Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-31
PHYSICIAN GIVES
NEW EVIDENCE
BES0LD TOLD OF HIS WIFE'S
ABSENCE
Or. Noel ]. Brown Appears In 5esold
TrIal-Wltnesses Positively ldsn.
tlfy Clothing as Belonging
to Woman

That Anton Besold killed his wife in
order that he would not have to sup
port her and care for her during the
slow horror of the last stages Of tuber-
culosis was the contention of attor-
neys for the district attorneys office
yesterday when, during the preliminary
examination of Anton Besold before
Justice Young of the township court,
they produced physicians to tell Of the
womans physical condition at the time
of her disappearance.
Throughout the second day of the
trial yesterday Besold remained calm
and laughed and joked with his attor-
neys and with the officers of the court.
The horrors of the day before had had
no effect upon him and when the ugly
mass of clothes and hair taken from
the body of the victim was again
dragged forth into court yesterday Be
sold did not SO much as favor the ar
ticles with a look.
The Identification of the skirt found
on the body was made complete yes
terday by Mrs. Chaffin, former land
lady for the Besolds, who claimed to
have seen that identical skirt worn by
Mrs. Besold on the day of the little
woman's disappearance.
Identifies Clothing
Mrs. Chaffin examined the garment
closely, although the odor was sitting,
and at the conclusion of her inspec-
tion she stated positively that the gar
ment had been worn by Mrs Besold
on the day she left for the beach. Mrs.
Chain further stated that Mrs. Besold
had made that trip to the beach on
July 1O. That point Will be one OF the
chief points of discussion in the trial,
since the district attorneys office has
already alleged that Mrs. Besold was
murdered on July II, and an argu-
ment will probably be continued on
that point throughout the trial.
After direct examination Mrs. Char
fin was cross-examined by Attorney
Davis for the defense for more than
an hour yesterday as to her ability to
positively identify any garment. as to
whether she knew when a garment was
custom made or tailor made, and the
answers were in every instance satis-
factory
Other identification was made Of the
garments to prove that the bod yfound
in the Temescal canyon was the body
of Mrs. Glade Besold.
That point is strenuously denied by
the defense, who allege that the de-
composed body was not that Of the
wife of the defendant.
Joseph Deegan, an office employe of
the American Laundry company, iden-
titled the mark on the Wristbands as
those with which the Besold laundry
was marked.
In the afternoon DR.. Noel J. Brown
appeared for the prosecution. Up to
this time DIR. Brown has not been iden-
titled with the case. According to his
testimony, Mrs. Besold had been re-
ceiving treatment from him and he
stated that her condition was very
poor and that he had strongly advised
her to remain in Los Angeles for some
time so that her health might receive
benefit He stated that Mrs. Besold
had agreed to stay here for some time
and continue the treatments he was
giving her, but that on a certain morn
ing in July, about the time when Mrs.
Besold was alleged to have gone to
the beach and never returned he al
leges that Mrs Besold failed toe keep
an appointment at his office that MORN
ing, but that during the afternoon Be
sold called and seemed agitated and
said that his wife had gone north and
would probably not return to Los An
geles.
Slid Wife Was Dead
A second witness of the afternoon
was James Knobman of San Francisco.
Knobman testified that toward the lat
ter part of August Besold, on his way
back to Los Angeles from trip to
Bellingham Bay, Wash, told him and
his wife that Mrs. Besold had died in
Los Angeles of tuberculosis, from
which she had been suffering a few
weeks before when the Besolds had
been living in the northern city.
Knobman further stated that Besold
had said his wife had been cremated
at San Bernardino AS Besold was tell
ing at that time that his wife had left
him to go to visit some relatives, the
statement made to Knobman of her
death will be used as a choice piece of
evidence when the case reaches the
higher court.
At the termination of the session yes
terday Justice Young continued the
case until Friday morning at 10 o'clock
1t is thought that the preliminary ex-
animation will be completed at that
time