Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-27
He PESTERED
THE PRESIDENT.
Crank 0btrudes Himself on Me-.
Roosevelt While Attending
His Unclc's Funeral.
He HAD A CURE FOR CANCER.
Wanted the Chief Executive to Send il
TO Emperor William OF
Germany to Try.

New York, Nov 27- President Rooso-
Welt arrived here this morning. lie
came 20 attend the funeral Of his I'M
Gle, James r. Oracle. The president
was accompanied by MRS. Roosevelt
Dr. j. b, Stokes, his personal physi-
clan, and Capt, Cowles Of the navy.
Commissioner Greene had force of
police meet the president and a mount
ed detail escorted his carriage from
the Twenty-third street ferry TO the
home of his sister Mrs, Douglas Rob-
son, on Madison avenue.
After breakfastlng at the Robinson
home, the president went to the late
residence of Mr. Oracle, In East
Forty-cighth street, remaining there
until time 20 go 10 the Church of the
Holy Communion for the funeral SER
vice.
AT THE CHURCH,
The president with Mrs Roosevelt
alighted at the main entrance and went
quickly into the church, There was
little excitement the occasion barring
any demonstration. The crowd, by
the time the cortege reached the
church, was so dense that ngress or
egress ON the avenue was practically
impossible. Just prior to the arrival
of the cortege a police Inspector noticed
man standing on the structure lean
ing over the pst railing directly over
the enhance ~ the church. The man
was ordered away after he had re-
turned an nsolent answer td the inspec-
tors question, and departed. While
the man was presumably a curiosity
seeker VINO had merely wished to get
vantage point to see the president,
the crowd impressed by the elaborate
police protection, looked upon the In.
cdent as a possible plot against the
president, but there was no further dis
turbance.
MAN BECAME OBTRUSIVE
Just as the services were concluded
man who attempted 10 force his way
to the president and hand him letter.
was arrested. He gave him name as
Arthur y. Deming, 50 years Of age, Of
Jersey City He said he was born II.
the United States and was the manu-
facturer OF medicine TO cure every
disease. When the president left his
seat to leave the church he departed
by side entrance, leading to Tween
tieth street, Deming had IN some way
been allowed TO gain access to a small
ante room and in that manner was di-
rectly in the presidents pathway,
Demlng said later.
Il handed the president the letter and
said Please read this on your way
out
PRESIDENT TAKES LETTER
When Deming held out the letter,
the president took it and handed II TO
a secret service man. Deming was
then pushed back and placed under
arrest. He said that he was A. 3.
Deming OF 170 Broadway, and that he
had a cure for cancer which he wished
Emperor William to try, He wanted
President Roosevelt to write a letter
to the emperor recommending the cure,
The president was unrutlled by the incl
dent. with Mrs. Roosevelt he entered
his carriage Immediately and was CIV
on to the Twenty third street ferry to
take the train for Washington. DEM
ing was taken to the Tombs police
court. Before being arraigned he said.
Il don't know why the president did
not keep my letter instead of handing
II over to a policeman. 1t Is a char
coal cancer cure that cannot fail, |
wanted President Roosevelt to write
TO Emperor William recommending II to
him.
HE Is A CRANK.
1t is said that Demiag Is the man
who, on May 49, 1900 appeared at the
house OF representatives IN Washington
and startled the house by suddenly
shouting from the gallery:
Halt, order, by the grace Of the
Lord listen" and having secured the
desired attention, proceeded to make a
speech TO that branch Of the United
States Congress Three or four police
men finally hustled him away and es-
corted him outside the building IL Is
also said that last April he appeared
at the White Star line pier as j. p.
Morgan. Andrew Carnegie and others
were sailing ON the Cedric and preach
ed sermon 10 them,
SENT TO HOSPITAL.
Dcmlng was later committed to
Bellevue hospital for examination as
To his sanity. He told the magistrate
a rambling story In which he said he
was In the clothing business In Oak
land Cal, for II years, but that for the
last u years he had been In New York
and vicinity. lie said he had met ev-
cry president from Grant TO Mckinley.
The officials at the detective bureau
said the man appeared to be perfectly
harmless and rational on every subject
except that Of his remedy Nothing was
found on him 90 injuro anyone.
Deming told the officers that he de-
pended on God TO guide him In his bus.
mess affairs
The funeral service was conducted by
Bishop otter, Rev Or. Mottet. Rev. II.
+. Taylor Rev Howard X. Barlow and
Rev Henry II Washburn, Of Oyster
Bay. Among the ioral offerings was a
cluster OF roses and orchids, sent by the
president.