New-York tribune., 1906-11-24
c,PrsO FOUND GUILTY.
,,rNoR WILL APPEAL.
nouor Fine Imposed-Scothng
Rebuke by Mathnt.


,,.tsr IN the Yorkville court, decloeo
JsGis F-,rico Caruso, the grand opera
yesieF0N' ., eunoving women and girls n the
tenor -, ,r Central Park. Late in the aIter-
nonNe ..sr ,he crowd .set had attended me near
rcoD, &c case had tspsrted. the magistrate 'ooK
- - mice complaint Against Oa'1s0 A''0 "+Oe
cnh:
OlNH :. - clerk OF the court with orders
re - 4-.4.rick W Sperling. o. Carusos coun-
/" ~ d, law OF Heinrich Conried- OF the oecislon'
-s.- thst Mr. sperling might pay the tihe Inc
= --cs-,.nt OF the decision caused much surprise
Con-sas,s Office Caruso said that he had
..,.sd 70 be discharged. His counsei saio mere
0,E y. a. immediate appeal from Magistrate
'e11 s.c,slon Mr Conried said that Csruso
.,,r 81 the Metropolitan in spite OF the con-
riction. he aooeo'
-,.v. not contemplated for a moment any ensngs
ny opera programme No1ag Si0t
ssxt Wednesday evening
cs-,so on being asked for a statement eS-
-.,.sd his pain and surprise al the verdict adding
.sst he had 10 doubt It could be reversed on sp-
g.si
=. ,on-production on the witness stand OF Han
- Graham who, Detective Cain said. was in
suited .Sistrste ey should have DISMISSED the com.
Tisint that fact alone II the me had Seen SIX
sdicted evidence If Caruso guilty OF
re re bi which was absolutely refuted, he should
ssTe been punished more severely; If he Is limo
Sssi Is 70 the Court Of General Sessions.
Third Deputy Police Commissioner Mathot said
The conviction IS the thing that interests US The
-orual fine OF $40 certainly corroborates the con-
Ticuon satisfied from the start that the
roliceman was right / have spent much time in
We have other complaints against men Ike Caruso.
some Of them are great deal more important
g5s et5een to twenty arrests Of this kind are made
srerv week in Central Park. The department did
not m 5 sn ea 6 0qt @ ns1ng put Of " woe IS s9i b
tsshlonabfy dressed men in Central Park
There vas an extraordinary exhibition of feeling
both FOR and against Caruso by opposing factions
Fl the crowd that filed the Yorkville court when
,be hearing Of the case was continued yesterday.
rbA Kisses Of Caruso's partisans in open court
s--red Third Deputy Commissioner Mathot in his
r-osecution Of the singer to declare that Mrs
Graham" had failed 10 appear as the complaining
vstzess because she feared 70 face the crowd Of
noraI perverts who always were attracted to court
by such case
Several hundred persons who tried 20 get into
he courtroom out OF curiosity were kept out by
ne police and they created disturbance in the
street dividing into opposing factions which yelled
Bravo Carlso,' and Monkey house!" in turn
There vas almost a riot when Caruso arrived TO
submit TO some final cross-exaniination by Mr.
Msthot
Csulso vas asked by the police official If he had
rc- insuted lady who let him accompany her
"a ksr automobile from house in Fifth avenue
vb.rs they mad attended a, reception shortly be-
tes THANKSGIVING last year. and If she did not call
: nojcenaan and have him elected from the vehicle
mt e1-Judge Dittenhoefers vehement objections
vs7. sustained by Magistrate Baker, and Caruso
vss not required 70 reply TO the questions.
Arguing for the discharge Of Caruso. ex-Judge
rarsuheefsr rang the changes on the failure Of
-4.E ar7ni
sirs Graham" and intimated that the woman
zas q mere decoy. with whose aid Detective Cain
lad tired 10 bIackmaiI Csruso- He said:
Lei ne describe to you a Hypothetical case. sup
Pess sny Aigh toned man In this cry goes INTO me
monkey house, and woman gets near ear MN a IN
sams way and makes charge, ana cam comes
Up and that man las wife @ ana dter.ls II
though iHRecent OF wrongdoing, he viii say 10 his
sceaseF: For Gods sake! don't run me! 90.
n ne monkey house here & Is no one one but Cain
rnguished nan 70 go 70 q lawyer friend OF his
and pay $50 and ne will get out OF trouble
You didn't Try 10 prove anything like that" said
Er Mathor
Tn only describing what you and the people
Ct this city well know" was the retort.
Resuming his argument, ex-Judge Dittenhoefer
sad
Cs-1so ceuid not talk English The facilities in
1e monkey house are simply unique It only needs
2ny wish ! was able 10 show You letters which
Rochester.
signs his name and tells OF a similar shakedown
EHJudge Dttenhoefer said that Mr.. Mathot had
taken care &c exclude the police blotter evidence
L he case, alleging that the botter showed that
no mention of CarUso having insulted two girls in
us monkey house had been made until the police
discovered that Mrs. Graham" could not stand
G0ss-e1sm!nation The blotter also showed he
ald that Cain was wrong IN testifying that Csruso
vas the monkey house nearly an hour. because
saoWed that Caruso was arrested about fifteen
MINUTES after he LEFT his hotel go to the park
II reply 70 NJ. Ditteuhoefer M- Mathot said
ts' was the practice OF counsel 10 raise the CIV
y ponce made cases" when the police caught
ssnIs ohe and there was other defence
=, -hey ask Why lot find Hannah GraharuT' said
-, @I'hot- Would any respectable woman como
@ s I" taoe such ours and dogs as those that are
gathered around Us
G. 81 Aathot was interrupted by loud Kisses from
IuA0s friends IN all parts Of the courtroom. He
continued
=. - o.le any respectable woman face such a crowd
siEsys psEFerIsI They are OF the kind that are
~ sers n defence OF Cain or the Police Denarf RI
esSrAb.ou' ou' 70 ask IN the name Of your wife and
S.-s les nep- thar they be protected from the nan
priTs .eho perverts who insult women in our
'-1-e Agnways. 49, N+
,taese ~sz much applause and Some hiss,n9 for
,,.aot A1eaot II the courtroom when he finished his
N - e. magistrate Baker, evidently not want
e, announced that decision was rsssrveS
hcS,,' 'sDess Magistrate EakeT went 70 tks monk,y
ssSsn Of nc place, parity to sS,iseyp sss @ q.
fs-ss oerrectness Of a diagram w6iSh Ssd S.ssn sS
py te police.
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