The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-04-05
THE CABINET ADVISED 1T.

How Young Martin Came to Get OFF So
Lightly.
The case against young Harry Martin, the
youth who while in frenzy caused by strong
drink made an assault ON the White House
with the avowed intention of 'sdoing" Presi-
dent Harrison, was settled Wednesday. The
charge of HOUSEKEEPING in the night was
quashed, while an entry of forfeiture of
collateral was placed against his name on the
charge of destroying public property. This
amounted to $25, which was letting Martin
down easily.
1t may not be amiss to state here that the
whole Cabinet was called into conference on
the question Of what to do in the Martin
matter. The President was for severe punish
ment, but the Attorney General and Secre-
tary Blaine argued against this, and their
pleadings won the President over, and so
Martin got off lightly. 1t seems the true
story of the affair has not been published,
though the Star came very near it. When
the crash caused by Martin breaking the
window in the Red Parlor was heard Officer
Kenney Immediately rushed in the di-
rection of the sound, and, seeing the object
on the portico, made jump and landed al
most on top of Martin. Martin began to rave
and fight and made 1t warm for Kenney for
a while. Seeing that resistance was almost
useless, Martin commenced to talk ''dago"
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crazy Italian. While this was going on the
President came to the window and inquired
what the trouble was. Kenney replied, be-
lieving at the time it was the truth, "Why,
one of that darned Malta gang of New
Orleans has struck the house." On hearing
this the President seized a heavy cane, and,
going out, exclaimed, "Are there any more
about Can / help you ?'' The President then
went around the portico poking in the dark
corners to see there was any more "dagoes.'
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head of the steps leading from the south lawn
to keep back invaders. When other help
came the President gave up his post to
Officer Cunningham, and then went back
where Officers Kenney and Dubois
had Martin, who was still going on like
maniac. Seeing how strong the young man
was, the President proposed to bind him,
and pulled a cord off of one of the curtains,
and while Kenney and Dubois held him tied
the rope around the arms and legs of Martin,
rendering him helpless. AL this time 1t was
thought that Martin was an Italian, and had
come to wreak vengeance on the President
for not acting in the New Orleans affair. Then
Officers Kenney, Dubois, and Cunningham
carried Martin to the lodge-house to await
the coming of the patrol wagon, while the
President returned to the Interior of the
Executive Mansion to quiet Mrs. Harrison
and the rest of the alarmed inmates. This is
the statement given out by man who is
intimate at the White House. Officer Kenney
was asked for statement, but he replied that
his duty was to perform service at the
Executive Mansion, not to give out state
ments for publication.
Young Martin has been very sick since the
affair. His friends cannot see how he got
such a wild idea in his head. They maintain
that he is not given to drinking to excess.
Martin has only made one statement and
that is that he believes he was drugged. He
remembers distinctly taking waiter to
task for impirtenence, and the theory ad-
vanced by him is that while drinking his
caret the waiter oYerdosed it with absinthe.