The evening world., 1895-09-28
WRIT or HABEAS |
FOR MAJ. ARMIES.
Judge Bradley Orders
SChofeId's Prisoner Be.
fore Him at Once.
INSTRUMENTATION CHARGED.
Wrote a Bitter Letter to Gen.
SchotieId Demanding
Reparation.
"L0NG YEARS OF lNJUSTICE.'
Arnes Was a Good Omccr, hat Has
HAD Much Trouble with
HIS Superiors.
INSTRUMENTATION CHARGED.
"L0NG YEARS OF INJUSTICE"
Had Much Trouble with
HIS Superiors.

Especial to The WORLDLY
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.-Capt.
Armes, who was arrested last evening
upon the order Of Gen. Schofeld. Acting
Secretary Of War. is still confined at
the Arsenal.
Later In the day counsel for Major
Armes presented a petition for a writ
Of habeas corpus to Judge Bradley. Of
the District Of Columbia Supreme Court.
The paper states that both defendant
and petitioner are Citizens OF the United
States and relates that the petitioner
was arrested and confined upon an H.
legal order for no offense recognized by
any law.
The petitioner prays that he may be
brought into court and the defendant
made to show cause why the petitioner
should not be set free.
Judge Bradley ordered that the pris-
oner be brought before him Immediately
and q deputy marshal was sent to the
Arsenal.
schoneId Will Not Make Charges.
Gen. Schofeld said to-day that 1t was
far ION his purpose to do an unkind
act to any one on the eve Of his retire.
ment, but he was forced to do 80 In the
present case.
HI did net propose. however. to do
anything further In the premises, leav-
ing the case entirely in the hands of
Secretary Lamont. who will return to
the city this evening or Tomorrow.
The facts in the case will be laid be-
fore the Secretary for his action. but
Gen. echoneld says he will make no
formal charges against Major Armes.
"A .ai6 hs had always been friendly
tnv.r6s ths latter and did not under.
.,snd MA snmitv.
~ "a ~. nre..nt TINA no charpes
hsvs han aied aeainst Major Armes.
go r.r achoseld disc,aim. anv such
,n,.nt,on.
W. ,....- o-d.-.d Arrn.. undsr arr.s,
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Cause o' thc Arres'
Capt. George A. Armes, U. 8. A.. re-
- 1850, -, ~. homs Armes,s,gh
PARK. last evening by Lieut.. Albert s.
Com,nss Adiutant of the Fourth Artil-
larry and iIs NJ soldiers. and ia
copNned in the Washinpton barracks
The order for hi. arrest was aligned by
A..,s,ant Adit cen Vincent "by
order of the acting SECRETARY OF War"
IJeut -Cen John NJ Schofield was TO.
d.v the act,np Secretary of War.
Mar.,y a.. commanding of,cer NJ the
.r~v h. uorI1 NOT have authoritv ia
ard., ~. arras,
rh.r. h.s ha.r r.r.o,a, ,rarre, a,
'"e'e "oe oeeh pe'eoa' "
Cen. schofield and Major Armes. Gen
sohneald ra,,r.s m SUNDAY the oa,h
So.es .e'nes on '. -, ~
which he cou.d exercise any authority
vh.,.v.r o,-ar Mater Arne,
smsrt,ns ,,r,sr % ;n,ust,ee which as bs
processes to believe, Gen. schoaeld ha(
don. h,r, Mater Armas visited the wa,
Gone MN Major Asn'eS ,s.ar. v.s,,.u ."e h ,h
fact that Gen. schotield was acting Sec
r..ar,, -, W. ava rs,ues,sj an inter
re'sfy s oi Ha,' H Sah,se,s una ee ae,rn wa" 20
fused. Then he sent the following let
,.r &, hy a n,ssserger and went home.
N' :" ~
- so,o.
es ne""""S nm A'"''sF'
"Gen. John NJ. Schofield, L. s. A.
..s,r. % pstors yon are re,ired from oc
tive duty / thought ! would call you
attention to the injustice, wrongs an
nersecntions Won have indicted mo
pefeec".iohs 9ou nave ini'''eu upo
me durins the years ls69-1O and up I
the present time. AS to my knowledg
7 have gwen vou M c,usa wouI
81" !ou "o .ause' "ou.
IKE 10 nave an explanation as TO you
grounds for making my life hell an
irving to ruin me in the way Won hav,
..ne ,an
me 'huoFseiheht upon the char6e
preferred against Lieut.-Col. A. /
Nelson in 1870. denouncing me as
worthless character, &c.. &c., was III
tirst attack upon me. In addition I
Ignoring and falling to Invest.ga,
the serious charges which ! then SUI
to do SO. the next. wrong was to seleI
few characters from the army. calle
2 court. and approve OF their sentent
selected the jury. You sustained Co
Nelson In not bringing Capt. Graha
to trial. and after was dismissed Il
bringing these charges Col. Nelso