The morning times., 1895-10-04

The War Department proposes ., follow
up the aggressive action of Lieutena 1T Gen
eral Schofield, now retired. against Ma ior
G. A Armes for his alleged offensive cen
duct in having written ''threaqening"
letter to the former when acting, last week,
as Secretary OF War"
Ma Jor A Armes will be eeourt-martialed with
5it any reference to what the decision
the courts may be in the pending habeas
,us proceedings, which will be deter
--iiied tomorrow.
The charges and specificat tons have been
prepared by Gen. Lieber, judge advocate
general OF the army, and are as follows:
"Charge 1-CoEduct to the prejudice Of
good order and military discipline.
EXTENT OF THE oFFENsE.
Specification-In that George A Armes.
captain United States Army, retired, did
maze a written communication, addressed
to andintended for Lieut.. Gen. j ohm III. Scho-
field, commanding the United States Army.
and caused the same to be delivered to him
saic communication being as follows:
(Here the letter is set out in FULL
Tuesecondchargeis s'-coDiuctuGbecomln
an officer and a gentleman" the specift-
cation being the same as under the first
charge.
PAPERS IN THE CASE.
Following each specification is the let
er written by Capt. Annes to Gen. Scho-
field, and the papers accompanying the
charges contain tue order for the arrest OF
Armes, a statement from Col. Closson,
giving a detailed account OF the arrest and
the order OF the supreme court of the Dis
trict directing Col. CiosSol to release Capt.
Armes, to appear before the court on
Saturday.
The announcement in The Evening
Times yesterday that Major 6. A. Armes
would be tried By court-martial naturally
caused much speculation as to what eff
feet this action would have on the habeas
corpus proceedings now pending il civil
courts.
Ii was learned on inquiry that the pro-
ceedings in one court could in no way
whatsoever affect the action OF the other.
These two courts, ii was stated, are en-
tireIy different in their functions and
mode of procedure, and as oonselu ence
could not conflict in the results reached
A NEW PHASE.
Immediately after receiving notice OF
| the proposed organization or a cOurt-fnar-
tial and the charges to be preferred
against him Major Armes called upon his
attorneys. Ralstou & Siddons, to consult
-
| tine case. OF course it was not much or a
surprise to either Major Arrnes or his
attorneys, who are prepared to fight the
| case in any form it may assume
The case yesterday, however, took an
other exceedingly interesting turn Early
| in the day Messrs. Ralstou x Siddons were
served with notice by Mr.. ]. II. Morrison,
| attorney for Col. H. W. Closson, that to-
morrow, or as soon as possible thereafter,
| he would move the court for permission
to substitute an anne euded or supplement
! tary proceeding in place OF the original
| return, now on file, in the habeas corpus
| case.
The original return was simple state
rnent of the arrest and the cause. The
amended return which Mr.. Morrison asks
| TO have substituted is quite yolUminous,
| and. besides citing the charges OF arrest,
specifically contains copies OF all the
! papers and correspondence in the case,
all OF which mas appeared in The Times
I from day to day
The motion for the substitution or the
I amended return Will in all proba biiity be
made Tomorrow. as there is no reason
| why it should be postponed to later
date.