The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-26
CAPT. oHAPMAN,s DOUBLE.
a sailes On the Broeklyn Loohs last Like the
Tcndcrloin Terror.

a sailer On the B~rookiyn Loolus Hast like the
Tenderloin Terror.
Capt. Chapman, like many other distinguished
persons, has a double. Edward Rogers, o sailor.
man on the cruiser Brooklyn, 10 this double.
During the past ten days Rogers has been q
visitor to tho Tenderloin, and has frightened
many OF the saloon keepers In that district
very nearly out Of their licenses.
Rogers began rearing whiskers about two
years ago, and succeeded In raising o nourishing
crop Of black Dundrearies. For q time he was
the envy OF all the other tara in the Brooklyn
Navy Yard. but with tho advent Of Capt.
Chapman life became q burden to him, and
now ho threatens to have his whiskers cut of.
Rogers. besides resembling the celebrated Do
lice officer, talks and acts very much like him.
He doesn't know why. but such 10 the fact.
whenever Rogers gets Q day Of he calls on
his friend John Hanlon. who Is q special police
mar at the Atlantic Garden on the Bowery.
Hanlon has been acquainted with Rogers for
many years. The other night Rogers called on
Hanlon and when the Garden closed at mid
night the two took . trip to the Tenderloin.
The sailor, like the other. wore civilians
clothes. They reached the Tenderloin 1t about
half-past IL o'clock. Hanlon has many friends
in this district, and called upon an old acquAint-
anoe who is the owner Of u Raines law hotel.
Hsnlon expected to be received warmly. as he
always had been. and was naturally taken
aback when the liquor dealer gave him the
CLASSY eye" as they say on Sixth avenue.
After he had been in the place about i've min.
utes the sa.oon keeper called the policeman
aside and Nhlspered:
You're q nice fellow, amt your
Whats the mstteri' asked Hanlon. limo
stop your :kiudins..," replied the saloon.
e ROWING angry. Il thought you were on
uanlop oaGad for nm nrDi,~,tyen
Nv ell. IL you don't know what / mean, III
tell you" returned the hotel man. why did
! run my place on the level, and / don't want TO
get my nalne In the newspapers because Capt.
Chapman visited my saloon"
Hanlon At last understood and laughed heart
Say. you're wrong he said. THAT man Ia
no more Capt Chapman than you are. Hes q
S Rss q m'1 Vel. geo ss.'G that cs the Inc b %sn, Joke isA /
heard since had the measlss. Come. In in.
Then hanion beckoned to Rogers. to como
over; co The latter h.. %h hssI hsn assa and df, h his f,,s
tried to talk to him. Iondle his whfskers, and
couldn't make it all out, but as he is good-na'
tured, he took IT az as q joke: When the saloon
and had a laugh himself. When Hanlon and
t KSEsFI to were sss . sHsg1 to and I'd . shs 'Al0onk'epei
Capt. Chapman
Rogers glared at his accuser with flashing
eyes. and, showing q quid Of tobacco in one cor
ner Of his mouth, replied:
III DO damned II l am"
Hanlon and Rogers afterward went to sev
eral other resorts, and in each place the sailor
man was taken for the Police Captain. In
some places he was royalty received, while IN
others he was snubbed. The girls in Sixth ave
nue. and on the Bowery when they saw him gave
him q wide berth. some Of the holder, how
ever. called him ".whiskers," and other pei
the wind blew through his "iyelocks." Rog
era, whose good nature was by this time SO
verely taxed, finally got his friend to leave tn,
neighborhood. =