Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-17

j. w. Hoge, Z. ID. Train and Attorney j.
D. Harrington. The witness said that each
of these recipient condemned the circulars.
Counsel-What was the effect upon your
mind Of the circular of September 18th,
wherein your children were stamped as
bastards and your wife an immoral woman?
Arnold-I can hardly describe how
felt. could not sleep nor eat nor attend
to business. forced food down, but could
not swallow it.
Mr.. Delmas offered in evidence written
testimonial to Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold, numer-
ously signed by citizens of Colusa, dated
October l. 1889, which the Court ruled to
be inadmissible.
Recess until P. NJ.
After recess Arnold continued: II re-.
ceived the September circular inclosed in a
letter written upon letter-h head of the Er
d0li1,er. The letter was signed j. NJ.
Ward, City Editor stating that the in
closed circular was received from Garness
This was early in October, 1889. A week
or two afterward l met Garness on the
and thanked him for having Ward send
the circular to me. Told him l wanted to
have some conversation with him. Went
with him to my room. He said he thought
10. Steiner had something to do with the
circulars. Steiner had been a merchant in
Colusa. He said Steiner had his printing
done at the same Office his (Garness) lodge
had its printing done. He said he went
into the Examiner office and saw the circu-
lar lying on table. He said he told Ward
that you were nice people, and to have
nothing to do with the circular. Subse-
quently l received a marked copy of the
San Francisco EUeaing Post of November
10, 1889. 1t was marked with blue pencil.
Gov of or1 4AlI L. loE
the paper to me. l came to San francisco
to see about the printing of the cir
culars. In December l had a CONVEX
sation with j. W. Porter of Colusa about
the circulars. He said, i would Just as
leave think Garness had something to do
with this. | was in hotel in San Fran
cisco IN room of friend when Garness
came in dressed only in underclothiDg.
Porter said 'Garness had something TO
do with this l secured writing of Gar
ness, with view of making a comparison.
Received press copy of letter purporting
10 be written by Garness from Porter.
Brought the letter to this city. Showed il
to Mr.. Bennett, United States Postoffice In
spector, and expert Hyde. Did this to find
out who sent the circulars. Had had fire.
quent interviews with Bennett about the
matter" Witness identified the press letter
The prosecution objected 10 the intro
duction of the sheets in evidence.
Mr.. Delmas said that the signature pur-
ported to be that of Garness.
Objection oyerruled, and the paper al
lowed to come IN for the purpose of CON-
parison
Witness = Submitted to Bennett and
Hyde envelopes which contained the Sep
tember circulars, for the purpose Of making
comparisons with the signature to the
press sheets. These were the envelopes
exhibited to me this morning.
Nv hat opinion did Mr.. Bennett express
TO you as TO the similarity of the hand
writing after he made comparison"
The prosecution objected to the question,
and the objection was sustained.
Witness-Mr. Hyde had been recon-
mended TO ME as the best expert in hand
writing.
Did Mr.. Hyde express to you any opin-
ion as to the handwritings-tha they were
written by the same person.
Objection sustained.
DID you form an opinion as to the
identity of the author?"
Witness-I did. ! came to the conolu-
sion that Garness addressed the envelopes
and signed the press sheets. The same day
Ieonversed with Garness. l was talking at
the Occidental. Heard my name called,
Arnold; looked around, when Garness
stepped up and introduced Mr.. Ward to
me. This was on January 10th last. In
November last Garness said that Jo Ward
had told him that four girls from SHELLS
Seminary had got out of the window at
night and staid all night at the Grand
Hotel IN this city with four young men.