Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-23
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\ Dramatic Incident tt tho Trlll ol
 EnIice Caruso.


 heavy whitS veil, EiGnor Enric0 ca ruso, charged with annaying women il the Central park monkey house, spen a bad quarter of an hour at the re sumptiof Gf the hearing in the York ville police court. The famous tenoi clasped and unclasped hls hands and nervously twirled his mustache as he denied, in answer to Deputy Commis sioner William H. Mathot's questions that he had ever been arrested in the Metropolitan Opera House on com plalnt of woman.
 The woman's entrance into tho court room was most dramatic, and as she stood behind Magistrate Baker her eyes flashed angrlly as she gaEed al Caruso, who kept his face averted Another woman was waiting to con front the singer, but on objection by former Judge Dittenhoefer Magistrate Baker refused to allow Deputy Com. missioner Mathot to produce her.
 Commlssioner Mathot began tO ques- tion the defendant very closely con- corning his past life and particularly with reference to the past four years, when he has appeared in this country under the direction of Heinrich Con- rled. Caruso acknowledged that he was in New York In 1904 and that on Feb. 4 of that year hs sang in "Parsi- far at the Metropolitan Opera House.
 It was at this point that the real sensation of the day came. The wide doors directly behind the magistrates bench swung open, and . handsome woman garbed entirely in white and with a white yell drawn closely over her face stepped into tho room.
 "Caruso. look upon this woman," said the deputy police commissioner as the woman raised the veil and re- vealed her features "Did you ever see her beforef'
 The defendant moved uneasily, hes. itated and then replied, "No, I have never seen her.
 "Did you not on the afternoon of Feb. 4, 1904, during the second act of 'Parslfar stand behind this woman in the Metropolitan Opera House and subject her to exactly the same in dlgnitles to which 1t is charged Han nah Graham was subjected at the Cen tral park monkey hollse3"
 "I did not" replied the witness hot. ly. 'I never saw the woman before, so far as I can remember"
 ''Is 1t not true that on that after noon not only this woman, but other women were the victims of most in- decent actions upon your partr per- sisted MT. Mathot.
 Before Caruso could reply his coun. sel broke in with vigorous objection. Such a proceeding was unprecedented and unwarranted. he declared. Caruso was not on trial for anything that happened in 1904, and 1t was mani. festedly unfair to bring into the case unnamed women. His objection was sustained.
 One of the diyerting features of the day was tho appearance as witness for the defense of pr. Adolph Denzin. ger, former American consul at Mad rid. pr. Denzinger testified he was in the monkey house at Central park dur ing Caruso's visit there and that hs ob- served no improper action upon the singers part He declared that he had voluntarily come forward to testify in the singers behalf because he knew him personally-knew him to be . gen teman-regarding him as the greatest tenor of this or any other time and benefactor of. humanity.
 He desired to protect Caruso not for himself alone, but for his great career. T volunteered to assist MT. Caruso in exactly the same way that volunteer ed to assist Theodore Roosevelt to be- come president of the United States" said Dr. Denxinger.
 Several other witnesses testifled as to Caruso's inability to speak English, and the hearing was then adjourned to permit the prosecution to reach an i'm. portant witness.
 T have just received q msssass from headquarters," MT. Mathot said to Magistrate Baker, "that the police have found Mrs. Graham"
 A crowd had gathered outside the court and as the tenor came down the steps there were some misses, but they could scarcely be heard in the din of cheers. One of the persons to greet Caruso as he descended the steps was a handsome young woman, who pre- sented him . bouquet of violets.
 The singer became the center of one of the most remarkable demonstrations that ever occurred in CT about . court in this city. In the corridor of the courthouse women threw bouquets of flowers at him, while others strewed them at his feet One woman showed a button with the tenor's photograph that she wore on her coat.
 It seemed as if Caruso was q con quering hero instead of a defendant on the vulgar charge of having insult cd women in the monkey house. SO enthusiastic were hIs admirers. The flowers that were thrown at his feet by susceptible and hysterical women impeded his progress. and 1t was evil dent that Caruso was pleased with his reception
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