The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-19
CARUSO WILL FIGHT CHARGE.
oONRTED SAYS HE'LL PROVE 1T
4 PUT UP JOB.
pslce Can't Find the Graham who Accused
singer OF AnnOying Her-CarusO
Receivers From Scistica and Takes
Luncheon and Counsel with COnrIed.

singer Of Annoying Her-CarusO
Receivers From sclatica and Takes
Luncheon and Counsel with Conried.
Herr Direktor Won Conried, who has
taken UP the interests OF Enrico Caruso,
his tenor singer, in the charge made against
the Italian that he annoyed Mrs. Hannah
K, Graham in the Central Park zoo last
Friday afternoon, declared yesterday that
h. believed the whole case was a put up
lob and thai at the hearing next Wednesday
the Caruso forces would do their best to
prove this.
Speaking also for Sig. Caruso, Richard
Bsrtelemy, his instructor and friend, de-
clsred yesterday at the Hotel Savoy that
the tenor also believed that he was the
victim of some sort of game. NJ. Bartelemy
said, however, that no offers to withdraw
the case had reached the singer or his
counsel. Frederick W. Sporting.
Caruso had so much recovered yesterday
from the attack Of sciatica which kept him
from goingto court on Saturday that he was
able shortly after noon to leave the Hotel
savoy. where he stays with Bartelemy.
He took luncheon with Herr Conried and
at the meal they discussed the whole affair.
He did not return to the hotel until late.
He commissioned M. Bartelemy to speak
for him, the instructor said.
There was a trifing difference Of opinion
betw FER M. Bartelemy and DIR. Ludwig
Weiss Of a West Ninety-frst street, who
il Caruso's physician. NJ. Bartelemy said
that Caruso was not at all subject to sciatica,
but the doctor said that he suffered from
il frequently. AT times he is unable to
walk ' saidrDr. Weiss yesterday that
10 what affected him yesterday. l have
heard that he was so much better to-day
that I did not 20 to see him at the Hotel
Savoy" NJ. Bartelemy said that Caruso
was never stopped from a theatre engage
ment by sciatio pains, from which he suf-
fered tres, tres rarement."
Herr Conried said yesterday that Caruso
had been at his house. He said that the
singer would be in court on Wednesday to
answer to the charge brought against him.
1T Is a put up job and nothing but that"
declared Herr Conried. The idea that
Csruso would bother any woman in the
park is preposterous. 1t is ridiculous.
Why. Caruso every day gets that many
love letters Indicating a fiat bundle about
six inches in height. and to think that he
would wander around the park annoying
women is absurd.
"Caruso is a man who is very correct
in his habits, anyway. | know that be-
cause ] kno him. l asked him privately
about this thing because l wanted TO know
where I stood. He old me then that all
he had done was to stand there a m
looking at the monkeys. He stood next
10 this He had his hands in his
overcoat pocket and his cane pushed down
IN one pocket 40 that it lay along his
shoulder. He said that he did not touch
her. He was surprised when the police
man placed him under arrest.
W have been looking for Mrs. Graham,
but she has disappeared 30 absolutely
that we have been unable to find her
Capt. John r. Stephenson, who is in
command of the Arsenal station, said yes
terday that Cain had been detailed to look up
Mrs. Graham. Capt. Stephenson said that
IN such cases it was rather hard to get the
women into court because Of the ~notoriety.
and for that reason in many cases the police
olicer had to appear in court to substantiate
the charges. He declared that Cain was a
capable and conscientious officer. Capt.
TIrllNFuNOAi htS Gel III ~ 60 WI wv IiN
cnct since the wholesale shift in captains
not more than three weeks ago. Before
that he was in the Mercer street station.
The police are anxious to get hold Of Mrs.
Graham and to that end they nave been
making careful Investigations in The Bronx.
They have Niled TO get a trace OF her at
1919 Bsthgate avenue. the address she gave
~ 'hH time Of the arrest. The police in
vastlgation has been a source OF great
annoyance to persons named Graham living
in The Bronx. The SUN reporter was told
up there Yesterday Of a Mrs. Graham whose
husband has a business place in The Bronx
and relatives in Bathgate avenue but who
now live, downtown close 10 Central Park.
This Mrs. Graham's husband said last night
that she was not the accuser.
W. Bsrtelemy said yesterday that Signor
Caruso had received many kilograms and
cablegrams since the arrest from persons
who wanted to show their sympathy for
lim. Altogether about fifty cable mes
sgges had arrived from friends in Berlin.
PARIS, Rome. Florence and other places
where he WAS known. VI. Bsrtelemy said
hat the shock Of the arrest had affected
The singer greatly and thst the result might
Oe u~nfayorable 70 him.