The Saint Paul globe., 1903-10-06

Elliott's threats against President
roosevelt were made in connection
| with conversation in regard to a
federal appointment. Elliott imagined
| that he was to receive an appointment
from President Roosevelt and that his
| enemies in Minneapolis were irving to
induce the president to withhold the
| appointment.
If he does not give me the appoint
ment, Elliott said to a Globe repre-
sentative last spring, II will go to
7 Washington and force him to give me
the place he has promised"
Shortly after this conversation, Ell
llott left Minneapolis and was next
heard from in Washington, whittier he
mad gone ostensibly to gain permission
from Prof. Langley to take a trip in
the iatter's airship. On several occa-
| sions, according to Washington corre-
! spondence he tried to gain an audience
with the president, but the watchful-
| ness of the secret service men prevent
| ed it.
Comes From Sweden.
Elliott resided in Minneapolis for
over fifteen years, coming here from
| Sweden He was a machinist by trade
and was clever as an inventor. He in
vented an arrangement for releasing
harness in fire houses and police sta
tlons and so successful was the mech
anlsm that he received a considerable
sum from its sale.
| He also invented one or two other
small articles which were successful
and which netted him small sums.
| Ell1ott's true name was Peter OIL
son, but several years ago he had it
changed to Peter Elliott, retaining the
name Olson as middle name
| From conversations with him it is
iC n11n1
that he would have an American name
rather than one of Swedish origin,
hoping that this would help him secure
federal appointment. He claimed that
the president had promised him such
an appointment and that he intended
soon to go to Washington to get the
| place.
Shortly after Elliott changed his
name he thought that the Swedish peo-
pie of Minneapolis were jealous of him
and that they thought he was trying
10 push himself ahead. He said that
this jealousy grew until a definite plan
was laid to do away with him. He was
apprised of this plan, and was on his
| guard against it.
| Elliotts diseased mind conceived a
| queer idea of the plot which was laid
to Kill him. He thought that his enc
mics had gone to the various restau-
rants and eating houses about the city
and had employed the walters to put
poison in everything served him. On
three different occasions he had un-
| guardedly eaten of the poisoned food,
but was able to overcome the effects of
the drugs. He had called on phvsi-
clans. but only to learn that they were
also in league against him and ready
to administer powerful poisons instead
of the needed antidotes.
Visits Newsnanere
AS last resort Elliott confided his
troubles to the newspaper men. He
wanted toef1nd physician who would
not poison him, and was recommended
10 go to the city hospital. He went to
the institution, butte did not remain
there long, and shortly afterwards left
the city.
It was while Elliott was telling T e
q o e of the attempts to poison him
that he made his threats against Presi
dent Roosevelt. He said that his
enemies had gone to Washington to
persuade the president to withhold the
appointment and that he would fol-
low them and compel the president to
give him the place which had been
promised months before
Elliott is known to his friends i'll
Minneapolis as a visionary person.
with strong socialistic sentiments. He
was wont to formulate socialistic
speeches, which he sought to deliver to
any who would listen to him. At times
his views became anarchistic.
When Elliott was most irrational he
frequently talked about trying to find
wife, and on one occasion confiden-
tally confided to a friend that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had promised to find A
girl for him. Later he told the same
friend that the president had agreed to
consent to his marrying Miss Alice
Roosevelt. This claim has caused
some to think that it is possible that
Elliott was the fanatic who called at
oyster Bay to see the presidents
daughter.
While in this city, Elliott resided
for number of months at 425 Cedar
avenue, but later removed to 400 Six
teenth avenue south, where he re-
mained until his trip to Washington.
which was made late in August. He
Is about forty years old and is a good
machtnist, although he seldom held a
OF his erratic ideas. He is well
educated.
Insane Over Perpetual Motion.
For three months Elliott roomed in
the family of Albert E. Anderson at
4OO sixteenth avenue south. Six weeks
ago Elliott told Mrs. Anderson that
President Roosevelt was coming to a
decision in a matter Of state, and a
few days later disappeared from Min
neapolis, leaving his effects behind.
Elliott informed the police superin-
tendent of Washington that he was
president of the Minneapolis Patent
| company, which firm is a fiction of the
| mans disordered brain. 1t would ap-
pear that he has gone crazy over the
question of perpetual motion engine,
and Nels Lennes, a photographer at
1901 Washington avenue south, has
photographs of several models of such
an engine which Elliott has construct
ed. Elliott has no known relations in
this country. For over six years he
kept bicycle repair shop on Central
| avenue.
Many persons here think that he
has been in the habit of writing letters
to Roosevelt on various subjects, and
number of persons have been found
who claim that Elliott confided to them
that President Roosevelt had selected
him as a prospective son-in-law.
AFFAIR AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Elliott Has Desperate Encounter
With Officers.
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