The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-08
MUST HAVE HEARD
WOMAN 'SSCREAMS
YET PRESIDENT DIDN'T RESCUE
MRS MORRIS FROM BRUTAL
TREATMENT. "
STILL CARRIES MARKS
OF Bruises Received in Struggle
White House Statement is De-
clared Untrue in Every
Particular.

Washington Jan 7--Mrs Minor
Morris, who was elected from the
White House last Thursday is still
confined To her rooms at the New
Willard hotel as the result of the ner.
vous shock Her shoulders and arms
still bear marks from bruises received
in the struggle. Mrs. Morris was ex-
tremely @eryous, and when asked for
a statement in response to that made
by her brother, Congressman Hull,
said that he was dragging a family
skeleton our of the closet for the edi-
fication of the curious public. and
which had no bearing on the subject
that most interested the American
people at present
Referring TO the distressing incident
at the executive rooms of the White
House, she said;
Where wac the President of the
United States that he d not come to
the rescue of woman and a mother
who was being brutally treated by his
servants ?" said Mrs Morris He GER
tainly heard my screams, ana he
should have put stop to the bru
tally"
Mrs. Morris was shown the official
etaiement issued at the White House
in which II WITS stated that it was
necessary to eject her because she
was "boistegons' The statement con
tnues:
> Mrs Morriss p 'ercing shrieks were
heard throughout the building. and i.
became necessary in the interest of
order, to have her removed She was
accordingly taken In charge by po
-lice officer Who had Witnessed the
Whole aifaif ffs esK9d her 10 ga wftHl
him quietly. She refused. and told him
that il she was removed she would |
have TO be dragged every step of the |
way
Striking, Kicking, Biting
Before applying force the officer
asked her three times to leave the
office quietly. She refused to comply
with these requests and was led from
the room, She struggled violently |
with two police officers. striking. kick
ing and biting them all the way from
the office bnilding &c the eastern en-.
trance of the White House
As soon as she was outside of the
office building she threw herself on
the ground, and it became necessary
10 carry her The officers repeatedly
asked her TO stand up and walk quiet
ly with them so that they would not
have to use force, but she refused to
do so and defied them in shrieks that
were heard throughout the White
House She was finally removed to
police headquarters where she was
charged with disorderly conduct
after her arrest she produced an
envelope addressed to the president
which she asked 10 have delivered to
HIM. This envelope was found to con
tain a lengthy poem on the subject of
insomnia. which, she said. was her
own composition. She stated to the
officers that she had not slept for
seven nights past.
There is no truth whatever in the
statement made by many Of this morn.
ing's papers that a negro laid hold Of
Mrs Morris and assisted in carrying
her One of the colored messengers of
the office followed the pol cemen and
gathered up such small articles as
were dropped in the womans strug
giles. but there was no other founda.
tion whatever for the gtaement"
Statement Untrue, Says Mrs. Morris
There is not a true sentence in tho
whole statement" said Mrs Morri
i want TO tell just how the thing oc
CURED. and as a mother I assure you
that every word is true.
Ny husband and his fri ends have
been trying for five years or more to
get his case before the president. Mr..
Loeb told me TO go to the war depart
ment but it was useless TO go there
because we have tried for five years 10
get justice there. and the case is
dropped the minute il is filed. / told
them al the White House that / was
certain the president was the only one
who could 90 anything in the prem
ises.
Il said all this to Mr.. Barnes in q
tone. asked Mr..
Barnes if I could not see the presi-
dent; If it would not be possible to g
have MIR. Loeb carry a mes age for a
me: bur he said that this was ont OF 4
the question. If Mr.. Loeb were less in c
accessible and had come ont n ne in =
the diguihed and gcnticmanly way o
my position as a lady warranted this 2
terrible disgrace would never have a
occurred. y
4 cmphatically deny the statement q
ihai ] said ] would wait there
month or see Mr.. Roosevelt What
sally said was that ] would Be only
% glad 70 wait there all day II the
'reeident was busy in order to get Eve :
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