The morning times., 1896-03-29

lowing story OF the visit OF a White House
crank TO the President:
'One night / received a telegram ut the
White House, requesting me to have the
carriage at the depot the next morning to
meet the early train from Cincinnati, as
Jacob would arrive on that train; that he
had been invited by the President, when in
Cincinnati, to come and spend few months
with him.
Il promptly tore up this dispatch. My in
tention was to take no further notice of the
matter, and I thought that would be the
last OF II. But sure enough, the next morn
ing Jacob arrived in person. He came
direct to the White House and inquired for
| me. Sergt. DinsmOre came and told me
there was a gentleman in the East Room
| who wished to see me, and that he was
very much excited because I did not meet
him at the depot with the carriage
Readily guessing the true character OF
| my early visitor, and recalling the telegram
OF the night previous, ! went out 10 meet
| the gentleman. He seemed to recognize
me at once and addressed me thus:
. i met you with President Hayes when
| he was in Cincinnati last fan. The Presi-
| dent then invited me To come and make
him a long visit and told me when was
| ready to come to notify you and you
would meet me at the depot with the
carriage. Now, sir; how is it that you
| did not do 1t? You deserve to be shot for
disobeying the President
| II apologized for neglccting TO meet him
| and he freely forgave me. / then called
! In Sergt. Dcnsmore and introduced him as
| one OF the Presidents friends He took
US over on one of the sofas in the East
/ Room and told us that he had been directed
| by God to start new religion and that
he had a new Bible. Opening his yalise
| he showed US about 900 sheets of manu-
| script on fools cap paper, closely writ
| ten on each side. This was his new Bible
/ which he wanted the President to read over
| and approve, as God had said he should
| do.
He further said that he had himself done
| what God had directed him to do. He
had left his wife some years previous
Since then the Holy Ghost had appeared
to her and she mad conceived and given
birth to two daughters and they were now
| his own guardian angels. There they are
now, gentlemen, standing at the door
where We came in said he, and lie went
over to talk to them.
| SeE2I. u bIDStuOIt IlElltu 10 ilt anu
said: Billy, that fellow has got it bad;
you had better let me run him in No,
| wait awhile I replied perhaps the
President may know him. as be is from
Cincinnati He then came back and re-
duested a private conversation with me
when Dinsmore left, but all the while
kept his eye on us from convenient
| point.
After a lengthy dissertation about hi:
new religion. and the sacrifices he baC
made for God, he suddenly exclaimed
And, now sir, l am ready to see the Presi
dent But you have not done what yOI
| agreed to do when You saw the PreSiden
| in CINCINNATI | replied. With this he be
came very angry, and began threatening
me- sergt. Dnsmore heard him, and a
| once came in. Jacob apologiZcd for hi
rudeness, and asked what arrangements ht
| had made with the President. l told hin
that the understanding was that when h,
was ready to leave for Washington Ex
Gov Tom Young was to come with him
in order that the President might read q
him the manuscript of his new Bible, a!
had been arranged between them.
"'That is true he replied. what a foo
was to forget that; what shall L do?
Why said 1. you will have to return Il
Cincinnati and bring the governor bacl
with you. Also your wife, as it is nov
time for you both to come together again
He then thanked me, and said he would star
back on the next train for Cincinnati.
then telegrapbed Gov. Tom Young tina
we had sent Jacob back to his family. an,
requested him to meet and take prope
care of him.
I'VE neither saw nor heard anything NOR
of Crank Jacob or his hew religion"