Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-23
CURTAIN IS DOWN
UPON CARUSO AND
THE MONKEY HOUSE
Court Reserves His Decision in
the Park Incident.
WOMAN DOES NOT APPEAR
Roth Sides Fail to Produce the Star
Witness, Mrs. Graham.
TENOR'S COUNSEL VERY SEVERE
He Declares That It is a Case of
Monkey House, Caruso and
Confederates.
Roth Sides Fail to Produce the Star
Witness, Mrs. Graham.
TENOR's COUNSEL VERY SEVERE

A police magistrate rang down
the curtain on the monkey house
comedy in which Caruso has been
starring shortly after noon today.
The lady who was to have played
the title role-Hannah Graham by
her police name-did not put in an
appearance at the finale and the
court reserved its judgment. The
proceedings were again tinged with
roses and Gotham color. Counsel
for the premier tenor made a
dramatic appeal for him and the
metropolitan police were handled
without gloves in the summing-up
address.
Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, November 23.-Every seat
In the Yorkville ponce court was occupied
today when the court opened for the hear
ing of the charge against Caruso, the oper-
attic tenor singer. In the street nearly a
to pass the police line established to hold
back the crowds. Inside there was a great
bouquet of roses sent to the singer and
bearing a card on which was written:
Take 1t easy whatever you do. From your
friends and the people who know YOU" A
subscription for money to buy the flowers
was taken up in the court yesterday. When
Caruso stepped from his cab he was cheered
by the crowd. There was no Kissing With
in the door of the court house messenger
presented the big bunch of roses to the
tenor. but on the advice Of Mr.. Conried he
refused to accept them.
The mysterious Mrs. Hannah Graham"
who made the charge that Enrico Caruso,
the Metropolitan Opera House singer had
acted improperly toward her in the monkey
house in Central Park last Friday, was still
absent today when the hearing in the sing
er's case was continued in the Yorkville
police court. Deputy Police Commissioner
Mathot had said at the close of the hear
ing yesterday that he expected to have the
witness In court today. At the opening Of
the hearing Mr.. Mathot said to Magis-
trate Baker who was hearing the case:
Il want to say in justification Of my
statement yesterday that would have Mrs.
Graham in court this morning, that it was
based on certain information 1 had received
with references to her which appeared to
be authentic. and which led me to believe
that 1 would have her in court today. But
since that time 1 have learned that she
has left the Jurisdiction of the court and
has declined to appear, although she was
asked to do SO. For this reason 1t is i'm
possible for me to reach her with process"
Former Judge Dittenhoefer counsel for
Caruso. then said:
i say frankly that 1 don't be-, the
woman has left the Jurisdiction of the
court. I don't believe that there is anv
such woman except the woman who was
Gaines confederate
IF the woman is within the Jurisdiction
Of the court" said Mr.. Mathot "she must
have returned since o'clock this morn
ing"
Caruso was called to the stand again to-
day, after his counsel had called a man as
q witness to discredit the testimony given
BY jeremiah Mccarthy, who corroborated
the story told by Policeman Game, who ar
rested the singer. Caruso was called at
the request OF Mr. Mathot, and, after Mr..
Dittenhoefer had objected. the magistrate
said that he would hear him.
His Stock in Trade.
Before Caruso was asked any questions
MIR. Dittenhoefer asked the magistrate that
the witness be allowed to speak in a low
tone Of voice.
You know" said Mr.. Dittenhoefer, that
Mr.. Caruso's vocal chords are his stock in
trade. His voice may become strained"
Following this. Caruso answered the ques-
. low tone of voice.
do you recall" asked Mr. Mathot, '.at-
tending a reception at 5th avenue and seth
street, or within a block of that locality,
on Sunday afternoon following last Thanks
giving day."
No"
Are you prepared to say that you were
not there?"
mo"
Don't you recall leaving such reception
about 5:45 o'clock that afternoon and being
asked by a lady to step into her auto, she
saying that she would conduct you to your
hotel? And do you recall that while you
were on your way uptown. and when op-