New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
CARUSO UNDER ARREST
WOMAN HIS ACCUSER.
Tenor Charged 7oith Insulting Spec
tatOr IN Central Park.


Enrico Caruso, the leading italian tenor of
the Metropolitan Opera House company, was
arrested late yesterday afternoon in the monkey
house in the Central Park Menagerie on a charge
OF dsorderly conduct made by Mrs Hannah
Graham. thirty years old, of No. 1856 Bath
gate avenue The Bronx. who says that he in
suited her.
Signor Caruso, excited. hysterical and even
fearful. taken to the East 9th street po-
lice station, placed in what he called dun
geon" and kept there for more than hour,
until Herr Conried appeared and bailed him
out. He will be arratgned in the Yorkvie
police court this morning, and Mrs. Graham
said she would appear against him.
Mr. Well assistant business manager Of the
Metropolitan Opera House. said last night that.
as Signor Caruso did not understand the Eng
lish language, he did not at first understand
the reason for his arrest. After he had been
bailed out and things had been explained to
him he asked to see a lawyer in order to bring
suit for false arrest.
The arrest was made by Patrolman James j.
Kane, Of the Arsenal station. in Central Park.
who attracted to the monkey house by Mrs.
Graham's cries OF indignation. and who says
he witnessed the latter part OF the encounter
between the woman and the tenor. Mrs Gra-
ham said she Of the facts in the case
because the insult to her offered by Caruso
| not once. but three times. and that she did not
cry out. attracting Patrolnnan Kane until the
third time.
Mrs Graham was in the monkey house with
her little son watching the antics Of the SIM
ians and in the crowd Signor Caruso Mrs.
! Graham is a plump and attractive woman. She
says that as she was standing by the railing
in front of one of the cages CaruSo, whom she
cid not know from any one else in the crowd.
moved up beside her 1t then. she says.
that he first insuIted her Much affronted and
embarra ssed. but not wishing make a scene
and call attention to herself, Mrs. Graham
says she tried to away and escape the
man But he followed her. she declares. and
repeated the insult. Again she tried to move
away.
A third time. Mrs. Graham says. the man
stepped close to her and repeated the insult
Then. thoroughly disturbed and frightened at
his persistence Mrs. Graham cried out. The
/ commotion quickly brought Patrolman Kane to
! the scene After hearing the woman's account
! of what the man had done the arrest was
! made.
Mrs Graham did not want to follow the po-
| liceman and prisoner into the Arsenal, wishing
| to avoid notoriety But Kane. realizing the
! delicacy Of the situation. and the fact that he
would probab be required to tell the story in
court to-day under stiff cross-questioning by
counsel persuaded her TO go into the station
and repeat her charge to the sergeant, who or
dered charge Of disorderly conduct to be made
against the prisoner
When Caruso realized that he was prisoner
he became highly excited. His features work
ing convulsively and his arms wildly gesticu-
lating he drew forth of his cards and waved
| It before the sergeant.
a IN
English You make a mistake. Send for Mr..
| Conried'
Search the prisoner" the sergeant ordered
| in matter Of fact tone. Then Signor Caruso
went wild He struggled to get out of the hands
of the officer So strenuous did he become that
two other policemen had to be called from the
back to hold him. The search was only
perfunctory the prisoner had to be taken to
| the East 67th street station to be locked up,
there being cells in the Arsenal.
! Mrs. Graham. agitated and ashamed left the
| Arsenal with her son quickly as she could
and went home. Patroman Kane and another
policeman took Caruso in patrol wagon 10
! the East 9th street station. where he was again
arraigned. before Sergeant GUILTY.
| Sergeant GUILTY took the complaint paper
from the Arsenal. and told the patrolmen to
| search the prisoner again. The second order
made the tenor wild again. He wept and
| screamed. crying that he was being made to
| suffer a terrible indignity. proclaiming his
identity and struggling to free himself from the
hands of the two officers. But the search was
| finished, and he was relieved of his papers, a
few articles of jewelry and a small sum Of
money Then the two guards took him to a
cell in spite of his struggles and cries.
It was about 5 o'clock when Sighor Caruso
was locked up. Half hour or so later. when
| he had Gained down a little he called Doorman
| Barry and asked him to telegraph a note
! planning his position to Herr Conried, which
| was done.
About 6 80 O'Clock Herr Conried appeared at
the station very much disturbed over the plight
of his star. When Sighor Caruso saw his man
| ager he rushed TO the tmpresarlo ana threw his
| arms around Herr Conrieds neck
| 1T was all mistake he cried They put
| me I'm a horrible dungeon.
| fter a talk with Sergeant Guilty a bail bond
Of $500 the amount required on a diSorderly
| conduct charge, made out ana Herr Con-
Ill sicned II giving as security his home at
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