The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-07-06
PROF. ANDRE, DANCER,
IS ANTONY MACALUSO
1.-the Cabaret Star Turns Out
to BE Figure in Fischer.
Hansen Case.
WAS ACCUSED OF BRIBERY
Young Man Nabbcd When He
Reports $4,000 Jewel Theft
and Police Investigate.

There fitted through the cabarets OF
New York last winter IA dancer OF sinuous
glides and funny steps who made great
hit
( Andre. Prof. Andre. was the name this
youth gave himself. and he claimed to
have taught Maurice, who was then in
structng the upper strata in the newest
prances. all that Maurice knew.
| Last night Prof. Andre entered the
Tombs in graceful manner and stayed
there. He has turned out to be Ante
Ma caluso, who acquired notoriety during
the Carl Fischer Hansen trial for bribery
and then skipped of to Europe when his
testimony was most wanted.
Macaluso's arrest was as great sur
prise to the police as it was to himself.
There has been in the District Attorneys
Office for almost two years bench war
rant charging Macaliso with bribery. but
as the New York police heard that he had
been sent to Jail in Paris for two years they
forgot all about the indictment here.
/ Macaliso tells all about that Paris
I diltl IL IOl more III tdNt' uc
banters names of the great and near
great in an exceedingly familiar manner
and does not hesitate any more now than
he did three years ago TO mention in
timate details Of his acquaintanceships.
The way he got into the Tombs yester-
day was most unforeseen. Commissioner
Dougherty had heard a complaint OF
81? 900 jewel robbery from Prof. Andre
Reiga at 365 West Fifty-fifth street. and
sent Capt, Glos,er and Detectives Flynn
and Fitzsimmons to investigate. Young
Mr.. Reiga was most put out by the loss Of
the jewels. They were his wife's. and
some of them had been given her 10y rela-
tives of some of Europes crowned heads.
His wife had known many titled men in
Paris and the jewels were evidences of
their esteem.
/ Who had taken them? Why, appar-
emily. rascally Bulgarian artist whom
Reiga had hired at 81 a day TO do chores
around the house and at odd moments
10 paint a picture OF madame. He had
taken this impecunious artist in. clothel
him and fed him. and now the rascal
walks of with madame's pearls.
During this recital Detective Fitz.
in an effort 20 remember where he had
seen Prot. Andre before, and then il
dawned on him that the dancer bore many
resemblances 10 Tony Macaluso.
He accused Andre Of being Tony and
the dancer admitted that nc was. but
when Fitzsimmons mentioned that he
had better put his hat and coat on and
make the trip TO the Tombs Tony nearly
dropped. He had not known Of the
indictmen; up to that time and thought
that he was through with the case. In
fact he had talked with detectives whom
he had met on the street and once he met
Carl Hansen on the street.
And do you know" he said. he had
the nerve to speak TO me
On the way down town Macaluso told
q wonderful yarn. Part Of it il true.
because a New York detective saw him
in Paris about two years ago and AT that
time the young Italian. then 2l years old
had plenty Of money He owned two
automobiles and lived in one of the hest
hotels in Paris.
When got ont of town al the time of
the Fischer Hansen case never mind
whore | got the money! started for
Paris" said Andre yesterday. Il got
there with just 81 in my pocket and could
not speak French ! wandered around
for time and mighty near starved till
one night in sheer desperation ! got up
in cafe and sang song and danced a
hi. made hit and went away with
a little real money in my pockets. I
kept up the singing and dancing and
also posed hit and finally made enough
] H., I o., in,
German and Spanish. | speak five Ian
guages now. the two other being English
and Italian.
Then drifted onto the stage and after
few small parts went to the Olympia,
where Polaire and were the stars. We
originated the Apache dance. and made
quite bit Of money. Then Polaire be-
came jealous and quit
Monte Carlo sounded good to me, and
with 100 francs in my pocket ! went down
there. The whole 100 aked at once and
won Then bet again and again. finally
playing nothing but the limit 10. .oOo francs
until had won nearly 5OO, 90 francs and
began to lose.
Then Maurice, the dancer and one of
my pup's. dragged me out when | was
I8o, ,OOO francs to The good. The officials
were SO sore at my luck that they dug up
an old circular sent out by the Paris police
and had me locked up for seventy-two
hours until they learned that was not
wanted.
while ] was in Pars Carl Fischer
Hansen cablcd to me TINT il would come
back and testify for him he would give me
$4,000 | sent back word that there was
nothing doing"
Since Macaluso came here on December
u last he has been dancing in the Cafe
Boulevard. the Folies Bergtre and other
places and living well He says he landed
here with $1,000 in his inside pocket and
has spent IA good part Of il, 30 that his
wife's Jewels constitute the wealth of the
family now
Going t" the Tombs worried him not a
bit. and he trottcd up the steps almost
yavlv after a dramatic farewell To his
wife. the detectives and his lawyer
The bribery charge against MatHlliso
grew ont OF the first trial of Carl Fischer-
Hanson on ~ charge of extorting Sta, ,dW'
from Joseph r. O'Bri"n, a decorator or
Philadelphia. for the suppression Of let
ters which u'Brirn j. sid 10 hav" written