Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-20
THE STORY or THE suoor,xo
foio os 'ns Defadant in the Arnold kra
sner Trial

""@ht IN tne Arnold kr0-
mer Trial.
AANoIo iAAs fHr STAND AND SPEAKS OF
H's Ah-AtioNs TO IHR kRAsxRs AVID arvss
0f EVENTS LEADING Ur ~ THE
TRAGEDY.
Inc ulaI Oh Theodore @. Arnold for the
muroef Oh 'onn Kramer on June IS last Was
resumed IN tne criminal Court this morning.
District Astornfy hrney and Assistant District
Attorney Tag CERT for the government. and
Messrs ID. Z. Davis and C. G. Tucker for the
defendant
James Cullen. boy, was called and testified
that while at the corner Of 9Th and E s,-ee,.
the defenda s asked him . short time before
the shooting his wife had been at witness
house, .no .ose91euiIy saw Arnold pass along
the north sics OF street
Several vi nesses or the defendant fsilea n
answer WI . called. and the defendant
onsred IN hdsncs papers found in Aramer's
trunk with advertisements. some o. whsch were
introduced FOR the purpose OF sho wing that
kramer was Jealous of his wife and her going
Objection sas made, aud the court after ex-
aminine then said they were no: near or
material enough to meet this issue and refused
TO admit them.
ARNOLD TEsTIFIEs.
Inc defendant. Arnold, took the stand and
stated that bis fun name was Theodore a. W.
Arnold and that he was fortyrtwo wears of ace.
Born in Hardin county. Nv. He went 10 Texas
In 1881 and came to this city in 1887 and en-
tered tne money order ONCE in 1855 and at
tended the Columbian Law School and grad
uated. In the summer of 1881 he lived
on street and after taking trim
west returned in October and boarded at Mr.
Culins' on 9Th street His trip west WAS for the
purpose OF selecting place to practice law. He
met Laura Bowman at Mrs. Cullins' Did not
know her by the name of Kramer. He never
had an introduction TO her and his acquaintance
with her vas not familiar or intimate He had
been in III health since 1854 from a
cold contracted by sleeping on the ground on
the bank OF creek in Texas. After Laura left
MRS. Cuiiin he on some occasions walked along
the street with her, his work being on f street
and hers on 18th street When he left here ii
was on sick leave, on the certificate of Dr. Har-
rison for January and February 6, 1892
He LETT on January ls, not having sufficient
funds until the 18th. He Obtained in the fall a
general travelling agency OF the Order OF .Egis.
dated November "A. 1891. he left here january
l6 and returned March /, and with his wife
took board at 62s Pennsylvania avenue.
BE LEARNED OF HER MARRIAGE
He knew Laura Bowman was at 725 llth
street; saw her there in May; learned about
that time that she a married woman lie
had no idea before then tina: sine was married
She At that time detailed the circumstances of
her marriage. She made a statement in which
she said she did not consider that she was
married and asked his opinion and asked
his services in suit annuiling the
marriage, and he promised to investigate IL and
refer her to an attorney il the facts warranted
it. Since he learned that she Was married there
had been nothing criminal between them. Wit
ness saw her sister on the subject and consulted
with Mr.. Tucker. did Mrs. kramer
and her sister, and Mr.. Tucker took charge of
the case. This was in April He heard from
them OF acts tending to show that Mrs kra-
mers and her sisters statements were substan-
tiated and found notices in the Post and STAR
In May he had . number of interviews with
Mrs. Kramer and her sister as TO annulling the
marriage He conversed with Mrs. Kramer
about twenty-five minutes before the shooting
Mrs. Kramer had been to see him at the
money order Office several times II was
not uncommon for ladies to call to see
the clerks. They had reported TO him
the assaults made by Kramer. He first
knew Kramer on June z, but had seen him
before and believed him 10 be Kramer. On
June Mrs. Kramer having been informed that
Kramer was hanging about her house and she
being afraid to 20 out, be went with her from
18th street to her sisters on 9Th street. At the
corner Of 18th and II streets Mrs Kramer said
lord, there is Kramer" They. however,
went on, and at 9TH and II streets Kramer over
took them and asked who he (witueDD was.
Kramer saic she was his wife. and she replied
| she would not live with him. An officer walked
up and he placed her in tine charge OF an officer
KEANER FOLLOWED HIM
Then he left and Kramer approached him.
He had been informed by Mrs. Kramer tina,
Kramer had threatened that there was a man
going with her he intended to kill The wit
ness asked if he would attack him. She said
that kramer would not attack him in front
Kramer came up. saying that he would go with
them. and he believed that his purpose was to
shoot or stab him. Witness never carried a re-
volver this side of the Mississippi river Witness
tried to brighten Kramer back. and he did,
for he went back to the officer. He threatened
Kramer. but could not tell the words hs used
Saw Mrs Kramer tine next morning to learn
the result of the meeting. and she informed
him that Kramer threatened to kill him on
sight. When Kramer said witness was living
with his wife he said Kramer was liar. Wit
ness feared that his life was in danger and the
next day he borrowed pistol from Cole at the
He loaded the pistol, putting in five
cartridges 1t was seven shooter.
1t was on the Sth Of June he got the pistol
and carried it then till the shooting whenever
he WAS on the street. The next day he saw
Kramer on f between 9Th and 10th streets and
Kramer passed him as il he did not recognize
him, but Kramer. however, followed him to
18th street, but did not accost him. Witness
described other interviews with Mrs
Kramer, and said that on June
IL he commenced draft of Mrs
kramers complaint Of her husband's
and on the 18th, with Mics Susie Bowman,
made the statement to the district attorney,
and he said that he would investigate the matter
and communicate with them.