Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-23
CARUSO GUILTY;
FINED TEN DOLLARS
Italian Tenor Was Charged With
Having Punched Mrs. Han
nah Graham.
WAS BITTERLY ARRAIGNED.
Every Seat in Courtroom Was Occu-
pied When the Case Was Called
For Hearing.

New York, Nov ga Magistrate
Baker found Caruso guilty and inn
posed a fine Of $40 on him.
New York. Nov. 2S.---After one Of
the most bitter srraigumcnts ever
heard IN q court IN this city, the case
Of Enrico Carus0, the Italian tenor,
who is charged with annoying women
In the monkey house In Central park,
today was placed IN the hands of Mag
lstiate Baker of the Yorkyille police
court, for final determination II was
expected nj that tlme that Il decision
would be announced within j few
hours.
Every seat in the Yorkyille police
court was occupied today when tho
court opened FOR the hearing ot the
charge against Caruso, the operate
tenor. out In the street nearly 1000
persons struggled unsuccessfully to
pass the police line established 20 hold
back a crowd. Inside there was a
great bouquet Of roses sent TO the
singer ana bearing a card on which
was written Take It easy whatever
you do. From your friends and the
people who know you"
4 subscription for money to buy the
flowers was taken up IN court yester-
day. When Carus0 stepped from his
cab he was cheered by the crowd.
There was no kissing within the door
OF the courthouse a messenger pre-
scented the big bunch Of roses to the
tenor but on the advice of Mr.. Conreld
he refused to accept them,
Hannah Graham. the complaining
witness. did not appe-I to press the
complaint against Caruso, Deputy
Police Commissioner Mathot IN Inform
Ing the court that Mrs. Graham would
not be present said.
II received Information as 10 the
Identity OF the woman known as Han
nah II, Graham and expected TO have
her In court, but learned that she has
now left the jurisdiction of this court
and am unable TO produce her today"
Former Judge Dittenhoffer Caruso's
counsel, protested against such an ex-
PLANTATION being made 20 the court and
declared that he did not believe there
was any such woman as Hannah era
ham unless perhahps it was u woman
who In this case Is confederate OF
officer Cain.
Deputy Police Commissioner Mathot
IN his argument against Caruso de-
clared that Caruso was a moral per-
vert, who should be kept out Of decent
society. MIR. Mathot said that the rea-
son why Hannah Graham had not APP
peared in court was that she feared 10
face crowd OF perverts such az COM
monty attend such a hearing and such
crowd as was then present. The
spectators In the courtroom Kissed
Mathot at this remark.
The first witness today was a. NJ.
Mahon. secretary Of the New York
American League baseball club. He
was called TO testify concerning Jere-
mlah Mccarthy. the man who corrob-
Grated the evidence against Caruso,
given by Policeman Cain. Mahon tes-
titled that Mccarthy was discharged
by him,
why did you discharge Mccarthy"
asked Atty Dlttenhoffer
For dishonesty" replied Mahon.
Caruso was then called and ques-
toned by Deputy Police Commissioner
Mathot.
''Do you recall being at q reception
In a house in Fifth avenue In the vlcin-
lty Of Thirty-slxth street on the sun
day afternoon preceding Thanksgiving
last year,"
Caruso did not remember but would
not SAY he had not been there
do you recall that as you were
leaving: guest invited you 10 step into
her automobile to conduct you to your
hotel, and while on the way being
charged by the lady with having az.
tempted TO take certain liberties with
her in the automobile"
An objection by Any Dittelhoiier
was sustained
"As the automobile was opposite the
Un1n League club. did IL not stop ana
did you NOT leave The automobile be-
cause YOU We're charged By the lady
with attempting 10 take liberties with
her and was not n mounted policeman
at the door Of the cab and did he NOT
fail to arrest YOU only ON the refusal
Of the woman 10 make a complaint
Caruso did not hayo 20 answer th.
question.
When the brief crOss-cXamination OF
Caruso had been concluded ATTY, Du-
tenhoefer informed the court hc had no
moro witnesses 20 produce,
Counsel FOR the prosecution then put
In evidence q diagram showing the en-
tire arrangements OF the Central Park
monkey house.
Atty, Dlttenhoefer IN his argument
for the defense declared IL was uppar-
ant that the case against Caruso was
entirely police.made, The whole cas-.
depended upon tho word OF Hannah
Graham and they had failed TO pro-
iuce her IN court 10 give that word.
Atty, Dittenhoefer said CarusO was
only one OF many vlctlni3 OF the central
Park monkey house. "That place Is
ldroitly arranged" said he. TT Nigh,
have been designed as q place to blast
regulations OF Innocent men. All that
Is needed is a Cain ANA a woman TO
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