The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-27
PRESIDENT
AT FUNERAL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt Journey
to New York
To Attend the Obsequies of the
Executives Uncle.
is HEAVILY GUARDED.
His Carriage Surrounded by Sc
cret Service Men.
Three Hundred Policemen on
Duty About the Church.
TWO ARRESTS MADE.
One Man Thrust a Letter Into
Presidents Hand.
Said 1t Contained a Sure Cure
For Cancer.
Three Hundred Policemen on
Duty About the Church.
TWO ARRESTS MADE.
One Man Thrust a Letter Into
Presidents Hand.
Said 1t Contained a Sure Cure
For Cancer.

New York, Nov. 27.-President Roose-
velt and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived at Jer-
sey City at 1920 o'clock this morning.
They proceeded to this city by the
Twenty third street ferry and were
driven to the home of the presidents
sister, Mrs. Douglas Robinson.
President Roosevelt came to the city
to attend the funeral of his uncle, Jas
x. Oracle. The president was accom-
panied by Mrs. Roosevelt, DR.. J. R.
Stokes, his personal physician. and
Captain Cowles of the navy. Commits
sioner Greene had a force of police meet
the president and a mounted detail
escorted his carriage from the Twenty
third street ferry to his sisters home on
Madison avenue.
After breakfast al the Robinson
home, the president went to the late
residence of Mr.. Oracle in East Forty
eighth street, remaining there until
time to go to the Church of the 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. With them in the car
riage was a central office detective
sergeant and a secret service man, and
a secret service man rode on the box
with the driver. The hearse followed,
with carriages containing the other
mournerS. Policemen were lined along
the route at very frequent intervals.
The same GORDON of mounted police
escorted the president that had been
detailed for the ride from the ferry.
The police arrangements for the pro-
tection of the president and the re-
straint of the large crowd were very
efficient, more than 300 patrolmen be-
ing on duty about the block on which
the church is located.
On the west side of Sixth avenue op-
posite the church there was a solid line
of patrolmen, standing shoulder to
shoulder for a block and on the east
side similar detail of men. Around
the entire block patrolmen were placed
at frequent intervals. shutting off all
traffic from Fifth avenue to Sixth ave
nue. on Twentieth and Twenty first
streets. The middle of the street was
f kept open and the crowd which assumed
large proportions in a short time was
kept close to the sidewalk. No one was
allowed in the middle of the street.
The president with Mrs. Roosevelt
alighted a the main entrance and went
quickly into the church. The crowd by
the time the cortege reached the church
was so dense that ingresS or egress was
practically impossible. Just prior to the
arrival of the cortege a policeman no
ticed a man standing on the structure
leaning over the east railing directly
opposite to the entrance to the church.
The man was ordered away after he
had returned an insolent answer to the
inspectors question and departed. The
man was presumably curiosity seeker
who had merely wished to get vantage
point to see the president. The crowd
impressed by the elaborate police pre-
cautions looked upon the incident as a
possible plot against the president, but
there was no further disturbance.
Deming said later: Il handed the
president the letter said said Please
read this OF your way out F."
When Deming held out the letter the
president took it and handed it to a
secret service man. Deming was then
pushed back and placed under arrest.
He said he was A. B. Deming, of ITO
Broadway and that he had a cure for
cancer which he wished Emperor Will
liam to try. He wanted President
Roosevelt to write a letter to the en-
peror recommending the cure The
president was unrufied by the incident
With Mrs. Roosevelt he entered his
carriage Immediately and was driven
to the Twentythird street ferry to
take the train for Washington. Dem
ing was taken to the Tonlbs Dolice
court. Before being arraigned he said,
II don't know why the president did
not keep my letter instead of handine
1t over to q policeman 1t is a char
coal cancer cure that can not fail.
wanted President Roosevelt to write tc
Emperor William recommending it tc
him.
It Is said that Demfng is the mar
who on May 9, 1900, appeared at the
house of representatives in Washing.
ton and startled the house by suddenI,
shouting from the gallery;
Halt, order by the grace of the Lord
hsten," and then having secured tn,
desired attention, proceeded to make {
speech to that branch of the United
States congress. Three or four police
men finally hustled him away and es
corted him outside the building It i
also said that last April he appeared a
the White Star line pier as J. P. Nor
gan, Andrew Carnegie and others wer
sailing the Cedric and preached a ser
mon to them.
Deming was later committed to Belle
vue hospital for examination as to hi
sanity He told the magistrate a ramb
ling story, in which he. said that he wa
IN the clothing business in Oakland
Cal, for Il years, but for the last 2
years he had been in New York an
vicinity. He said he had met ever,
president from Grant to Mckinley
The officials at the detective bureau
said the man appeared to be perfectl
harmless and rational on every subjec
except that of his remedy Nothing wa
found on him to iniure any one. Dem
Ing told the officers that he depended o.
God to guide him in his business af
fairs.
The funeral service was conducted b