The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-29
WHITE HOUSE CRANK
Lunatic Arrested While Search
ing for the President.
He Wanted to See Father" but Found
a Policeman, and Was Taken
to the Station House.

lent struggle to-day with an insane man
who in some mysterious manner got into
the White House and was looking for Presi-
dent Cleveland. The appearance of the
Off cer probably saved the President from
an assault. How the fellow got inside the
building no one knows. He was not seen
to enter the front or the rear door. lie ap-
peared ia the hall on the lower floor as sud-
denly as though he had come through the
ceiling. To O colored cook he met. he said:
IL want 10 see father"
who is your fatheri" the cook asked him.
"Mr. Cleveland. of course" was his re-
Spouse.
Just then policeman Heller appeared
upon the scene and asked what was
wanted. He saw at q glance that the man
was not altogether right. Your father is
out in the garden" he told the mysterious
visitor. "Come with me and We Will lind
him." Arm In arm they started towards
the door. The intruder thou ght he was
going to meet the President. but the officer
know that he would land HIM at the watch
box. In q few minutes they appeared In
the little watch box. where policeman
Hible was on duty. Before Hible know
what was going on the prisoner grabbed
his [Hible'sI "hlack jack" from his
pocket. evidently thinking he was
the "black jack" on the officers.
but they grabbed him. and the struggle
lasted but u fey minutes before the man
was overpowercd. At the station the crank
gave the name of Joseph Washln gton. but
Tefushed to tell where he lived. No ono at
the station remembered of ever having
seen him before. When asked what he
wanted at the Wife House. tie replied.
II wanted that char"
What chairf"
"Ths Presidents chair"
Don't You think the President fills 1t
satisfactorily ~ he was asked.
mo. L don't" was his reply. land l in
me a pistol and III show who will get 1t.
= quick" lie will be held for examina.
ton.
Chicago Board of Trade Guarded.
CHICAGO. Sept. 28.-The officers of tho
Board of Trade were prepared to-day for
the reception of cranks with revolvers. On
the request of the boards officials In
spector Ross sent a sqnad of police to-day
to the building with Instructions to re-
main on duty until business hours were
over. Hereafter if any one should attempt
Beldin's method of try ing to do away with
brokers he wunld meet with q warm recep.
ton. The three victims of yesterdays
shooting were to-day pronounced out of
danger.
a dispatch from Philadelphia says: Cas-
sius BeldID. the insane man who dis
charged his revolver into a crowd of
brokers on the Chicago Board of Trade
yesterday, was formerly a resident of this
city. He was employed by Carson Cavis.
q wagon builder in Camden, married the
latter's daughter in 1885. and has two chill
dren. One morning In the early part OF 1879
he kissed his wife. who was i'll IN bed. and
aftectionately babe her goodbye. She did
not see him again for moro than a year.
when she received a telegram from Mrs.
Adele Williams. OF No. 800, East Huron
street. Chicago. Belden's sister. stating
that be WAS at her house acting queerly.
and pining to see his children. BY advice
of his father che went to Chicago. On dis
covering that be was hopelessly insane shs
returned to Camden and got g divorce. She
has since married. In September, 1892.
Beldin returned to Camden and tried to
effect n reconciliatlOn When told that his
wife was divorced and married again. he
ran Oft and has not been seen by the family
Stree. His wife lays his mental unsound-
ness to treatment which he received for
lead poisoning.