The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-28
Many Police Fail to Keep Off
 the Cranks
BUT ONE MAN IS ARRESTED
MT. Roosevelt Attends the Funeral of an Uncle and Is Annoyed By a Stranger-officers Will
 Stand Trial.

New York, November 27.-Presldent Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived at Jersey City at 7:2O o'clock this morning. They proceeded at once to this city by the Twenty-third street ferry and were driven to the home of the Presidents sis- ter, Mrs. Douglas Robinson 422 Madison avenue.
 President Roosevelt came to the city To attend the funeral of his uncle James Oracle. The President was accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, pr. J. B. Stokes, his personal physician, and Captain Coyles of the navy. Commissioner Greene and force of policemen met the President and a mounted detail escorted his car riaee from the Twenty-third street ferry to his sisters home on Madison avenue.
 After breakfast at the Robinson home, the President left the house and went to the late residence of MT. Oracle on East Fffty-eighth street, remaining there until time to go to the church of Holy Communion for the funeral service. At the head of the cortege were carriages containing the pail bearers. Then came carriage containing the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. Win them in the car riage was a central office detective ser- geant and a secret service man and secret service man rode on the seat with the driver. The hearse followed, with carriages containing the other mourners Policemen were lined along the route at frequent intervals. The same cordon of mounted police escorted the President that had been detailed for the ride from the ferry.
 Police Protection Good.
 The police arrangements for the protec- ton of the President and the restraint of the large crowd were very efficient, more than 300 patrolmen being on duty about the block on which the church is located. On the west side of Sixth ave- nue, opposite the church, there was a solid line of patrolmen, standing shoulder to shoulder for a block and on the east side a similar detail of men. Around the entire block, patrolmen were placed at frequent intervals, shutting off all traffic from Fifth to Sixth avenues on Twentieth and Twenty-first streets. The middle of the street was kept open and the crowd which assumed large proportions in short time, was kept close to the side walk. No one was allowed in the middle of the street. The President with Mrs. Roosevelt alighted at the main entrance and went quickly into the church. There ! was little excitement, the occasion pre- venting any demonstration. The crowd by the time the cortege reached X the church was so dense that ingress or ! egress was practically impossible.
 Just prior to the arrival of the cortege police Inspector noticed a man stand ing on the structure leaning over the east railing directly over the entrance to the church. The man was ordered away after he had returned an insolent answer to the inspectors question, and departed.
 Crowd Impressed. ! " curiosity seeker, who had merely wished to get a vantage point to see the Pres ident, the crowd impressed with the elaborate police precautions, looked upon the incident as a possible plot against the President, but there was no further disturbances.
 Just as the services were concluded, a man who attempted to force his way to the President and hand him letter, was arrested. He gave his name as Arthur P. Deming, 65 years of age, of Jersey City. He said he was born in the United States and was the manufacturer of medicine to cure every disease. When the Pres ident left his seat to leave the church he departed by a side entrance leading to Twentieth street Demng had con tinued in some way to gain access to a small ante-room, and in that manner was directly in the Presidents pathway. Deming said later; q handed the Pres ident the letter and said: Please read 1 this on your way out ,"
 l This is denied by the police, who say i that a dummy took the letter. i Deming when taken to the police head quarters, told a rambling story He said he tried before to interview the President ] to request him to accept some or the l paneca to send to Emperor Wiliam of i Germany to try for his throat troubles. He failed on these former attempts, how ever, to see the President.
 Appears Harmless.
 The officers at the detective bureau said the man appeared to be perfectly harmless and rational on every subject I except that Of his remedy. Nothing was 1 found on him to injure anyone. Deming said at the office that he de- pended on God to guide him in his busi- | ness affairs.
 The funeral service was conducted by Bishop Potter. the Rev. Dr. Motte, the Rev. II. F. Taylor. the Rev Howard R. 1 Barlow and the Rev. Henry H. Wash i burn of Oyster Bay. Among the floral offerings was cluster of roses and or 1 chids sent by the President.
 After completing an investigation into the manner in which Deming gained en- trance into the church. and reached the side of the President Police Commission CT Green announces tonight that he was 1 not satisfied with the explanation made by the police in charge at the church, and that he would place Captain Cot trell on trial on charges of failing to make proper arrangements.
 Three detectives and two policemen who were on guard at the church will also be i placed on trial.