Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-17
D. Il. Arnold Takes the Witness Stand
in His Own Behalf.
WORLDS FAIR PREPARATIONS.
Alpheus Bull, the Well-Known In
surance Man, Drowned at
Fort Point.
Especial DISPATCHES TO THE aEooRD-vs1os.l
ARNoLD's TRIAL.

the witness stand, and continued his story
as follows:
Il went 10 Colusa on the 14th of fNovem-
Der. The health of Mrs. Arnold was very
delicate. Remained in Colusa until the
10Th. While there received circular ad-
dressed TO me- and one addressed to nv
wife. tEnvelope exhibited.) This was
the envelope l received November Sth.
This lpaper exhibited) was inclosed in the
envelope. l marked it with my initials"
The circular was offered in evidence but
the prosecution objected.
The defense, in response to question of
the Court, said that it was claimed that the
defendant became insane by reason of this
and other circulars.
The circular was admitted in evidence
and read. It was dated Colusa, October %,
1855, and was the same as that read yester-
day afternoon, making scandalous charges
against Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Hart.
Another envelope was handed to witness,
who SAID This is the one addressed to
my wife in this city and forwarded to her
in Colussn
The envelope contained a circular the
same as the one read.
Witness then continued after the
item had been published in the Examiner
stating that such circulars had been dis
trlbuted in Colusa, | made inquiry as to
the facts. Was told that no such circulars
had been distributed there. Have not
learned that these typewriter circulars
had ever been distributed, except those
sent to me and my wife. After leaving our
home on Golden Gate avenue | directed
that our mail should be sent to Colusa
Mr.. Reed told me on the Sth that he had
received q circular, and denounced il as in
famous. Mr.. Porter, DR.. Belton, Colonel
Hagec and others said they had received
copies OF the same circular. When Colonel
Hager saw the circular he threw it into
the fire. Learned that quite a number of
the circulars had been received in Colusa.
Returned to San Francisco day or two
after receiving the circular addressed to my
wife. Tcld her of it. 1t made her sick,
and she vent to bed. Went to Colusa
afterward to get our home ready Mrs.
Arnold followed, and we occupied the
house. On the afternoon of the 31st of
December, 1888, my wife received another
circular. When she received it we had
company al the house"
The circular was offered in evidence. and
the objection of the prosecution argued and
overruled.
The circular dated December Is, 1883,
was read, to the effect that the former cir
cular was in main correct, and that the
authors of that circular could be ascer-
tanned by Mr. Arnold, if he chose TO inves-
tigate. 1t was signed Justice"
q sl-IllGI paper T6CSlNSu py MTS. bElu6
was put in evidence
Witness continued-Mrs. Porter told me
that she received a similar document. AS
certsiGed that several of them had been
distributed in the town. Made efforts to
ascertain the author of these circulars
Sent ex-Sherif Field to Sacramento No.
vember 9th to make inquiries. Talked
with Mr.. Green about it. He said he sus-
pected Garness as being the author. He
caiH IL rrpniH ha
down and see the Examiner people and as
certain who furnished the information
published November 1st. | went to see
Mr.. Selkirk at the Harbor Commissioners
office. He said he would go to the EraDsi.
ner Office. He went there, know, as he
saw and talked with Cosgrove, reporter
of the paper. Afterward he told me that
he had not been able to ascertain anything
Counsel-Did you have any conversation
with S. W. Garness after you received the
circulars in November?
Witness-I did. | had learned that he
was about TO sue Mr.. Green for stating that
be had something to do with the circu-
lars. Came here to prevent the scandal
coming into the Courts. Told Garness my
errsnd at once. He said old w. s. Green
had sent down to the Examiner office try.
ing TO get them to publish the circular
He also went to Captain Lees and then
he sent for me. / sent back word. go TO
-" He said Will Hart and Eugene
Hall owed him money and he had a pull
on them, and if anything went on in the
E1Gmiaer Office they would tell him.
j saw Garness in January, and he said
Green told him that / knew who was send
ing out the circulars, and that would do
nothing about it. Garness kept talking
about digging up who furnished the infur-
nation 10 the E1amiler. Met Green sub.
sequeatly and repeated TO him what Gar
ness said about him. He denied ever saw
ing anything Of the kind. ! went to the
State Fair in Sacramento, where | met
Samuel Houghton on the street. He told
me that another circular had been distrib-
uted in Colusa which was more outrageous
than the former ones. He advised me not
TO worry myself, that it had made me friends
III Co.usa, and that the people there were
getting tired Of such matters. Went TO CO.
lusa next morning. On the train met II. Il.
Thornton, Postmaster of Colusa. He said
the Postoffice authorities were going TO
look into the matter of the distribution oi
these circulars through the mails. He said
the Postotfice would be watched TO find ou;
who was distributing them. At Colusa |
found these circulars had been distributed
through the Postofice TO the number OF
thirty or forty"
4 Circular dated September IA, 1889, was
read repeating the charges against Mrs.
Arnold and Mrs Hart contained in the
former circulars and charging D. H
Arnold with indifference to them, beside
using coin to shield his wife against the
publicity of her criminal acts. 1t also ac
cuses Arnold with being false to his mar
risge VOW and buying silence of those
aware of his criminal acts. 1t also charged
Mrs Arnold with drunkenness and keep
ing uutimely company with drummers ant
young lawyer. Other charges were mad,
in 100 plain. terms TO admit of republics
ton in respectable newspaper. The cir
cular set forth that the object OF the circu
lar was not blsckmail, hut in the interest O
justice It was signed Committee"
During the reading of the circular thi
defendant was deeply affected, burying h
hands in his face and frequently wipinj
his eyes.
A number of envelopes containing circu
lars addressed to residents of Coluss wer
recognized by the witness and offered il
evidence.
said he would prove that the addresses o.
the envelopes are the handwriting OF Gar
ness
Judge Murphy thought that proof shoul
be made first.
Introduction Of the envelopes waived fc
the present.
The witness said that in his investig.
tion as to the authorship of the circular
Superior Judge Bri6gfoId of Colusa shove
HIM an envelope exhibiting it, which COZ
tanned copy of the circular. The witne:
identified similar envelopes addressed I
Colonel Hager, Auditor ]. w. Porter, a
torney W. F. Gosd, County Clerk A.
Sewell, Druggist Walter R. Hall, Seareh'
J. B. de Joman, Sheriff w. B. Berrill, Mr.