Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-24
CARUSO MUST PAY
FINE OF TEN 0LLARS
By Associated Press.

by Associated TTeSS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Enrco Caruso
the famous Italian tenor, today was
found guilty of annoying women in the
Central Park geological garden. A fine
of $40 was imposed. The verdict was
rendered by Magistrate Baker in the
Yorkville police court after hearing
which extended more than three days.
The first witness today was A. NJ
Mahon, secretary of the American
League baseball club. He was called
to testify concerning Jeremiah McCar-
thy, the man who corroborated the evil
dence against Caruso given by Police
man Cain,
Mahon testified that Mccarthy was
discharged by him.
why did you discharge McCarthy"'
asked Attorney Dittenhoeffer.
For dishonesty" replied Mahon.
Caruso was then called and questioned
by Deputy Police Commissioner Ma
thot.
do you recall being at a reception
in house on Fifth avenue in the vicin-
ity of Thirty-sixth street on the Sunday
afternoon preceding Thanksgiving last
year?"
Caruso did not remember, but would
not say he had not been there.
do you recall that as you were leaV-
ing, guest invited you to step into
her automobile to conduct you to your
hotel, and while on the way being
charged by the lady with having at
tempted to take certain liberties with
her in the automobile?"
An objection was made by Attorney
Dttenhoeffer and was sustained.
"As the automobile was opposite the
Union League club, did it not stop and
did you not leave the automobile be-
cause you were charged by the lady
with attempting to take liberties with
her, and was not mounted policeman
at the door of the cab, and did he not
fail to arrest you only on the refusal
of the woman to make complaintY'
Caruso did not have to answer the
question.
List of Witnesses Exhausted
When the brief examination of Caru 60
had been concluded, Attorney Often
hoeffer Informed the court he had nc
more witnesses to produce.
Counsel for the prosecution then pui
In evidence a diagram showing the in
ternal arrangement of the Central park
monkey house,
Attorney Dittenhoeffer in his argu-
ment said the case was entirely police
made. The whole case depended upor
the word of Hannah Graham, and they
ielu iciiiSN W piOuuSS hNi III COuIl ~
give that word.
Attorney Dittenhoeffer also said Ca
russo was only one of many victims OF
the Central park monkey house. "That
place is adroitly arranged" said he. III
might have been designed as a place tC
blast regulations of innocent men. Al
that is needed is Cain and woman tC
aid him."
"Caruso's own story" said Mr. Dit
tenhoeffer, III believed must stamp
this policeman not only as unworthy to
retain his position on the police force
but unworthy to associate with decent
men or women. Why did he not arrest
Caruso when he saw him attempt ia
defile two little school girls and then
allow him to go on his way until he
had insulted ev<vy woman in the build
ing? That was the time to curb such a
brute, as any man who would do such
a thing must be. But the time had not
come. The mythical Hannah Graham
was not one of these girls
1t closing, Attorney Dittenhoeffer
said:
What the Verdict Means
"If this charge is sustained by the
action of this court Il will mean more
TO this defendant than any of us can
know. He win be ostraeised, and that
will mean personal dishonor and pro-
fessional failure.
This man, who has appeared before
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