Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-16
ARNOLD'S CHARACTER,
Evidence on This Point offered in tn,
kramer-.irno:d Murder Tria!.

Evidence This Point offered in the
kramer irno:d Murder Tria!.
There WAS no falling off in the attendance a.
! the Arnold Kramer 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 Ken.acky and Texas was
submitted.
George v. Conn OF the money order Office OF
the Post Of,cs DeDar .ment also testified to the
good reputation of defendant. During the
/ triai yesterday evidence was submitted to show
an intimacy sting between Arnold and Mrs.
Kramer. Several witnesses from Cincinnati
we're examined. Hiss Maggie ?. FeiSn OF 25S
{ West 7th street. that city, stated that Arnold
and a woman. who passed as Mrs. Arnold. but
whom the witness recognized as Mrs. Kramer from
| the photograph. came to the house about The
90 "A OF January, 1892. and occupied room in the
| house to- five weeks. Arnold said that they had
| been MARRIED two weeks. de vent away. leav-
| ing the woman who passed as Mrs. Arnold. in
| the house. and she left before he returned.
When he did come back he questioned the wit
ness CLOSELY about the actions of his wife during
his absence
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
bad acted improperly with n Mr.. Austin Baker
and other men in the house"
Afterward Arnold wrote a letter to convince
bliss Feign that it was her duty to tell him wha.
his wife did in his absence. asking ner certain
questions. whether his wife had talked to men
in the hail. gone to the sheater with them. OF
received notes from any one.
On cross-examination Miss Feign said that
laura Kramer frequently went oct with me-,
during Arnold's absence and remained until
| late.
! John B. Br;ngieman, who kept the boarding
! house at las West 9th street. Cincinnati, cor
! robo-ated Miss Fe.gn.
| Mr.. Bradley who on the stand, he STATED
about answering question as 20 his relations
with the woman known Mrs. Arnold. and tine
court ruled tnar he need not answer.
Mr.. Davis cA planned that he intended to show
that Laura hramers conduct with Bradley had
shattered Arnolc's intatuation. which the gov
ernment claimed led 20 the crime.
G. W. kincaid elevator conductor in the
money order Office. recognized by Mrs. Kramer 4
photograph the woman who at the ONCE
the day before the day of the shooting.
J. Il. Johnson. a clerk in the Office. testified
that Arnold asked the loan OF a revolver about
week before the shooting and II. .. Cole to
lending him revolver
Officer h&yneS testified to seeing Arnold
Mr.. and Mrs. Kramer few days before the
/ shooting on Il street near 7th and the woman
asked protection. for the others were quar-
reling.
This closed the case in chief and Mr.. H. E.
Davis opened Tor Inc defendant, stating that il
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 20 divorce and
he advised her about it: that there
had been some words between Kramer and
Arnold and Krame: threatened him. and on
the day IN question Kramer was advancing on
Arnold when the la ter fired 1t was done in
self-defense, Arnold having good reason to be-
lisve he WIS in danger of bodily harm. Kramer's
violence no: because he suspected any i'm
proper relations between Arnold and his wife
but because he knew Arnold was preparing a
divorce sr,it