Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-23
One More Witness TO Ex-
anime For Prosecution.
Mysterious Woman in White
Figures in the Case.
Mrs. Hannah Graham, the Woman
Annoyed, May Appear Today.

New York, Nov 22.-Hannlh Graham,
the woman who caused the arrest Of
E1rico CarEso the famous Italian ten
or, on a charge Of annoying and mis-
treating her in the monkey house III
Central park last Friday. may appear
in police court tomorrow to press the
charge against him. Just before court
adjourned tonight. at the end of the
second days hearing Of tie charge
AGAINST the singer, Deputy Police Com
missioner Ma;nOt, who IS conducting
the case for the prosecution, said there
was only one witness for the prosecu-
ton and when that witness appeared he
would rculiir" less than 10 minutes u
complies his case.
DESPITE the diligent effort upon the
part o: the police. it had heen found
impossible 10 present the witness today.
Hannah Graham dropped out OF siSht
when size left the police station five
minutes after she had preferred the
charges against Caruso last Friday.
When court adjourned last night Ca
russo WAS on the stand and mis- eXamilll-
ton was resumed when the case was
taken up today. Deputy Police Com
missioner Mathot began to question the
defendant very closely concerning his
past life and particularly referring to
Tho past four years, which he has
assed i'll this country under the d.
.7rtinn Of Heinrich Conried. Caruso ac-
. 'nnN edged that he was in New fork
IN 1904 and IN Feb. of that year
Il this point the wide doors directly
behind the magistrates bench swung
ouen ana a handsome woman CARRIED
entirely in white and with white Veil
drawn close over her face, stepped m
to the room.
"Caruso. look uron this woman, said
the deputy police commissioner ana the
woman raised the veil and revealed her
. features Did you ever see her BEFORE
The defendant moved uneasily and
then rerlied:
mo. | have never seen her.
did YOU not. on the afternoon ot
Feb. 4. 1904 during the second act III
"paieifal." stand behind this woman
IN the Metropolitan Opera house ana
subject her to exactly the same indis-
mites to which it is charged Hannah
Graham was subject at the Central
Z lark monkey house,?
= "a ult not, Itl'li'' tiiS "i'i'Nt'
X. Il rcvcr saw the woman before as
! far as | can remember.
I rs it not true that on that afternoon
not only this woman. but other women
wore tho victims If the most indecent
actfcnS upon your part persisted the
commissioner.
BEFORE Carus0 could answer his coun-
sel broke in with a vigorous objection.
Such Il proceeding was unprecedented
and unVarrauted. he declared. His OBJ
lection VAS sustained.
one. Of the divcrting features OF IN"
,i,y WAS the appearance as witness
4 ",,r the defence of DR.. DenZiger former
nIcrican consul at Madrid. Dr. Den
i"er testified that he was in the mon
. 10y i,D1.Sp at Central park during "a
ruso's visit there last Friday ana tht'
Z H. observed no improper action on ms
, ,.ar+ Of the singer. Il volunteered 10
, .,e-isr Mr.. Caruso in exactly the same
I vay that | volunteered to assist Inep-
, dnre Roosevelt to become President ol
! IN. United States" said DR.. DenZlSef.
I one Of the persons to meet Caruso
,s he left the court today was hand
I some Young woman. who presented nm
: with a bouquet of flowers. She was ac-
cc,,pnaripd by a Young man, who said
! he vas her brother.
/ C.Iruso was choered heartily as he
/ left the court, though some Misses MN
. cled with the cheers.