Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-18
THE POLICE SCANDAL.
An Application 20 Hear Argument im
the Arueid Case Refased-The Talk
About the Case.

The situation growing out of the recent police
scandal was unchanged to-day, as the Commits
sioners have not yet received the record OF the
case Of Lieut.. Arnold from the stenographer.
Gen. Henkle and Mr.. Garnett OF counsel for
Lieut. Arnold, applied TO the District Commits
sioners again this morning for permission To
argue the case when ii came before them. Dis
trict Commissioners Webb and wheatiey de.
clined TO hear arguments, claiming that argu-
ment was not needed 10 enable them to come
10 conclusion in the case. They con-
sented to have the record show that
an application TO make argument
was presented and refused The Commissioners
declined To hear argument on the ground thas
Ill would form a bad precedent.
Mr.. Webb said that they had permitted arGu-
ment in one police trial, and had determined
not to hear another.
Mr.. Garnett expressed his indignation at the
refusal of the Commissioners quite warmly.
Commissioner Wheatley's friends express tho
conviction that he viii not permit any personal
regard for Major Walker TO influence his official
action as one OF the judges Of the guilt or inno-
cence Of Lieut. Arnold. They say he is not or
has not been as represented, on terms OF per-
Walker is one OF the bondsInen OF Commissioner
Webb, but he is not on Commissioner W heat
ley's bond, as has been published. Mr.. Wheat
iey's bondsmeD are his own brothers.
The Commissioners are considerably annoyed
by comments on the case derogatory TO them
selves but decline 10 discuss the case give
any expression of opinion while 1t is pending.
Major Walker to-day persstently declined to
talk Win newspaper reporters about the case,
IL was learned from him, however. that he has
no intention OF resigning.
Gen. Henkie, OF Lieut. Arnolds counsel, said
to-day that he had no inkling whatever OF the
way i'm which the case would be decided. lie
said be was interested only i'm his client and
had no hostility tawards Major Walker Lieut.
Arnold was not, he said, responsible for the
public scandal that had grown out OF the case.
The testimony OF Lieuts. Gessiord, Kelly aud
Arnold the other day Was not a surprise TO the
judge advocate, Mr. Davis. At the conference
he had with the witnesses the night before the
trial began LieuIs. Gessford and Kelly made
statements similar TO those given on the witness
stand. Mr.. Davis, in calling his witnesses, re-
served these two TO the last. bringing out first in
an unbroken line the testimony of the captain
and lleutenants who sustained Major Walkers
version OF tie conversation at police headquar-
tiers. Lieut.. Gessiord's statement given To Mr..
Davis AT the preliminary examination is SAID
TO have been even stronger in It's rejection ON
Major Walker than his sworn testimony.
Some comment was caused yesterday by the
fact that Lieutenants Kelly and Arnold were
relieved from duty the trial board. Lieut..
kelly's friends maintained that this action Was
taken in his case on account OF his testimony.
AT police headquarters II was stated that Lieut..
Kelly was relieved because the officer 20 be
tried was one OF his own men, while Lieut.. Ar
nold was relieved, as is customary, because ke
is under charges himself.
In the trial of the Arnold case it was shown
that whatever is the truth OF the matter the
public scandal was started by indiscreet OFF,
GERS talking TOO much A short time ago. but
gave out 10 some of the officers a rtile printed
slip headed My Religion which contained the
following Verse:
Guard well thy tongue: thou canst not know
Nnat evils from thy lips may flow
What guilt, wnat grief may be incurred
By one iacsutious hasty word"
WHAT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SAY.
The "police scandal" SO called, is a matter In
which the members of Congress arriving I'm
Washington take no little interest. Wherever
two or three NJ. C.'s happen to meet this ques-
ton is almost certain TO receive a share OF their
attention. Some OF them manifest iuclina-
ton TO make a joke OF tine alleged plot TO note
their habits for the purpose OF coercing them
into voting liberal appropriations for the police:
but, as a rule, they express Indignation. In q
group OF several members of the House the evi-
deuce submitted at the trial of Lieut.. Arnold
that 'there some fire beneath SO much
smoke" as one OF them expressed it. All pres
ent agreed that there should DE a thorough In:
yestigation by some impartial tribunal, and
should the finding OF the board OF Commis-
sIoners prove unsatisfactory when promul.
gated il is more than probable that Congress
win take hold Of the subject.
A Senator, In conversation with STAR re.
porter. said he was convinced that Lieut.. Ar.
ing short Of the summary dismissal Of the
present chief OF police will be satisfactory"
quainted with the parties 10 the controversy;
thai he had made up his mind from the pub.
MaSor Waker ~ 10 tpe be enfit for his BOSTON "
Ii is quite probable that the outcome OF the
affair may be the appointment OF a congres.
sloDal committee TO make a rigid examination
into the police system. ITS needs, etc.
Rad BloOd I'm south Car0lfnfa.
Columbia. C, Special the Baltimore SUM- Nov.l5.
The attacks on the state government In gen.
eral and the agricultural department I'm par.
ticular, by Capt. b. r. Tillman, leader OF the
farmers movement has nearly resulted In
bloodshed. Col. A. p. Butler. commissioner Of
agriculture, about whom Tillman had made
some sighting speeches. met the captain in the
Columbia railroad station. When Tiliman a..
tempted 70 speak TO Butler the latter informed
him that certain remarks Tilman made were
- lies. Both men were raised in Edgeneld
county, noted tor the readiness Of her citizens
20 spill blood. Butler had his hand on his
cooked revolver, but Tillman's pistol was In his
hand-satchel, and he could not reach Il withous
giving Butler the "drop." Tfllrnan disclaimed
being the author OF the remarks, and peace ta
for the present restored, but numan ts stiu
bitter against the commissioner Of agriculture.
ME- CHILDs WILL Nor ACCEPT TIN
MAYoRALTY. - Mr.. George w. Childs' atr
tention being called TO the frequent
mention OF his name as . candldate
for mayor OF Philadelphia at the February
election under the amended city charter, ha
authorizes The statement TO be made that while
he feels grateful tor all the expressions OF rood
opinion, he desires 70 have 10 fully understood
that he cannot under any circumstances oo-
ceps either nomination or election a. that or
any other ONCE. he ieels very sure that he
can te more useful 70 The public out Of olnD0