Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-16
AES0LD'S CHARACTER.
Evidence en- This Point Osered in the
kramer-Arnoid Murder Triai.

Evidence This Point Orered in the
kramer-irloid Murder Tria;.
There was no falling of il the attendance at
the old-Eramer murder trial when the
hearing in the case vas resumed this morning
/ in the Criminal Court. Evidence as to the
good reputation OF the defendant in the form Of
dispositions from hentIckv and Texas vas
submitted
George ". Conn % the money Order Office Of
the Post Ofl,ce DEPARTMENT also testified 10 the
good reputation OF defendant. During the
trial Ies;erdav evidence was submitted to show
al intimacy existing between Arnold and Mrs.
Kramer Several Witnesses from Cincinnati
were examined. 1.:ss Maggie =. Feign o. 253
West 1th stree. that city, stated that Arnold
and woman, who passed "a Mrs Arnold. ba.
whom he witness recognized as Mrs. Kramer from
the photograph. came to the nouse about the
90; of January. 1892 and occu pied room in the
house Tor ave weeks. Arnold said that they had
been mar-.ed two weeks. He went away, leav-
ing the woman. who passed as Mrs. Arnold, in
the house. AID she left before he returned.
Wnsn he did come back he questioned the wit
ness closely about the actions OF his wife during
his aDsen e.
BETTER THAN ANY ONE ELSE.
Arnold SAID to me that he loved this woman
better than any one else on EARTH" said the
witness. He expressed great grief that she
had acted improperly with a Mr.. Austin Baker
and other men IN the house.
8sterward Arnold wrote a letter to convince
Niss feign that it was her duty to tell him whs.
his wife did in his absence, asking her certain
Question: whether his wife had talked to men
III the hail. gone 10 Inc tneater with them, OF
received notes from any one.
On cross-examination Miss Feign said that
Laura Kramer frequently went oct with men
during Aruo!ds absence and remained unit!
late.
John E. Bringleman who kept the boarding
house at 153 West 9Th street, Cincinnati, cor
roborated Hiss Reign.
MIR. Bradley. VINO was on the stand. he STATED
about answering question as 10 his relations
with the woman known as Mrs. Arnold, and the
court ruled that he need not answer
Mr.. DAVIS explained that he intended to show
that Laura hramer's conduct with Bradley had
shattered Araoic.'s Inflammation. which the gov
eminent claimed led TO the crime.
G. ". Kincaid. elevator conductor in the
money order Office. recognized by Mrs. Kramer s
photograph the woman who a. the Office
the day before or the day OF the shooting.
J. B. johnson, a clerk in the office, testified
that Arnold asked the loan of a revolver about
n week before the shooting and II. U. Cole to
lending him a revolver.
Officer HAYNES testified to seeing Arnold,
Nr. and Mrs. Kramer q few days before the
shooting On Ii street near 7.h and the woman
asked protection, for the others were quar-
relling.
This closed the case in chief, and Mr.. H. E.
Davis opened for the defendant. stating that it
was not until after his return from Cincinnati
to this city that he learned that Mrs
Kramer was married. She then consulted
him in regard to divorce and
he advised her about it, that there
had been some words between Kramer aud
Arnold and Kramer Threatened him. and on
the day in question Kramer was advancing on
Arnold when the latter fired. 1t was done in
self-defense, Arnold having good reason to be-
iieve he was in danger OF bodily harm. Kraner's
violence was no. because he suspected any i'm
proper relations between Arnold and his WIFE
but because he knew Arnold was preparing o
divorce suit.