Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-10-08
WANTED ROOSEVELT
An Armed Insane Man Determined
to See the President.
OFFICERS HAD STRUGGLE WITHIN
The Fellow Taken 70 tho Insane Asylum-A
Dispatch from Minneapolis says the
Prisoner ID Strong Socialist and
% AnaFchist TaIkeE.

Washington, Oct GA desperate
hand-to-hand encounter with an armed
insane man who was determined to see
President Roosevelt occurred in the
vestibule OF the white house near noon
yesterday. The man. who gave his
name as Peter Elliott, and his home as
Minneapolis, MINI, was overpowered
by the officers ON duty at the white
! house entrance and carried to q police
van which had been summoned. He
was placed In the van In the custody
Of two officers. Seeming to realize then
for the first time that he was under ar
rest, Elliott began furious struggle
with his captors for liberty. He drew
a revolver and attempted to shoot
Oficer James Ciscle. The Officer
grasped his hand and wrenched the
weapon from his grasp. Elliott's strug-
giles were 80 fierce, however, that the
two officers in the cramped quarters OF
the van were unable to oyerpower him.
Officer Ciscle then drew his revolver
and fired two shots to attract atten-
ton. Chief Usher Thomas Stone and
Officer Parker, Of the white house
force, who had assisted in carrying FL
lott to the van, attracted by the shots
rushed back to the vehicle and as
sisted in overpowering him.
In the struggle within the police
van Elliott had broken glass panel
with his head, severely cutting his
head and face. Officer Ciscle sustained
a serious cut on his right arm, two
inches of flesh being cut out OF the
fleshy part Of the arm. He suffered
from loss Of blood, but
his injury is not serious.
When locked up at the police sta
ton he made a long, rambling state
ment as to the reasons for his action.
Among his possessions were numerous
clippings from newspapers through
out the country describing and relat-
Ing incidents in the life of President
Roosevelt. In one pocket were manu-
scripts written by him in the Swedish
language with his pictures in different
poses at the head Of each. These con-
tanned lectures on political and re-
ligious subjects. On one Of them was
an address to the American people
written in a rambling and incoherent
fashion.
In his talk at the police station FL
lott declared he went to the white
house because the president asked him
10 come and see him. He said he car
ried pistol to protect himself and did
not intend to do any harm to the presi-
dent. He said he belonged to a church.
but not to any societies and all eff
forts to connect the man with the an
archists failed.
Elliott was removed from the police
station late yesterday afternoon to the
government insane asylum. The
transfer was made easily.
A dispatch from Minneapolis. Minn.,
says that Peter Olson Elliott, also
known as Peter Olson, is a we'll
known south Minneapolis character.
TWO weeks ago he told friends he was
going to washington to occupy the
white house, He is Of Danish birth
md speaks the Swedish language. His
name was formerly Olson. which he
hanged about year ago for personal
.easons. He Is strong socialist, an
anarchist talker and was q well-known |
light on street corners in his part OF
own. He Is machinist.