Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-21
HAS THE EXCLUSIVE STORY
Joseph Bloomfield Jackson's Special Mesagt
From the Lord.
A Citizen of PennsyIvanfa An the Cs,v
whose Insane Condition Renders
Him Dangerous.

sone year ago last Friday" said a young
man named Joseph Bloomfield Jackson. last
night, Il was converted, and the Almighty
unfoided to me what He has not told TO any
| other person."
Inns spiritual change, he said. had been
great. but 1t was no greater in his spiritual
lie than was his change in temporal AZ
fairs. Tor he was arrested In his room at
the raleigh and was given a room I'm the
iiis' precinct police station. His arrest by
Lieut.. Amiss and Precinct Detective Kill
lharhn was the result OF a complaint made
20 inspector Mattingly by the White House
oihciais ana communicated to the first pre-
cinct police by the inspector. The inspector
.oid Lieut. Amiss that he might interview
jackson and use his own Judgment as to
what he should do.
III required but a short interview to con-
| vince the lieutenant thar the ho,sl ,,,os,
needed treatment for his mental condition
oh MS desk was the picture of a woman
graph. Piio'o-
FRIDAY and registered at the Rale,pl, as
belonging i'm Meriden, Conn His conduct
about the hotel had not excited susnicinn
lioi caused any comment, but his actions
anu sayings IN other places have convinced
a number OF persons that he is mentally ir-
responsible. For several weeks at least he
mas been endeavoring to see the President
or get word TO him of his powers ana
hno"Iedee. ana he has partly succeeded in
this underta king
My mission is to have the President
warn the people," he said. but just what
the warning was TO be he does not say
The "Removar" Mania.
1t was stated yesterday that he had given
out the Information that some high nuhlic
Official was to be removed from this Garth
and he probably wanted to impart this M
formation to the President The unfortu-
nate man has letters of recommendation TO
several prominent citizens He had bean
connected with an organ factory, he said
ana claimed that he had made arrange
ments 10 sell an organ to DIR. Ta,mare
This morning he wrote letter to the Rev.
Ifugh Johnston, pastor of the Metropolftan
Church, saying he expected a draft from
ms wife today. The latter he said in his
note, is in Pittsburg
Inc young man called at the White House
yesterday with a note and a book of Greek
poems, translated. These he was anxfotts
the President should receive and n was
after this visit that the police at head
quarters were notified that Jackson was
in the city.
Although he experienced the great
chahge OF heart more than a year ago. it
was not until this month that he realized
me necessity for giving up his home and
ms friends to carry out the wishes of the
Almighty. 49,
story to the Police.
inspector Matfingly and other members
OF the police force saw the young mans
big pile of manuscript and heard his num-
erous stories of his religious work. and
OF what he is going to accomplish under
the direction of the Divine Ruler. He
styles himself prophet. and tells of what
IS to be accomplished. He says he was in
the midst of the St Louis cyclone but he
escaped unframed. and now he is going to
bring about an early settlement of the
Cuban question. In short. he claims he
can accomplish almost anything and he is
willing to give his services to the govern
ment.
Police Surgeons Vale and hewitt exam
ined jackson today. and they concluded
that tie man should be sent home. DR.
hewitt pronounced him insane and danger
cusly so. 1T was stated that some of hts
relatives would probably reach here to-
night Sanitary Officer Frank received the
reports of the surgeons and he will make
an effort to find Jackson's friends and
turn him over to them.