Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-04
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
A Queer Case Brought Into
the Criminal Courts.
CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED RAPE
Complaints Being Made About the
Long School Vacation by Sew
eral Parents.

Henry Bolder, lodging-house keeper
at BOA Center street, was arrested last
evening at O'Clock by Officer Manning,
on warrant charging him with attempt
ing to rape Mrs. Louis Ackerman, the
wife of an Alameda.street saloon
keeper.
Mr.. Ackerman was interviewed at his
saloon last evening, and stated that he
had been having considerable trouble
with his vile, who objected to his re-
naming in his present place of business,
which is resort sometimes visited by
disreputable women. On this &C.
count they separated about two
weeks ago, Ackerman going to Bolder's
house to room, and his wife remaining
at her home on East First street. After
they had been separated few days Mrs.
Ackerman went to Bolder and asked him
to uae his influence with her husband to
get him to give up his present place and
take another store about two miles out in
the country. Ackerman says that Bolder
did not tell him this, and that he lied to
his wife when she asked for his reply,
putting her off in order to get her to
come to his house. On last Friday
evening Ackerman, on his arrival at the
house, was informed by Professor Miller,
an astrologer, who lodged there, that
his wife mad been in the house for some
time, and that che was drinking. Ack-
erman looked into the room indicated by
Miller and saw his wife, together with a
number of men and women, drinking
and carousing. He decided to leave the
house, and was about to do SO, when
Bolder came out of the room with Mrs.
Ackerman, and the two went up stairs
and entered Bolder's room. Alderman
crept quietly up to the door of the room
and overheard some conversation be-
tween the two, after which the light in
the room was extinguished. He waited
moment or two and then burst open the
door, struck light and saw his wife and
Bolder in very compromising posi-
tion. He then left the house, and swore
out the warrant fer the arrest of Bolder.
Ackerman was asked whether his wife
made any outcry, or Was forced into the
room. He said in reply to the question
that they just went into the room to-
gether, and that he saw no force used,
nor did he hear anything besides con-
versation carried on in an ordinary tone.
He also stated that he had been think
ing OF securing divorce from his wife
for some time previous to the present
trol1bio.
Bolder said that there was not the
slightest foundation for the charge and
that Ackerman's statements were not
true. He said that Mrs. Alderman had
sent her son three or four times during
the past week with requests for him to
come to her house. He would not &C.
cept her invitation, 30 she came to his
place on Friday evening, and after talk
ing for short time she suggested that
they have some beer. A number of per-
sons were present, and all joined in and
drank considerable, Mrs. Alderman tax
ing 80 much that she became intoxicated.
Mr.. Bolder acknowledged that he went
into room with her, but positively de-
MES the charge of attempted rape. He
was arraigned before Police Judge Stan
$2, 900. Mr.. Bolder, in charge OF an Off
not being successful, he passed the night
in the Police Station.
The parties in this action we're brought
into notice when man named Baer was
found drowned some three months ago.
Baer roomed at Bolder's house, and after
his death Ackermsn produced note for
5000 against the deceased. This affair
caused some trouble between Ackerman
and Bolder, who had been fast friends
previous to the drowning.
Judge Stanton set the examination oi
the case for Friday, at 10 am, and some
sensational developments are expected,
as Bolder's friends maintain that Acker-
man brought this charge against him in
order to secure divorce from his wife.