The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-23
NEW WOMAN
 IN THE CASE CaruSo Confronted by a
 Stranger. TWO SENSATIONS IN COURT As Tenor Leaves, He is Presented
 With Bouquet. GIIannah Graham" Whom Singer is Accused of subJectins to IndiE- nItIes in Central Park May
 Appear Today.

New York, Nov 22.-'Hannah Gra- ham," the woman who caused the arr | rest of Enrico Caruso on charge of annoying and mistreating her 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- night, at the end of the second days hearing of the charges against the singer, Deputy Police Commissioner Mathot, who is conducting the case for the prosecution, said that he had little more evidence to offer.
 There was only one witness for the prosecution yet to be heard, he said, and when that witness appeared he would require less than ten minutes to complete his case. A report that the witness referred to was the missing Hannah Graham" quickly spread through the building.
 Hannah Graham" dropped out of sight when she left the police station five minutes after she had preferred the charge against Caruso Friday af- ternoon.
 Today was not without happenings of a sensational nature. When court adjourned last night Caruso himself was on the stand, and his examination was renewed when the case was taken up today. Deputy Police Commission CT Mathot began to question the de- fendant closely concerning his past life.
 Denies Strange Woman.
 Caruso acknowledged he was in New York in 1904, and that on February of that year he sang in "Parsifai" 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 a handsome woman, garbed entirely in white. with white veil drawn closely over her face stepped into the room.
 "Caruso. look upon thls woman" said the Deputy Police Commissioner, as her features. Did you ever see her bfore2"
 The defendant moved uneasily. hesI- tated and then replied, No, l have never seen her"
 Did you not on the afternoon of February. 1904, during the second act of 'Parsifar stand behind this woman in the Metropolitan Opera House and subject here to exactly the same indig- mites to which 1t is charged Hannah Graham was subjected to at the Gen. tral Park monkey house?'
 T did not" replied the witness hot 
 so far as I can remember"
 'Is it not true that on that after noon. not only this woman, but other women were the victims of most inde- cent actions upon your part?' persisted MT. Mahot.
 Presented With ViOIets.
 Before Caruso could reply his counsel broke in with a vigorous objection Such proceeding was unprecedented and unwarrantable. he declared Caru- so was not on trial for anything that happened In 1904, and it was manifest ly unfair to bring into the case an un- named woman. His objection was sus- tained. and the matter was permitted to rest
 The little Yorkville police court room again housed great crowd today and there were hundreds around the build ing who were unable to gain admit tance. large proportion of them were Italians, and as Caruso came down the steps, he was given a cheer which echoed throughout the street. There were some misses. but they could scarcely be heard in the din of cheers.