wns RD A VEILED UNKNOWN Dramatic Incident at Trial of Enrico Caruso, NATHOT RAKES UP ACTS OF THE PAST Police Commiasieoner’'s Charge That Famous Singer Insulted Woman In New York Opera House In 1994 Ruled Oui, NEW YORK, Nov, 21. —Confronted by & woman, her features hidden by a heavy white veil, Siguor Euglce Ca. ruse, charged with annoying woten in the Central park monkey house, spent a bad quarter of an hour at the re- sumption of the hearing in the York- ville police court. The famous tenor clasped and unclasped his hawds and nervously twirled his mustache as be denied, In answer to Deputy Commis- sioner William HH. Mathot's questions, that he had ever been arrested In the Metropolitan Opera House on com plaiut of a woman. The woman's eutrance Into the court roo wis most demmatic, spd as she stood behind Magistrate Baker her eyes flashed angrily as she gazed at Caruso, who kept his face averted. Another woman was waiting to con- front the singer, but on objection by former Judge Dittenhoefer Magistrate Baker refused to allow Deputy Com. missioner Mathot to produce ber. Commissioner Mathot began to ques- tion the defendant very closely con- cerning his past life and particularly with reference to the past four years, when he Las appeared in this country under the direction of Helurich Con- ried. Caruso acknowledged that he was in New York in 1004 and that on Feb. 4 of that year he sang in “Pars! fal” at the Metropolitan Opera House, It was at thls point that the real sensation of the day came. The wide doors directly bebind the magistrate's bench swung open, aud a handsome Woman garbed entirely in white and with a white vell drawn closely over ber face stepped (nto the room “Caruso, look upon this woman,” sald the deputy police commissioner 88 the woman raised the vell and re vealed her features. “Did you ever see Ler before?’ The defendant moved uneasily, Les (tated and then replied, “No, I Lave never seen Ler" “Did you not on the afternoon of Feb. 4, 1004, during the second act of ‘Parsifal' stand behind this woman In the Metropolitan Opera House and subject Ler to exactly the same in dignities to which It is charged Han- tah Graham was subjected at the Cen. tral park wonkey house” “I did not,” replied the witness Lot- ly. “I never saw the woman before, so far as [ can remember.” “Is it not true that on that after noon vot only this woman, but other women were the victiwse of wost ln- decent actions upon your part?’ per- sisted Mr. Mathot Before Caruso could reply his coun- sel broke in. with a vigorous objection Such & proceeding was unprecedented and unwarrsated, he declared. Caruso Was not ou trial for anything that bappened In 1004, and it was wanl- festedly unfair to briug into the case utnawed wowen. His objection was sustained. Oue of the diverting features of the day wus the appearance as a witness for the defense of Dr. Adolph Deuziy- ger, former American consul at Mad- rid. Dr. Deazinger testified he was in the monkey house at Central park dur. lng Caruso’s visit there and that he ob- served no improper action upon the sluger's part. He declared that be had voluutarlly come forward to testify In tha singer's behalf because he Kuew him personally—knew Wim to be a gen- tleman-—-regarding him as the greatest tenor of this or any other time and a benefactor of humanity. He desired to protect Caruso not for himself alope, but for Lis great career, “I volunteered to assist Mr. Caruso In exactly the same way that 1 volunteer ed to assist Theodore Roosevelt to he come president of the United States,” sald Dr. Denzinger, Heinrich Conrled, director of the Metropolitan Opera House, said be Lad koown Caruso for more than four years. Duriug all that time all the business which has been done between them has been done with the aid of an Interpreter, Caruso kuows scarcely a dozen words of Euglish, he sald. He described Caruso's mannerisms much as did Dr. Denzinger. “To be brief, Le is pompous, Is not? asked Mr, Mathot, “It would be more kind to speak of It as a babi,” replied Mr. Conrled. Several other witnesses testified ns to Caruso's Inability to speak English, and the hearlug was then adjourned to perwit the prosecution te reach an Im. portant witness. It Is sald that the missing witness is Hanuah Graham, the woman who lodged the complaint against the singer, A crowd had gatherad outside the court, and ax the tenor came down the steps there were some hisses, but they could scarcely be heard nn the din of chicers. One of the persons to greet Caruso as he descended the steps was a handsome young woman, who pre. sented him a bouquet of violets. 5 he W. WH. Barrett Powell Drapped Dead, HARTFORD, Conn + Nov, 20.