The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-27
SAYS C|ACHETT| TRIED
TO BLACKMA|L CARUS0
Tenor's Lawyer Tells Milan
Court of Many Irregular
tiles by the Singer.
Special Cable Despotch to THH Sun.

Special Cable Despotch to The Sun.
MILAN, Oct. 26.--signor Ceola. coun-
sci for Enrico Caruso, the tenor, In his
others for defamation of character, was
the most important witness at the fore
noon session Of the court to-day. He
testified that Slgnorina Giachetti hoped
and hence had fabricated the letter re-
latlng to her engagement at the Man
haitian Opera House in New York. which
Oscar Hammer.tein had never written.
Ceola said that Loria. the theatrical
agent, who Is one Of the accused. was
a blackmailer who had often sent let
ters supposed to have been signed by
the Black Hand, and thus extorted
money from Giachetti, while the chauf-
fcur. who Is also on trial. was well
known to have lived off the woman. He
bought a $4,000 automobile with Sig
norma Giachetti's money and gambled
away her allowance from the tenor.
Several Of Caruso's friends and SER
wants testified as to Signorina Gia-
chetti's unfaithfulness and ingratitude
and the scandals provoked by her re-
lations with the chauffeur. Romati. who
used to wear Carusos clothes. The
witnesses spoke Of the generosity OF
Caruso and his great love for Signorina
Giachetti. whom ne had determined to
marry. and whose divorce he had al
ready arranged for.
OAhor v,itpooooo <aaff0oA tn Fovne oP
Signorina Giachetti and the chauffeur,
but Maestro voghera revealed the agent
Loria's threat to send Caruso to prison
out of revenge for his expulsion from
the Metropolitan Opera House in New
York. He hinted that Loria had evil
IDENTIFY enlisted in the services of the
Caruso's prosecutions.
Many witnesses who failed to appear
to-day we're fined SO. The evidence Is
practically all in and It is unlikely that
there will be any additional testimony
ON Monday. to which time the trial was
adjourned. Meanwhile the Judge or
dered two detectives to protect Caruso
from the Black Hand. which he feared
since the case so far was undoubtedly
In his favor.
SoTuSO says lie 10 very HuCN .uls-
gusted with the whole business. He
expresses the hope that his lawyers will
cut short their speeches to the court
and finish up next week.
Caruso blamed his now famous visit
to the New York monkey house for
the disruption Of the Caruso- Giachettl
household when he testified.
He admitted that Signorina Giachetti
was not Jealous of the woman he met
| in the monkey house In Central Park
but rather had she made Jest Of It
which no high spirited man could en-
dure. Caruso said that he had hastened
from New York to Nice after his "hu-
initiating experience" hoping to find
relief in his beloved Adas society. There
he said that he hoped to find sympathy
| But" he continued. what did find
| Why, that she had installed pet
monkey. and q most ugly one. in the
house.
| The tenor at first did not consider
this an affront. but merely a strange CO.
incidence. q piece Of thoughtlessness on
her part.
Then he says he found that 1t was
an "atrocious Joke" and demonstrated
with her. And. according to Caruso
she answered that 1t was a useful beas
and that no one knew better than he II.
value for gaining publicity.
This. said Caruso. made the estrange
ment inevitable.