The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-15
A CRANK IN THE HOUSE.
HE ADDRESSES THE sPs<kEs FnoM
RE PUBLIC GALLERY,

Asd Threstens thnt VI the CoEeT oeea
Road, Bill 4. Ne. Passed che F.sr.
R-,isi.ss VIII Ne Destroyed ~ Be-s.-
sersss.t-at-Ar.s s.sw Says wsshi.e-
90. IL F-I sr Cr.sks-Prses-sis.- Takes
90 Protect Evsrysesy As.-t th. Capitol
WASHINGTON. Msy14.-Durins the considers
ton OF . District bill to-day In the House some
excitement was caused By q colorsd man In
the public gallery. The man arose and sd-
dressed the Speaker. saving that II the Coxey
Good Roads bill was not passed the White
House. Treasury. aud Capitol would be de-
stroyed By thunder and lightning. The
Speaker directed the doorkeepe TO remove
the man. which was done with some dlfioulty.
The crank's name ls Matthew A. Cherry. He
10 . big. burly negro. and II q blacksmith re-
siding In this city. He insists that he 10 not
insane. but his mind is msnifsstly unbsl-
anced.
When questioned By the Capitol police.
Cherry said that unless the Coxey Good
Roads bill Was passed there would be gen
ersl destruction OF Government property In
Washington. Congress would be given until
the oath instant to pass the bill II IL did not
become law By that time. the public build
inRs would be destroyed By bombs. He was
arrested By the Capitol police and taken to the
guard room In the basement Of the Capitol.
He was perfectly tractsbis and offered no vio-
lsnce. He was retained In the guard room
about thirty minutes, and was then taken to
the Sixth precinct station.
Before entering the gallery Cherry endea-
vored to see Speaker Crisp He called at the
corridor which runs In the rear OF the House
chamber and was stopped by the doorkeeper.
Speaker Crisp's room 10 at the east end OF this
corridor. where three doorkeepers are sta
ar>A ali srds h.
door OF the Speaksrsroom. When the crank
demanded to see the Speaker the doorkeepsr
asked his business. The crank replied that he
desired an audience with Speaker Crisp. but
refused to state for what reason. Upon the
doorkeeper again sternly refusing to comply
with his request. the crank faced about and
went up In the gallery. where he was arrested
within half . minute after no began his
hsrangus.
The town 10 full Of eranks." said Col Snow.
the Ssrsoant-st-Arms OF the House. In speak
ing OF Chsrry's arrest You can't walk Penn
sylvania avenue without meeting them at
evsry turn. There 10 an Individuality about
cranks. and . student OF human nature will
recoenihe ono ~ nes w h
Ho,,s. TO-, ,h. v,o,.n, ..,,on. =, th..s nso.
III o. . .r.nh 4. vioi.nt vh.n ,op 49,, .,.
-. 4, Ru, No nr...n,io, ..n nr.van, an
s,iI.d,.,o.sd n.r.on from comtn. into
tha ..Ii.ry Nth d..tructiv. w..non
In his pocket. During the excite
mont about the first Of the month We kept an
On,c.r in citizens clothes in the sallery. and
every suspicious person was carefully watened.
1t is our rule not to permit persons carving
.s"eesv' peoN en, ~ sn.vI
the gallery; where man Il regarded with
nrsY.n. a,x a,.rt 40 Ths,. nros.h,, ns,sr
-, 80 a. w..s.--s -
or.s.se and N. White House md he csn,,ei
th.i, .,o,r, ..nt,.. NJ .ntt.in., s t,.rhI.
are s men s'o.m osnes.. 10 snseips.e usaels
is neglected to protect sverybody about the
The promp,nsss with which Cherry was
elected from the House gallery shows the sx-
s.ii.ns system in vogue at the Capitol with
nit.sn ' seconds before DoorI..D.r Bowen
grabbed him By tn. collar and dragged him
into the corridor outside. 1t required nearly
that time for tn. dc , to ; .S from
mh.,s Cbs s rs. st.nS,na en- " '''
The hurried departure Of MIRA Cleveland to
Buffalo has drawn attention to the fact that
the presence Of the Coxey army in Washing
ton and its tsmDorar, location in the neigh
borhood mas creAtsd verita PIE panic smong
the suoer1An Iesioenn. 50 tnat very lew Of
mem lave opened ther country houses. and
mman! VINO ola SO nave closed mem again
MnstheL EarnantSeu 2. not, tne DeneI mas DC.
ABOUT Washington u iniss,ed ~ toIeyites
and tramps 70 such an extent that II IL dan
kerous 10 i've OUT OF hanine nlstanee OF po-
llcemen. PRESIDENT anu Mrs Cleveland. u 10
vel Known, NAG prspaIssd 70 go 20 thelr eoun-
Wy pace on vhs woodiies Ioso mere , man
month age, out promptly cnanRed thelr plans
when the Soxey army oeEap !ts march to wash
ington' Ihis dhsrrsnged theiT sum mes Pro
KS creme sntLfss .nu n, m mLS y, oisvsisnd naS
about the time to go to their summer home
az buzzards nay c,,..
LAST iAlI hr. John Mclean o. the CincinnAti
In.{uTs' VINO 10 one d the neAitnisst residents
o. msssnington iesssd eoHnt,I h2ess On We
he made srtsnsiSSs repairs 70 the place with
ne idea q spenuinE tns spIing ano setumn