The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-22
AN AWFUL THREAT.
Wanted 4rnold's Money, His
Wife or His Life.
Witness Butler Adds Another Chapter to the
Sensational Trial-The Evidence All
Before the Jury.

The Arnold case is drawing TO close, and to-
day the Jury which has been selected for that
purpose will decide upon the guilt or innocence
of the man who Slot Samuel w. Garness 10 death
in the now historic private room in the rear of
the Peerless Saloon.
From the day OF the opening of the trial the in
terest has been intense, and the evidence, at all
times sensational, has been at intervals of a
highly dramatic nature.
From a trial of Arnold 1t has been allowed to
DRIFT into trial OF the deceased, and the char
acter OF Garness has been fully exposed In the
unfolding Of the gigantic plot Which he bad laid
10 levy blackmail upon the man at whose hands
he met his fate.
Not link in the chain OF startling evidence
has been overlooked by the attorneys for the de-
fense and now that the evidence is all 10 the
readers Of THE CALL are now in possession of
the facts in one of the most daring aud cunningly
devised black mailing schemes ever unrayeled
IN court of law.
When the tIIdl was resumed yesterday morning
and the call Of the jury had been completed John
j. Butler was recalled to the wltness-stand and
subjected TO rigid cross-eXamination. Nothing
was eliciied TO shake the story which be re-
lated on Tuesday, aud which was printed in full
in these columns esterday morning.
/ In answer TO Attorney Hosmer's inquiries he
stated that he was at present keeping book
store on Eighth sire eel, the means 10 purchase
which had been given him by friends. His first
acquaintance with Garness was at Bancrofrs.
where they were both employed, DuI in different
uep"i '"eHts' MS WIG > aunt uieu Ill 1901 anu
at that time Garness had slated that lie had
known witness wife from childhood, and also
knew that The property where her aunt had died
belonged 10 Mrs. Butler
KEPT IT TO HIMSELF.
al lam quite positive" lie continued, "that
did not speak with anyone in reference to my
conversation with Garness about the circulars
uhtl amer MS uealh' IL may pe lust shouIu
have informed Mr.. Arnold OF what was going on,
but at the lime l did not consider that 1t was
any of nv business and so said notring ahout
the matter In fact Iuao onvinns 70 ,,oiS hoinn
t0 i""''ei' l" iae' was dhA'ous " Notu ueiuI
mixed up I'D the case. told Garness after our
Palace Hotel conference, although | never met
him again by appointment, that there were
dn,ars % rs,or,ara hat,a ,,t..o. g. -
uozehs OF reporters better EQUIPPED Tor me
nan - LUZ "e 9pUiueu .i"t "iiiio NC vas
aware OF thaf, lie also knew that they would be
sharp enough 10 refuse TO divide the DOODLE
Laughter in the eourt-room7
al tu1nt IL ,yas .ho,,, ,u,o ,roat,o ,,,or tho,
,o,d NJ ps,t,"reu r., :, INV aYaa,ed fror,
u tni q ID oili>e maj ne would say no!hng ABOUT
II. was yuesi ioheu ny uulDei vi peopie, 10
TiihLsd ts,,a ~ 9, ~, AV 81 t"1 $500 V '
stoIy AFTER tne shooting IN both D.reciives Chr
tin and Berry As i stated / had boTrowed
money from Carnass buI did No, any it 10 I
had heen inf0rmed IN A. Tho NOT. bad ihsen 40
During ali ms ,in,e knevN tiat G"Tness was nm
Terms nf Intimacy win some ~ the Nv an,iner re-
porfprs and / became snsnictous or him ;,
Here in,Iga Mnr,hy .t9,,.d tn.J r,ds ,i,a ~
testimony lad 6een zone suticiantlv far with
and The Witness was given a Iedirecf eYamina
fion nv MIR DeImsS |N-
- $3.50. - - 1900
MoNEA, WIFE OK LIFE.
witness SAID IN substance that he had met
GaIneSs Tor The last time on the Corner OF Geary
ana Lalkih streets, and the deceased mao SAID
mat he would have AID0lds money, his VILE or
MS HE.
lie asked me INTO saloon" Butler added
aho WhIie we were standing al The bar wanted 10
KNOW II nad gwen up the CoiuSa matter. re-
piled mat had, and reiterated my intention TO
nave hothlh. whatever 10 DO win IL, as i con
sldeied Il dlsrepuiaDe scheme.
theh SAID lie, Will 20 II alone, and III
snlfe iiis money WE or IlIe
Alter lew words more lett him in disgust
teiilhs MN a. went out That did not think
mere vas wafer enough IN Tie bay ~ cleanse lis
nanuS
Dr. ). W. heeney was sworn, and stated that
ne had examined Thomas b Upton, and found
&c &c. "o nc was uot doie 10 coihe mo court his
Attnrnsv n nsT i1o fssrad In a,iaoroa ,,a
denoSfinn Of Irrt,,, % ,,r,,,.d IN hs,an,3aIi =. ~,
Yesterdays C.EI aud IL vs. nd - t% i"ry bv
l. \ + Wtlsnn .,ttr Tie Cnurt lad oveTryniad an
obiecfinn on ill., nart If fi,e ttnSecntj,n 49,
A recess was / l,en takrr -
.,,r,.I,,,c,- -
AR 4N4'-,OoN ehSoioN'
70 l. unueistauu Inc defense VIII rest 2?
s .sAgu JI1ee nurpHF' "heh court resumed lis