The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-06

his wounds were dressed, Elliott said
that he was a Swede. and that MS
home was in Minneapolis. From the
hospital the man was taken to the First
Precinct Police Station. and incarce-
rated in one of the detention wards.
At the St. James Hotel it was stated
that Elliott arrived there last We'd
nesday evening. He registered as 'P.
O. Ell. New York" He had no bag
gage and paid for his room in ad-
vance. He conducted himself about
the hotel in quiet. gentlemanly man
ner. and nobody with whom he came
in contact imagined that he was In
sane.
Elliott is about five feet six inches
high, 35 years old, with light brown
hair and beard, and apparently Is of
foreign birth.
At the station house Elliott gave his
occupation as that Of a machinst. He
said he had lived in this country for
eleven years, most of the time in Min
neapolis. He said he came to Wash
ington from Paterson. N. ].
Elliott also said he had been in Ian
caster, Pa. When locked up at the po-
lice station he made a long, rambling
statement as to the reasons fos' his
action.
Late this afternoon the police sur
geons, after a careful examination of
Elliott. certified that he was insane.
An order was issued Immediately for
his removal to ST. Elizabeth's Hospital
for the Insane.
Praise for President.
Among Elliott's possessions were
numerous clippings from newspapers
throughout the country describing and
relating incidents in the life of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. and cards of the Min
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tral avenue Minnea polls. In one pock-
ct were manuscripts written by him
in the Swedish language with his pic
lures in different poses at the head of
each.
These contained lectures on political
and religious subjects. On one of them
was an address to the American peo-
pie written in a rambling and inco-
herent fashion. 1t was laudatory of
President Roosevelt. The address
spoke of the growing slavery and
| shameful acts in grating and robbing
of the millionaires and capitalists on
every side" and said that before it is
too late the President wants to save
the neck of the millionaires in their
existence and their sons and daugh-
ters from the bloody band of rebel
lion" and finally he wants to crush
the trusts in their childhood"
Reference of a pleasant character is
also made to former President Nc
Kinley.
Pistol to Protect Himself.
In his talk at the police station, Ell
liott declared he went to the White
House because the President asked him
to come and see him. He said he car
ried a pistol to protect himself, and did
not intend to do any harm to the
President. He said he belonged to a
church, but not to any societies, and
all efforts to connect the man with the
anarchists failed.
The prisoner requested that word be
sent to A. A. Swan of 221S Irvington
avenue, northeast Minneapolis, asking
him to come to Washington. Swan S
card was found on the prisoner; also a
letter addressed to P. o. Oloffsson,
Binghamton. N. Y.
The prisoner said he had bought his
revolver in Minneap9l 9lisastNo months
ago, and two weeks after left that
place and went TO New York and
thence to Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Elliott was removed from the police
station late this afternoon to the gov
ernment insane asylum. The transfer
was made without difficulty.