St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-16
POLICE SCANDAL.
Inquiry Reg "a riding an Alleged Plan
10 BiackmaiI Congressmen.


TO BiackmaiI Congress
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The trial of
Police Lieutenant Arnold on a charge of
giving currency to false report connecting
Mai. Walker. superintendent of police. with
a proposed espionage of congressman was
continued before District Commissioner
Wheatley to day. Lieut.. Arnold was put
on the stand in his own defense, and
repeated in substance conversa-
tion which he said took place
at a meeting of police lieutenants
OH or about Oct. 1. Maj. Walker, the wit
ness testified. at the meeting referred with
qualification to the commissioners approval
of the police estimates and said that he
would like to have the men who knew
members of congress go and explain to them
the wants of the department. and that if
this were done he expected to get the 100
additional men needed by the force.
''He then said" continued the witness,
''that he thought it would be q good idea for
the men doing duty south of the avenue
(the reference is to
DISREPUTABLE PART
of city known as The DivisionO to note the
habits Of members OF congress, and that he
would use that matter when he came to go
before congress. One of the heutenants-
my impression is that was Lieut. Gessford-
remarked, Major, then you propose to black
mail these gentlemen to get your estimates
through The majors reply was, No, not
that.
The witness then repeated a reference
which he said was made by some one to a
prominent senator's visit to Colonial Beach.
ian excursion resort about sixty miles down
the Potomac), and his wandering through
peach orchard looking for the Seventh street
"Kyars." pronounced as the word some
times is by Southerners). There was not"
continued the witness, lone word of
caution, or reprimand, in reply to anything
that was said when the word 'blackmaiP
was used. Capt. Austin laughed. spoke
up and said that had been informed, or
knew where
A CERTAIN PROMINENT MEMBER
q mentioned no name), could be found
once or twice week, and the major said,
Yes, and that house is on the corner of
Fifteenth and ID Streets Witness further
testified that when he and Lieut.. Kelly lvIt
Mai. Walkers office Kelly said to Kim:
Now, L suppose you are going to watch
members of congreSs?' Witness replied:
1 intend to do no such thing to which
Kelly rejoned, i assure you | shall not.
Witness said he had spoken to Sergt. Dig
gins about the matter, but cautioned him to
keep it secret because it might
create scandal. Witness signed
letter generating Maj. Walker. and also
denied reports in regard to the majors
order after it had leaked out. AT the con-
clusOn OF Lieut.. ArnOld'S testimony two
or three other Witnesses were examined,
and then Maj. Walker was called to the
stand and asked if he had ever made such
suggestions as those to which Lieut.. Ar
mold had testified. He replied: None,
whatever" He was asked whether in
view of Lieut.. Arnold's testimony he still
wished to stand by what he had himself
said. He replied: Il certainly do in every
particular" With this the hearing closed.
A ratent Case.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Argument in
the celebrated printing telegraph case. in
which is involved the ownership of what is
popularity known as the Field ticker, was
heard by the examiner of interferences of
the patent Office to-day. The parties to
the suit are Charles j. Wiley. represented
nv G.. J. JudsOn. of New York, and Stephen
J. Field. represented by Roscoe Conkling
of New York, and Marcellus Bailey, of
Washington. The case was argued by
counsel on its merits, upon the question of
priority of invention. 1t is contended by
Wiley that Field as matter of fact, never
reduced to practice the invention, or even
made drawing or sketches of the device
sufficiently clear and illustrative to
enable one skilled in the art to make ma
chine. 1t is contended on behalf of Field
that Wiley's case as originally presented
did not interfere with his (Field's) applica-
ton. but certain parties distracted from
the model maker the model of Fields ma
chine. and soon thereafter Wileys original
case was amended to cover the device
shown in the alleged abstracted drawing.