St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-24
BADLY TREATED,
Gen. Armes Relates the Incidents
of In nauguration Day.


WASHINGTON, April 23.-Capt. Armes
took the witness stand to-day be-
fore the ArmeS cOurt-martial board and
testified in his own behalf. He said
Gen. Barnum had invited him to be-
come member of his staff, but that he
had declined as he expected to serve on
Coy. Beavers staff. He made an
application in writing for a place on
Gov. Beavers staff, and on the 18th
of February received an appointment,
which he accepted three days later.
/ His name was in print on his letter
head, so that there could be no mis-
take about it. A few days later several
appointed on the governors staff. On
the 9th of February Gen. Hastings told
witness his appointment YVES mistake,
and when witness asked why his name
had been taken from the list, Gen. Hast
ingS said he did not want to talk about
it. Capt. ArmeS said he then sent let
ter enclosed in an advertising envelope
marked ''Hell in Texas" demanding
written explanation. Gen. Hastings in
reply wrote that witness had not been
appointed on the staff. He called at
Inauguration headquarters the next day,
and after some words Gen. Hastings
of the office, but afterwards apoiOgiZed.
Subsequently he was rendered a COM
mission as a special aide, which brought
him nearer the president. While riding
alongside the vice presidents carriage
Mr.. Morton and Senator Cullom bowed
to him and he returned the salute.
Capt. Gibson and Capt. BOurke dashed
up at this instant, and sin boisterous
and drunken condition" ordered wit
ness out of the parade, and called upon
the police to aid them in ejecting him.
The next day he swOre out warrant
against Capt. Bourke and sent it to
Lieut.. Guy. He informed the officers
of the station house of this and asked
them to supena Gov. 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 nolle pressed
the day before on account of lack of
witnesses. He then went to the adj
jutant 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.
Of the assault on Gov. Beaver in the
RlSSS uOuSo, SdpG. AIlHGS btSGlucu DIS
follows: 81 walked around beside Gov.
Beaver and urged him to apologize. He
stopped and said l must bear in mind
that he was here as a private citizen,
and not as a governor of Pennsylvania;
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
it an insult, and some words followed.
A man seized me and L ordered him to
let me CO." The witness asked the
court to notice that he had not
reflected on Gov. Beaver in the letters
he had written. He added: "But 1 did
not hesitate to reflect on Gen. Hastings.
l said he was not a gentleman. l should
have added that he was liar and
coward" In the course of sketch of
his career, Capt. Armes revealed the
nature of the secret testimony given by
Col. Swords and Sergeant-at-Arms Can
aday. In effect it was that Armes was
one of the ten picked men sworn to
secrecy, who were to act as a special
bodyguard to the president. His orders
were secret, and even Gov. Beaver did
not know about them.