Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-23
UNKNOWN
WOMAN IN IT.
Dramatic Incident at Trial of En-
rico CaruSO MathOt RakeS
Up Acts of the Past.

russo, charged with annoying women III
the Central park monkey house, spent
a bad quarter of an hour at the re-
sumption of the hearing in the YORK
vile police court. The famous tenor
clasped and unclasped his hands ana
nervously twirled his mustache as ne
denied, in answer to Deputy Commas
sioner William II. Mathot's questions
that he had ever been arrested III the
Metropolitan Opera House on COM
plant of a woman.
The woman's entrance into the court
room was most dramatic, ana as sne
stood behind Magistrate Baker ner
eyes flashed angrily as she gazed at
Caruso, who kept his face averted'
Another woman was waiting TO con-
front the singer. but on objection by
former Judge Dittenhoefer Magistrate
Baker refused to allow Deputy COM
missioner Mathot to produce her.
Commissioner Mathot began to ques-
ton the defendant very closely con-
corning his past life and particularly
with reference to the past four years,
when he has appeared in this countr!
under the direction of Heinrich CON
ried. Caruso acknowledged that he
was in New York in 1904 and that on
Feb. 4 of that year he sang in "Parsl-
fal' at the Metropolitan Opera House.
1t was Mt this point that the real
sensation of the day came. The wild
doors directly behind the magistrates
bench swung open, and a handsome
woman CARRIED entirely in white and
with a white veil drawn closely over
her face stepped into the room.
"Caruso, look upon this woman"
said the deputy police commissioner
as the woman raised the veil and re
vealed her features. "Did you ever
see her beforeY'
The defendant moved uneasily, hes
itated and then replied, mo. | have
see her"
did you not on the afternoon of
Feb. 4. 1904. during the second act of
'Parsifal' stand behind this woman in
the Metropolitan Opera House and
subject her to exactly the same in
dign;ties to which it is charged Han
nah Graham was subjected at the Cen
trail park monkey house?"
81 did not" replied the witness hot
ly. 81 never saw the woman before,
so far as I can remember"
"Is it not true that on that after
noon not only this woman. but other
ONE were the victims of most in
decent actions upon your partY per-
sisted Mr.. Mathot.
Before Caruso could reply his
sci broke in with a vigorous objection.
Such a proceeding was unprecedented
and unwarranted, he declared. Caruso
was not on trial for anything that
happened in 1904. and it was mani
festedIy unfair to bring into the ease
unnamed women. His objection was
sustained.
One of the diverting features of the
day was the appearance as a witness
for the defense of DR.. Adolph DENIM
ger, former American consul at Mad
i'd. DR.. DenZinger testified he was in
the monkey house at Central park dur
ing Carus0's visit there and that he OBJ
no improper action upon the
part. He declared that he had
voluntarily come forward to testify in
the singers behalf because he knew
him personally-knew him to be a gen
Misunderstanding him as the greatest
of this OF any other time and a
. nafaofop IF humanity,
He desired to protect Caruso not for
himself alone, but for his great career.
volunteered to assist Mr.. Caruso in
the same way that | volunteer
ID to assist Theodore Roosevelt to be-
,ome president of the United States"
aid DR.. Denzinger.
Several other witnesses testified as
o Caruso's inability to speak English,
Ind the hearing was then adjourned to
the prosecution to reach an i'm
witness.
Il have just received a message
headquarters" Mr.. Mathot said
10 Magistrate Baker, ''that the police
nave found Mrs. Graham"
A crowd had gathered outside the
,ourt, and as the tenor came down the
steps there were some Kisses, but they
.ould scarcely be heard in the din of
One of the persons to greet
'aruso as he descended the steps was
| handsome young woman, who pre-
'ented him a bouquet Of violets.
The singer became the center of one
the most remarkable demonstrations
hat ever occurred in or about a court
in this city. In the corridor of the
courthouse women threw bouquets of
iowers Mt him. while others strewed
them ut his feet. One woman showed
4 button with the tenor's photograph
she Wore on her coat.
1t seemed as if Caruso was a con-
quering hero instead of a defendant
on the vulgar charge of having insult
women in the monkey house, so
enthusiastic were his admirers. The
flowers that We're thrown at his feet
by susceptible and hysterical women
impeded his progress, and it was evil
dent that Caruso was pleased with
his reception.
His Body In Sugar Vat.