Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-19
THE ARMIES COURT-MARTIAL.
More Testimony for the Defense To-day,

THE ARMIES COURT-MARTIAL.
More Testimony for the Defense To-day.
When the Armes court-martial met this
morning at II o'clock Major Davis rose with
paper in his hand, and said that before pro-
ceeding with the reading Of the record he
would like to make a statement to the court
The accused had presented him with list Of
witnesses whom he wanted to be called. many
Of whom would testify merely as TO character.
He read the list, which contained
FULLY TWENTY NAMES,
including those Of Commissioner wheatley.
Gen. Schofield, Gen. Dunn, Senators Hawley
and Faulkner, Allison Nailor, A. 7. Britton,
and a number of army officers and citizens,
both of this and other cities. The mjaor said
that he had summoned all the witnesses he
thought he had the power to call within the
authority given to a ipdge.advocate by the
He desired to give the accused all the oppor-
tunity to present his case within his power, but
before sufnmonipg any further witnesses he
would wait for the orders of the court.
Col. Townsend asked Col. Dodge if each of
knowledge Of the merits Of the case, and he
said that he would like to know Just what the
accused intends to prove by each.
This desire was seconded by several men,
bers, Col Kellogg remarking that he would
suggest TO the court that it was not considered
necessary to prove any one fact by more than
two witnesses.
JUDGE HUBBELL SAID
that he agreed with the judge-advocate that
it would be we'll to learn what these witnesses
would testify to before calling them. he had
vo% Ia a. n.
Armes what be expected to bring out by the
testimony of the persons whose names he had
given Major Davis, and he would therefore con-
suit with the judge-advocate about the neces-
sity of summoning them.
Col. Dodge suggested the advisabilty Of pro-
ceeding rapidly with the case, inasmuch as
most of the officers, he said, are absent from
important duties. Col. Kellogg would have to
meet several hundred people within a week,
and he, Col. Dodge, had important duties to
perform in New York.
The judge,advocate being satisfied with
Judge Hubbell's proposition, began to read the
record OF yesterdays proceedings.
The reading of the record took an hour and
half, and at 12:45 the court took recess until
1:15
THE ARREST OF CAPT. BoURKE.
Upon reassembling Lieut. Guy, of the police
force, was called to the stand. He said to Judge
Hubbell that he received warrant for the ar
rest of Capt. Bourke on the 5th of March
while he was on duty at the White House.
until 10 o'clock that night. The next
morning he handed the warrant to an officer,
and told him to notify Bourke to be at the Po-
lice Court The officer came in to the station
that night, saying that he had not seen Capt.
Bourke, but would see him the next day. That
evening Capt. Armes came into the station and
asked why the warrant had not been served,
and that he wished the case could be brought
into court the next morning at 10 o'clock. The
next day the officer went down to the court
and learned that the case was nolle pressed.
THE CLERK OF THE POLICE COURT A WITNESS
Howard G. Clagett, clerk at the Police Court,
was next called to the stand and testified that
warrant had been issued for Capt. Bourke
for assault on complaint of Capt. Armes on the
9Th Of March.
Identifying copy of this warrant, he said
that there was no summons for witnesses is
sued on it, nor was there the usual indorse-
ment to show that the officer had caused the
arrest of the party named. Armes had at
first asked him for warrants for two gentlemen.
that they accosted him on the avenue and had
put him out of the parade, taking hold of
the bridle-rein Of his horse and also by his
cloak. Witness thought that this indicated a
prima facie case of assault, and issued the war;
rant accordingly.
The defense recalled James Hewes,
the carriage clerk OF the Riggs
house, asking him If Capt. Armes
was in the uniform of an army officer. Hewes
replied that he believed that Armes was in citi-
Gems dress.
Capt. Austin, of the police force, was called
and testified to seeing Capt. Armes in the in
augural procession on the avenue at about 18th
street
TESTIMONY AS TO CHARACTER
Col. John s. Mason IT rafira6 cfo{ad
that he had known Capt. Armes since about
1873. So far as he knew, personally, his char
acter as an officer and a gentleman was good.
The next witness, c. H. Burgess, had known
Captain Armes for about twenty-six years and
knew nothing against him.
Major Carson, correspondent of the Phila-
delpnia Ledger, testified that he had known
Capt. Armes for fully ten years. Previous to the
Inauguration he met General Hastings
one day, and the latter asked
him if he knew man named Armes Witness
said that he did know him, and on being asked
what kind OF man he was replied that Armes
was q "crank'
AN ERRAT1C KIND OF MAN.
Hastings said that Armes had been invited to
be one of the aides on General Beavers staff.
and that some of the other army officers
had objected to him as a disreputable character.
Witness told Hastings that now that one
blunder had been made by putting Armes on
the staff he would not make another by putting
him off.
TWO KINDS OF CRANKs.
"What do you mean by a crank?" asked
Judge Hubbell.
81 use the word as it is generally used.
used it as l would in saying that Edison was
crank, or Bismarck was crank. There are
two kinds of cranks, general cranks and
special cranks." The major did not attempt
to classify Capt. Armes He said that he told
Hastings that the officers Of the Amy had an
intense prejudice against Armes, and he ex-
planned his history to him as far as he knew.
In his opinion Armes' name was on the list of
aides up to that time.
A. r. Paris recognized Capt. Armes as
client of the banking firm of which he is
member, Crane, Paris & Co. His relations had
always been satisfactory.
Judge Hubbell introduced in evidence a GER
titled copy of the Senate proceedings, entitled
Arrangement of Inaugural Procession of
March 4, 1885," as the only official authority
for the inaugural procession.
At 2:30, there being no more witnesses on
hand, the court adjourned until IL o'clock to-
morrow morning.
THE COURTS.