Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-18
natter, and knew nothing Of i. unsii after


wards.'
Gen. Hastings, he said, had all the little de-
tails to see to.
Judge Hubbell asked the governor II he had
any previous acquaintance with Capt ArInss.
brance Of such.
The judge presented an envelope, addressed
"Geore A. Armes," postmsrked Harrisburg,
which he handed to the governor.
The latter said. looking at the
envelope, that it was not "Armes," but
'.Ames." II was addressed to 1899 r street II
it had not been in typewriter he might
mistake the address; had it been in bis
own handwriting it might be taken for
| anything else. Some one in his official house
hold, explained the governos, said 10 him pre-
vious to the Inauguration that
GENERAL AMEs"
would like to be an aide on his staff, and not
thinking that Gen. Ames was dead he said zap.
point him." He knew, of course, that Gen. Ames
was dead, but it did not occur to him in the
hurry of the moment. He knew nothing OF
Maj. Armes at the time the letter was sent, nor
his business address.
The governor said that he directed his
private secretary to tabulate all Of the applica-
tions for staff appointments SO that he could
look over them intelligently.
He had in this way received a letter from
Capt Armes, asking to be appointed on the
staff.
Judge Hubbell read the commission as mem
Der Of the staff, signed by General Hastings,
and addressed to Gen. Geo. A. Armes" He
also read a duplicate of Armes' letter to
Beaver
Several members objectedto this paper being
placed on record inasmuch as it was not an orig
inal and was not authenticated. The judge next
attempted to introduce copy of Capt. Armes'
letter Of acceptance, but Capt. Kellogg objected
on the same ground.
NEVER REACHED THAT RANK.
The governor testified that Capt Armes came
to the rooms given to the chief marshal, before
the Inauguration, and called his attention to a
mistake in addressing the commission. The
title was general" while Armes said tina,
he had never reached that rank. This
was the first thing that attracted
his attention, and when he went home he
looked into the matter and saw that il
was all a mistake. The appointments
on his staff were made by himself when he be-
came satisfied that they were of gentlemen who
would dignity the occasion
The governor thought that Capt. Armes
spoke to him himself about his name being of
the list at his second visit to Washington before
the inauguration. He told Armes that
HIS APPOINTMENT WAS MISTAKE,
and that when it was discovered that it had
been the intention to appoint Gen. Armes his
name was simply dropped.
The governor thought that the person who
mentioned Gen. Armes' name to him had mere
ly suffered lapse ofmemory. He had confidence
in the gentlemen around him to think thai
none of them would want dead mar
appointed to staff position.
did you ever hear of dead man wanting
anything?" asked the Judge.
THE GOVERNORS REToRT.
''They do tell of a dead man who once asked
for drop of water to wet his tongue" was the
governors reply, at which there was a genera
laugh.
When he told Armes that he could not serve
on his staff, the governor went on, the latter
SAID that he hoped the governor would
remember the stigma that would be cast upor
his children when it became known that he haC
been appointed staff position and then hat
not been allowed to serve. The governor tolC
him that he had a great deal o.
sympathy - for the children, ant
he could show it to his children in the future.
LETTERS FROM ARMIES.
The governor, at the requst of Judge Hub.
bell, produced two letters which he had re
ceived from Armes, one of them this morning
One was dated April q and was a request
that the governor request the Secretary of Wal
that proceedings against him be stopped. If ht
was brought before a court-martial il mean
his dismissal from the army. He preferred
death to a loss Of his commission, anC
the governor, he said, stood in danger of be
coming his, Armes' murderer. The other letter
dated April 18, purported to be
AN APOLOGY FOR THE RIGGS HOUSE EPISODE.
The direct examination closed here, ant
Major Davis went on to ask the governor abou
this trouble. Judge Hubben objected
but the court told the witness to gC
on and answer the question. TIL,
governor then related his meeting
with Armes in the lobby, about as de-
tailed by the witness Smith. Arme,
had asked him to apologize for hi
having been put out of the parade
which he, the governor. refused to do HI
turned to go out of the lobby, and he heard
Armes step behind him and Armes' voice
saying: You won't apologize to me, them
Il replied, in o laughing sort of a way, that
could not apologize, merely intending to put
FELT HIS HAND BRUSH BY MY FACE
in rude sort Of way, and 1 turned quickly
For moment did not just know what tc
make of it, but when it occurred tc
me that he had intended an insult
pulled out one of my crutches and struck two
or three times at him, my crutch striking the
pillar behind which he had jumped. When ]
saw that he had run away I turned
again and went out driving"
To Col: Dodge Gov. Beaver said he con-
sidered the brushing Of Armes hand before his
face was something in the nature of both
AN ASSAULT AND AN INSULT.
He took it to be an attempt to get hold of hi:
nose, and for the moment he was pretty indig
nant. He thought that the blows he struck
and the weapon he used were pretty dangerous
and that it was fortunate that the crutch struck
the pillar instead of Capt. Armes.