The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-23
Prosecutor Says He Will Have
Material Evidence Against
Caruso Tuesday.
UNKNOWN WOMAN USED
UNDER HEAVY WELLS SHAPELY
FORM TOOK PLACE IN COURT
AND cARuSo WAS ASKED lF he
DID NOT ANNOY HER.
Publishers Pressl


New York, Nov. 22-Contrary TO
the expectation of himself. his friends
and his lawers, Enrico Caruso, the
Italian tenor. was not turned loose
by Judge Baker in police court this
afternoon. In fact deputy police COM
missioner Mathol who is in charge
of the prosecution, after having the
case adjourned over until tomorrow
at 10 O'Clock, announced that he
would have the material witness,
Mrs. Graham" who is declared TO
have been annoyed by the Italian
singer in court to testify at that time.
This fact, plainly worried Caruso and
his lawyer and they were decidedly
disconnected when they left the court
room.
Today's proceedings in the York
vile police court lasted for two and
a half hours. and at the very outset.
the defendant was surprised by The
introduction of two women who, from
questions put by Mr.. Mathol. were
believed by the spectators to be ready
to testify that they had been annoyed
by Caruso.
Leaving the court room however,
the tenor was given a rather pleasing
surprise when two women, clad in
gowns of fine tenure and wearing
gems that shone as though they
might be real, rushed to his side and
thrust into the singers hands n bunch
of violets and a boquet of roses. One
of them, in her anxiety to have the
flowers received. slipped her right
arm around the singers waist as she
pressed the bouuet into his hands.
Caruso took the flowers somewhat
gingerly and the women disappeared
into the crowd, while Caruso was
cheered as he entered his wagon by
the crowd of curiosity seekers, most
of whom were Italians. that surround
ed the court entrance. As he drove
away the two women that had been
brought in to identify him entered 4
police department automobile, and
siOner, went away.
Caruso on the Stand.
Caruso was still on the stand wnen
the proceedings were resumed this a,
and deputy commissioner Ma
thol subjected him to somewhat Sc
we're ordeal in his cross examination
bringing out first the fact that he was
thirty years old and had been mar
ried ten years. Then he asked him
if he had not been present when tic
opera Parsifal was given in the Met
ropolitan opera house in 1904. Coun.
ell for the defense objected to the
question as irrevelant, but Mathol re.
piled:
Mr. Caruso has testified that he
was never arrested in connection with
any charge made by a woman; that he
had never been accused by any w.
man of an impropriety. We simply
want to lay foundation"
The question was allowed and tho
singer admitted being at the Metro
politan Opera House during the per-
formance of Parsifal in February,
1904. Then turning to the complain.
ing witness, Fbliceman Cain, Mathol
said.
Cain, produce the woman"
Denies Knowing Woman.
The officer went into Magistrate
Bakers private room and brought on.
4 shapely, good looking. finely dressed
OF about so years, who giarei
at Caruso through heavy veil as he
stood in the witness stand Tho
singer was plainly nervous and gr.a.
beads of perspiration stood out on his
forehead.
do you recognize this woman
asked the deputy commissioner.
II do not said Caruso.
Did you, at the Metropolitan opera
House on February 4. 1904. when this
ady was standing down stairs behind
he seats, attempt to annoy her in 1.
manner similar to that mentioned in
his case?"
Il did not" answered the tenor, and
he woman returned 70 the Inagis-
rates private room
Mr. Mathol then asked Caruso If he
lid not similarly annoy another wo-
nan at the horse show at Madison
Square Garden a year ago and again
he tenor denied any such indiscre-
ion The second woman who was in
.ourt, was not confronted with the