New-York tribune., 1896-12-23
CHAPMAN REPORTS TO CONLIN.
WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE TEN
DERLOIN COMMANDER on HIS IN
VASlON OF SIIERRY'S.

Captain Chapman went Police Headquarters
Yesterday morning and presented 10 Chief Con'in
"A written report OF his invasion OF Sherrys early
on Sunday morning when he had suspicion that
there would be immoral dancing AT the private am
ner given by Herbert B. Seclcy. His report was
not made public by the Chief who said that 1t APP
peared 10 be satisfactory but there was an ntima-
tion that the report contained statement that
CAPTAIN Chapman found a woman dancer compiet-
Ing her toilet FOR the stage In the presence OF TWO
men. one 81 whom intoxicated. Chief comm
said that no complaint against Chapman had been
lodged with him. and he then declared that II there
was a complaint he would call all the society men
who were nj the dinner TO he witnesses on the uiai
OF Chapman When the chief was asked II tha'
statement was meant as II threat to prevent "A
charge he said II meant only TO sho" that ne
was willing to have a thorough investigations
William S. Moore. the agent who caused captain
Chapman's invasion OF Sherry's was before Chet
Conlin TO make "A statement. and the 'hief APP
peared 10 he impressed favorably by the ma"
story Mr. Sherry has consulted with his couhsel
about making a complaint against Captain 'hap-
man and some of the men who attended MT. see
,ev.s dinner have declared that If Mr.. Sherry does
not make n complaint against Chapman they VIII
pross n charge. There has been a wide discusS'o"
OF Captain Chapmans conduct and many New
Workers have declared that he ought to be UdhS-
fcrrcd AVA, from the Tenderloin as the least pun
ishment for It, -,
,fter the occurrence at Sherrys, on SUNDAY
,rorring n college for press agents ought 10 ne
csta hshed and the man who made the company
70 cartaIn Chapnan ought to deliver the principal
courso ~ lectures every term Some press agents
have been thought clever before. but now they
ought one and all to resign their places ana STUDY
and think and compare notes for "A number 81
weeks before they try to do any moro work nj the
trade for which they have shown themselves so
much less competent than an outsider for '"'S
man was not n press agent At all. strictly speaking
but a theatrical agent. "A person whose exact 'u'''
tions there Is not space to describe here"
Press agents think that they have done some
,htnc IN boast of when they have made n poor
credulous irresponsible newspaper man believe
TIM, the story tina, they tell IL OF interest. DID
au,. nrcss agent before try to convince polio"
can,ain n rnan in the detective business. man
urho drows 4 salary for knowing thing or two. or
. wild storv 10 the advantage Of his star? Most
,-,.a orcnts who want to got the names OF their
stars before the public no clcvcrer than To so
d,roc,I,. "a some person connected with a news
manor and tell him wha, he ought 20 publish. This
man won. 10 the captain OF the precinct and told
him \ story that sent him on II break into the pct
resort OF tho most cultured and fashionable people
OF tho nr.i city Of America and % thing that
would keep him and hls star before the people FOR
II tho ordinary press agent gets a paragraph
with a head al the top OF II into paper n" cuts II
ont aud pastcs II III MS Scrapoook "i.r p'Hs ~, ~,
ofh COPY and cuts ]; out ana SHOW ~ w ms
,~i.,ts ard tn the manager from whom ne hopes 10
C., his next engagement 10 prov" "hAt ne an 90, 10
This man simply shut himselt uP n ana -, I.'ur ' ~
columns OF space I'm thom 10 reach from IN" N'a' h'.
department 20 the prcssroom ,"as" ior nm
your frantic grapplnrs ior pmhnci,y' ', or; o,ne
agents. and go ana learn your ""S''''' '''-' '
l..lr u knows