Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-27

dents mother.
During the five hours he was in tfe city
he was surrounded by several hundred
policemen and a number of special officers,
but an apparently harmless crank man.
aged to elude their gilapce and handed to
the President a letter reg riding q panacea
which he claims he has discoved.
The letter was given to one of the spe-
cial officers, and the man. who gave his
name as A. B. Deming of $50 Broadway,
was taken by the police to court where he
talked wildly.
Mrs. Roosevelt Agitated.
The interruption came as the President
was leaving the church.
Mrs. Roosevelt much agitated over
the occurrence but the President was not
at all alarmed.
At $50 Broadway 1t was said that DEM
ing had desk room, and that he had al
ways appeared to be perfectly rational on
all subjects except his panacea.
The presidential party went to jersey
City without further incident and left there
for Washington.
President Roosevelt arrived at Jersey City
at 7:2O o'clock this morning. He proceeded
at once to this city by the 23d street ferry
and was driven to the home of the Presi-
dents sister. Mrs. Douglas Robinson, 400
Madison avenue.
President Roosevelt came to the city to
attend the funeral of his uncle. James X
Oracle. The President was accompanied
by Mrs Roosevelt, DR.. ]. B. Stokes. his
personal physician, and Captain Cowles
of the navy.
Commissioner Greene and force of po-
Ice met the President, and mounted de-
tail escorted his carriage from the 23d street
ferry to his sisters home.
Went to Oracle Home.
After breakfasting at the Robinson home
the President departed and went to the
late residence of Mr. Oracle. in East 4Sth
street. remaining there until time to go
u the Church of the Holy Communion for
the funeral service.
AT the head of the cortege were carriages
containing the pallbearers, then came
carriage containing the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt. With them in the carriage was
a central office detective sergeant and
secret service man, and q secret service man
rode on the box with the driver
Efficient Police Protection.
The hearse followed with carriages con-
tanning 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 protection
of the President and the restraint of the
large crowd were very efficient more than
800 patrolmen being on duty about the block
on which the church is located.
Solid Line Of Patrolmen.
On the west side of 9th avenue opposite
the church there was a solid line of patrol
men. 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 9TH avenue to 9th avenue on
Goth and 21st streets.
The middle of the streets was kept open
and the crowd. which assumed large pfo-
portions in a short time. was kept close to
the sidewalk. No was allowed In the
middle of the streets
President Reaches Church.
The President, with Mrs. Roosevelt,
alighted at the main entrance and Wen
quickly into the church. There was little
excitement the occasion barring any de-
monstration.
The crowd, by the time the cortege reach
ell the church, was dense that ingress or
egress on the avenue was practically i'm
possible.
Just prior to the arrival of the cortege .
police inspector noticed man standing OF
tho IL" structure leaning over the east
railing directly over the entrance to the
church. The man was ordered away after
H. had returned an insolent answer to the
Inspectors question and departed.
Presumably Curiosity Seeker.
While the man was presumably curioa.
ity-seeker who had merely wished to get a
vantage point to see the President. the
crowd. impressed by the elaborate police
precautions. looked upon the incident as a
possible plot against the President but
there was no further disturbance
Just as the services Were concluded n
man who attempted TO force his way to
the President and hand him letter was
arrested
He gave his name as Arthur p Demfng
sixty-five years old, of Jersey City He
said he born in the United States and
was the manufacturer of a medicine to
cure every disease
When the President left his seat to leave
the church he departed by a side entrance
leading to the street
In Presidents Pathway.
Deming had in some way been allowed to
gain access to a small ante-room and in
that manner was directly in the Presidents
pathway.
Deming said later:
Il handed the President the letter and
said: Please read this on your way out
When Deming held out the letter the
President took it and handed il to a secret
service man. Deming was then pushed
back and placed under arrest
He said that he A B. Deming of ITO
Broadway. and that he had a cure for
cancer which he wished Emperor William
TO try. He wanted President Roosevelt to
write letter to the emperor recommend
ing the cure.
The President was unruffied by the incl
dent. With Mrs. Roosevelt he entered his
carriage Immediately and driven to the
2;d-street ferry TO take the train for Wash
ington.
Deming taken to the Tombs police
court. Before being arraigned he said:
Deming Talks.
II don't know why the President did not