-W. H. Barrett Powell, a fraveliug salesman for Fauley, Whitcomb & McGorham of New York city, dropped ‘dead from heart disease In the corridor of the Allyn House bere. He was about thir. HOME TO PHILADELPHIA. Remains of Great Convention Leader Rest In Historie Chureh. PHILADELPHIA, Nov, 21. — With ceremonies that were extremely Ime. pressive the remains of James Wilson of Penusyivania, n signer of the Decla- ration of Independence, a leader In the convention which framed the federal constitution and ome of the original Justices of the supreme court of the United States, which for 108 years had lain In a North Carolina grave, were placed beside those of his wife in a tomb In the graveyanl of historie Christ charch In his city. On the plain wal nut coffin as It was lowered lito the vault of ancient design lay a large wreath, the tribute of the twenty-sixth presillent of the nation whose founda. tion he helped to build, and surround lng the open grave stood with heads uncovered a representative of the pres ident, justices of the federal supreme court, the governor of Penusylvaula, members of the state and local ju diciary and distinguished citizens of this and other cities Before the exercises at the church the body lay In state In the declaration room of Independence hall, where the general public was given an oppor- tunity to pay a last tribute Justice Wilson dial while on the southern judicial circuit and was bur ied at Edenton, N. C. It was the cher shed desire of those who recogulzed his work In the early struggles of the republic to have him rest in the midst of the scene of his most important la bors. The body was disinterred on Tuesday and was conveyed to this city by the United States gunboat Dubuque. The remains were received by Governor Penuypacker and were carried on the shoulders of six United States sallors to Independence hall The escorting party consisted of the Wilson memeort- al committee, representatives of colo- nlal socleties and distinguished citizens under guard of the First city troop, Pltladelphia’g oldest wilitary organize tion. The old statelivuse was draped In mourning, and surrounding the cof- fin in the historic room where the Dec laration of Independence Was sigued were numerous floral tributes Attorney General Moody, Chief Jus tice Fuller and Assistaut Justices White, Day and Holmes and United States Circuit Court Judge Gray were admitted to the building for a private view, after which a precession was formed for the march to Christ church. The services In the church were con- ducted by the Right Rev. Alexander Mackay-Smith, bishop coadjutor of the Protestant Eplscopal church of Penn- syivania The exercises were brought t8 & close with an oration by Hampton I. Car- son, attorney general of Penukylvania, who reviewed at length the carcer of the great couvention lender, —————— Yan Facorted Secretary Shaw. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Nov. 23. —Les- He M. Shaw, secretary of the treasury, and William J. Bryan bad the lion's share of attentiou here among a long list of speakers at the session of the transmississippl congress. All spoke on subjects relating to the lucreasing of the commercial bLusiness of the country. Mr. Bryan was appointed to head a committee of former presidents of the cougress to escort Secretary Shaw to the platform, and when these two distinguished public men led the way to the rostrum there was great Applause GILLETTE'S STORY. Prisoner's Account of Grace Brown's Death. BOAT UPSET; WAS AFRAID TO AID HER Witness Relates low Accused Af fected Surprise When Told of the Girl's Body Belux Vound In Big Moose Lake. HERKIMER, N. Y., Nov. 22 — (hes. ler Gillette's own story of how his sweetheart canie to her death in the waters of Big Moose lake the evening of Wednesday, July 11 last, as related by biwi to the sheri whe placed him under arrest ul Arrowhead on the Sat urday worning following, was retold by the officer of the law to the Jury which Is trying the yYouug wan on the charge of murder, It was brought ont that Gillette knew the girl bad been lu a delicate coudl- tion siuce May - “When the boat upset accidentally, ax you say—and she was floundering helplessly in the water, w hy did you fot go to her assistance 7” Undersherig? Klock swore that be asked his prison er “Because,” he replied, “I was afraid that she might struggle so that we would both go down.” District Attorney Ward followed up this lead in carrying forwand the pros ecution’s case hy presenting in evi delice the Aress suit case, the camera and tripod, the tennis racket and other articles which are supposed to have becu rescued from the water by the young mau after the boat upset “Gllletta told me,” continued the wit ness, “that he shouted to the girl to Lold ou ta the stern of the boat and he would try to get her ashore. He sald be did not get near her, for be was Loldiug ou to the bow." Undeérsherif Klock declared that since his arrest Gillette bad given three excuses as to why the boat was overturned. When asked if he or the girl was to blame for the alleged accl- dent he replied, secording to the wit ness: “1 suppose [ am to Llawe for it" Rev, Cuthbert Frost, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Lowvlle, was