New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-05
PUT OUT OF WHITE HOUSE.
Il Woman Makes Scene and Is
Elected BIZ Police.

Washington. Jan. A distressing scene was
enacted at the White House executive offices
to-day. in which woman was carried scream
ing from the building because she refused to
leave it without resort to force.
About o'clock a handsomely dressed woman.
apparently about fifty years old, entered the
executive offices and inquired for Secretary
Loeb. By a messenger she sent her card to the
secretary. On the card engraved Mrs.
Minor Norris" and beneath 1t the address,
the New Willard.
Secretary Loeb was engaged at the moment.
and not recognizing the name. sent Assistant
Secretary 3. 3. Barnes to see the caller and
ascertain her business. While awaiting a re-
Spouse to her card, Mrs. Morris paced up and
down the reception room. appearing to be labor
ing under suppressed excitement.
AS soon as Mr. Barnes made himself known to
her, she informed him that she wanted to see
the President She said her husband had been
discharged from the government service. and
she wanted to demand from the President his
reinstatement or, at least, to discuss the affair
with him. Mr.. Barnes explained TO her that
the President had nothing to do with such sub
jects, and that she should take it up with the
head Of the department from which her husband
had been discharged.
Mrs. Morris, however, declared in loud tone
that she had come to the White House to the
President, and meant to see him. if she had to
camp out there for month
Again Mr.. Barnes informed her that 1t would
not be possible for her to see the President,
and suggested that she was making scene and
ought to go away quietly. She refused to go.
and dared anybody to try TO make her go.
One of the White House officers approached
her. but she stepped back and cried:
Don't touch me. I'll sit down. but won't go
away"
In hot o0I han ha
approached she shook her finger at him and
shouted:
Don't you touch me: don't you dare to touch
me- I'm fifty years old and never have had an
officers hands on me. want to see the Presi-
dent"
The officer took her by the arm and tried to
induce her to go out quietly. but she refused to
move. A secret service officer stepped forward
and the two men had practically to lift Mrs.
Morris from her chair
She hung back crying out distressingIy. but
the officers managed to get her outside the door
They tried to lead her away but she refused to
CO. and finally dropped down the wet and
muddy pavement
AS Mrs Morris is q large woman the officers
had difficulty in handling her. but they eventu-
ally picked her UP bodily and, with the assist
ance OF one of the White House servants. car
ried her still screaming. to the police call box
the east side Of the White House. where
call was sent for a patrol wagon When the
wagon arrived Mrs. Morris refused to enter 1t
and hysterically begged the bystanders to help
her. She was forced to get into the wagon and
was taken to the House Of Detention There
she was placed under the care OF the matron,
who succeeded in calming her.
Thus far no charge has been filed against Mrs
Morris She has been at the New Willard Hotel
for about three' weeks, registering from the Dis
trict of Columbia. She is the wife of DR.. Minor
Morris, of this city, and is sister OF Repre-
sentative Hull Of Iowa, chairman of the House
Committee on Military Affairs. About 1900 Mr..
Morris was appointed a clerk in the office of the
surgeon general, and in April. 1902, he was dis
charged The reasons were not specifically
stated in the official record Of the case.
Mrs Morris was released from the House or
Detention shortly after o'clock this afternoon
and returned to the New-Willardr Hotel to-
night She refused to see any callers and sent
word that she was indisposed