The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-27
Hannah Graham May Appear in
Count Today.
So far Efforts to Locate the Woman
Who Preferred the Charges Against
Caruso Resumes the Stand I'm His
Own MISREPRESENTATION During tho
Trial Yesterday When the Singer
Was Accusd OF Indecent Treatment
Toward Women I'm the Past.

Toward Women i'm thc Past.
New York, November 22.-Hannah
IGraham. the woman who caused the
ARREST of Enrico Caruso on a charge of
annoying and mistreating he. in the
monkey house in Central Park last
FRIDAY, may appear in police court to-
morrow to press the charge against
him. Just before court adjourned to-
might. at the end Of the second days
hearing OF the charge against the
lsinger, Deputy Police Commissioners
IMathol, who is conducting the case for
1.-The prosecution. said hat he had little
more evidence TO offer. There was only
one witness for the prosecution yet 10
be heard he said and w.Ier that witness
appeared he would require less han
ten minutes TO complete his case.
Despite the most diligent efforts
upon the part eff he police. IL had
been impOs5'..c TO present The wit
mess today, but he felt safe in assuring
the court that the person TO whom he
referred would be present in court to-
morrow. A report trat me witness re-
,feIred to was the miss ng Il II
lGTa'. quickly spread through the
building. Hannah Graham d.opped
lout Of sight when she leit the police
I~station five minutes after size had pre-
IfeIred the charge agail"t C.ruSO last
FRIDAY, and witnesses Of the prosecu-
ltiOn testified that the o earnest en-
ideavors had been MADE TO find her
without avail. Should she appear at
this time. whenthe case is practically
Iclosed, it would furnish q sensation far
Igreater than airy of tie others which
,haIe marked the tWo u~ys hearing.
Today was no happenings of a senca-
ltional nature. When court adjourned
last night. Caruso himself was on the
istaUa 3ud his examination was sun
ed when the case was taken up today.
iDepuJy Police COMMISSIONS Mathol
lbegan to question the defendant very
Iclosely c~oncerninghis past life and par
lticularly with reference TO the past four
Years when he appeared in this country
under the direction of Heinrich Conreid.
ICaruso acknowledged that he was in
New York in 1904, and that on Feb
Irurary 4th Of that year he sang in Par
lsifal" at the Metropolitan opera house
lit was at this point that the real SEN
lsation of the day came. Thewindows
directly behind the magistrates bench
swung open and a handsome woman
Igarbed entirely in white and with a
white veil drawn closely over her face,
stepped into the room
"Caruso, look upon this woman"
said the deputy police commissioner, rs
the woman raised the veil and reveal
led h.r feItu,"s.
Did you ever see her before?"
The defendant moved Ineasiiy, hes
itatei and then replied II have never
,seeD her"
did you not, on TIE afternoon of
February 4th, 1894. during the second
act of "'Parsifa'," stand behind this wo-
IN N tn. 4ietropJiftaa opera house
Ind sit. jecl her to exacTi. ~ same in
idienities TO which IT IS charged Han
nal Graham vas sutJect-t It the Cen
trial Park monkey house?"
L did not" repli=i TIE witness hot
ly. Il never saw the wurnan before so
is as I can remember"
is II not true thai Oh that afternoon,
mot only this woniat bat other women
were The victims of most indecent
factions upon your part?" persisted Mr.
EMathOl
; Before Caruso could reply his counsel
: ibroke in with a vigorous oH1acttou-
!. Sucn = proceeding vas Unprecedented
ana unwarranted, he declared. Caruso
5 was not on trial for anything that hap
nened IN 1904 and II was m~1rn.5tly
unfair to bring into tire case unnamed
{ women His objection VAS sustained.
= One If the divertir~ features Of the
| day w2s the appearance as a witness for
the defens of DR.. Ado oh DenZIger,
former American consul RI Madrid
DR.. Denzier testified he was III the
monkey house at CentTI Pa * etTinE
z Caruso's visit there last Friday and
: that he had voluntarily come forward
TO testif~ in the singers be'IaIf. because
he knew him personally, kna W him te
: be a gentleman, regarding him "a thu
Z greatesr tenor of this or any othei
time. and a benefactor OF humanity.
:. He desired to protect Caruso not
: himself alone, but for his great career
= TT vo, like Coffee but dare not drinl