The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-10-08
AFTER ROOSEVELT
Crazy Man, Armed With Pis-
toI, Sought President
FOUGHT WHEN ARRESTED
The Combined Efforts OF Four Police
mem Were Necessary to Finally
subdue Him-As Usual, the
Man is Foreigner.

A Washington special says: Two
desperate cranks were arrested in the
residence part Of the white house
Monday. One was Peter Elliott,
heavily armed Swede, claiming to be
from Minnesota, and the other sail
or recently. dishonorably discharged
from the United States navy.
Elliott mission to the white house
was Of hostile nature, for when trap
ped by the local policemen on duty at
the executive mansion, after having
eluded the secret service men at the
residents private office adjoining ne
made a violent attempt to escape and
severely wounded one of the policemen
who assisted in his final capture.
At the white house an effort was
made to suppress the details OF the
affair, fearing that it might incite 9TH
ers to catch the crank fever, IN view OF
the fact that within less than week
five dangerous cranks have been ar
rested quietly at the white house.
Four days ago Elliott sent a letter
TO the president demanding an inter
view. Accompanying the letter was
photograph OF the sender. Private
Secretary Loeb at once recognized the
communication as a '''crank effusion,
and accordingly turned it over to the
secret service guard on duty at the
white house. $50, ..--......--.
Early Monday morning Elliott .ap-
neared at the presidents Office and at
tempted to force his way into the
presidents, room. Doorkeepet Leof-
fer said the president was engaged
and requested Elliott to wwrite MS
name on a card. Elliott was too cum
ming to be caught at that moment 50
he hastily took his departure saying
he had not time to write cards. In the
meantime the secret service guaro
had been notified that the man they
had been notified to keep "orlgnt
look out" for had been there and gone.
An hour later Elliott went to the
presidents manison and forced: MS
way by the ushers at the door anu
demanded an immediate audience Win
the president. Policeman James Cls-
Gle and George Parker, two members
of the local force detailed for duty at
the white house, instantly recognized
Elliott as the man they had been or
dered to look out for. - =, q.
They politely invited him into the
ante room, where Chief USER stone
makes his headquarters, and there ne
was closely questioned by those Two
experienced officers. He at once be,
came desperate and attempted TO- es'
cape. Reinforcements came to the as
sistance Of the policemen, and the
struggling prisoner was hustled down
stairs for transportation to the near
est police station. In the meantime q
van from the hoase Of detention mad
been called to the white house instead
of the regular patrol wagon to avoid
excitement. :. - .a'sS--'-f -
.~@ Flights Desperately.
The capture was made so quietly
that nothing might have been known
of 1t outside of police circles had not
Elliott made desperate attempt to
kill his captors in the van. Although
he had been hurriedly searched at the
white house and pronounced unarmed,
he drew a revolver on the officers IN
the van, and when that was wrenched
from him after a severe struggle. he
drew knife and attempted to carve
his way to freedom. The two officers
in the van with him succeeded In over
powering him, but not until Oh1cer
Ciscle had been badly cut In the arm,
and Elliott was considerably used up.
The prisoner and the wounded officer
were taken to the emergency hospital
for treatment. Elliott continued his
rawlings and said he was after revenge
and he intended to get 1t.