The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-17

ing story as any about the Indiana Whtecaps
He made no direct request FOR their publication"
Witness was shown copy OF the Post article
and remembered having seen 1t at the time of
publication. Had seen Garness on the day pre-
vious to the publication and he wanted Ward to
introduce him TO some one who would write him
an article. Mr.. COe was Introduced 10 GaTneSs
but declined 10 do the work. Witness saw the
article afterward in manuscript it having been
given him by Garness He addressed It to the
Post and gave Il to Garness to take there. Saw
1t on the following day In the Post.
Mr.. DelHas then read 10 the jury the article
clipped from the Evening Post of November 9th
and it was admitted in evidence.
Ward then gave way 10 Arnold, who was re-
called to the stand; The latter stated that the
article which Mr.. Delmas had Just read was the
one contained in the copy of the Post sent him
by Garness.
WANTED HIS WIFE.
Continuing his former statement, he testified
that in January last lie met William Miller a
former resident OF Colusa, in this city on Pine
street. near Montgomery He and Miller stepped
ASIDE, and defendant asked Miller if he had any
idea who had sent the circulars. Miller replied
THAT fellow" pointing to the Nevada Block.
Arnold asked, "Who?"
Miller hesitated and replied "Why. Garness.,
Arnold was surprised, and wished Miller TO
state what possible motive he could have In
sending those circulars. Miller stated that il
was delicate subject, and lie was reluctant TO
go into the details.
81 told him. said Arnold, "that as he was an
old friend lie should lay aside the deeacy, as /
wanted TO know the truth. Then hs said:
Arnold. he wants your wife and your money;
L huON ludl Dt WTOle ne lilcn promised
TO pump Garness and let me know the result. |
then left him. hat was III the afternoon, and
later In the day met Garness in the Occidental
HOTEL where he Introduced me to Mr.. Ward.
he then asked me If my family was with me, and
when said no he asked me 10 take drink. l
declined and went over TO speak TO friend,
While lie and Ward passed to the barroom.
q II then occurred 10 me TO go In aud see Ward.
Accordingly, | went into The baT-room and
asked him why he had not replied to a letter |
had written him. He made some excuse, and
then Garness referred to Bennett and spoke OF
him as a blackmaier. then called Garness
attention to my request not to mention my
trouble, aud he denied that he had. | knew
that lie was not telling the truth, and remarked:
OF course you will lie out OF IL. Now, want you
to lei this matter alone. II IS my affair and not
yours l left them there, and later In the even
ing went TO the Examiner Office TO see Mr.. Ward.
MEETING AT FARLEY's.
He came out, and L told him wanted to find
out the authorship of the circulars. He replied
that he was very busy, but would meet me at Tie
business office on Market street at 8 O'clock
/ went up Market street, aud few minutes
after O'Clock saw Garness and Ward standing
on the sidewalk engaged In conversation. |
waited until they had done, and then asked
Ward over TO take drink. While in the saloon
he told me he would do what lie could TO lel o me
out. AS we came out OF The saloon. | asked
Ward about the story OF the girls coming from
Snelfs TO the city, ana lie stalled that be had
never heard Of II.
when we reached the Richeieu Ward asked
me in and there We found Garness. l called the
two aside, and we went into an alcOye, where we
sat down. i repeated the alleged scandal about
the girls ana Ward denied in the presence Of
Garness that he said any such thing. | then
told them TO settle II between themselves.
Mt. Ward called up Hart ana introduced him
TO me. Hart stated that he knew very little about
the circulars but remembered The item that had
appeared in the Examiner. Very soon after this
we approached the bar and GHrness assumed a
sort of aggraydting manner, which L cannot de-
scribe. GarneSs had told a friend thai 1 would
indoTse his check aud | took him 10 task about
II. he denied H. and said the man who had told
ME was Il liar. l told him 10 tell the other man
so himself and not EXPECT me 10 carry It 10 him.
left the saloon aud on the following morning
returned 10 Colusa."
ARSoLD's STATE OF MIND.
Arnold went on 10 relate his further efforts to
trace the matter to its source.
at had become" he continued 'my sole object
in lie. Al this time had no other thought In
my mind but the detection Of The author OF the
circulars. l consulted DIR. Bolton, who gave me
Opates TO induce sleen. and also took brumides
without his advice. Up to this lime hld led an
active life, ana my sleep mad been sound.
Il grew nervous and restless, and my sleep
was disturbed by awful dreams. 1t seemed to
me that when | walked down the street people
who had been my friends stunned me. | was
also informed by DR.. West that my eldest daugh-
ter, Geneva, was being stunned by her com
paniOns at SnelPs Seminary, and this added TO
my misery. 10 make IL worse my wifes health
broke down. and wien circular was received
she would become deiiTious. | was told by DR..
Bel on that unless they stopped she would
become Insane"
AT this point the Judge gave notice of a recess
until Monday morning at 10 o'clock, when
Arnod's story Will be resumed.