The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-23

charge against him. Just before court
adjourned tonight at the end of the sec
ond days hearing of the charge against
the singer, Deputy Police Commissioners
Mathot, who is conducting the prOsacu-
llon- said that he had little more evil
deEce TO offer There was only one wit
ness Tor the prosecution vet to be heard,
ne said, and when that witness appeared
he would require less than ten minutes to
complete his case.
Will Appear Today.
Despite the efforts of the po,ica. it had
been found impossible TO present the wit
neSses today, but he felt safe iii aSsur-
ing the court that the person 10 whom
ne referred would he in court tomorrow.
a report that the witness referred to was
the missing Hannah Graham spread.
hahnah Graham dropped out o. sight
Wnel she left the police station five min
utes after she had preferred the charge
against CarusO last Friday afternoon, and
witnesses for the prosecution testified that
the utmost endeavOrs had been G1de to
ind her, but without avail Should she
1appedr she would furnish a sensation far
Greater than any which have marked the
Two days hearing in the YOrkvilIe police
court
Not First offense.
Today was not without sensations. When
court adjourned last night Caruso was
on the stand. and his examination was
resumed when the case was taken uIr to-
day. Deputy Police Commissioner MathOt
questioned the defendant closely concern
ing the four years when he has appeared
H. this country under the direction Of
Heinrich COnTied- CaTuSO acknowledge
that he in New York in 1904 and that
on February 1 of that year he sang IN
.Earsifaf' at the Metropolitan Opera
house. 1t was at this point that the real
sensation of the day came. The wide
doors directly behind the magistrates
bcEch swung open, and woman in white
and with white veil drawn closely over
her face stepped into the room.
Denied Having Seen Her.
''Caruso. look upon this woman" said
the deputy police commissioner. as the
woman raised the veil and revealed her
features. Did You ever see her before? -
The defendant moved uneasily, hesitated
and then replied:
mo. ] have never seen her"
Did you not on the afternoon of Feb.
4. 1904, during the second act of "Parsifal."
stand behind this woman in the MetrOpOl-
1tan opera house and subject her to eX-
aCtly the same indignities to which it is
charged Hannah Graham was subjected
a. the Central park monkey house?"
Caruso Was Angry.
II did not" replied the witness hotIy.
'I never saw the woman before, so far
a | can remember
rs it not true that on that afternoon
not only this woman but other women
were the victims of much indecent action
upon your part?" persisted Mr. MathOt.
CarusO's counsel broke in with a Wig
OF Gus objection which was sustained
1t was reported in the court room that
the woman in white was member of the
chorus OF the Metropolitan opera COM
pany.
one Of the diverting features of the
DAY was the appearance for the defense
of DR. AdOlph Densiger, former American
consul at Madrid. DR. Densiger testified
that he was in the monkey house at Cen
trail park during Caruso'S visit there Fri
, day. and that he observed no improper
action on the singers part He declared
that he had voluntarily come forward to
testify in the singer s behalf because he
knew him personally. knew him to be
gentleman, the greatest tenor of this or
any other time. Being a benefactOr Of
humanity. he desired to protect CarusO.
not for himself alone, but for his great
eaEeer y volunteered TO assist Mr.. Ca
Ifso in exactly the same way that / vol
e nteered TO assist Theodore Roosevelt TO
ecome president of the United States"
&sid DIR. DenSigeT.
Tie swore that from his observation it
would have been n physical impossibility
for Car1so to have acted toward any
woman in the monkey house in the man
ner described by Detective Cain yesterday.
He stood within ten feet of Caruso at the
time he was in the building.
Conreid on the Stand.
Heinrich Conreid director Of the Metro
roIitan opera house. described CarusO's
irnannerisns much as did DIR. Densiger.
.srTo he brief he is DompOus, IS he NOT %
..Tt would be more kind to speak of il
as a habit replied Mr.. Conreid-
Several other witnesses testified as TO
Caruso's inability to speak English and
the hearing was then adjourned until Mon
day.
great crowd today and hundreds were
unable to gain admittance
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