The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-24
Noted Tenor Given Maximum
Fine After Remarkable Trial
of Three Days.
CASE WILL BE APPEALED
MANY FRIENDS DESERT ITALIAN
SINGER ON LAST DAY AND
VEHEMENTLY SHOUT "MON-
KEY HOUSE" AT HiMs
fPubllshers. Press.I

| New York. Nov. os--.My verdict
will be confined TO Just four words:
| Guilty, fine ten dollars
This was the result announced by
Magistrate Baker in the case of Sen
| or Enrico Caruso, who for three days
| has been on the grill in the York
vile police court on the charge of
| having annoyed women in the mon
/ key house of the Central Park Zoo
| just week ago this afternoon.
| In finding that the world famed
| tenor was guilty of the offense charg-
ed by detective j. ]. Cain, magistrate
Baker delivered a hard blow to Caru-
so and his manager, Director Helm
| rich Conreid, of the Metropolitan
| Opera House. Caruso was complete
| ly unnerved by the Magistrates find
| ing and was SO upset that he refused
| to see interyiewers.
An Appeal to be Taken.
Former Judge Dittenhoefer. tho
singers counsel, was greatly surpris-
ed when the judgment of the Magis-
trate was telephoned TO him, but an
nounced forthwith that an appeal
would be taken. This means that
the record of the hearing will be pre-
sented to the Court of Special Ses-
sions- This may be accomplished
within a comparatively brief time.
and owing to the notoriety of the
cause, the appeal may be disposed of
within a week or ten days.
The fine imposed was the maximum
that could be fixed by the police
court.
Called Caruso Monkey House.
Carusos popularity carried him
through the first two days of the
hearing with some eclat, but today
his star was behind cloud. His
friends, with oiled mustaches cheer
ed him as old, but the majority of
the spectators were against him and
when he was not being Missed. the
cry "Caruso monkey house" a favor
ite phase for the past week, was din
ned in the artists ears.
Hannah Graham did not appear TO
press the complaint against caruso.
Deputy Police Commissioner Mathot
in informing the court that Mrs. Gra
ham would not be present. said: II
received information as to the identf
ty of the woman known as Hannah
court, but learned that she has
left the jurisdiction OF this court and
I am unable to produce her." Ca
ruso's counsel protested again such
an explanation being made to the
court and declared that he did not be-
lieve there was any such woman az
Hannah Graham
Spectators in Court Scored.
After defending Police Commission
er Bingham, his deputies and the po-
licemen of New York on the charges
of plotting and blackmail and charg-
ing the defendant with having enter.
ed a speaking, shifting, evasfye de-
fense, Mr.. Mathot said:
..As to the reason why Mrs. Graham
is not here. / will tell your honor
that anyone known decent woman
would recoil from appearing before
such lot of peryerts, male and fe-
male such lot of dogs the
deputy police commissioner was in
terupted by Kisses and cries of shut
up" your liar" and other phrases
from the audience, as are in the rear
of this court room and would sur
round fhr here. Why do these peO=
pie come here? Solely TO satisfy
their beastly impulses How could
any respectable woman consent to
face such a lot of ours as are kissing
me now. some of the scum of Sicily
and the Lazaretto of Naples"
Asking Magistrate Baker in the
name of the mothers, wives and SIS
ters of the men of New York not to
let Caruso off, the deputy commission
er said:
Calls Caruso Scum OF Earth.
The evidence shows that this man
to be one of the scum of the earth.
What If he is the greatest tenor i'll
the world. Does that entitle him to
extra consideration. On the contrary
is is the reason why he should be
severely punished. / appeal to you
not to allow this panderer. this per-
vert to continue to roam the streets
and public places of New York, fore
ing his despicable attentions upon our
women
Magistrate Baker took the case nn-
der adyisemenf and after visit to
the monkey house TO make personal
observations in verincation Of the
testimony of witnesses about the To-
Biography of the place. he announced
his judgment. Practically every one
had left the courtroom when the fine
was pronounced, Caruso being infor-
med Of it through his lawyers.