Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-27
THE n ooUR1 MARTIAL.
Capt. Armes Tolls His own story, ACCORD
ing 10 which He wss Mistreated.

Cant. Armes Tolls Hi Own story, Accord
ing 70 which He Wa Mistreated.
WAsHmaros, D. G.. April 28.-Capt.
Armes took the witness stand to-day before
the Armes court martial board and testified
in his own behalf. He said Gen. Barnum
had invited him to become . member OF
his staff, but he declined as he expected to
serve on Governor Beavers staff. He
made application in writing for the place
on Governor Beavers stat, and on the
18th OF February received the appoint.
ment, which be- accepted. A few days later
several gentlemen were, on his recommend
alton, appointed Oh the governors stat.
On the 29th OF February Gen. Hastings
told the witness his appointment was q
mistake, and when the witness asked why
his name had been taken from the list,
Gen. Hastings said he did not want to talk
about it. Capt. Armes said he then sent q
letter dema nding q written explanation.
Gen. Hastings, in reply, wrote that the
witness had not been appointed on the
staff. He called ut inauguration head
quarters next day, and, after some words,
Gen. Hastings
Losr HIS EMPER
and ordered the witness out Of the Office,
but afterwards apologised.
subsequently, witness was rendered the
commission az special aide, which brought
him nearer the President. While riding
alongside the Vice.P residents carriage Mr..
nR--E-- 0z--k-- C.1I~rn k~-oI 80 ksn,
and he returned the salute. Captain Gle
son and Captain Bourk dashed up, at this
instant, 'tin q boisterous and drunken
condition" and ordered witness out OF the
parade, and called on the police to aid
them in ~eiecting him.
The next day he swore put q warrant
against Capt. Bourke and sent 1t to Lieut..
Guy. Three days after his brother told
him the case had been Bol-prossed the day
before on account OF a lack of witnesses.
He then went to see the adiutant general,
and after being informed that Capt. Bourke
had preferred charges against him, witness
said he would send a letter preferring
charges against Capt. Bourke and Col.
Gibson.
THE GOV. BEAVER INCIDENT.
OF the assault on Gov. Beaver in the
Riggs house, Armes testified that he urged
Gov. Beaver to apologize, to which the
governor replied that he (Armes) must bear
in mind that he was here as a private citi-
zen, not as governor Of Pennsylvania.
They we're on the same platform, but he
did not propose to do anything about that
As he turned to go away, Armes
up his hand t, stop him. The
governor considered it an insult, and some
words followed.A
The witness asked the court to notice |
that be had not reflected on Gov. Beaver |
10 the letters he had written. He added:
but | did not hesitate to reflect on Gen.
Hastings. l said he was not q gentleman.
| should have added that he was u liar and
coward"
10 the course Of the sketch of his career, |
Capt. Armes revealed the nature OF the
secret testimony by Col. Swords and Ser.
yeant-at-Arms Canady. In effect it was
that Armes a one Of ten picked men,
worn to secrecy, who we're to act az o.
special bo6y-guard OF the President. His
orders were secret, and even Gov. Beaver
lid not know about them.