Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-23
MRS. GRAHAM WILL TESTIFY
Woman Who Saws She Was Insultsd By
Caruso TO Appear in Court
SENSATION IN Y srsRDArs HEARING
Another woman Whom, Defendant il
Alleged 90 Have Annoyed Con-
fronts Him while lie Is
on Stend.

NEW YORK, Nov 22.-Hannah Graham,
the woman who caused the arrest OF Enrico
Caruso on charge Of annoying and mis-
treating her In the monkey house in Cen
trail park last Friday may appear In police
court tomorrow 10 press the charge against
him Just before court adjourned tonight
at the end Of the second days hearing of
/ the charge against the singer, Deputy Po-
lice Commissioner Mathot, who is conduct
| Ing the prosecution said that he had little
more evidence to OFFER. There was only
one witness for the prosecution yet to
/ be heard, he said, and when that witness
/ appeared he would require less than ten
minutes TO- complete his case.
4 Despite the efforts of the commissioner it
had been found impossible to present the
! witness today, but he felt safe in assuring
/ the court that the person to whom he re-
! ferred would be in court tomorrow. re-
: port that the witness referred TO was the
missing Hannah Graham quickly spread
Hannah Graham dropped out of sight
when she left the police station five min
utes after she had preferred the charge
against Caruso last Friday afternoon and
witnesses for the prosecution testified that
the most earnest endcavors had been made
/ TO find her, but without avail. Should she
greater than any which has marked the
/ two days hearing in the Yorkville police
court.
woman COnfrOnts Defendant.
I Today was not without sensations. When
court adjourned last night Caruso was on
/ the stand and his examination was resumed
when the case was taken up today. Dep
Z uty Police Commissioner Mathot questioned
the defendant closely. concerning the four
years when he has appeared in this country
I under the direction of Heinrich Conreid.
! Caruso acknowledged that he was in New
York in 1904 and that on February 4 of
that year he sang in "Parsifal" at the
Metropolitan opera house. II was at this
] point that. the real sensation of the day
came. The wide doors directly behind the
magistrates bench swung open and a
! woman in white and with n white veil
drawn closely over her face stepped into
the room.
"Caruso, look upon this woman" said
the deputy police commissioner as the
woman raised the veil and revealed her
features. Did YOU ever see her befOTe?'
The defendant moved uneasily, hesitated
and then replied: NO, have never seen
her,
''Dfd you not, on the afternoon Of Feb
~ IudIN = lJUts uullilB tue stGOuu act OF
~ 'Psrsifal.%, stand behind this woman in
) the Metropolitan opera house and subject
her to exactly the same indignity to which
It is charged Hannah GUham was sub
jected to at the Central park monkey
heuse?"
Il did not" replied the witness, hoty; ]
never saw the woman before, so far as
can rem mber."
rs il not 50 that on that afternoon moi
only this woman. but other women. were
the victims of most Indecent actions upor
your part?" persisted Mr.. Mathot
/ CariIso's counsel broke in with vigorou.
} objection. which was sustained. ts
One of the diyertng features Of the da,
. was the appearance for the defense. Of
Or. Adolph Dengiger. former American
consul at Madrid. DR.. Denziger testified
he was in the monkey house at Contra
park during Carnsos visit there Frida,
and that he observed no improper actor
on the singers part. He declared that h,
b had voluntarily come forward to testif,
= in the singers behalf because he KNEW
] him personally. knew him to be a gentle
g man and benefactor OF humanity. II,
n said he stood within ten feet of Carus,
4 at the time he was in the building.
y The police court room again housed ;
Z great crowd today and hundreds were IN
g able to gain admittance
Z II was reported in the court room tina
l., the woman in white was member o
a the chorus Of the Metropolitan oper.
: company.
: Heinrich Conreid director Of the Met
2 ropclitan opera house, described Caruso'
: mannerisms much as did Dr. Denziger.
: ITO be brief, he is pompous. is he not?'
asked Mr. Mathot
. 1T would be more kind to speak of /
as a habit" replied Mr.. Conreid
Several other witnesses testified as I,
Carusos inability to speak English an,
the hearing was then adjourned until TO
mcrrow.