The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-27
OTHERS LIKE CARUSO|
Many Arrests In Central Park
For Insulting Women, Says
Police Official.
TENOR GETS LEAVE TO APPEAL

Higher Court to Review Sentence of
Magistrate, Whose Conduct of Trial
Is riticised-singer's Voice Improv-
ing, but Friends Dread Opening APP
Pearance In Public.
New York, Nov. 2T.-That Enricc
Caruso, the noted tenor is only one of
scores of prominent persons who have
been arrested for insulting women in
the monkey house in Central park was
asserted by Deputy Police Commits
sioner Mathot In the list of those
who have sought adventure in the
monkey house and landed in the police
station, Mr. Mathot said, were clergy
men of various denominations. a bish-
op, lawyers, musicians, actors, man
ayers and bankers, but the prisoners
were wary after their arrests and gave
them that their identities were re
yealed, but Mr.. Mathot said that be.
cause of the big scandals that would
have followed the making public OF
the real names of the offenders they
either were let go or were permitted
to appear in the magistrates court un-
der the names they had given in the
police stations.
The police, Mathot said. even now
ard looking for the secretary of a
branch of the Young Mems Christian
association who was arrested in the
rOOnlrov hotca ord forfa;tad b;s Fo;I
The deputy refused to divulge the
name of the man, but said that in all
probability it would come out if he
was caught. Mathot's statements were
confirmed by several policemen in Cen
tral park, who said that not only had
they arrested many prominent men,
but that at the present time they are
watching one of the most prominent
bankers in this city who has been a
constant offender in and about the
monkey house. but whom they have
never been able to get right"
Will Send Others to Jail.
"Caruso was convicted and fined, but
If we get any more of these fellows
I'm going to try to have prison sen
tences inflicted" said Mr.. Mathot. Il
have received many letters from prom
lent persons commencing NE for the
postnon [ have taken in the Caruso
case also have received many
threatening letters. but have not
taken any notice Of these"
One Of the threatening letters sent to
Mathot was Of the typical Black Hand
kind. It was written on tissue pa
per and decorated with skulls bones
and daggers. The letter read:
Commissioner Mathot: Produce Mrs.
Graham or you will be among the
missing,
Former Justice Dittenhoefer, at
torney for Caruso appeared before
Judge sO'sullivan and asked for an or
der enabling him to appeal from the
decision of Magistrate Baker He said
that the magistrate committed an er-
ror when he visited the monkey house,
for that virtually made him a witness
in the case, The. lawyer also maintnin-
ed that the magistrate made other er-
rors. in the aaalssion and rejection oil
testimony, and an affidavit from Caru-
SO, in which he said that he was inno-
cent of the crime for which he was
convicted, was presented to the court
Judge O'Snlfvan granted the applica-
ton for permission to appeal.
Tenor's Voice In Good Shape.
In the Metropolitan Opera House II
was said that the tenor's voice was
improving steadily and that in all
probability he would be able to sing in
"La Boheme" tomorrow night. Much
anxiety, however, is still being felt by
the singer and his friends in regard to
the reception that he will receive.
While Caruso's friends believe that he
VIII receive the greatest welcome of
his life when he steps on the stage,
they express fear that he may be hiss
ed Such a demonstration will arouse
his friends in the audience to resent
ment. Every effort, however, will be
made to avoid trouble in the opera
house.