The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-24
ARMHS OWN TESTIMONY
His Story Of the Inauguration
Episode at Washington,
THE EAsSAULTONGOY BEAVER,
He Had no Intention of Using Per.
soRal VIolehco-He Lets out Sc.
cret orthe Parade that Cover.
nor ReaveF did now Know,

WASHINGTON, April 23, - Captain
Armes took the witness stand to-day
before the Armes court martial board
and testified in his own behalf, He said
General Barpum had invited him to be-
come member OF his staff, but that he
had declined, as he expected to serve on
Governor Beavers staff, He made an ap-
pliCation in writing for a place on Gov
ernor Beavers stat, and on the 18th OF
February received an appointment,
which he accepted three days later,
His name wRs In print OH his letter
head, SO that there could be no mistake
about it. A few days later several gen.
tlemen were, on his recommendation,
appointed on the Governors stall.
On the eth OF February Gen, Hast
ings told witness his appointment was
mistake, and when 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 letter enclosed in an advertising
envelope, marked "Hell in Texas" de.
manding written explanation. Gen.
Hastings in reply wrote that witness had
not been appointed on the stall. He
called at Inauguration headquarters the
next day, and after some words Gen.
Hastings lost his temper and ordered
witness out OF his office, but afterwards
apologized, Subsequently witness was
rendered a commission as special
aide, which brought him nearer the
President. While riding alongside the
Vice Presidents carriage, Mr.. Norton
and Senator Cullom bowed to him and
he returned the salute. Colonel Gibson
and Captain BOurke dashed up at this
instant, and Tin q boisterous and drunk
en- condition" ordered witness out OF the
parade, and called on the police to aid
them in ejeCting him. The next day
he sworo out q warrant against Bourke
and sent II to Lieut.. Guy. He informed
the officers atthestation house OF thisand
asked them tosubpoena Governor Beaver
before the Governor left town. The
next two days he went to the court as
agreed upon at the police station, but
the case was not called. After another
day had elapsed he asked his brother
about the case and was told that 1t had
been nOle pressed tho day before on ac-
count OF lack OF witnesses. He then
went 10 see the Adjutant General, and
after being informed that Capt. Bourke
had preferred charges against him, wit
ness said he would send q letter prefer
ring charges against Capt. Bourke and
Col. Gibson.
OF the assault on Governor Beaver In
the Riggs House, Captain Armcs testified
as follows: " walked around beside
Governor Beaver and urged him 10 apol-
ogize. ,Ho stopped and said must bear
in mind that he was here as private
citizen, not as Governor OF Pennsylya-
mia. We were on the same platform,
but he did not propose to do anything
about that matter. Then he turned to
go away. | then reached up my
hand as he started, to stop him. He
considered 1t an insult, and some words
followed. A man seized me, and | or
dGred him to let mo go.n
The witness asked tho court to notice
that lie had not reflected on Governor
Beaver In the letters he had written,
He added: "But l did not hesitate to re-
fleet on Gen. Hastings. l said lie was
not gentleman. should have added
that he was liar and Coward.n
In the course OF history oillis career,
Capt. Armes revealed the nature OF the
secret testimony given by Col. Swords,
and Sergeant'at'arms Canaday. In
effect 1t was that Armes was one OF
the ten picked mon sworn to secrecy
who were 10 act rs n special body guard
OF tho President, His orders were &C.
cret, and even Governor Beaver did not
know about them"