Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07
INDICTED MAN
BROUGHT TO CITY
MUST ANSWER TO CHARGE OF
MURDER
Prisoner Is Alleged to Have Killed His
wife and Left Her Body In
Temescal canyon-pe-
nies Guilt

Heavily shackled ana cloHelS S
ed by Officers, Anton Besold' ,t,In,lt Ee,Illsit
on a charge of having murdered ms ms
wife, arrived in Los Angeles yesteruay
and was hurried to the county jail 10
await arraignment on the charge.
The long trip across the continent
from Washington, ID. c., seemed 70
have had but little effect on bSsolu'
He was sunburned and healthy look
ing, and walked as though he We're
absolutely care free, but when ne
talked, which he did almost incessant-
ly, it was quickly apparent that he was
laboring under a nervous strain Whlch
was gradually wearing him down.
For the past week offlcers Oh tne
ing messages from their chief that ne
and Deputy Gilbert might be expected
home at almost any time. The trains
have been watched but the otticers
were disappointed until yesterday
morning when a dispatch to the ettect
that Sheriff White and the prisoner
would arrive in Los Angeles on the
noon train was received. Several Of
ficers and newspaper men went to the
depot to witness the home coming OF
Besold.
Watch for Prisoner
At the station several score people,
learning that Besold would be on the
train, crowded about the gateways
awaiting his arrival. AS the train
thundered into the yards and came TO
a standstill, there was cranlng Oh
necks and general excitement as Sher,
iff White left the first coach ana
turned to assist the prisoner to the
ground. Besold was neatly dressed
He wore a dark gray suit Dlack
derby hat, white shirt and collar ana
a dark necktle. He is rather over
medium height and in appearance is
decidedly Teutonic.
AS he left the train he gave glance
of curiosity at those who were watch
ing him and then went with the sher-
iff to a carriage. He wore Deputy
Gilbert's gold handouts and while he
was waiting for the carriage he at
tempted to conceal them by placing
his fingers over as much of them as
possible.
on the way to the county Jail. Be-
sold asked in a queer German accent
what time it was and then refused 10
say anything further. :,
At the Jail, however he became talk
ative. AS soon as the handcuffS were
taken from him and he had been
searched and relieved of his belongings
he asked to see the newspaper men
and told them he would make state
ment about the charges against him.
Makes Statement
The prisoner was ushered into the
visitors room and he stepped with
light springy step and the steel-like
muscles of his arms and shoulders
moved like piston rods beneath his
clothing, 1t was we'll that the sheriff
and his deputy watched Besold the
way they did, for if he hadi secured
chance a fight at close quarters with
him might have ended disastrousiy
tc- 81 lrn " a
splendid athlete, trained in the German
schools and graduated from the army
Those who were present at the inter-
view were prepared for almost any
statement but that which Besold made
The German had acted in a gentle
manly manner throughout the pro-
ceedings, but when he began speaking
of his wife his entire statement was
one of accusation wherein he alleged
that she had been everything but what
a woman should have been.
ASK me questions" said Besold
evidently fearing to attempt state
ment of his own, but his answers came
readily enough.
Eyes. I lived on Hill street with Mrs.
Chaffin," came his reply to the first
question.
''I lived there with my wife after
we came to Los Angeles and we got
along all right. No. we never had
quarrels and we always got along
all right.
Wife Slipped Away
"I bought butcher shop over by
Figueroa street and / got in some
trouble because those fellows tried to
swindle me. Well, on the last day l
saw my wife we decided to go to the
beach. No, I did not go to Santa
Monica with her. We started there
and we had gone as far as the rail-
road station when | found that my
wife had slipped away from me- 1
then returned to my home and there
1 found that she had left note for
me saying that she had gone to Sum
merland to visit her people there and
| that if l wanted to see her would
have TO come to her.
mo, l never went near the Temescal
| canyon that day and / don't know
| where that canyon is, was not at
the beach on that day and did not
| see my wife after that l waited a
week to see il she would not come
back and then knew that she had
gone back to her old ways of living
and so / left for the north"
"What do you mean when you refer
to her old ways of living" was asked.
"She used to be fast woman," came
the unblushing reply. II first met her
in Nebraska and there l married her,
but at that time she was in dis
orderly house, and took her out OF
there to marry her.
Gave Clothes to Sister
when went north l gave some of
her clothes to her sister up in Belling-
ham because my wife had gone and
had no further use for the clothes.
have had trouble with the McFaddens
up there for a long time but their
charge against me on the robbery COM
plant will never get into court. That
is personal money affair of the family
and If the truth about that came out it
would hurt them worse than it would
| me.
Then left there and came back.
stopped at San Francisco and there
met Mrs Nodeman. Why did | tell
Mrs. Nodeman that my wife had died
at Los Angeles and had been cremated?
Well / told her that because Mrs.
Nodeman was the only woman friend
of my wife and did not want to tell
her about my wife being fast woman.
"Then l came to Los Angeles and
went east had rings and jewelry,
but those rings never belonged to my
wife and ! can prove that l have al
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