The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-17
TENOR CARUSO ARRESTED.
UOyt\ SAYS me- TNSULTED HER
~ CENTRAL PiRk ron.
Policeman Grabbed Him and Led Him From
Inc Monkey House to the station
Hurry Cau FOR COnried TO give Baii

we're in the monkey house in Central Park
Yesterday afternoon just before S O'Clock.
vrs Graham and the boy were leaning on
rho railing in front of a cage when a short
stout man Of very dark complexion stood
close 10 Mrs. Graham.
Main clothes man, James j. Kane, is at
,scbed TO the Arsenal station. His special
business it j. TO see that women in the park
arc not annoyed. Standing at the back
of the room he noticed the woman and
ltt,r boy and kept his eye also on the foreign
looking man" AZ Name described him later.
Kane saw that the woman appeared to
no disturbed, and finally when the woman
wheeled around on the man at her side
with a very red face, and said. See here.
what arc YOU doing?" Kane got busy.
He ran over to the railing and grabbed the
man bv the arm, saying to the woman, do
you want to make q complaint against this
man.
Il certainly do, - said Mrs. Graham. He
he's in-ultcd me
The stout nan got excited and agitated
wien he felt Ksne's hand gripping his arm.
but n spite Of his protests and his declara-
tons that il was all "A mistake a told
him that he was under arrest.
The prisoner walked quietly enough to
the Arsenal, although he appealed to Mrs.
Graham and the plain clothes man several
times to release him. Sergt. McGirr was
on the desk at the Arsenal He looked the
prisoner over and asked him who he was.
"Enrico Caruso, the opera singer" re-
Piled the stout man.
McGirr and Kane blinked in surprise.
The prisoner had given no indication of his
IDENTITY in the monkey house or on the way
70 the Arsenal. The tenor said that he was
% years old and that Italy was his birth
place. He was half beside himself with
excitement and anger and danced about
in front of the railing at the serReant's desk,
insisting to Mrs. Graham, the sergeant and
Name that a mistake, a very grave mistake.
had been made. Mrs. Graham repeated
her story to Sergt. McGirr and McGirr
turned to Kane.
What's the charger" he asked shortly.
-Disorderly and indecent conduct in
rubbing his left hand three times against
the side Of the complainant in an indecent
manner in the monkey house in Central
Park, +" said Kane, and the sergeant 50
entered it on the hlotter.
Caruso insisted again that a mistake
had been made, and said TO Mrs. Graham.
Madam, you must withdraw this charge.
There was no offence on my part
Caruso tried to get to Mrs. Graham to
srgue with her, but the sergeant ordered
Kane to keep him away from the woman.
Mrs. Graham said that she was 20 years
old and lived at 1855 Bathgate avenue,
The Bronx.
McGirr told Kane to take the prisoner
10 the East Sixty-seventh street station,
as there are no cells at the Arsenal. Caruso
walk ed quietly with Kane to the station
house, and Sergt. GUILTY. who was on the
desk there. took his pedigree again. GUILTY
quit scratching, looked up and said TO a cop:
Take him away"
Caruso struggled hard, the police say.
against being locked up and il took two
big cops to land him in the cell. As he
went he shouted that Mr.. Conried, manager
Of the Metropol Titan Opera House, be sent
for. Policemen Barry and Doyle locked
Carso up and Doorman Barry took charge
Of him.
In the cell Caruso scrubbed a short note
and addressed it to Mr.. Conried at the lat
ter's house. 65 West Seventy-first street.
Mr.. Conried got TO the station house at
40. arriving in a hanson cab. He was
evidently worried. He walked up to Sergt.
OConnell, who had succeeded GUILTY, and
said.
Il Understand that Mr.. Caruso, my tenor,
is in a cell here. II that is possible, what
Is the charge against him?"
O'Connell read the paragraph on the
blotter and Herr Conried asked what bail
was necessary. He was informed that
security for $500 would be sufficient.
"Ihave my house at IS West Seventy-frst
street, which I value at 500 900, for security.
Win that do?" asked Herr Conried.
The sergeant assured him that it would
and the release was made out.
When Doorman Barry brought the singer
from the cell Mr.. Caruso's face was woful.
As soon as he saw Herr Conried it lighted up
and he ran to the manager and threw his
aims around Conried's neck.
"Oh. I'm glad 10 see you, said the singer
ms he embraced Herr COnried. Il am so glad
b he released from that dungeon
Mr.. Conried put Caruso into the cab and
they drove TO the Hotel Savoy. where Caruso
has an apartment.
Signor Caruso talked to reporters In his
apartment at the Savoy last night. His
English was poor, but he made himself
understood.
He said that he got a letter yesterday
afternoon from a friend who lives in Man
haitian avenue and that the letter asked
him 10 call at his friends house at Q O'Clock.
He left the Savoy at 4 O'Clock, and, realizing
that il was too early to keep the appoint
ment, he took a walk in the park.
When he went into the monkey house
he noticed the woman and observed, he
said, that she seemed to be interested in
him. He denied touching her and said
that he had his hands in his overcoat pockets
Ill the time.
As he started to leave a man Kane
grabbed him. He didn't understand h
II was all about and continued in ignorance
Until they tried to put him in a cell. Then
ne resisted and made trouble, as he eX-
pressed IL.
While he was talking to the reporters
somebody noticed that one OF his shirtstuds
was missing. Caruso got very much ex-
cited and told the reporters that il was a
black pearl which he had bought in London.