The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-06
MRS. NORRIS ALIGNMENT
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF INCL
 DENT AT WHITE HOUSE.

-teEsAOn OI AssIsldnt cCcASt"AS
 Barnes--FOrce Used Only When All 1 Other Means Failed.
 I Washington, Jan. 5.-Mrs. Minor Mor- ris, who yesterday was elected from the White House after insisting upon see- 1 ing the president, to-day is in state of nervous collapse. In response to in quiries she sent word by near friend that although she keeniy felt the hu- initiation to which she had been sub Jected, she proposed to allow the matter to drop. Her husband will reach here tomorrow from Ohio.
 Mrs. Morris was charged in the police court to-day with disorderly conduct. Instead of appearing for trial, however, she did not answer to her name, and the $5 collateral which was put up for her at the house of detention was de- clared forfeited.
 A statement was made to-day by As sistant Secretary B. F. Barnes at the White House concerning the ejectment of Mrs. Morris yesterday from the eX- ecutive offices. The scene enacted dur ing the unfortunate proceeding has ere ated much comment on account of its unusual character and the distressing circumstances attending it, and it was felt at the White House that an official statement of the incident should be made. The statement follows:
 "In view of the inaccurate statements appearing in the press concerning the case of Mrs, Minor Morris, Assistant Secretary Barnes to-day made the fol- lowing statement;
 Mrs. Morris called at the executive office yesterday at about l o'clock and asked to be allowed to see the presi- dent. At the time Secretary Loeb was engaged with the president and MT. Barnes saw her, Upon inquiry as to the nature of her business she stated with considerable reluctance that her husband had been unjustly dismissed from a branch of the war department; that she did not propose to have any thing to do with the secretary of war concerning it, but that she wanted the president to take it up and see that justice was done. She was informed that the president could not give per- sonal attention to such a matter, and that the decision of the secretary of war would be final She insisted that she must see the president, and when told that that was out of the question she asserted in a boisterous manner that she would not be prevented from seeing him and that she would remain where she was for month, if need be- unless she saw him sooner,
 She was allowed to remain for some moments. When MT. Barnes returned to the reception room shortly after, he found her pacing excitedly up and dowr the room, and informed her as quietly as possible that she could not see the president and that it would be use- less for her to remain longer She re. piled in loud voice that she would sec him and that she would stay there unti she did. She was then advised to dror tn ematter and go away quietly This in still louder tones, she refused to do She was then told that she must either leave the office at once voluntarily or it would be necessary to have hel put out of the building. At this shC shrieked at the top of her voice; I vii not be put out rushed to a chair, threw herself into it, and shouted: Don't yor have any hands laid on me; I am go. ing to stay here until I see the presi dent
 Mrs. Morris piercing shrieks wert heard throughout the building, and i became necessary in the interest of or der to have her removed. She was ac. cordingly taken in charge by police officer who had witnessed the whol, affair He asked her to go with hin quietly She refused, and told him tha If she was removed she would have tc be dragged every step of the way Be fore applying force the officer asked he three times to leave the office quietly She shrieked her refusal at each re quest, and was then led from the room She struggled violently with two polio, officers all the way from the offic' building to the eastern entrance of tn, White house, As soon as she was out side of the office building she threv herself on the ground, and it becam necessary to carry her.
 The officers repeatedly asked her t. stand up and walk quietly with them so that they would not have to us force, but she refused to do so, and de fled them in shrieks that were heart throughout the White house. She wa finally removed to police headquarters where she was charged with disorderl! conduct After her arrest she produced an envelope addressed to the president which she asked to have delivered t him. This envelop was found to con tain a lengthy poem on the subject o insomnia, which she said was her owl , composition. She stated to the officer 7 that she had not slept for seven night past
 There is no truth whatever in tn statement made by many of this morn ings papers that negro laid hold o Mrs. Morris and assisted in carrying ' her. One of the colored messengers O the office followed the policemen am gathered up such small articles as wer l dropped in the woman's struggles; bu there was no other foundation what ever for the statement"
 Hamilton, O., Jan. 5.--Dr. Minor Nor F ris, husband of the woman elected fror
 the White house yesterday, Is workin ; on the farm of his brother near here He went there last fall. His marriag r took lace abroad. Neither Dr. Morris , nor the family would make any state
 ment to-day regarding his wife.