The sun., 1897-01-09

finally she looked square at tho Captain and
said: We'll, he was very ,npgentlemsnly' to cay
out and spoke g You, A:mwsll, ! was the only
Ae2ln2ssG AellS2s Y2% did, aD0k' TO 'h0 captain a'a you
your A.-WoI perhaps It was iiippan,, but It
was in Just the way any lady would speak to n
man who had entered her room without her per-
Q.-You were pretty well exposed, were you
notf A.-The Captain could see nothing OF me
except my arms and neck.
Q.-You had your skirt ofY7 Al did not
have my. skirt on. wore short skirt that was
Here Lawyer Hart leaned forward and said I:
"Oh. you wore a short skirt2 Then portions Of
your lower limb we're expoted. were theyy
she replied: "No.a portion OF my lower limbs
was not exposed"
II suppose" said Miss Routt. "becnuse thcre
werestoCkinss on and because was surrounded
On" said Mr.. Hart. and then he attempted
to make fun OF her statement that Mr.; phipps
room and said. Ladies', am coming"
He said those very words" said Miss Routt.
;s ''sf She "sS ssd sRS
What is il ~ demanded Mr.. Hart
object" snorted Col. James.
last Commissioner Grant said he would allow
what was the one that you remember"
Miss Routt bit the tip Of the nrst finger Of her
right hand and said; The The one remember a,,n was Is
Sa,s'5 g" her back and 1t read santa Claus up to
Somebody in the roar of tho room remarked.
oh: he'll, hsl,." ."snd that remark was echoed by
Mr.. Hart was furious. and for the next half
questions about signs that Miss Rsnwood wore.
But thus was the only Sign that Miss Routt
would admit having read; She said she had
tlefA mi ther air hnf fhey
hadn't Interested her and she hadn't read them.
lifted the cloak that Miss Renwood wore and
examined the sigma for himself.
MISS wARRENs VERSION OF 1T.
The next witness was Miss Kathleen Warren,
who wore n great big black hat, as full of
cocks feathers as II would hold. She said that
she did vaudeville In the summer and In tho
winter months had for three years been con-
nSa M.h May sSs n o her
various clubs, among them the Knickerbockor,
and she was at the knickerbocker Club when
that when Capt. Chapman came to Sherry's Mr..
Phippe had Just knocked on the door OF the
ssSeR sSS 'Rd II. % head in eS% a'a .s% %' IT,
her turn to dance. She repeated Miss
Routt's statement about what Capt. Chap
on this: You are n disgrace TO your sex, and
you are not entitled to the name of woman"
man back and had said something to the effect
that he had no right to say that she was dis
grace 70 her sex @ ana that then ~ she % had cried
Miss Warren was asked about Capt. Chapnan's
manner and voice. and she replied: He was
very impudcnt. and he was about as white as
ever saw any man In my lite. He turned to mo
alter he had come into the room and said ho
couchee dance by Lite Egypt. and wa. she.
! said was not Little Egypt, and then half a
dozen OF the men came running into the room"
Capt Chapman remained while she went on
tho stage aud did her act. MIR. Harper had been
very angry at the Intrusion. Once while the
opo OF his men put hi. hand on the Captains
shoulder and said: Now. keep cool. keep cool"
os Iwas Mr. aarTsr h9 s'ssF,sa mos. ''rsa
there, were ladies in the room; that the room
was theirs exclusively. and that tho Captain
sitting on the sofa and had on her Santa Claus
costume. but 1t was covered with an opera
cloak. She described the costume.
Was there any indecent exposure?" asked
Col. james. II do not consider tights inde;
cent" was the reply. and she had on tights"
,o,M,biid Capt. Chapman look her overf A.
Q.-what did he say9 Al heard him ssy
there's nothing the matter with that. I'D like
TO stay and see the rest OF It,"
On cross-examination Mi.s Warren repeated
that Mr.. Harper and NJ, Mr Rich wero not not in ,he
Q.-You've seen women at balls2 Al guess
Odd she expose any more of herself than q
lady would AT bsllf A.-weli. ladies at balls
She also said that the Captain had said that
he had ex pected to find something objec ionAblo
and indecent. and that all the gentlemen had
assured him that no such thing was cOntem-
plated. Sho said she had seen signs on Miss
Renwood. hut she hadn't read them because
they didn't Interest her.
HERBERT II. sEELEY CALLED.
After Miss warren's examination was COM
pleted there was long con ference between the
did not want Mr. Herbert +. seeley put on the
Col. Grant sided with the Chief, and Mr.. secley
He said he was o5 years old and had lived in
New York fourteen years; that he had given
the diuner In honor OF his brother. His atten.
tion bad first been cal led to the presence OF
Capt. CHAPMAN BY hearing loud talk In the wo-
heard him address Miss Cora Routt" he
three others and he was standing in the middle
OF the room. Who are you.' | said to him,
who are your, He said he was the Cap;ain OF
the precinct He showed TO badge, and At first
did not believe him asked him II he woulG
please step ont into the antoroom. as was the
like TO explain 1t to him. | told him would
ike to show him what Kind OF an entertain
nent, We had. and after a few minutes We in
Q.-How did he look and act2 A.-welI, his
voice was loud. his face was flushed. and his
an excited manner ard his fists were cl~nc he'd.
This was when he was In the womon's dressing
room. When he did 10 into the dining room his
manner was quiet.
,Q.--bid YOU hear him speak to Miss warren3
Al diu not.
beside yonrselfY Al heard Mr.. Phipps speak
to him. Mr.. Phipps said: This Is tho ladies'
dressing room; you must 70 out" also heard
Mr.. Harper speak to him.
Q.-pid he walk out OF tho dressing room or
did he go out by compulsloEp Ave had re-
quested him to go out several times. myself
spoke to him several times.
Q.-What did you sayg Al said to him,
over and over again, Won't you please come
out OF this room come into the dining room"
Q.-WhRt did he sayr A.-lie said. II want
to find out what is going on here"
Q.-Then what did you say2 Al said to
him. You will be afforded every facility for
finding out. II you are the Captain"
Finally the Captain did 20 out, and sat on the
sofa in the dining room.
II told him." said Mr. seeley. that I was the
host and that was giving tho dinner in honor
OF my brother. ! asked him to stay and zee tho
performance and to make whatever tnvestiga-
tlOn he wanted to, to satisfy himself that all
was right. | then left him In charge OF my
friends and went in and assured the guests who
had remained at the table that there was q mis-
understanding and that 1t amounted to nothing.
Subsequently the Captain came into the dining
room. lie said: Gentlemen, had been in formed
that you were to have nn immoral show here
tonight. should no more allow such a show
In my precinct In Fifth avenue than would on
Tenth avenue; but find have made n mis-
take. You appear to me to be gentlemen who
would not break the law. and am sorry, and
you will please pardon me for my interruption.
] will take my leave Wine was DrofIered him