Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-16
A SCANDAL.
A SCANDAL.
Congressman Placed Under
Espionage.
ONE MANNER OF LOBBYING.
Charges That the Police Profit by
Watching Legisl ators When
They Go Astray.
ONE MANNER OF LOBBYING.

Special 10 the Herald bv the Assocfdted Press.
WASHINGTON, November 15.-The trial of
lieutenant Arnold upon charge of
giving currency to false report connect
ing Major Walker, Superintendent of Po-
lice, with proposed sp'onage of Congress
men, was continued before District Com
missioner Wheatley to-day. Lieutenant
Arnold was put on the stand in his own de
fense and repeated In substance a conversa-
tion which he said took place at meeting
of police lieutenants ON or about october
Isl. Major Walker. the witness testified. at
that meeting referred with qualification
to the Commissioners approval OF the
police estimates, and said that he would
like to have 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 q hundred addi-
tional men needed by the. service. "He
then said." continued the witness, THAT he
thought it would he goood idea for the
men doing duty south of the avenue uhe
reference is to the disreputable part of the
city known as "Hooker's DIVISION to note
the habits of the members of Congress, and
that he would use that mater when he
came to go before Congress. One of the
iieutensnts said : "The impression Is
that it was Lieutenant Gessford who re-
marked: "Major, then you propose to black
mail these gentlemen 10 get your estimates
through"
The Mayors reply was: mo 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
(an excursion resort about forty miles down
the Potomac) aud his wandering through
peach orchard looking for the Seventh
street "kyars" pronounced as the word
sometimes is by Southerners). There was
not" continued the witness, zone word OF
canton or reprimand in reply 10 anything
that was said"
When the word "blackmail" was used
Captain Austin laughed: Il spoke up
and said that had been Informed where a
certain prominent member, l mentioned no
name, could be found once or twice a week.
and the Maj jor said, Yes, and that house is
on the corner of 18Th and d streets" The
witness further testified that when he and
Lieut. Kelly left Major Walkers office Kel-
ly said to him. "Now, | suppose you are 60
ing TO watch members of Congress" Wi :
to which Kelly reioined II assure you
shall not" Witness said he had spoken to
Sc rgent Diggens about the matter, but
cautioned him to keep it secret because 1t
ness signed letter exonerating Major
Walker and also denied the reports
with regard to the Majors order after it
had leaked out that he did it to avoid scan
dal. At the conclusion of Lieut.. Arnold's
testimony two or three other witnesses were
examined. and then Major Walker was
called to the stand and asked whether he
had ever made any such suggestions RS
those to which Lieut.. Arnold 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: II certain
ly do in every particular" With this the
hearing closed.