Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-23
Deputy Police Commissioner Springs
Sensation During Trial
Of Caruso.
HANNAH GRAHAM WILL APPEAR
Prosecution Tries to Prove That
Noted Tenor, During Previous
Visits to New York, lnsuItod Mo-
men with mpunity-Amcroan Con.
sui Comes to Defendants Aid.
(Dy Associated prcsy.)


NEW YORK, N. y, Nov. 22,--IIan.
nhh Graham. the woman who caused
tho arrest Of lGnricU Carliso, OH a
charge OF annoying and Illustrating
her In the monkey house In Central
Park last Friday, may appear In 10
lice court tomorrow to press tho
charge against him.
Just before court adjourned to.
night ut the end OF tho second days
nearing OF tho charge against tho
singer Deputy Police Commission.
or Mhthot, who Is conducting the
ease for the prosecution. said tnat
tho" havca little evidence to offer.
The report that tho witness refer.
rcd to was to be the missing ...Iss
Hannah Grahum quickly spread
through the building
Goes Into Singers Past Life.
Today WIS not without happenings
Of sensational nature. When court
adjourned last night. Curusu him.
sell was on the stand ana HIS OK
animation was resumed when tho
case was taken up today. Deputy
Police Commissioner Mnthut began
20 question tho defendant closely
concerning Ills past life and parHesl
larry with reference to tho last NJ
years when he has appeared lnH
'ounry under the direction MID
reich Conreld. ta" IS
Carnso acknowledged TINT he waas
IN New York IN 1904 ana that on
February 4, Of that year he sung lii
rnrslial at the Metropolitan Opera
House.
Real Sensation Produced.
II was ut this point tint the real
sensation of the day came. Tho win.
d0ws directly behind tho magistrates
oehch swung open aud IL handsome
woman CARRIED entirely ia whjto ana
with II white veil drawn closely over
ncr face, stepped into iii room.
"Chriso. look upon this woman
said the deputy police commissioner,
ns The woman raised the VOL aud
revealed her features. did you oyer
see her bcioro?"
The defendant moved ,lneasily
hcsiiatcd ana then replied: II have
never seen her" 1888
l)iu You not on the afternoon OF
February !, 1904, during tho second
act Of 'Parslfal,' stand behind this
woman IN the Metropolitan Opera
House and subject her TO exactly
Inc same lndisnitics To which IL lis
charged Hannah Graham was sub
lrcled ut The Central Park monkey
housc?' ~
= did not" replied The witness
nntIy. i never saw The woman be-
iore so far as can rrnicmber."
Other Women Insulted.
is IL not tue that on that after
noon, not only this woman, but other
women were Tho victims of most
indecent actions upon your part?"
persisted Mr.. Mathot.
Before Caruso could reply. hin
counsel broke In with Il vigorous
objection. Such proceeding was
unprecedented and unwarranted. he
declared Carliso WAS not on trial
Tor anything that happened In 1904
ana 1t was manifestly unfair to bring
INTO the case unnamed women. His
objection was sustained
one Of the divertin. features of
INC day was the appearance as a Wit
ness for the defense of DR.. Adolph
Denzlnger, former American consul
at Madrid. DR.. Dcnzinger tcstlfloa
he was In the monkey house at Con.
iral Park during Carso's visit there
last Friday and that he observed no
improper action upon tho singers
part. -