Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-22
CARUSO IN COURT.
Famous Tenor Denies Insult-
 ing Women at Zoo.
MANY WITNESSES TELL OF OFFEJSE
Declares That Mrs. Hannah Graham Smiled at Hin Flrst-Hundrsds of WoAen Packed the
 Police Court.

POlt0o Court
 NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Hundreds of women crowded in and were packed close in the Yorkville police court and overdowed to the sidewalk when Ca russo, the famous grand opera singer, appeared to answer the charge of in sulting woman in the monkey house in Central park.
 Mrs. Hannah Graham, who made the complaint which led Detective Cain to arrest the tenor, was not present.
 A new witness. Jeremiah Mccarthy, ticket taker at the baseball grounds, appeared as a witness against Caruso. He said he saw the tenor insult women in the park zoo.
 Several policemen, including the desk sergeant and the captain of Gains precinct, corroborated the off, cer as to happenings in the police sta tioD at the time of the arrest. They declared that Caruso pleaded with the woman not to prefer charge against him and that, with outstretched hands and in an imploring voice, he declared that Tt is all mistake, madam; I meant no harm"
 After two witnesses had testined against him Caruso took the stand in his own behalf.
 The tenor, who was calm and collect ed, but very much in earnest, swore that he was not guilty of annoying Mrs. Graham or any other woman and that the charge was great mistake
 Carusos whole testimony was prac- tically a hat denial of the charge against him, with the exception that he said he did exchange glances" with the woman who afterward gave her name as Mrs. Graham and made the charge against him.
 He said that Mrs. Graham looked at him and smiled first. He considered the look which she gave him as equiv alent to an admission on the part of the woman that she was woman of doubtful character.
 In reply to questions by his counsel the witness described himself as a native of Italy, singer by profession and at present under contract to ap- pear at the Metropolitan Opera House here in grand opera. He could speak only few words of English. he said.
 Last Friday afternoon, merely by chance. his way led to the zoo. and in the course of his stroll he found him. self near the monkey house. As he was about to enter the monkey house he saw the woman who afterward caused his arrest.
 She smiled at him, and he was at once, convinced both from her appear nnce and her attitude that she was q woman of questionable character. He returned the smile, but permitted the matter to drop there and entered the building. Some time later Officer Cain touched him on the shoulder and told him to accompany him. He did not see the woman at that time, he said, and did not understand that he was under arrest
 His first knowledge that he was prisoner, he said, was when he reach ed the police station. There the wo- man, who gave her name as Mrs. Ora ham, appeared and made complaint against him. Caruso said In answer to question by his counsel that he be- lieved Mrs. Graham caused his arrest because of pique as result of his re f,isal to respond to her advances.
 The examination of the prisoner had not been completed when the magis- trate ordered that the case be adjourn ed. as there were many other cases for the court to hear.