Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-17

swer to the charge of insulting
| women in the monkey house of the
Central Park Zoo: The past mas
ter in the art of lyric voice manipu-
lation said it was a monkey, not
him, that alarmed Mrs. Graham,
Distinguished counsel have been
engaged for the defense, and tho
theory of mistaken identity will in
all probability be advanced.
| Special Dispatch to The Star.
| NEW YORK, November 17.-when the
case of Caruso, the grand opera tenor, who
was arrested In Central Park yesterday for
| an alleged insult to Mrs. Hannah Graham
| in the zoo monkey house, was called in the
Yorkville police court this morning. Freder-
| ick w. Sterling. Mr.. Conrieds personal
| counsel. who appeared in behalf Of the
singer, handed Magistrate Baker a physi-
| clans certificate stating that Caruso was III
with sciatica and could not be present. Tie
| magistrate accepted the certificate and adj
journed the case to Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock
When the court officer called for the com.
plainant, Mrs. Graham, who made the outs
cry resulting in the arrest of the singer,
didn't appear. Detective Kane. who arrested
Caruso. however. asked to be recorded az
making the complaint. and said that he had
watched Caruso for three-quarters of an
hour in the monkey house, and had seen
him pinch or rub against five separate
women In that time.
Besides Mr.. Sterling. former Judge Dit
tenhoefer appeared for Caruso. Mr.. Sterl-
ing declared that he saw the tenor in bed
this morning, and that he was obviously
too i'll to come to court He said, in an in
terview outside of court, that Caruso was
taking the whole matter as a joke. Caruso
said he thought it was a monkey which
reached out of the cage and pinched Mrs.
Graham and that she thought IL was Ca
russo.
Mistaken Identity.
When Judge Dttenhoefer was asked what
defense would be set up to Detective Kanes
charge he replied that he believed the mat
ter was one of mistaken identity THE po-
lice probably meant well. but they are Of
ten mistaken, in this case he said.
1T is manifest absurdity that man SO
much in the public eye as Caruso and 50
ties in a public place. We should like to
get hold of Mrs Graham and find out her
story but she cannot be found at the ad-
dress she gave"
Detective Kane said that he had watched
Caruso for three-quarters of an hour and
in that time had seen him act improperly
toward four other women besides Mrs.
Graham The first time, he said. he saw
the tenor pinch woman who had come
in with another woman and gentleman.
st thought he was of the party"
said Kane land decided 1t was none of my
business"
On the next occasion. Kane alleged,
Caruso rubbed extensively against three
women, and later acted SO extensively to-
ward two girls of twelve and thirteen years
of age, respectively, that one of them was
almost pushed through the glass of the
snake cage.
Detective Kane's Statement
Kane says he determined to arrest
Caruso the next time he saw him guilty
of a cimilar action, and when he heard
Mrs. Graham scream he didn't hesitate but
took the tenor into custody Immediately
Supreme Court Justice Truax was In the
Yorkvilie police court early this morning
and had a long talk with Magistrate
Baker. 1t was understood that he was
Joined with counsel for Caruso
When an effort was made to get state
ment from Caruso this morning at HIS
that he would receive the reporters Ar soon
as heh had had his bath. A few minutea