Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-18
THERE AT THE TIME.
A Witness Who Was Present ut the Arnold
Kramer shooting.

Witness Who Was Present ut the Arnold
Kramer shooting.
In the Criminal Court this morning the trial
OF the case Of Theodore q. Arnold for the
murder OF John Kramer was resumed and the
government at this point called DR.. Carlos
Godfrey as a witness. The defense objected,
but was overrnled
DIR. Godfrey testified that he was near
Skaters when he heard the shot, and lust be-
fore he heard some one saw You come across
the street" and turned when the second shot
went off, and Kramer seized Arnold
about the waist and Arnold got his
arm around kramer's neck and COM
menced hammering him with the butt of the
pistol. When they were parted Kramer WAS
taken to the front Of Skaters and he was gwen
liquor at witness sugg estion. and he revived
Witness noted down what he said The
wounded man stated that his name was John
Kramer. and when asked who shot him he said:
ARNOLD shot me-" In response to question
running after my wife and was talking to him
about it,
On cross-examination witness with the aid OF
a glass said the personal pronoun l WAS on the
memorandum after showing that he said II
talking to him about it, witness said he was
not sent for at this time.
His testimony before the coroner was read
some OF it which he denied. He saw Kramer
standing on 5th street between the curb and
the car track. He saw some others about them.
among them Mr.. Yestman. When the remark
was made about looming across the street
Kramer came across the Street.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
c. E. Brandenburg was called BY defendant
and testified to the testimony taken before the
coroner, which was transcribed from witness
notes. and read DIR. Godfrey's testimony: 81
az ,ne coIney .. ON ana Z streets ~nen
nearI 'ng g, mrs' sno', &c.
a.. pna . .es . snaa ne was ponce reporter
vi ,ne % =, VIC 'Aine anu Ape" Kramer 9uite
We'll ne hao come 70 nim Win Story ABOUT
h;s we; H as asAsI MN 10 ptin. story OF
h;T, ao.os,o, ~ M nno nnu iouo~e1
In Ia $3.50 In. one nisnl a.
his wife was. He told Kramer he did Sn not
STOP ,oIow,ng MN ne wouid stamp nun aii the
NJ ~ MN AN. an. 500 ne .he y.
-. i.s'oI W . Iu "uu Wy! uau 'ussie, AZ
..,. 'ooh ,ne P..'oi rom LIN pu. re-
';aS &c" nSns s a.o '"aio "oen hramer
Pfouiseo NOT 10 ioho" him
=, oh cross-eihminea on witness SAID ne knew
ME- manner. naa seen ner tnree times. Wit
ness knew where Kramer vile WAS. He went
WIN ner anu her sister 10 barnums show and
Nent VIII MIs. manner 70 .he district attor-
ne. ONO ahu taikeo "i.n Mr. Arms.
Miss susie bowman, Mrs- hramers sister.
Ssuneo tnat Laura Kramer was her sister ana
she was MARI leo TO Chas Capehart. They lived
az az froht hotal' Va, ou' came mere IN 1851.
me uate OF her sister = marriage on the certih-
sa.e was Sep'euper ao'i. She nfst knew
usieuuc' ~ nay, to'<' "nen cue was
a. 90 i-n sree- ne s'Auea mat
MT. ArameI nad consumed MIN ID fehton TO
, Eo.ainiiis rNoiSe form nm, arc sne was not
l,sihs WIN N. at ,ne utne. Inc lonowing week
sne saw nun a. Mrs. Kramer :, ana ne taised
Tn On ans UuneSs Oh a'4 . AZ lne ume. Mr
iueksr was introduced 70 them oy Mr.. Arnold,
anu tue business was tne al,orce. witness nrst
hne" hlaler Al 1une' A.si' "nen ne caieo on
Ier ss,eo AZ A<i 1tn street. In the
spring OF " hramer me, witness almost every
ua. Wahane 70 hn0w where ms VIE was; ana
ne 'nrea'enea 70 All ner because she would not
Ten where ner SISTER was. he also threat
eneo 10 make her me miserable
ne was put ufoer bonds In the