The sun., 1897-06-04
CHAPMAN LOCKS CORA UP.
TOOK n GREAT INTEREST IN SEEING
MISS ROUTT AGAIN.

Threatened at tho Seeiey Dinner That 1Ho
would and Now ne Has Uncovered n
Charge OF larceny AEainat tho soubrette-
Personally Csnductedn n boarding House Case
Cora Routt. ono OF tho women who entertained
Mr.. Herbert Barnum Scclcy's guests at the
dinner which the Grand Jury investigated, was
arrested last evening charged with petit larceny.
1t appears that up to last Monday she had
been boarding with Mrs. Janette Swccny, who
keeps theatrical boarding house at l30 West
Thrty-fourth street. When she gave up tho
back parlor and bedroom which she had been
occupying, Miss Routt, Mrs. Swecny alleges,
owed board bill OF $50. The landlady wanted
her money. Miss Routt wanted her two trunks
and dressing case. Tho lnndady refused to
give them up until the $50 was paid.
Miss ltoutt didn't pay and went away Mrs.
sweeny asked Capt. Chapman OF the West
Thrtieth street police station to find the young
woman for her. Capt Chapman has never
really been fond Of Miss Routt since she ap-
piled certain epithets to him when he invaded
her dressing room at Shcrry's just before she
was to do her turn before Mr.. Sceley's guests.
I'll see you again. my fine lady" Capt. Chap
man said TO her on that occasion; and the way
she described to the Police Board afterwari the
invasion aforesaid was not calculated TO soothe
him. So. although 1t is not a poiceman's busi-
not unwilling 'tt' to assist Mrs.. M s%seny. ' 10 wa"
and IhS GsB'1n detailed his rS.r wSrImen GoddG
locate Miss Routt. Mrs. sweeny was to do the
rest. The whrdmen say that while they were
waiting waiting ior some clue; George La Grange, who
street. diagonally across from Mrs. sweeny's
house. told them that he had furnished meals to
Miss Routt, and that silvcr-plated soup
tnrcen and cream pitcher and some napkins
which had been sent to Miss Routt with food,
had never been returned.
Last evening Miss Routt turned up at Mrs.
that there might be no hitch about getting them.
she brought along with her a lawyer. u City
Marshal. n writ OF replcvin, and truckman.
The array did not dismay Mrs. Swecny. She re-
fused to allow the trunks TO be moved. An argu-
ment fullowed. during which Caddell and Welsh
appeared. Before Miss Routt really knew what
had happened she was arrested on the charge Of
petit larceny.
She protested. Her lawyer threatened, and
Mrs. Sweeny smiled. II is said that the lawyer,
in making an emphatic gesture, upset the dress
ing case and that outrolled a cream pitcher and
soup tureen. The wardmen said these belonged
to La Grange, and Miss Routt was taken to the
West Thirtieth street station.
house, Capt Chapman. his cheeks, in spite OF his
years. as rosy as Miss Routt's, sat behind the
desk with the Sergeant. The Sergeant began TO
take Miss Routt's pedigree. Chapman stopped
him. saying:
III attend to this case myself"
II see you again. l see. he said to Miss
Routt.
oh. ! trnst you've got better eyes than
When the catechising was over Miss Routt
was turned over to the matron. An hour later
fountains Mt 245 Centre street. appeared and
offered bail. 1t some little time before he
could satisfy Capt. Chapman that he respon-
sole, but finally the bond was as accepted and Miss
Miss Routt will appear in Jefferson Market
Court this morning.