Evening star., 1886-11-13
LIEUT.. ARNOLD.S TRIAL.
Continued from the First Edisiou.
. LIEUT.. VERSIONS TESTIMONY.

LIEUT.. vERyoN'S TESTIMONY.
The next witness was Lieut.. Chas. r Vernon,
who gave version Of what was said at the
meeting Of the ueutenants substantially the
same as that given by Capt. Austin. except he
did not remember anything said by the major
Mt all after the remarks made by the lieuten-
ants. He never heard any order or suggestion
from the major as that in question. The first
he had ever heard of any such reported order
was when Major Walker and Capt. Austin
came to his station and asked him II he had
ever received such an order or suggestion, and
he said NO." The lieutenant, i'm cioss-exami.
majors office as a private conversation, not a
word OF which should have been uttered ou:-
side of the ONCE. He had never heard L 1t.
Arnold say one word against Major Walker, Or
to repeat any scandalous report. He would not
consider 1t breach OF confidence TO talk TO his
sergeant about what Was said in the major 8
ONCE, provided there was no injunction OF se-
crecy.
LIEUT.. GREER,
the next witness. denied that Major Walker
had made any such order, direction or sugges-
tion az that recited in the charge. He remem.
nereo Major Walkers telling the lieutenants
tnat II any member of the force had friends
among members OF Congress, they might use
their influence In behalf of the department.
lie had no distinct recollection OF the conversa-
ton that followed, as he was not listening, ex.
cept that the major said, In q reouking manner
Gen.iemen. Whatever is done in this matter,
let IL be done In AN honorable way; don't want
anything else, or something u that effect.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
Lieut. Redway, the next witness, gave Q yer.
sion OF the conversation in the majors Office
similar In essential details to that given by
Captain Austin. He said when Lieut.. Arnold
remarked that there was certain Congressman
or high o1hcial connected with Congress who
might be found below the Avenue, the major
said they did not want any business OF tha,
kind. The major told them that he desired
them 10 act in o gentlemanly, honorable
manner.
Lieut.. Swindells, who was next examined, had
very little recollection of the conversation in
the majors oif1ce. He said he had never re.
ceived any order or suggestion from the major
such as that referred to in the charge. He did
not remember the majors speaking oi Congress
men except 10 suggest that tuey saould make
friends OF them.
Lieut. BDteieT, who was next examined, said
as he recoliected the conversation at heauqu uar.
ters, the major SAID ii Was the Guiy ol
members oi ths torce 10 make As many friends
among members OF Congress as possible. lie
never knew OF any order, direction or sugses-
.ion 10 note The habits oi nelnuers OF Cong ress.
Lieut. Guy, the next witness, said that the
Major, alter spGahing Of tie Estimates, re-
marked that ne kneW \ member of Congress,
ana Marsuai Wilson, and M. Ciagett, and
Otner gentlemen knew memusrs. He had no
uouot tue ueuicDaiitS also knew ineiE bei ., and
IL would not be out AT the way for them
10 Use their influence to get Con-
Sress to grant the appropriations neeued.
mere was some conversation about members
vi Congress. One oi tiie iieuIenauts-he Lnou : nt
IL WAs Ge>sioiu-s;ilu lie niu Seen q nemuer OF
Congress- at Colonial beach looking ior a .ti
street ear. After some other remarks the
MAJOR said: "Gou all KNOW don't want auy
spy system, ano tina, am opposed ~ that even
In the whisky business
Lieut.. Guy i,e never heard of any such
a N nf-fs.,
Airu,. 0ess,ur., III ils tesiiiuoHy, said: .Oue
could put ris nand on d cei tilin Speaker Two or
three ni5nts in the weeA, out lac dil not meu-
sioh the opcaAers maine Anu don't know who
he meant"
Later, on crOSs-eXaminationt the witness said:
Afho.u said ne could put his hand oh a GER
ti.lh senator somewhere; ue did not say Where.
~ LiiSht have been iu cnuEch, uut did not
lnihk ne me;:at at church
lhe MAJOR said .iiat tncy might keep they
ihiSut Keep IuVse Things III mInu, us Cuey MI "A {
be o1 benefit. Upon being Questioned w Mr..
DAVIS, Lieut.. GessiOru said le understood the
li.tj"f wanted tne!u To Keep in mind wnat lie
said about taaking friends with Congresslnen
and not their habits.
THE PREoIDENT'S NOTE
The information which led 10 the fnvestiga.
tion to-day came, as stated in The STAR. from
the President to the Distric; Commissioners.
me President addressed u private note To Com
missioner webb stating tuat u statement had
Ucen Made 10 hiH that the major had Issued
sucn nsifuctlo 10 tue puiice. and that Lieu ~
Arnold ana Kelly had pIoiested, and suggest
Ing that The matter should De investigated.
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