The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-05
HuLL's sI%s1ERARREsTED
owa consressn,an's Relative Is Rough
ly Handled by Secret Service Men
at White House.

Washington, u. c.. Jan. 6.-A wcl,:an
giving hct nalac AZ MrS. Miner Morris,
handsomely atticed, aged :aboE. 80, was
carried screaming from :ae White
House executive offices last Thursday
By two secret service officers. Tho
woman Insisted upon seeing the nresia
dent upon u natter with which lc has
nothing TO do. When Informed to that
effect She became deInonst,ur,ve and
officers were forced to eject her. The
woman was taken TO the house Of de
tention but no charges have been filed
against her.
AS Mrs. Morris is Il large non..lr,
three officers had difficulty In hand
ling her, but evidently they picked her
up bodily. II With the assistance OF
one of the White House servants car.
ried her screaming to the police call
box on the east side OF the White
House. She WAS forced 10 get into Il
patrol wagon n was taken to thd
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 Il
guest of h New Willard for about
three weeks. registering from the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
Mrs. Morris is the wife OF DR.. Minor
Morris of this city, and is a Sounge,i
sister Of Representative Hull of Iowa:
chairman of the house committee on
military affairs. About 1900 DR.. Nor
ris was appointed a clerk In the office
OF the surgeon general, and in April.
1902, he was discharged. The reasons
We're not specifically stated in the Off
cinl record of the case.
Mrs. Norris was released from the
house of detention shortly after 8
o'clock last evening and returned TO
the New Willard hotel. She refused TO
see any callers and sent word she was
the New Willard for IL long time.
Washington Indignant.
Washington, u. c., Jan. 6.--No even.
that has occurred i'll Washington in
many II has created Il intense
indignation, to use IL mild term, as the
b%arbarous treatment accorded Mrs.
Minor Morris, sister of Congressman
Hull, at the White House. yesterday
afternoon. The outrageous perform
ance on the White House grounds, in
which Mrs. Norris was subjected to the
grossest indignities, her garments pub
licly ~disarranged in the most indecent
manne and her person handled by a
policeman and a negro as though she
were the basest criminal. is without
parallel and has not Il defender in
Washington.
There is not the slightest question,
as to the facts. A dozen people. amongi
them several reputable newspaper cor
respondents, personally heard every
ord of the conversation and witnessed
the entire performance. The newspa-
per men of the city are particularly
worked up over the outrage, and some
very hot stuff concerning the affair is
going out Of Washington, n Assist.
ant Secretary Barnes is being handled
without gloves. 1t is said this is mere
ly a typical case and that only the
prominence of the victim and her fam
lily connection is is bringing it to public
attention.
Mrs. Morris occupied the reception
room in the presidents Office reserved
for the public. She had as much right
to remain there as she would have to
remain III Il railway station, provided
she was orderly, and nobody hints that
her action from beginning to end was
otherwise than ladylike. She simply
said she would stay until The president
could see her.
It is the unanimous verdict OF WASH
ington that Barnes employed no tact
whatever, even If he thought it desir.
able to have her leave the office. !
1t does not seem eXpedient to print
what washington is saying, but 1t can
be said that the people are nightly
stirred up, and unless some radical
punishment is meted out and some dis.
avowals made the effect of the brutal
treatment of Mrs. Morris will be far
reaching. The incident is not closed.
Congressman Hull said thai he had
not been fully advised of the facts and
circumstances, and did not care, until
he had investigated, to say what steps
1,A yFn,,l,a f, In EeLH.