New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-27
LETTERS TO PRESIDENT.
TWO CR4NKS ARRESTED.
One Annoyed McKinley - Pro
nOunced a Lunatic.

nOuRc4d q LUndt3c.
Charles Threshon, who is known to the Secret
Service men as Charles Thiesen was arraigned
before Magistrate Mayo, in the Essex Market
police court, yesterday, charged with being
disorderly person. He has been writing letters
to President Roosevelt in which he has said
that person influential in government circles
in Washington has an electric battery which
delivers its current into the soles Of Thresholds
feet. that he has been unable to see the
President.
Threshon has a record with the Secret Service
men. According to Chief Flynn. of the local
bureau, he has been arrested twice before for
similar offences. In January, 1901. he
rested in Washington for seeking to see Presi-
dent Mckinley. On January 6, 1898. he
arrested in Baltimore on similar charge. On
the first occasion he was sent to St. Eliza bth's
Hospital in Pennsylvania ave, and there de
clared a lunatic. He obtained his discharge
from that institution through the influence of
relatives.
Not much is known of his movements by the
Secret Service men for the last seven years. A
couple of months ago letters which he had sent
to President Roosevelt, couched in rambling
terms, were turned over to the Treasury Office,
and by them forwarded to Chief Flynn. He de-
oided that they the illusions of a crazy
man, and, to have him examined as to his SAN
ity, turned the letters over to the District At
torney's office County Detectives Brennan and
Reardon have been watching for Threshon for
the last four weeks.
In all his recent letters he gave the address
No. 81 Bowery, which is the Salvation Army's
hotel for workngmen. On Wednesday night
Reardon and Brennan went to the hotel and
found him in the re4ding room. Thfesel. al
though sixty-five years old the detectives say.
is very strong. When Reardon asked him to
step outside he fought, and the two detectives
being unable to subdue him, called in Policeman
Bush, of the Elizabeth-st station. He was then
taken to Gouverneur Hospital where he was
examined by Or. Bassett, who said after exam
inaton that the man was deranged. In the Es-
sex Market court yesterday, when the prisoner
was arraIgned, the following statement from
him read:
In January, 1895. / went to Washington from
Philadelphia, and denied an interview with
President Cleveland The reason for this was
that there was an effective electric battery in
the hands of a prominent government official
continually in operation on the sOles of my feet
In my endeavOrs to demonstrate my powers to
make the stand still. or follow me, was
thwarted l arrested and adjudged insane
GdeaD. 1 report faithfully from time to time
about the antics of the sun. and was tricked
into introduction to a battery box which
gets in its fine work TO the satisfaction of the
officials of ST. ElizabethS.
rathic Ward at Bellevue, where he will be held
for examination
Another arrest for the same offence was made
yesterday when Kalman Fodessy, of No. $50
Powell-st. Brooklyn. taken in custody by
officers of the Secret Service. Fodessy is a
Matchmaker who came to this country from
Budapest two years ago. For some time he
has been writing letters to President Roosevelt
chiefly about police officials of Buffalo, and an
investigation was begun by Secret Service men
a week or ten days ago.
Yesterday the man went TO a newspaper office
and told a rambling. disconnected story. The
Secret Service Department was at in
formed and the arrest followed. The man had
q tonnage typewriter letter addressed to the
President He was sent TO Bellevue 10 be ex-
amined.
Among FoIdessy's effects were found copies
of kilograms which he had sent to the President
and to District Attorney Jerome. and a ten
MAGE tvpewritten statement full of incohereut
/ rambIings
\ telegram sent to President Roosevelt on
/ November II follows:
Since my signature to that petition the names
| Of nv protectors known in our league. but it is
/ past belief that they do not know that "justitia
obedent servant, KAIlMAN FOLDEssY.
another under date of November - read:
I am unable to prevent the consequences Of the
/ bloody paper if hear nothing in this week from
You and then l will send my naturalization papers
I for your disposition.
/ The telegram to District Attorney Jerome was
! dated November - and was follows
! Honorable Sir: Request for wire answer whether
was your ambassador to call for me in Brooklyn
! 2d instant Obigingly yours, No "a Maiden Lane.
/ room 40S New-York
| one piece of paper about four inches by two
! bore what looked like blood. The typewriter
statement included these sentences:
! Americans are gods. am only chronometer
| a,d watch maker