A. I have never personally known of his doing anything dishonorable.

Q. Nor anything ungentlemanly that would reflect on his character as an officer and a gentleman?

A.

Never while with me. Nor have I any personal knowledge of anything since.

May 14, 1889. Leased the Weaver house today to Corporal Tanner, Commissioner of Pensions, for $1000 a year.

June 8, 1889.

I learned today that the sentence of the court had been commuted by the President to five years' suspension, and I not to be allowed to wear my uniform during the suspension, but my pay was not to be interfered with.

June 26, 1889.

I have been actively engaged in real-estate deals during the past two months, but at the same time have been at a loss of not less than $25,000 on account of not being able to attend to matters of importance because of the court-martial, which took up most of my time. I was in hopes of negotiating a deal with Secretary Proctor and Senator Van Wyck, but the former decided to take the Parson house, corner of L and Sixteenth streets.

EGENTED

June 27, 1889. Upon reaching my office at 11 o'clock this morning I received several communications, in addition. to a notice in the Post, that one hundred citizens of Pittsburg, Pa., had presented and forwarded to me a gold medal in approval of my resenting the insult of Governor Beaver.

Maj. Geo.A.Armes

To John F. Blair,

Treasurer:

Washington, D. C., July 5, 1889.

Dear Sir-Having received the beautiful gold medal donated and sent to me by 100 of your citizens, I accept the same as their approval of the letter I sent Gen. James A. Beaver March 15, 1889. Being a real estate broker, the Honorable Secretary of War extended my limits outside the city of Washington to fifty miles. While undergoing my sentence, as commuted by the President, this affords me an opportunity to give some good bargains to those who apply to me for houses, lots or farms.

GEO. A. ARMES.

June 28, 1889.

Before reaching home last evening General Schofield sent one of his staff officers to find out if I had received the gold medal announced as having been presented to me in the papers, and if it had been received, his directions were to return it to avoid another court-martial, as I would not be allowed to accept it. I sent him my compliments, with information that the gold medal had not as yet been received, but if there were any truth in the story, and that if it came into my possession, I proposed to acept it, and $10,000 would not be on inducement for me to return it. I also called on the Adjutant-General, Kelton, informing him that my business naturally called me to other cities outside the limits of fifty miles that had been extended, and wanted to know what the chances were to attend to my business affairs, when he smiled and reminded me of the fact that I was pretty much on the same status as an officer on duty at a post, and that whenever I desired to leave the city I would have to make a written appplication for the number of days I desired the same as any other officer on duty, which satisfied me that my business would not be interfered with in case of a necessity to leave the city.

July 19. 1889.

I desired to go out of the city, and sent up a written request for sixty days, which General Kelton returned approved "by order of the Secretary of War." Took Surgeon-General Moore through the Alley house, for which he offered me $30,000 cash.

Sylvan Beach, N. Y., August 13, 1889.

Arrived a 4 o'clock this A. M. and took rooms at the hotel near the Gale cottage. Met Mr. Gale and wife at 3 P. M., who were

Invited Gen. Philip St. George Cooke to drive to the Soldiers' Home and many other places of interest, which the old gentleman greatly enjoyed. During our conversation he reminded me that he never regretted issuing the complimentary order for the cavalry raid I made against the Indians in 1866. Attended World's Fair meeting this evening.

October 24, 1889.

I returned to the city last evening to attend the banquet given in honor of the Three Americas Exposition, and Mr. Shaffer of the Star escorted me to the table, where we met Judge Jerry Wilson, Mr. Kennedy and Col. Beriah Wilkins, and listened to the speeches of Governor Biggs of Delaware, Governor Fleming of Florida and several other noted speakers, including Commissioner Douglass, Colonel Staples did his best to entertain us.

December 3, 1889.

Most of my time has been engaged in trying to find capitalists to purchase a tract of land that I have secured the prices of in order to get Connecticut avenue extended to the District line. I have talked with quite a number of men of means in New York, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia, trying to induce them to go into the enterprise, and have figured up the cost of the land, the building of the road and the stocking of it, including bridges, and it will require $3.500.000, but I propose to persevere until I succeed, as it will be a very important and beneficial step for the District and city of Washington. I induced Mr. Austin Herr to give me $45.000 for the Ward tract on Pierce Mill road, he paying me $10,000 cash.

December 26, 1889.

Took a drive with Senator Hearst this afternoon, trying to induce him to take hold of my Connecticut avenue project. He gave me considerable encouragement.

December 31, 1889.

Judge Bond authorized me to sell his property for $2700. I am very busy this evening settling up my accounts of the past year, and find that I have done very well financially, in spite of the great losses suffered on account of the court-martial, and am in a fair way to succeed in some large transactions next year in spite of my sentence to only fifty miles limit.

The correspondence which elucidates the events of the year follows in chronological order:

(From the Washington Post of March 13, 1889.)

MAJOR ARMES ON THE WARPATH.

He Prefers Formal Charges Against Colonel Gibson and Captain Bourke.

Maj. George A. Armes early yesterday morning sent to Adjutant-General Drum his formal charges of conduct unbecoming gentlemen and drunkenness against Colonel Gibson of the Third Artillery and Capt. John G. Bourke, Third Cavalry, mentioned in the Post yesterday.

Major Armes said yesterday to the Post reporter:

"I have in my possession a formal notice sent by Governor Beaver of my appointment as an aide on his staff in the inaugural parade. I acknowledged the receipt of the invitation and accepted it. When the list was printed my name was not there. I called on Governor Beaver, who said there was an error, but that it was too late to rectify it, and that I must try and arrange to ride in some other portion of the parade.

"A higher official than Governor Beaver told me that he would arrange to give me special duty, where I would be near the President, and that the Sergeant-at-Arms would have instructions to admit me to the Senate chamber and on the platform. Coming from the Capitol I rode by the side of Vice-President Morton and Senator Cullom, whom I knew personally. Everything went nicely until Colonel Gibson and Captain Bourke both came charging down upon me like drunken men, and ordered me to immediately leave the parade. I at once informed Colonel Gibson that I had authority to be there.

"I swore out a warrant for Captain Bourke on the 5th, and the next morning he was taken to the police court. I was not notified of the time, and so failed to appear, and the case was dismissed for want of a witness. There is nothing more for me to say except that I will give out the official documents later."

The following is my reply to Colonel Lawton in relation to charges being manufactured against me:

H. W. Lawton,

Washington, D. C., April 1, 1889.

Lieut.-Col. and Inspector, U. S. A.:

Sir-I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated March 30, 1889, but it was not received by me until noon this morning. If you will forward me a copy of the charges that have been submitted to the War Department against me I can then better judge how to make a reply, as I have not been furnished a copy of any charge, and have seen only a few of the "squibs" in the newspapers. I hardly know how to reply until I have something from the War Department to act upon. If there is anything being done at your Department I think they will develop the fact that Colonels Barr and Clous are trying to use the Secretary of War to settle officially an old private difficulty which took place some years ago.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

(Signed)

GEO. A. ARMES,

Capt. U. S. Cav.

The following is a copy of letter of transmittal, with names of members of the court:

War Department, Adjutant-General's Office,

Capt. Geo. A. Armes,

U. S. Army (Retired):

Washington, April 8, 1889.

Sir-The Secretary of War directs that you report to the President of the General Court-Martial, convened by Paragraph 1, Spe