The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-24
CARUS0 F|NEO;;
W0MENADM|RERS
HISS AT JUDGE
GRAND OPERA TENOR TO APPEAL
CASE TO "ViNDlCATE HIS
HONOR
IS HAILED AS A HERO
ShoWered With Violets and
Roses Woman Accuser
Convinces Judge.


New York Nov Enriso Caruso
/ tho famous Italian grand opera tenor
was convicted today OF indecent con
duct toward women In Central Park
geological garden, and was fined $40.
The verdict was concluded afler
hearing that lasted for more than
three days and which was filed with
countless eenSations.
The verdict was received with ev
dent disapproyal by he hundreds Of
women and malo admirers and curios
! ty seekers who have crowded the
icourt room since the trial commenced.
Groaus aud Kisses were hurled at the
judge who Immediately ordered the
court room cleared.
Caruso's attorneys announced that
they would appeal the case, mot to
save the insignificant fine, but to vim
dicate the honor and name Of Calu-
lsA'
Tho testimony up till today was
IYather in favor OF the tenor but
! the woman in the case, Mrs Graham.
finally appeared and testified as to
! bis alleged Insulting actions toward
he
Flowers For the Tenor,
Enrico Caruso held the center Of
i the court stage again today in the
Idinsy little East Fifty-seventh street
Il 81
| 1t was distinctly a Caruso day It
was akin to a Carus0 night at the
Metropolitan, for as the singer swept
down the broad stairway in the lobby
on his way to his hotel he was
showered with flowers He walked
ipompously to his carriage amidst the
most extraordinary storm Of applause
that had ever echoed within the por
tails of the courthouse.
Rowiag to the right and left with
his silk tile in his hand he stepped
to his equipage with the air of a
maestro bowing himself from before
the fcotlights
just AS he was about to step into
the carriage there advanced from The
crowd a rather pretty young woman,
fair of face. light of hair and in
chef d'oeuyre of the dressmaker's art.
She thrust into the singers hand a
large bunch of yiolets Another WON
an followed with generous offering
Of American Beauties, which the
crowd seeing fairly yelled itself
hoarse in approval
The Signor was questioned rather
closely as 10 his marriage for the
hint had been spread that there was
grave question as to its regularity.
Caruso. neither by sign nor gesture
indicated that the fears of the com
missioner were well grounded. Then, !
TOO, he gave day, date and place of
the nuptials. HIS friends raved in
suppressed anger and in deep gutter
ais over this fling Of the commits
sioner
Commissioner Mathot tangled the /
singer just a trife when he took up /
the subject of the manner in which |
the alleged Mrs Graham who has
been lost by the police, looked at
Caruso when he entered the monkey
mouse. CaruSo said he saw the lady
outside The house. Yesterday he said ,
he saw her inside the house. anl that
she locked at him several times, but
he pursued his way untcmptel.
Wednesday he said the lady looked
in such way she gave him the i'm
impression that she was an 'equivocar
character Yesterday he said h. \
world not characterize her glance
Caruso was in better form all
through the day than he was Tues
iay or Wednesday.
Herr Director Conried. the i'm
pressaro of the Metropolitan, was at
the singers elbow all through the
Always about the singer was host
1f Italians The Count MaEnoni was
ieferential. but sure of acquital. Rich
ard Bartholomew. who had coached
he ringer's magnificent voice. and
Charles Henry Melfzer were able mis-
siouaries in discrediting the asser-
ions Of those who feigncd belief in /
hc Sienor's guilt i
WOmu were there in great num- !
,ers profu-e of jewels and rich gowns
and besides there was al7o the h9i
l0lloi. i
Clash Between Counsel 4
Judge DuenhJfer demanded that
he be shown the police blOtier upon ;
which was inscribed the charges Of
Mrs. Graham against Caruso /.
Commissioner Mathot said he would
not produce the book. A heated argu-
ment followed
Magistrate Baker. when the aTgu-