Evening star., 1886-11-22
More OF the Police Scandal % be Yes
Developed.
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS IN SECRET sEs-
sroN-wHAr THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND
THEIR FRIENDS SAY.

THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS IN SECRET sra
sroN-wHAr THE INTERESTED PARTIES Axo
THEIR FRIENDS SAY.
Although the District Com IN issioners' off,ce
was closed TO the public to-day, the Commits
sioners themselves went 10 the District bufld-
ings almost as early usual. and at once went
INTO secret session; so secret that no could
penetrate further than the door that bears the
sign "The Commissioners are engaged at
present The few clerks and attendants In
the building declined 90 take any cards or mes
ssges into the heCommissioners' room, as they had
received intimations that the Commissioners
uiu not desire To be disturbed. The case which
SO engnossed their attention was said TO be that
-. SadS ae1. Arnold the testimony I'm which WAS
nahded TO them SATURDAY. L. was thought at
lhe District buildings that even IL tine COM
IN n,issloners concluded to-day the consideration
oi Tue testimony, their decision would not DO
recofaea ana announced until tomorrow.
WHAT rHE LAWYERS SAY
Mr. IL T.. Davis, the assistant attorney of the
p'siic', VINO acted as Judge advocate" I'm the
80, saiu 70 STAR reporter DlNhen the Com.
nilssloners make decision IA viii be commu-
hlcatea nj once 10 Major Walker as that A the
usual course I'm such cases and py him the de-
ctsioh VIII DE promulgated iu general orders
t,,i" a;,ir, counsel Tor Lieut. Arnold. said
.,lis ., aterhoon that he had received no intima-
tion whatever what the decision might ba. and
naa not seen the Commissioners since the day
he waited upon them and they declined To hear
argument. al think" |" me said "thnt they will
MAKE some disposition OF the case that IA an
eIse ~ , oh tlle puoilc feeling In the matter"
II was an opinion frequent tly EXPRESSED TODAY
,nat the ,oinm missioners would settle the matter
os sentencing Arnold 10 receive a reprimand.
THE END NOT YET.
Major Walker, IL IL stated, will I'm case there
Is need To vindIcate himself in any way after
the decision IL announced, give out a iurther
statement regarding the matter. going 10 show
that movement was aloot before the alleged
Son,efsatioh IN the majors Office, about Octo-
9er tt to bring reproach on his official capacity
ihousn the major declines TO talk about the
case. his friends speak OF matters behind tbe
Aiiloid case which viii come out
THE COMMISSIONERS CONFERENCE
Inc commissioners flushed their private
conference little before 2 O'Clock Commits
sioner Webb stated that there would be no
decision In the Arnold case to-day Col Iud.
low said that they had gone over part of the
testimony and discussed IL 1T may be two or
three days before the case is decided ;" said Col.
Luoiow. You see, the testimony IL very
Voluminious." he added, pointing TO the hound
volume oi typewriter sheets furnished by the
s.enosrapher "and We Will have 10 take IL home
and look over it,"
W hen Col. Ludlow left the main Office of the
commissioners he took the testimony with him
10 ms private Office. Com missioner W heatley
heard the testimony aud OF course does NOT
need 10 read over the 256 pages comprised IN
the report
THE MAJORS DooRBELL
Major Walker stated i'm reply to reporters'
questions to-day that he had no news. and had
TO get his news from the newspapers. This
afternoon the front door of the police head.
quarters, leading 10 the majors Office WAS
Locked and the major enjoyed perfect secusion
from reporters and visitors. There is a bell
KNOB at the side of the door, but IL proved TO
those who attempted TO break upon the
lnaJors privacy 10 be deiusion and a snare
The bell knob pulled out and exposed TO View
the tact that IL was simply held in place by q
STICK ana was not attached to any wire.
District Government Amafr~-