New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-01
THE CHAPMAN CHARGES.
AN AFFIDAVIT FROM HERBERT B.
SEELEY.
HE GIVES A FULL LIST OF HIS GUESTS AND
TELLS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT AT THE
DINNER UPON WHICH THE TENDER


TELLS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT AT THE
DINNER UPON WHICH THE TENDER
LoIN COMMANDER BROKE IN.
Complaint Clerk Peterson at Police Headquar-
ters yesterday drew up the charges on when Ponce
Captain Chapman is to be tried on January :. Inc
charges based mainly on an afiidaVit made ny
Herbert b Seeley, whose private dinner at Sherry
was invaded by Captain Chapman early on sum
day morning Mr. Seeeys affidavit was made pun
lie yesterday. and It contained full HIST OF MS
! guests at the dinner vita full statement or the
arrangements which had been made to amuse them
with n vaudeville performance between courses.
II is made plain by the affidavit OF Mr. sfeey mat.
II there was nothing positively Indecent IN the dan
cling of some of the women and In the songs and talk
of the performers some parts OF the programme
were Intended to transcend the ordinary botinds OK
propriety II is to he inferred from tho afndaVt
that some OF the dancing was less immodest than II
would have been II Captain Chapman nag NOT APP
neared on the scene with his detectives and that
one dancer IN particular was prevented from going
70 excess The list OF at the dinner. as given In
the affidavit Is as follows
orato r. Harpsr Of tarper mafr,ea
u' TheodorcD Rich NO 1893 Fulton-st; publisher;
Nathan sceey No; 90 East Thrty-ninth-st: mar.
= p Delaney. 10 i3l Fifth-ave., in fre.tnsurancs
bashelor anartntnts at the Fi,h-sve address
A. Gould Hamilton. South Orange, ~ j. no bust
Alfred Marshall: married: No. IS Pars-ave.: no
a;Iair Hamtton: unmarried; South Orange. n. j.:
u" 10, Barnum Seeley (my brother. No. Is East
Thirtytninth st; unmarried; no business
Wilson iarshal, No. $50 Madson-ave; married:
y" II II Flager son ard secretary Of II. NJ. Flagler;
married; No. 81 PGrk-ave.
Louis Ogden lawyer. with T. e. Anderson UNI
married
r. A. Bergman: unmarried: No. 4Si Fifth-ave.;
bachelor apartments there.
Marshal Bishop. In stock brokers' Office; unmar-
Henry w. Harris. East Orange. n. j.; unmarried:
owner OF the schooner yacht Quiseua
Charles Tobias bond broker In Broad-st.; lives at
Majestic Hotel: married.
Conrad l.. Peters: unmarried: wine merchant In
Beayer-st.
H. f. Smith. manufacturer Of pearl buttons. New
Jersey unmarried.
Edward Fish New York Stock Exchange unmar-
red - .,
G. A. Postley. No s37 Fifh-ave; commodore
Larchmont Yach; Club and owner Of the yacht
Colonia: married.
Herbert b Seeey.
The confession OF Mr.. Seeley caused great deal
OF talk In the clubs last evening. and the comment
OF clubmen was that statement more neec'essiy
full OF details and more TO bring ridicuc on
the author ard upon his friends never was heard OF
IN this city II was predicted that every one OF the
men named as guests AZ the dinner would be called
as n witness AT the trial OF Captain Chapman and
be subjected to questioning ana cross -quesuonink
about the performance wn,en ne was nnscIsrsT
would have himself 10 thank Tor all the troupe ana
his confesslon would he a warning and q nightmare
for a long time 10 come.