The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-21
LOOKING UP GAINS RECORD.
CARUSO'S LAWYER FINDS TWO
CASES WITH LITTLE IN THEM.


Policeman VINE Accused rensr Took Money
From q Prisoner, the Latter Said. but
Admitted He Gave II HACK Right
Away-NIrs. Graham sim Missing.
Frederick W. Sporting. who will repre-
sent Signor Caruso when he appears in
the Yorkville court this morning for a hear
ing on the charge made against him by the
still missing Mrs. Hannah X. Graham and
pressed by Policeman J. J. Cain. spent
several hours yesterday morning going
through the court records of cases in which
Cain has recently appeared as complainant.
After his Investigations the lawyer pro-
cured a transcript Of testimony given in a
case based on a charge made by Policeman
Cain similar to the one upon which he ar
rested Caruso.
One case upon which Caruso's attorney
informed himself yesterday was that aris-
ing out OF the arrest by Cain on November
10 of Edward Mclaughlin of 24l Dufield
street, Brooklyn. Mclaughlin was arrested
in Central Park, charged with dis6rderly
conduct. and taken before Magistrate
Sweetser in the Yorkville court on the fol-
lowing day.
In the course of the examination the
prisoner said that Immediately upon his
arrest Cain had asked him how much money
he had.
Il had only So said Mclaughlin in his
testimony. He asked me II I had any
more money. He took it and put IL in his
pocket. He said to me. You know I could
make a double charge against you
Il said, This is not graft money; this
is to go toward bailing me out So he
handed me back the money them
When put upon the stand Policeman
Cain thus explained the incident Of the
money transfer alleged by the prisoner:
In relation to he 50 when he (the
prisoner) was arrested. when 1 placed him
under arrest he said he was a poor man
and only got 50 a week. He takes his
80 out Of his pocket and shows me. says
I don't want your money; put it in your
pocket"
Magistrate Sweetser dismissed. the case
against Mclaughlin.
Another case that came under the notice
Of Attorney Sporting in his search through
the records OF the cases brought up by
Cain was that Of William B. Mack and
Andrew LHaRgerty. who we're arrested
by Cain. On November ? on the cha z OF
disordeHy conduct, and brought before
Magistrate Cornell on the day following.
In the case of Mack the policeman specified
as disorderly conduct the fact that he had
been stopping men and asking them the
way out Of the park.
Mack was discharged. but Haggerty
was held under $500 bonds on his good
behavior for six months.
Whether Attorney Sporting has strength
ened his evidence against Policeman Cain
from other sources he would not say yester-
day. Cain and Capt. Stephenson. his
superior in command Of the Arsenal sta
ton in the park, continue TO express con-
fidence in the strength Of the evidence
they have against the singer. The police
captain said yesterday that the efforts Of
Caruso's lawyers to put a question on the
reputation Of Policeman Cain can find no
support in facts.
So many varying reports have been dis
seminated from the Arsenal station "a to
the possibility of the shadowy Mrs. Ora
hams" appearance as the accuser OF Caruso
this morning that only her actual presence
before the Magistrates bar will settle the
present question as to her whereabouts.
Though Cain announced two days ago
that the woman would be in court to-day,
he was away from his post all day yesterday
and those about the station volunteered
heb belief that he was still hunting for her.
Several Mrs. Grahams have been run
down by amateur sleuthy and Cain has
been led around to view them, but in every
instance the officer failed to identify the
fruit OF the reporters vigilance as the
much wanted Hannah x"