The sun., 1897-01-20
COUCHEE-COUCHEE COPS!
DID SWEET ASK MISS TRoIIIER TO
DANCE IN THE ALTOGETHERf

re and Fariey Deny Betue In Miss Brady's
House when Miss Trottier Was yutro-
dueed ms Little Egypt OF Capt. Chap
man Fame"--Aid. Ware Aecuses . COP.
Patrolmen Thomas B. Farley and Philip K
Sweet of the High Bridge station were tried hy
Cop,,riss!onsr Andrews yesterday on charges
preferred by John samo Of Marcy place.
Samo swore to this complaint:
'on the evening OF Jan. 1. 1897, between
10 80 and IL o'clock was at the horne OF one
Miss Brady. who lives on High Bridge road.
and met Officers Sweet and Farley OF the Thir-
ty-frst precinct, who were on patrol at the
time. was in company with q young LADY.
and offlcer Sweet. taking hold OF the lady by
the arm. said:
" This is Little Egypt Of Can't. Chapman
fame. She will now dance the couchoo-cou-
chez and the altogether
"Oficer Sweet was. from all appearances.
under the influence Of liquor"
Com plainant Samo said. in giving his testi-
mony, that Policemen Sweet and Farley were
in uniform. and they were making merry in
Miss BraGy's parlors. They remained there
about twenty minutes. The young woman
whom. he said. Policeman Sweet grabbed by
the arm and introduced as n couchee-coucheo
dancer, was Miss Alblna Trottier Of Co
lumbus avenue.
Lawyer Tierney. in tho policemen's behalf.
questioned Samo as to how many drinks he
had on New Years Day. Samo said he had
only three or four glasses Of port wine. Mr..
Tierney asked him II IL we're not fact that
he and Miss Trottier were 40 much under the
influence Of liquor that they were put out Of
the Brady house. Samo said this was not so.
He said that drink wns mixed up to get
Miss Trottier off. but she tasted whiskey In It
and would not take It. Lawyer Tierney ques-
II.
admitted that he was in the habit OF visiting
a place known rs Marshall's. at 17lst street
and Amsterdam avenue, with Miss Trottier
twice n week.
ing theref' asked the lawyer. Samo at iirst
denied that she ever conducted herself i'm
property: i put ma thnsly confessed that on wv!
lie also said he had seen other girls do nigh
kicking at Marshalls ON the occasions OF his
visits there with Miss Trottier.
Harry Heartlove or 2l43 Sevrnth avenue
swore that Policemen Sweet and Farley were
In Miss Brady's house New Years night. He
also corroborated Samo's statement about
Sweets conduct toward Miss Trottior.
Miss Trotticr next Identified Sweet and Far
Icy AS the two policemen who were in.Mtss
Brady's house on New Years night. She said
that scet wore "A mustache at that time. which
II went TO Miss Brady's house on New Years
night with Mr.. Heartlove and my gentleman
two policemen were there when we entered:
oncer sweet got up when We came in. and
grabbed me BY the arm; introduced mo as
'cou ,hee:e eouchee' aud the 'iltnRether.'
Miss Trottier said her parents were In the
New Tear: Day She declared tfa that nsa she sp Ssi
no more than three sips OF bort wine all day.
shs admitted that she went 70 Marshalfs
She denied IN answer to MIR. Tierney that she
ever danced immodestly. She said she lifted
dancing. but never raised her dress. She de-
MED that she and Samo were ordered To leave
the Brady house.
Farley and Sweet both denied the charges.
They declared that the testimony OF Sano.
lIeartlove. and Miss Trottier vas false. Far
ley said that the complainant, Samo. wa, In
the habit of hanging out with a gang OF crap
shooters on his post. Sweet asserted in posi-
tive terms that ts he was no, In The Brady house
Little Egynt. They were corrobosated by
Patrolman Joseph NJ. Garvey of tho West
125th street station was tried on charges pre-
ferred by Alderman Frederick A. Ware, who
sags 10 b h or,v Q, using I'M S we ana an
Alderman Ware said that he was the ele-
waited station at Eighth avenue and 1e5th
=, II watched the on :er." said the Alderman.
him on % the sid dsWa ' He hs the man
IN the face. cutting him and causing him TO
S@ il he suok the man IN saS ns
% What the hell business is It of yoursr'
Get to hell out OF here. caDin your soul. II
you don't get out OF here Ill do tho same to
you.' told him that wa Alderman Ware.
and that was entitled to respectful treat
inent. the same any other citizen. ! then
asked him where the station house was. and ho
told me In l80th street. I made some in
quiries. and found IL I'm West l25th street /
Went to the officer for his number. and he re-
fused to give II To mt. ascertained at tho
station what his name was. Since l made
the complaint friends OF his have appealed to
me not to press the charges"
Policeman Garyey lenled the Allprma ma
charges. and said his complaint was untrue. Ho
declared that he never saw the Alderman until
he met him IN Acting Inspector TLompson's
office when he was called 10 answer tho com
plaint. and he aad no recollection OF the in
cident narrated By the Alderman. He sworo
that he did not assault any onr. and asserted
that Alderman Ware had made a mistake.
Alderman Ware said. however. that he
could not bo mistaken. and Commissioner An
drews did not believe Garvey's statement. The
Commissioner ordered another com olaint
made against Garvey for being late In report
Ing for trial. The trial WAS set for 10 O'clock.
but Garvey did not appear until eleven min
utes after the hour.