New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-13
1TAPMAN's VERSION OF IT.
~xyr rENDERLoIN COMMANDER TELLS
OF HIS FAMOUS RAID.
TESTIMONY OF THE WOMAN KNOWN AS LITTLE
rcvr-r AS TO HER COSTUME AT THE sEELEy
DrNNER-coLoNEL GRANT HOPES TO
HAVE THE EVIDENCE ALL
IN TO-DAY


IN TO-DAY.
rAo trial OF Captain Chapman charged with IN
lawfully entering Sherry's TO interrupt the Seeey
dnner of which the public has been forced to hear
60 much of late. has not yet been finished. II
srasred its weary way along still further yesterday
hut II is expected that all the evidence will be in
This noon and the counsel in the case will make
,heir arguments probably In the afternoon. The
defence rested lis early In the afternoon yeser
sav and the rest Of the day occupied by the
prosecution in introducing testimony in rebuttal
The attendance again restricted by the police
% those persons who had connection with the case
and the sessions OF last week there were many
OF the trlairoom
The witnesses sworn by the defence yesterday
were James J. Armstrong. theatrical agent; Cap
tain Chapman himself. John W. Walters and Fran
els f Caddell two OF the captains detectives VINO
accompanied him on his famous raid. ana the
woman called Little Egypt. As witnesses IN re-
butia! Colonel James called three musicians who
were present at Sherry's the night OF the dinner
10 pour sweet harmony into the ears OF MI Seeleys
guests The evidence OF the day was conflicting in
many important points. In the first place, Cap
.aiu Chapman and his detectives conradcted evil
serce given by witnesses for tho prosecution. who
had sworn that the captain did not show his shield
or any authority for entering Sherys; who had
declared that neither Mr. Rich Mr.. Seeley, nor Mr.
Harper was in the dressing-room when it was
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TIE captain had said that he had made i mistake in
entering sherry's at all All these statements were
alphabetically denied by the three police officers
on the other hand, the three musicians described
.he costume by Little Egypt in terms radically
different from those used by the witnesses for the
defence They were perfectly sure that there was
no improper exposure Of person in the cancers
dress The dancer herself however. admitted nav
ing been clothed In a garo TOO near that OF Mother
Eve 20 come within the bounds OF nineteenth
century prcpriety.
ARMSTRONG'S TALK WITH PHlPPs.
The days session began after 10 o'clock
the defence calling James J. Armstrong first Mr..
armstrong began 10 tell OF conversation ne hau
with Phipps relating to the engagement OF per
owners for the dinner but this brought Colonel
lanes 10 his feet with the first objection OF the
dsv He argued that Armstrong had nothing 10
do with the case as he did not finally provide any
Of the performers for the dinner Nhy'' saiu
the Colonel I'VE might have heard all the testi-
rnony in this in one day instead OF tnree' Il
,ha defence had been forced to stick 20 matters
relevant TO the actual case being tried instead Oh
being allowed introduce lot OF evidence tha'
would not be admitted in any court OF Justice III
order 10 add little spice TO the entertainment
All Of which had the appearance OF verisihiI'uue'
pu Colonel Grant again resorted TO his stock rul-
ing that "the truth is always desirable
Then Armstrong went TO tell the Court that
Phpps had tried to get him 10 engage lo' '''e
dancers
i.decently Il told him that didn't do business
80 ,ba, sort " said the witness: that knew OF
only one woman who did that sort Of thing ana she
was Little Egypt. To which he replied that ne had
already engaged her" The witness also toio NO"
Moore told him what proposition had been MADE
- his daughter, and what awful things ne was
going 10 do Phipps and Ducheman- Oross-eA
animation developed nothing new
THE CAPTAINS STORY.
Can,ain Chapman then took the stand in his
own behalf He told the story Of his raid begin
ming with the time he entered his station. at 80
o'clock Saturday night December IL. until a1ter ne
left sherry's He told how Moore had been intro
duced TO him at the station. and had asked MIN
what he would do IL he told that an indecent
exhibition were being performed in his precinct
II told him" said the Captain, that would in
vestigate it, and If found 1t was true would
stop il II possible. Moore then told me what his
daughter and Armstrong had told him about Little
Egyp, being engaged 10 dance nude and asked
him where ii was TO be. When he said at Sherry's
] thought Il impossible. for had known Mr. Sherry
a Ions time. and thought he would not permit any
such thing But when Mr.. Moore told me he had
demonstrated with Mr.. Sherrys manager IN vain
! told him | would investigate the case myself
With OF my detectives. Walters and Caddell,
left the station about l215 o'clock and went TO
the Thirtyseventh-st entrance of Sherry's
As 1 went up the stairs leading 10 the door,
woman passed in in front OF me, and man. VIII
son think. shut the door in my face | showed
him my shield through the glass, and said l was
the captain OF the precinct. but he ran upstairs
IN out into the Street ceased tried other doors
bui ;hey all locked About twenty minutes
opened let d and woman One OF my
detectives. Walters, stepped in at once, and FOL
low "a llm. l asain showed my shield ana went up
Stairs.
IN THE DRESSING ROOM
TIE captain ;he2 told now he entered the dress
ing room finding besides the women. Messrs Ric7
se=ley, Harper and Phipps there Two OF the
women ne said, in stages Of undress tina. ex-
posed them 10 a NOR or less imprope- degree
Captain Chapman toll what he said 10 Cora
Rouit by way Of rep-oof and added that Mr.. Har-
per expressed wish TO take d fall out of you II
you police captain" but that he didn't argue
fermenied in him" The Captain said ne told Nh
Harper that he would knock hin down II ne dlS
Lo- get out OF the way. The witness then related
how he went 20 the dining room and MADE d br'ei
decent exhibition TO be given there. and tina;
ne had deemed 1t his duty 10 investigate the re-
port as he could no; tolerate such thing in Fifth
ave any more than in Tenth-ave. Being assured
that nothing OF the SORT was contemplated ne 'Voh
his lbs 10 ~ puncn6ow merely ~ obise the gentle
men who said they wished 10 add his name 10 the
lisi already Inscribed upon the side Of the boy Nl
Sherry manager. Nj. Flauraud. mat would hold
him responsible for any violation OF law there that
When o-oss-exanlined the Captain said that man
answered his speech bv saying that he did not
blame MIN and that in his opinion Pohce capta'n
could not do otherwise than Investigate sucn
runOr a. had come 10 his ears that night me
Captain added that Mr. Harper aYoloeZed 10 him
before he went out. saying that he wanted 70 meet
The Captain as a friend when next ne met nm:
The vi, ness admitted that ne some OF the signs
OF Mss R6nwOod. but that he saw nothing out OF
ire way abOu; them.
THE PHOTOGRAPH INCIDENT
Colonel James wanted 10 know = the Captain had
ever been complained Of before IN mis- present pre-
cinet for making unjustaAble entries or false ar
resis The Captain thought not Then Co!one!
James wanted know how the Captain came TO
exchange photographs with Annabelle WhiiforG
.'you sac said he CaDfaip this way