Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-17
ARNELL.
4 Testimony duplicating AEneIl
in the "schOOI FUND.-
Robbery.

In the House yesterday Mr.. Taylor, Of
Carter and Johnson, Chairman of the
school Fund Investigating Committee,
submitted some additional testimony, OF
Whioh the following Ia synopsis
J. J. NOAH, SWORN.
z State what you know with regard
to the sum of $500 having been presented
to Mr.. Arnell by Mr.. Rutter.
A.-mr. Arneil stated to me that the
sum OF $500 had been lodged by Mr..
Rutter IN Mr.. Mullins hands for the puT-
pose of making that sum q present to
him (ArReill he desired to ask my sd
vice a. to the acceptance Of this sum.
This was while Mr. ATnell was Repre-
sentative ia the General Assembly. /
inquired II the sum was intended as
fee for attorneys services, to which Mr..
Arnell replied that he thought not. l
then cOnnseled him not to receive the
said amount, as it might be improperly
construed. MIR. Arnell stated that he
concurred in my view, but that there
was nothing wrong in the affair. Suisse
quently Mr.. Arnsu requested me to see
Col. Mullins and desire him (Mullins) to
pay the $500 over TO Il. P. Cone, which /
did. Mr.. Mullins seemed surprised st
my knowing anything about it, but
6tGlCA AAlGh W11A0 COAhBsl VIII AhAs
Arnell's request. What became OF the
$500 [ have no knowledge. subse-
quently told Mr.. Gone what had trans
pired about the payment OF this $500 to
him.
l desire to state that Mr.. ArnelI's con-
versation with me about the $500 Was
stated by him to be confidential, but was
not placed before me as his lawyer
simply ss his friend. I therefore give
this evidence unyOluntarily.
H. s. FRENC5, COTTON AND-COMMIssI SION
MERCHANT, SWORN.
Witness was sworn at his warehouse
on Clark street, letter purporting te be
from s. M. Arneli, dated at Washington,
ID. c., and addressed to DR.. D. A. David
son. Thought this was about Decem ber,
1867. Gathered from the letter the fol.
lowing facts That S5000 had been re-
mitted from Memphis to DR.. Davidson
for Arnell, and that the money came
from the man who took the School Furd
to Memphis. Also gathered from the
letter that Arnell was expecting to get
$4,000 or $4,000, at Washington, for sup.
porting some measure-either on the
impeachment matter, or the whisky tax,
or some financial measure-thst he and
Davidson were then to go to banking
and that ArDell WIS Ia this manner TO
procure his part of the fund necessary to
carry on a bank.
GEORGE w. GOODWIN, CLERK FOR MR.,
FRENCH, SWORN,
Was present when DR.. Davidson was
in the warehouse. Saw the letter, but
did not read it. Gathered from ths con-
versRtiOn between Mr.. French and DR..
Davidson that the $1,000 obtained by
Arnell from Memphis was either a part
Of the School Fund or in some way con-
nected with it. DR.. Davidson was speak
ing OF establishing a bank in Columbia.
JAMES IRWIN AND F. A. IRWIN,
of this city, substantiated the statements
made by Messrs. French and Good win.
DIR. DAVIDSON, OF MAURY COUNTY,
SWORN
Was about the Legislature In the
spring Of 1866. Arnell had borrowed
money CT him, and tried to get some
money from the Peoples Bank, bat
failed. Was subsequsn entity notihed oy
Arnell that $1,000 would be expressed TO
witness for him (ArnelD, the uader-
standing of witness being that the money
Wss to come from Ruttsr's bank. This
money was subsequently, handed to wit
ness by ArnelI, on the Public Square, at
Columbia, and witness paid the greatest
part of 1t out satisfying debts owing to
himself and others by ArDelI. Witness
showed Mr.. n. s. French a letter from
Arnell about the time mentioned by Mr..
French in his testimony.