The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
WOMAN CRANK SITS
In NPRESIDENT' PEW
. Mrs. Esac' Twice Elected from
Oyster Bay Church In
s@ sane, Loeb Says.

Journal Special service,
Oyster Bay, Aug. 13.-The woman
Miss Asi L. Esac, and who has an
nounced that she will stay in Oyster
Bay till she sees President Roosevelt
if it takes all summer, created scene
in Christ church yesterday. She was
elected from the president IS pew after
a desperate struggle with James Duffy,
an usher.
She accosted the president and his
son-in-law, Congressman Longworth,
several times and made n dozen diff
ferent attempts to escape the guard OF
secret service men and reach the pres1-
dents pew during the service. Neither
President Roosevelt nor Congressman
Longworth paid any attention to her
appeals. $3.50.
Miss Esac has applied for a warrant
against Duffy who, she says, tore her
clothes and handled her roughly. Sec
retary Loeb says he will apply for her
commitment to an institution If she
does not leave Oyster Bay this week.
Mr.. Loeb declares that under the name
of Case the woman was adjudged in
sane in Washington last winter. "
In Roosevelt Pew. 81
The woman arrived at the church
five minutes before the president IS fam.
lily came, and seated herself in one
Of the two pews reserved for them.
Duffy requested her to take another
pew Sho refused. He took her by the
arm to lead her away and she clung
to the back Of the pew and resisted
fercely.
Finally Duffy lifted her up and al
most carried her out to the lobby. Just
then President Roosevelt with his wife.
nnnnfin hfr
Longworth arrived and walked up the
aisle. Mrs. Esac darted after them, but
Secret Service Operator Connell caught
and detained her.
Three other secret service men sat in
pews surrounding the president, but
ing the 'long prayer'' Miss Esac
seized the opportunity.
Darling away from ConnelI she al
most ran up side aisle, slid into an
empty pew and sided along until she
was next to Congressman Longworth.
who sat behind the president. She tried
to engage Mr.. Longworth in converse
ton, but he took no notice Of her and
Secret Service Agent Henry recaptured
her and led her out to the vestibule.
where Connell held her by the wrist
during the rest Of the service. She
laughed and joked with Connell and
shocked the worshipers. Half a dozen
times she tried to pull herself away
from the secret service man, but he
held fast to her wrist.
Has Secret Sorrow.
As usual, the president and his fam.
lily were the first to rise and leave the
church at the conclusion of service
and as they passed out the secret serv-
ice men backed Miss Esac up in cor
| ner against the wall. She cried out as
President Roosevelt passed her:
Mr.. President, Mr.. President, Presi-
dent moReof Reofssyyeelt, won't you speak to me
On hearing his name the president
stopped and turned, but seeing g who it
riage. AS he slammed the door .' after ,
him the woman ran to the carriage
steps and cried, imploringly, s.Mr.
President, wont you please see me for
The carriage was driven away brislzly
and Miss Esac rushed to Mr. and Mrs
Longworth, who had followed the presi.
dent out of the church.
:, Mr. Longwortb, won't YOU please
listen, to me?'' Neither Mr.. Lonpworth
nor the president 3 daughter paid any
a!tentlon to the woman and bv this
! 'o VIZ secreI service men had sur.
rounded her again. Mrs Esac never
appears without her black handbag. In
TINS she says are letters from a mem.
I Der OF the president IS cabinet to whom
she was to have been married on tn,
day. OF the Longworth wedding in tht
White House. She learned in time. sht
says, of his duplicity and she beIIeua..
that when the president hears her storI
and reads the letters in the black hand
Dag ne will Immediately right The