The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-23
Another "PInched'' Witness Ap
pears on the Scene
ENTRANCE IS SENSATIONAL
But the Great Tenor Holly Denies
Pinchine Her-Monkey House Vic
tim Is Expected to APP
pear Today.

New York, November 22.-Hannah Gra-
ham, the woman who caused the arrest
OF Enrico Caruso on a charge of annoy
ing and mistreating her in the monkey
house in Central Park last Friday, may
appear in police court tomorrow to press
the charge against him.
Just before court adjourned tonight
at 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 quick
ly spread through the building.
Hannah Graham dropped out of sight
when 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 most earnest endeavors had been
made to find her, but without avail.
Day Rather Sensational.
sensational nature. When court ad-
journed last night Caruso himself was
on the stand, and his examination was
renewed when the case was taken up
today. Deputy Police Commissioner Ma
thot began to question the defendant very
closely concerning his past life and par
ticularly with reference to the past four
years, when he has appeared in this coun-
try under the direction of Heinrich Con-
ried. Caruso acknowledged that he was
In New Y ork In 1904, and that on Febru-
ary of that year he sang in "Parsifal'
at the Metropolitan opera house. 1t
was at this point that the real sensation
of the day came.
Woman In White Appears.
The wide doors directly behind the
magistrate bench swung open and a
handsome woman, garbed entirely in
white and with white veil drawn closely
over her face. stepped into the room.
''Caruso, look upon this woman, said
the deputy police commissioner. The wom-
an raised the veil and revealed her fea-
lures.
Did you ever see her before?" The
defendant moved uneasily, hesitated and
then replied:
mo. L have never seen her"
did you not, on the afternoon of Feb
ruary A. 1904, during the second act of
Parsifal, stand behind this woman in the
Metropolitan opera house and subject her
to exactly the same indignities to which
1t is charged Hannah Graham was sub
iected at the Central Park monkey
house,"
II did not" replied the witness hotly.
II never saw the woman before so far as
i can recollect.'
'sIs it not true that on that afternoon,
not only this woman, but other women
were the victims of most indecent actions
,artoN
Counsel Enters Vigorous Protest.
Before Caruso could reply his counsel
broke in with a vigorous objection. Such
proceeding was unprecedented and un-
warran ted he declared. Caruso was not
on trial for anything that happened in
1904 and is was manifestly unfair to bring
into the case unnamed women HIS OBJ
lection was sustained, and the matter
was permitted to rest.
The little Yorkville police court room
again housed great crowd today and
there were hundreds around the building
who were unable to gain admittance n
large proportion Of them were Italians,
and as Caruso came down the steps ne
was given a cheer which echoed throug h
out the street There were some Kisses,
hut they could scarcely be heard in the
din of cheers. One of the persons TO
meet Caruso was handsome young
woman who presented him with boquet
n ViOlptS.
voune man. who said he was her brother.
They rode away In their automobile just
as caruso stepped into q cab and started
for his hotel.
Caruso Cheered and Kissed.
When Caruso arrived at the court build
ing he was loudly cheered by Italians.
The cheers were mixed with misses, how
ever. AS the singer stood on the court
steps he was photographed by a number
of camera men,
There was a long delay in opening the
casa Several minor cases were before the
court and nearly a score of witnesses
were heard. Caruso came in early accom-
pauied by the same friends that attended
him Yesterday and during the long inter-
val the singer had to wait In the center
of the court room. After waiting half an
hour Caruso began to display nervous
ness and from time to time repeatedly
stretched himself, shrugged his shoul-
ders drew I'D his brows and chewed
savagely at his moustache.
1t was reported in the court room that
the woman who confronted Caruso
IN court today when he was asked
whether he had annoyed her at the opera
house, was a member of the chorus or
the Metropolitan Opera company In ms
direct examinaton yesterday Caruso SAID
he saw Mrs. Hannah Graham, the COM
piainant in the case, outside the monkey
not again until she appeared in the police
station and swore to the complaint
against him. Today he said that he saw
her several times in the monkey house,
but he was not near her. He was unable
to describe Mrs. Graham's clothing. He
was asked to describe the glance whic n
he Yesterday testified Mrs. Graham gave
him, and which he Interpreted as an ad-
mission that she was a woman of doubt
full character.
Caruso said he was unable to describe
the glance but that he could recall it.
He was sure Of his memory as to what
he considered the glance to mean at that
time.
Caruso's Friend on Stand.
Dr. Ado1ph Donziger an attorney and
former United States consul at Madrid,
Spain, was the next witness
Donziger said he reached the monkey
house just as Caruso was entering. That
was 4:s5 p. m. Caruso was standing with
his hands in his pocket in front Of the
suaks cases. He was standing against the