The Washington herald., 1906-11-23

metropolitan opera House tenor, spent
three more hours this afternoon in the
Yorkville police court, and he will be
obliged to undergo another ordeal to-nor-
row morning Third Deputy Police Com
missioner Mathot announced. near the
close of the hearing, that he had received
Information which led him to believe that
''Mrs. Hannah X. Graham" at whose in
stance Caruso was arrested. might be in
court in the morning, and Magistrate
Baker granted an adjournment
The appearance at the courthouse of
two women who were willing 10 testify
that Caruso had annoyed them in the
same way that he is charged with having
annoyed other women in the monkey
mouse of the Central Park Zoo was the
most interesting development at to-day's
nearing The evidence Of the two women
was ruled out by the magistrate.
Caruso, on the other hand, produced
witness in the person of Adolphe Dan
ziger. writer and former United States
vice counsel at Madrid who declared that
he was watching Caruso in the monkey
house on November 16 and saw him do
none of the things with which he is
charged.
many " omen IN AEONus
If anything. the crowd that Aocked TO
the Municipal Court Building to-day was
larger than the one which turned out at
the first hearing. There was a stronger
force Of policemen on duty ana greater
precautions were taken 20 bar persons
who had no business TO transact in the
courtroom, but the place was packed so
badly that it was almost impossible TO
get the witness through. There were more
women in the crowd than on Wednesday
and they struggled with the men for
vantage points where they could hear
every detail Of the testimony.
The street outside was filed with a
crowd of 5oy persons, when the tenor
drove ND n an electric cab in company
with Herr Conried, his manager, and the
Italian contingent was on hand again
with its shouts of bravo, bravo, Caru-
se,' Caruso paused half way up the
courthouse steps and, raising his silk hat
with a flourish acknowledged the greet
ing. At the same tine there were derisive
SHOUTS from others in the crowd.
The defendant looked pale, but he
wasn't as nervous as on his first appear
ance before the magistrate, and when in
formed that he would have to wait for
an hour or So until several other police
cases had been disposed Of. ne called for
chair settled back in il comfortably and
glanced around the courtroom. nOdding
now and then TO acquaintances.
CarusO on the Stand.
Caruso himself was the first witness
called. Deputy Commissioner Mathot tax
ing him Up on crcss-examinauon. II was
evident from the start that the police had
something new up their sleeves.
Were YOU present at any performance
Of 'Parsifal," In the Metropolitan Opera
House" asked the deputy commissioner.
81 object shouted ex-JUdge Often
locter. Caruso's leading counsel Judge
DitluUh0efer went on TO say that the
case before the magistrate had to do only
with occurrences IN the monkey house on
November 16
But" ilterpcscd the representative Of
the police department, the defendant
testified ON Wednesday that he had never
been guilty of any impropriety OF the
sort charged, and ! am laying a fOundd-
ti0n for Impeachment Of the testimony"
rs it not fact" continued Deputy
IathOt. that YOU were present at
performance of "Parslfal." in the Metro
politan Opera House on February l.
1902"
10 say, answered CarusO through the in
Jerprcrer
Just then the door of a private room
behind the magistrate opened. Bring her
out said Mathot, and there was a great
commotiou IN the audience.
Woman COafrOnts Witness.
A woman OF about medium height, we'll
formed. with dark hair and eyes and
apparently about twenty-eight years old.
appeared in the doorway accompanied by
d blond young man. wearing a light
covert coat The woman wore a white
silk waist. a gray skirt Of rough ma
teri3l. ana d small black hat trimmed
with green velvet. Her face was partly
concealed by a heavy white veil. Some
persons thought she looked as if she
might be chorus girl. On one hand she
wore cheap looking ring.
Caruso. when the girl entered, was
leaning on the desk in front Of the
magistrate.
Look at that lady" said Deputy Com
missioner Nathot.
CarusO s eyes met hers squareIy as she
advanced to within a few feet of him.
ana they never Quivered The young
woman lace wore an expression of in
clsna1lon and defiance. which was, to say
me ieast, dramatic She started to lift
her veil, but was stopped by Marbot
Il do not know her" said Caruso.
rs IL not a fact" asked the deputv
commissioner that at about the begin
nins of the second act Of "ParsifaT' on
the afternoon OF February 4 this lady
was standing downstairs in the rear OF
the Metropolitan Opera House and vau
came TO her and stood behind her and
did what you are accused OF doing in
other cases?
Seeks to Impeach Him.
No" answered the tenor.
The deputy commissioner wanted to|
know next whether Caruso had attended
the horse show last winter and again
Caruso's counsel objected. Commissioner
MathOt declared as he had before that
he desired to impeach Caruso's testimony
and that he had another woman who
could identify him as having ANNOYED
her at the horse show.
Magistrate Baker ruled out the evi-
dence in regard to the alleged incident in
the Metropolitan Opera House, and re-
fused to allow the second woman TO be
brought IN.
The deputy commissioner kept the tenor
on the grill for almost half an hour. ques-
tioning him in regard 10 what happened
IN the monkey house on November Ie, but
be wasn't able 10 shake the story which
Caruso told on Wednesday. Judge Ditten-
hoefer objected 10 having the witness tell
what was in his mind in regard TO the So
called Mrs Graham, who Is charged by
CarusO with making eyes at him. The
objection was sustained. CarusO couldn't
describe her-what she wore how her
clothes set. or what her general appear
anCe was.
wouldn't il simplify matters if YOU