Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-05
yn life as well as that of his

appearance of a patrol wagon is always an
invitation to idle and curious persons to
follow. and II is to prevent such aSserb-
lagos that the house of detention vehicle Is
used on White House calls
Come to the east front of the White
House for a prisoner" was the message
received at the house of detention.
Upon reaching the building the driver
was told to drive to the lower part of the
grounds, 1t was desired to have the
rest made as quietly possible. The
vehicle went to the point suggested and
Policeman Ciscle appeared there with the
prisoner.
Pulled a Pistol
Peter. or Phel Elliott, as he afterward
gave his name. entered the cab and the
driver was told to go to the first precinct
station 18th street. The horse had
taken but a few steps before the officers
noticed the man fumbling about the pocket
on the right side of his coat.
Lookout for the pistol" remarked one
OF the officers when he saw revolver APP
pear
Then the struggle began in earnest. FL
liott proved himself what the police would
term Cyclone"
Very little was said by the man, whose
appearance reminded the officers of pic
lures they had seen of anarchists. but he
was doing all the acting he could. After
the men had struggled In the cab few
minutes Policeman Perry managed to get
hold of the muZzle of the weapon. He
realized that it would be better to get the
bullet through his hand than n some vital
spot. and he held to it in this position until
his brother officer had succeeded in wrench
Ing 1t from the prisoners hand
Policeman Ciscle's Action.
Policeman Ciscle had been in close
places before and he felt that he did not
want to kill the man under arrest unless he
really had to do It, Instead of shooting the
prisoner as many other men would prob
ln ha MOI
out of the window of the vehicle and was
willing to leave 1t there until he could get
the prisoner locked UP. Elliott. however.
had no intention of being deprived OF his
weapon in such way. Irrespective or
glass windows and the framework of the
cab he made dive and through the win
dow he went, carrying glass and sash with
him. Fortuna tely Policeman Perry grabbed
the mans legs and held to them long
enough to allow his fellow officer time
to regain possession of the weapon.
Just about the time the revolver was
picked up the prisoner gave Policeman Per
ry kick and sent him several feet from
the cab door For few seconds the of1lcer
unable to regain his feet. Finally ne
got up and renewed his part of the hight.
Elliott by this time was apparently more
wild than ever and the manner in which he
closed in upon Policeman Ciscle showed
conclusively that he had no idea of giving
up the contest. Having regalned possession
of the weapon the officer pulled the trigger
until the last bullet had been sent in the
direction of the ground. Then he was com.
PEELED to use the revolver on the head or
the apparently crazy man. BY this time a
crowd OF pedestrians had started in the
direction of the scene of the struggle. ana
the policemen satisfied that they
would be able to get their man behind the
bars without much more violence. Pollce-
man Parker of the White House squad was
among those who responded when the pistol ]
shots were fired and the prisoner, satisfied
that further resistance was useless, was
willing to accompany the officers without
continued exhibition of violence. The
Emergency Hospital ambulance had been
summoned and DIR. Huusey responded with
it. Elliott went along with the doctor and
policeman and seemed glad that he was
going to have his wound dressed.
Sent to First Precinct.
He had but little to say while in the hos
p,tal having his wounds dressed by Drs.
White. Perkins and Hussey, beyond his re-
mark that it was the result of Jealousy.
Later he attempted to explain what he
meant when seen by a Star reporter. Ell
lott had received one ugly injury to his
head, which necessitated the shaving or
the scalp In order to give 1t the proper
dressing and treatment, and the scratches
about his face give him the appearance
of having been engaged in an entirely diff
ferent kind of battle. The dressing of his
wounds REQUIRED but a few minutes work
and then he went to the first precinct po-
lice station and took his place In cell NO
without making a complaint
do with what you want, he re-
marked shortly after the big iron door had
been closed upon him. XIII me If you want
or give me justice.
The Officers Wounds.
Policeman Ciscle. whose right arm had
been badly cut, was compelled to remain
In the hospital and be treated. The sur
geons found that a large section or the
broken cab glass had caused injury and
q piece of the glass was taken from the
wound. He was able to leave the hospital
after the doctors had finished their work on
him. although he will not have the full
use of his arm for some days.
The Prisoners Statement.
The prisoners statement is that he Is a
Evede and that he is thirty-one years old.
81 didn't want to shoot the President or
hurt him in any way, was his statement
to a Star reporter. The prisoner was then
behind the bars at the first precinct police |
station His appearance and actions indi-
Gated that he was of unsound mind, al
though he was quiet and made demon
stration.
my name is Peter Elliott" he said in
answer to a question asked by Star re-
porter. I'm machinist by trade, and
have been in this country many years"
He said he had lived in Minneapolis, |
MINI; Lancaster, Pa. and other places. |
When he came to this city he said he |
could not remember. The jealousy he |
mentioned at the hospital he explained. |
was over love affairs
Three years ago" he said, when I was
living in Minneapolis, there was doctor
who had sister, and we made up things,
but we didn't get married
I'VE had a lovers quarrel" he said at |
the suggestion of bystander.
well" he said resuming the conversa-
ton, "she said something. and the doctor
said something, and 1 wrote something. and
she got married"
Then he said he wrote something about
the President and the nation.
1.-THE American people," he said, "are
undetermined, and they are good to me-
wrote something more and went away and
the people thought was going to kill my
self The President thought a good deal
of me. He had been told about my writing,
and as l was a young man he was willing
10 help me-
Prof. Langley advertised in a Mime
apolis paper for man to take the first
ride In his airship. and I came on to accept
the position. l sent my picture ahead and
the President saw it. He thought a good
deal OF me and wanted me to marry his
daughter"
People In Minneapolis. he said. had be-
come Jealous of him and had tried to kill
him with poison 1t was on this account.