St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-12
RETIRED TO COMO.
The Notorious Won Arnold Con-
yicteQ of a SeriOus OffenSe

The Notorious Won Arnold Con-
victed of a Serious Offense.
Charles j. Won Arnold, who has dur
ing his two years residence in this
city been brought into the police court
to answer to various charges, and at
tanned considerable notoriety IN other
ways, has had a check put upon
his cratic career, and for the next
ninety days he will be sequestered at
Como without the alternative of a fine.
The offense which Won Arnold has at
last been convicted Is fornication, and
the other party to the affair is Miss
Clara Becker. The case was taken up
at 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon before
Judge TwOhy, and it was alter in the
evening when the jury returned its
verdict of guilty
The principal witness was Miss Beck
Ell herself. who related upon the stand
the entire history OF her acquaintance
with the prisoner. Her first acquaint-
ance with Won Arnold, according to her
story, was nearly year ago. when he
went to InVer Grove to manage her
mothers saloon business. In the first
few months of their acquaintance he
frequently made advances of an i'm
proper character toward her which, she
Invariably repealed. On the 18th OF
July last, however. he influenced her
by threats of violence to 90 to Mime
apoliS with BIN in buggy and took her
to restaurant where they had wine
supper. She drank two glasses of what
she supposed to be Rhine wine and
shortly afterward lost conscious
ness. When she came to she found
herself in bed in room where Won Ar
mold was also present, and found that
al ~ III, I,
that Won Arnold had taken advantage
of her helpless condition. He then com
PEELED her by threats, which he empha-
sized by showing revolver, to accom-
pany him to st. Paul and to
rooms on WabaSha street, where
he introduced her as his wife, and
where they remained for several
weeks, maintaining the relations of huS-
band and wife, excepting that he was
only with her during the day, and
rarely remained after midnight. Then
they removed to quarters on Robert
street, where the same state OF affairs
continued, Won Arnold keeping her in
subsection by means of threats and
promises of marriage.
After they had remained together at
this place for about four weeks Won
Arnold left and failed to return. Then
she made inquiries which led TO the in
formation that he was already mar
ried man and that his wife was living in
this city. As soon as she learned this
she received to have nothing more to do
with him and later returned to her
mother who, upon learning of what had
occurred Swore out the warrant for his
arrest. The girl also asserted that Won
Arnold had compelled her to pawn her
watch to obtain money for him and to
steal $50 from her mother.
Won Arnold. when placed upon tie
stand. denied the girls story entirely
and asserted that both she and her
mother had entertained a tender pas
sion for him, knowing perfectly we'll
that he was already married. The girl,
he said, had left home to follow him,
and he had merely helped her out of dis
interested charity, but had not in anyway
been guilty OF any wrong action toward
her, or taken any advantage of her in
any way. Both the city attorney and
the counsel for the defense made eX-
tended arguments in closing. and the
court charged the jury at some length.
After celebrating upon the case nearly
an hour, the jury returned verdict of
guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced
as already stated.