Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-20
CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
What GarnsSS Said When AeeaSsd Of
Writing the Circulars.
ARNOLD ON THE ITNEss.sTAND.
Evidence of the Reporter who was
Detailed to Write Up the
Colusa Scandal.


ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THR nzcoRD-uN1os.l
ARNOLD TIE sTIFIES.
Re Tells Why BE Took the Lie of
earn ess.
SAN FRANCISCO, Mag 19th.-The trial of
D. H. Arnold for killing Samuel ". Gar
ness, by shooting him in the Peerless Sa.
loon, on the afternoon of the seth of last
January. was resumed this morning before
Judge Murphy and jury. THE Courtroom
was again c-owded with spectators, incl,1l-
ing large number of prominent residents
of Colusa. Defendant Arnold was again
called to the witness stand to give further
testimony in his own behalf. Witness
identified copy of the hoeni,y Post of N o.
vember rs, 1889. containing an article
which Garness took to that Office. The wit
ness stated that ne received copy of that
paper with blue pencil marks around the
articles, which Garness afterward said he
sent to him to show him wkat was going
on. Before these circulars were distributed
his weight was from 165 to 174pounds.
After his arrest and when in the city prison
he'Eeighed i47 poCnds. Weighed ISL the
day his trial commenced. After TIE article
appeared in the Roa he saw similar articles
in the Ctreaicle and Esaariaer. Saw an ar
ticle in the Cali, which was little more
decent.
THE KIIEHN6 OF GARNEs5.
Continuing, witness said: On the morn
ing of January 7oth went across the'bay
10 Mills Seminary. Saw my daughter
Geneva there She was looking pale and
thin. Returned to this city about o'clock.
Went to the office of attorney Goad, with
wnom | had frequently talked about the
circulars. Then went to the office of de-
tective Curtin and talked with him about
the circulars. Then startedefor the>Nevada
Stables, on Market street, to see William
Mellon. Wffen opposite the Peerless sa-
loon / saw Garness on the sidewalk.
hailed him, saying. Hello, Garness," and
stepped up to him. He turned, and I said,
81 want to talk with YOU He replied,
.All right; let Us go in here and take a
drink" He led the way into the saloon.
holding the door open for me. He led the
way through the saloon into the back room.
When we sat down 'Garness put his thumb
on button, He asked mewhen was GO
ing home. replied tomorrow or next
day. The waiter then came in. Garness
ordered cocktail andq plain whisky.
he Sad. DO you think Brooks had
anything to do with this?'
piled. II do not"
said: He talks wayup."
replied. GU wrote the circular
He replied: ''What ifiI did.
you"
He then Jumped upand put his hand
behind him. / then drew a, pistol and
fired. Repeated the firing. I was holding
the pistol pointed at him when it was
struck up by Chenowith. He showed me
out of the roorn and / gavelup my pistol
to him. was then taken into an office
and sat down.
Sergeant Nash came in and another Off
Ger. Saw Chenowith give the Sergeant my
the Sergeant. On the way we conyersed.
l said: @Yeu will be surprised when you
reach the prison to find out that you have
got the wrong man." meant by that that
the man who commences an assault ought
to be arrested. j meant that as Garness
had begun the assault he.was the proper
man to be arrested. Did not then know
that Gatness was dead. As
Take the witness, remarked Mr.. Del
mas.
THE CROSS EXAMINATION
Cross eKamined-After i fred the first
shot he stopped, when i fred again. DOM
recollect our relative positions when fired
the third shot. Very soon after | fired the
fourth shot Chenowith came into the room.
Garness was STOPPING over when fired the
fourth shot.
CouRsel-What distance were you from
Garness when youtfired thefirst shot?
Witness- don't know the size of the
room. We were not near together when l
fired the first three shots. but were close to-
gether when fired theffourth time. Can't
tell where the first three shots struck The
fourth shot struck him in the shoulder.
think the first and second shots struck him
in the breast.
THAT is all" remarked District Attorney
Hosme-
That is all, responded,Mr Delmas.
CAPTAIN iLBEs ,TEsT1FIEs
Captain l. w. Lees was sworn and testi.
fed: Am Captain of the detective force
of this city. Was present when Garness
died in the City Receiving Hospital. Before
he died he made to me au ante-mortem
statement of theshooting. That statement
was reduced to writing statement pro-
duced.}
Mr.. Delmss-This is the same statement
that was introduced in evidence in the Po-
lice Court?
Witness-The writing does not contain
all that Garness said.
The dying statement was then read BY
Mr.. Delmas.
Witness-The abrupt ending of the paper
is due to the fact that his mind began to
wander and he could not articulate. This
statement was made between IS and 8
o'clock on the evening of January Both.
Gross -examine6-Thati is not all Garness
said, but it is substantially what he said in
regard to the shooting. i afterward said
the statement was not as fully taken down
in long-hand as it would have been by q
stenogrspher. He would talk very rapidly
and cease talking for minute or so. He
would wander OF on subjects connected
with this matter. i notice only one mis-.
take in the statement as taken down.
A REPoRTER's EVIDENCE.
C. NJ. Coe testified. WAS three years
connected with the ErGBlifior and am now
with the Chronicle. In the fall of 1889
was employed on the Eaamiaer. / met
Garness several times, but was not init
mate with him. First met him in the
Examiner office. Was introduced by Mr.
Ward. | was detailed by Ward, city edi-
tor of the Examiner, 10 look up the circular
business. He wanted me to interview Ar
mold on the matter; also, to see Garness
saying he knew all about it. Met Garness
in several places--EcaDsi7,er office, Occi-
dental Hotel and on the street. We talked
about the circulars. Interviewed w. S,
Green of the Colusa Saa. GarDess told me
that Green vas at the hotel and Z had bet
ter go and see him and ascertain about the
circulars. He iptimated that the circulars
were printed in the Sun Office. Saw Green
at the Grand Hotel. GarRess was with me
from 10 O'Clock until midnight before
saw Green. After ! saw Green 'Garness
asked me what he said. He, Garness, said
he did not want to be known in the matter.
About every time l called at the hotel TO
see Green / saw Garness. was detailed TO
see Mr.. Arnold in reference to theeirculars.
Mr.. Ward told nee to ask Arnold about the
shooting scrspe on Golden Gate avenue.
Think he spoke of his wife. A few days
after that a circular dated September 14'h
and signed Committed came into my pos
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