Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-24
CAPTAIN ARMIES.
He Testifies In His Own Behalf Before
the Court Martial.

ne Iesunes IN HIS own BehaH Before
the Court-Martial.
WASHINGTON, April 23d.-Captain Armes
took the witness stand to-day before the
Armes Court-martial Board, and testified
in his own behalf He said that General
Barnum had invited him to become mem
Der of his staff, but he had declined, as he
expected to serve on Governor Beavers
Staff. He made an application in writing
for the place on Governor Beavers Staff,
and on the 18th of February received an
appointment, which he accepted A few
days later several gentlemen were, on his
recommendation, appointed on the Cover
nor's Staff. On the 9th of February. Cen
eral Hastings told the witness his appoint
ment was mistake, and when the witness
asked why his name was taken from the
list, General Hastings said he did not want
to talk about it. Captain Armes said then
he sent letter demanding written ex-
PLANTATION. General Hastings, in reply,
wrote that witness had not been appointed
on the staff
he called at the inauguration headquar-
ters the next day. and after some words
General Hastings lost his temper and or
dered the witness out of the Office but
afterwards apologized. Subsequently wit
ness was rendered a commission as a spe-
cial aide, which brought him nearer to the
President. While riding alongside the
Vice-President's carriage Mr.. Morton and
Senator Cullom bowed to him, and he re-
turned the salute. Captain Gibson and
Captain Bourke dashed up at this instance,
and in boisterous and drunken condition
ordered the witness out of the parade, and
called on the police to aid them in eiecting
him.
The next day he swore out warrant
against Captain Bourke, and sent it to
Lieutenant Guy. Three days after this his
brother told him the case had not been
pressed the day before on account of lack
of witnesses. He then went TO see the Ad-
jutant General, and after being informed
that Captain Bourke had preferred charges
against him, witness said he would send in
letter preferring charges against Captain
Bourke and Colonel Gibson.
OF the assault on Cove nor Beaver in the
Riggs House Armes testified that he urged
Governor Beaver to ap ologize, to which the
Governor replied that he, Armes, must
bear in mind that he was here as a private
citizen and not as the Governor of Penn
sylvania. They were on the same platform,
but he did not propose to do anything
about that matter. As he turned to go
away, Armes reached up his hand to stop
him. The Governor considered it as an in
suit and some words followed.
Witnesses asked the Court to notice he
had not reflected on General Beaver in the
letters he had written. He added s.But l
did not hesitate to reflect on General
Hastings, | said he was not a gentleman.
should have added that he was liar and
a coward"
In the course of sketch of his career
Captain Arnes revealed the nature of the
secret testimony given by Colonel Swords
and Sergeant-at-Arms Canaday In effect
it was that Armes was one of ten picked
men. sworn to secrecy. who were to act as
special body guard of the President. His
orders were secret and even Governor Bea.
yer did not know about them.