. I told
her that she was q disgrace to her sex
to be in such a costume in the presence
OF strangers just gave her fits, tell
you.
Then I went through to the other
room, and there I met some of the din
ers. VINO had heard our talk and had
left the table. They were somewha
bOisterOus, at first. and one. whom I
recognized is Mr. Harper was very in
dignant I told them who L was and
4 went into the dining room. and
there i made a speech to the company.
I said that 1t was my place to prevent
any such exhibition as I was informed
was TO be given, adding that any woman
who would do such thing should be
arrested. and reminded them that they
each had either a wife, a mother a
sweetheart or a sister. said that no
such thing would be allowed on Fifth
avenue any more than on Eleventh av-
enue-s
STORY OF THE INDIGNANT FATHER
W S. Moore went to the Thirteenth
street station last night, and. in the pres
enee Of upward Of dozen persons, told
this story
II received a. note from George Lyman.
of No. 104 East Fourteenth street. Satur-
day morning in which ] was asked II my
daughter. Annabeue, could appear after
midnight in a performance at Sherry's Sc
III n 10
Tersation that ensued. judged that the
performance was to be perfectly proper.