at the Arrowhead Jun with on par ty on the Friday following the tragedy ‘1 saw Gillette coming downstairs from his room that evening,” said Mr. Frost, “and overheard him ask two men If they had heard of a tragedy on Big Moose lake in which a young girl had been drowned. I did not hear what reply, if any, was given’ Up to this time theie bas been no evidence that any one else iu the neigh. borhood of Arrowhead had hea of the finding of the girl's body at that time. In fact, the prosecutor bas not yet shown the time the body was found. He bas not carried the narra tive that far slong as yet. The detalls of the discovery and of the condition of the body are yet to be heard. Underslerif Klock on the witness stand sald that when Gillette was first arrested and Informed of “Billy” Brown's death by drowniug be pro fessed great surprise and sald be bad not beard of the accident “After a few minutes,” sald the wit ness, “I told him he knew as well as | did that the girl was dead. He replied: ‘Yes. The boat upset’ 1 asked Lim how long he and the girl Lad been fn- timate, and he sald about a year. 1 asked hia If he had ever heard any- thing against ler character, and he sald be uever had beard a word. He said the boat tipped over about ¢ p. m. that Welnesday evening, The girl came to the surface, and be told ber to cling to the stern and he would try to get ber ashore” Klock admitted that Gillette told him he expected to be warried, and he un derstood the defeudant to mean the ceremony was to take place during the Adirondack trip. Sheri Richard told of finding the tennis racket hidden behind a log on the road from Big Moose to Eagle Lay. It was shown that while his former sweetheart Jay dead lu the lake he Joined a number of parties in mountain trips, took many photographs and made a long cance trip Iu search of the two Cortland girls whom Le had wet ou the train while riding to Deruy ter with Grace Brown ————————————— Dead Girl's Brother Identifies Teddy. EPPING, N. H.. Nov 23 Harry Leddy of Paterson, N. J, who was ar rested here Tuesday night on suspicion that Le was concerned In the death of Miss Mamie Ricker of Paterson, was takeu in charge by Iolice Sergeant William H. Lord of Paterson Lord was accompanied here by Richard Ricker, n brother of the dead girl, who positively identified the prisoner Surprise For Foundrymen. PHILLIPSBURG, N. J. Nov. 23 Not until they received their pay en. velopes did the 1.000 employees of the Warren Foundry and Machine compa Ly, whose extensive plant Is located here, know that thelr wages had been increased M0 per cent. ‘The lucrease went into éffect on Nov. 15 —————————— Keg of Powder Blew tp. LATROBE, Pa, Nov. 23 — The howe of Jawes Menselle was blown to pleces, and a hoander named Almada Diones! was fatally fojured when a Keg of giant powder exploded. The boander went to the cellar to All a powder flask from the keg and accldentally Ignited the powder. ——————————— ass Merchant Shipping BIL LONDON, Nov. 23 -The house of comiuons last night, without a division, passed the third reading of the mer- chant shipping LIL The bill makes the British regulations coucerning the overloading, undermanning and unsea- worthiness of vessels, the storage of grain on board ships, the furnishing of adequate life saving apparatus and the control of emigration and passen- ger traflic, which heretofore have ap- plied only to British ships, applicable to all forelgu vessels using British ports, Baflalo Water Supply Halted. BUFFALO, Nov, 21 A sixty-six mile an hour gale struck this city, and the fifty foot wall of the waterworks puwping station collapsed. Eugineer Brown was buried beneath the debris, but was rescued only slightly hurt. The city’s water supply was shut off for two hours. Loss, $50,000. The wind wrecked frees, telephone and electric wires and several houses uader con struction were blown down. ——————— Farmer Killed His Bride. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Nov, 23.— After a quarrel with his bride of three months over the purchase of some fur. niture, Delos Highland, a farmer liv. Ing near Casnovia, shot and killed Ler He then turned the revolver upon him self, killing himself jnstantly. ‘The tragedy took Place in thelr howe. Highland was thir{y eight years Sk) and Lis wife twenty two. Cotton Operatives’ Ultimatum, 0 FALL RIVER, Mass, Nov. 23 ~The five umions of cotton mill operatives at special meetings Inst night voted by large majorities to reject an offer of a O per cent advance in wages and to RO ont on strike Monday morning mwnless thé demand for a 10 per cent [nerease Is granted, ——— Negro Judge Bleet (ounfed Hut. CHICAGO, Nov Ferdinand 1. Barnett, negro, assistant state nttor ney, who, according to the police re turns, was elocted judge of the new municipal court of Chiengo on Nov, 6 has been counted out by the canvass. ing hoard. va -h Paris Depaties Ralse Their Hwan Pay, 5 PARIS, Nov, 3 -