The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-22
iaI of Great Singer, for In
ting Woman, Arresting
\ Officer Testifies.
tLAINING WITNESS IN
4 CASE REMAINS ABSENT
Tenor Defends Himself
Declaring the Woman
''SmiIed First"

Y YORK, Nov. 21.-Thorough
ptions were made by the police
nent and counsel representing
Caruso. the famous tenor of the
,nlitan Opera company, for a
in Police court today on the
that Caruso annoyed woman
Monkey-ho at Central park
v last week.
A outstanding what appeared TO be
nest search for the woman whom
is alleged to have annoyed, rep
ltives of both the police and the
e declared before the hour set
hearing that they had been un-
find her. When her complaint
ne the arrest of the singer she was
w TO the police station along with
isoner and gave her name as Mrs.
III 4 Graham, of the Bronx
Rh, She WAS told TO appear at
airing on the next day and allowed
1ti. When the case came up in
!. Mrs Graham did not appear.
&rhe absence of the witness. Detec
!. Gain, who arrested Caruso, was
1'red TO 90 on with the case and
MS complainant, declaring that he
issed the ANNOYANCE OF which Mrs.
am complained.
trector Conreid, of the Metropolitan
"a house. has Loyalty defended Ca
/ from the charge and the singer
self asserts that he was victim of
circumstances Of an at
ot to make 2 false case against him
some ulterior purpose.
Woman breads Publicity.
ice Captain Stephenson, of the
al Park station, said TODAY that
S Informed last night by promi-
'usiness man who knows Mrs. Gra-
that she ''would not appear in
for ANYTHING. as she does not want
snap.shotted and have her name
all over the city and perhaps
. untry.'
:. sain Stephenson said his inform
Ibid him that Mrs. Graham is
81 of eminent respectability. He
I'd that her failure to appear
) make little difference as to the
Lie OF the case against Caruso,
'.,er Cain. the park policeman who
'aId Caruso, was the first witness
He said be had seen Caruso in
Hiding before and had watched
rticularly. In the Monkey house
~ Caruso following two girls. one
S~e girls was about II years old
,emau Cain, who arrested Caruso.
Slome sensational testimony. He
@ saw Caruso move up close
q Graham. and then saw one of
3 hands glide stealthily through
D his overcost, aud then he saw
pinch the woman. Mrs. Graham
swiftly aud struck Caruso in
Nst. crying out, "You brute; You
M Mrs. Graham had struck the
NJ CAIN testified that be stepped
Nh the. man and woman. and,
NJ his hand on Caruso's shoulder,
Led the. woman what had hap.
n She replied that the man had
Nd her, and that she wanted ]
A'rested. She declared she would |
%ly appear against him, She fol.
along TO the police station and !
to the COMPLAINT.
Bso said nothing until the station
eached- Then be protested that |
rest was all mistake. that he
gentleman, and could not be !
\ OF sucn an ofeuse 9s was
I'D. He pleaded with the wo.
TO withdraw the charge. ~ said |
land bowed and scraped as be
the request
q declared that Caruso was
d with all possible consideration. |
as kept at the station house about
s9r.. and then was released on bail.
ihed by Director Conreid NJ fbn
d opera house.
said he did not see Caruso again
Today s session in court.
ilng the giving of Cain s tosti.
Garuso stood with Director Con
J He cbewed the ENDS of his
tacbe and allowed his ewes n
: over the great crowd in the |
boom. IT he recognized friend
ualntance he raised his eyebrows.
and shrugged his should ers.
$50 Went on the stand at 4:20
his testimony was practically |
SAenlal of the charue ar,,ne, ~