Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-28

pers branding his character in an out
rageous manner.
Maj. Armes is not in confinement, being
Wth them 10 snd &c Tors; TAI
grounds, to and from the telephone, in the
company of an officer.
Petition for n Habens Corpus Writ.
Maj. Armes sent for counsel Immediately
| upon reaching the arsenal, retaining
Messrs. Ralston & Siddons. This after
nc on his counsel made up a petition for a
writ of habeas corpus, which will be pre-
scented to Judge Bradley. The petition is
directed against Col. Classon, the COM
mandant at the arsenal. and as drawn up
by the counsel Is as follows:
our petitioner respectfully shows:
l. That he is citizen of the United
states and resident Of the District Of Co.
lumbia.
q That the defendant is a citizen of the
United States and a resident of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and is a colonel in the
army of the United States.
3. That on Friday, September q, 1895.
without any warrant of law, this petitioner
ly at his home in the District of Columbia
and was conducted by file of soldiers to
the arsenal at Washington, D: e., and
placed in the Jcustody of the defendant,
commandant at said arsenal. That the
cause for his arrest was not stated to him.
and that he has committed no offense
KNOWN 10 any law, ana, therefore, hho"s
no just reason for such arrest.
4. That he is now in the custody OF SAID
defendant, and, is deprived of his liberty.
not being permitted to leave the quarters
In which he is placed and detained by SAID
5. That the only excuse for the petition
er's confinement and detention alleged by
the defendant is that he is acting under
and by virtue of a certain illegal OF der is
sued by tie acting secretary Of war, copy
of which rs hereto attached.
Wherefore petitioner prays:
l. That the defendant may pc required
forthwith to produce this petltloner IN
court together with the causes for his oe-
tention. and that he may be discharged
from his confinement.
2. That the petitioner may nave susn ON,
er and further relief as he may be entitled
to in the premises
The Warrant for His Arrest.
"The arrest of Maj. Armes was an out
rage" said Mr.. Ralston, one OF his coun-
sci. this afternoon. Il do not know any
warrant of law permitting file OF soldiers
to drag citizen from his own house IN
time OF peace and deprive him of his hb-
erty without pres,nting the slightest YES
tige of reason for the action. NO cause
was assigned for his arrest whatever: l
have an official copy of the order directing
1t. 1t seems to me TO nave peeh very
summary proceeding.
The warrant which the officers presented
to Maj. Armes when he was arrested at
WAR DEPARTMENT.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Washirg ton, D. c., September 81, 1895.
To the Commanding Officer, Washington
Barracks. Washington d. {.
Sir: BY direction of the acting secretary
of war you will arrest Capt. George A.
Armes, U.SA., retired, and hold him in
close arrest under guard if necessary, at
Washington barracks until further orders.
Respectfully, -
(Signed) THOMAS NJ. VINCENT.
Assistant Adjutant General.
The petition vas presented to Justice
Bradley at 80 o'clock this afternoon, and
he directed that The prisoner be produced
before him immediately. A deputy marshal
at once left for the barracks with the Or
der. 49,
When Col. Closson, the commandant at
the barracks, received the order of the
judge he at once complied with the request
and sent Maj. Armes up to court.
At Liberty for Week.
When the adjutant of the barracks pre-
sented Maj. Armes at the court shortly af
ter 3 o'clock, Justice Bradley released the
prisoner on his personal recognizance to
appear before him at 10 o'clock next Sat
Irday morning.