New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
INSULTED GEN. SCHOFIELD.
CAPTAIN ARMIES ARRESTED, BUT RE-
LEASED ON HAREAs-. CoRpIIs..

LEASED ON HAREAS-. COReis.s.
HE SENT LETTER TO THE LIEUrENANT-GEN-
ERAL ACCUSING HIM OF wILFuL AND MAlIc-
Io,s pERsEcrrIoN-GENERAL scIIorIELD's
EXPLANATION. OF THE AFFAIR-HE BE-
- -1.rrvvEs. :1rzT ARMIES rs -INsANE- =
THE CASE REFERRED TO sEcRE-
TARy LAMONT.
Washington Sept 2s.-Capta!n George A.
Armes, better known by hie brevet title OF MAJOR
Armes, a retired United States Army officer now
engaged in the real-estate business was arrested
last night at his home at Chevy Chase IN the
suburbs OF, the city, by order OF Leutenant-Geh-
eral Schofeld Acting Secretary OF War ana
placed in close confinement In what are known
as the bachelor quarters at the Washington
Barracks Yesterday afternoon Captain Armes
went TO the War Department. infenoine u
y have a personal interview with lAeutenah'-"eil-
eral Schone6 or In the event OF failure 10 40 So
to deliver a letter to him. When he reached the
office OF the Secretary of War he asked to see Gen
eral Schoheld. The orderly on duty inlormeu
Captain Armes that the General could not see
him Captain Armes insisted on seeing the Cen
eral and endeavored' to make hts way INTO the
room bv passing the guard His entrance was re-
sisted successfully, ana captain HiheD P".'~N '-'N
letter from his pocket. handed 1t TO the orderly
and commanded him to give it to the General
THE LETTER WHICH CAUSED THE ARREST.
Captain Armes in state of great excite
nent and ifritabaity during this episode IN the af-
fair and remained until he ascertaned that Cen
eral schofeld had personally received his COM
munication He then strobe away. General
schoneld. on opening the envelope found the fol-
lowing communication: .-s
~~.-- - - -; Z. September y, 1895
General John NJ schoheld. L. 5. A
sir: Before you are retired from active duty
Wrongs and prosecutions you have inflicted upon
during the years 1920 and up to the present ,ihe
Would like to have an explanation as to your
grounds for making my life he'll ana trying 10
The ndorsemen upon the charges Preferred ,ss red
the frsi attack epon me. If acditop tGisnoring:
and failing TO investigate the serious charges wh nf
then submitted because considered IL my 9uty
10 do So the next wrong was to select few shar
sGtsTs from hs the my ssa u sSssa yon sna
Judge having selected the jury lon SUBSTANCE
Tq s anS SGfS sr II w RSi Sass these
charges, Colonel Nelson found that Graham would
Nelson TO save himself; recommended Erah9 1
before was so unjusty dismissed, and he was
not only cashiered; but sentenced to the penteh-
Since my retirement you caused another court t
martial to be selected and tried to ruin ana ais
published a person whose sanity was questioned
sn inv without any request upon my part
that you should do so Lately ! am miorH f
negroes who cannot read and write. alleging lot
of fasehoods and stun that has tendency to IN in,
what you say or do account of your position;
am gentleman and o have always S,s sSnau m
tary man, the true records will prove. and any
credit upon are insugated by personal enrnity
or unfounded malice. and are unworthy OF belief
the manly instincts Of a gentleman when shown
that he is mistaken. should cause you to apologize
far as possible, which you have for SO many years
heaped upon me- Respectfully p Els. ,p,,rs
General Schofed acted promptly. Turning to
Assistant Adjutant- General Vincent. he ordered
the immediate arrest of Captain Armes and his
confinement at the arsenal NOW known as the
Washington Barracks. pending action by Secre-
tary Lamont. General Vincent, in turn, sent a
note to General Classon, commanding at the
arsenal, requiring him to take Captain George A.
Arnnes into custody and to keep him under close
arrest until further orders The arrest made
IN the evening by Lieutenants Cummings and
Heiner, 4th Artillery. who were accompanied by
two commissioned officers and Armes was taken
1n ambulance 20 the arsenal or barracks.
GENERAL sCHOFIELDs STATEMENT.
General Schofeld spoke of the affair as follows:
ordered Captain Armess arrest yesterday be-
cause l deemed it necessary in the interests Of
proper discipline. Captain Armes considers him
self entitled to the rank Of brevet Lieutenant
because of his participation in an Indian hight some
years ago Congress passed law recently author
king the besowal of the rank of breyet certain
officers upon the recommendation OF their depar :
Inent commanders and the Commanding General OF
the Army gY heh vsrW narefu consderaton but
could find Nothing. in his record TO justly ms, in
AT the solicitation Of captain Armes and some of
his friends subsequently reconsidered the matter
at some length. / gave more attention to the case
than did for another officer but after search
jj Justify ' me in making favorable decentralization
so recommended to the Secretary OF war th ma ne
captain Ares has probably heard of af af T
office in the War Department and sent In his card
him wSId nt dS or pst is say h
senger he left me letter which nv was na
requiring the enforcement Of discipline | was Act
ing Secretary of War therefore the duties Of secre.
Of The Army has authority oyer retired officers
he thought proper. AS the case stood however,
s eTs o nGo S do
in the v as Whsn to s
shall have nothing further TO do with the case.
was cofea ny %heR
COMMANDED In the Indian night Tor when ba only me p
port OF the fight w. made by himself TO General
Hancock, then IN command of the Department OF
rhe Missouri. General Hancock recommended that
Captain Armes should receive some consideration
for the gallantry with which he conducted himself
In the fight. In considering Armess Application
endeavored to find some OF the members of his Gem
pany in the various regiments. but without success.
The only officer who with him is now dead.
searched the pension rolls, however, ana located
some Of his men. / had them interviewed by a com
mlssloned officer. and their statements al agree gree
particular engagement One OF the men questioned
seemed be friendly to Armes. and gave his testi-
there was nothing left for me to do but to refuse
his application for brevet. Captain Armes. under
stand now abuses for taking the words of ne
groes as evidence against him. Captain Armes was
dismissed from the service on one OCCASION but was
renstated by a special act of Congress. He was
also court ar;ialled few years ago and again
sentenced to dismissal for dastardly attack on
Governor Beaver OF Pennsylvania. who was in this