The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-06
Mrs Morris Tells Her Version
 of White House Affair
SEIZED BY NEGRO OFFICER
Assistant Secretary Barnes Also Is- sues Statement Placing the Blame For the Distressing Incident
 Entirely on the Woman.
BY PATTERSON sTEALEY.

BY WATIERSON S EALEY'
 Washington, January 5.-6special,)- ,)-A good speech made in the House today by Representative Camp Clark of Missouri and the usual capitol and departmental gossip paled into insignificanee today as compared with the interest manifested in the case of Mrs. Minor Morris, the woman who was brutally thrown out of the White House yesterday by two policemen, assisted by one of the burly negro labor CTS of the White House grounds
 Assistant Secretary Barnes found it nee essary to give out a statement about the matter and this statement as compared with those from other eye witnesses and that of Mrs. Morris is entirely different. Grouping the stories, however the facts seem to be that Mrs. Morris, respecta- ble woman and not insane, whose hus- band had been an officer in the army and who had lost his position, went to the White House in an effort to lay her case before the President
 Assistant Secretary Barnes declined to allow her to see the President, although heretofore he had been accessible to ne- gro delegates and New England tourists. After some conversation, described by Secretary Barnes as disorderly but not overheard by persons standing within short distance, he ordered the police to forcibly remove her. which order was car ried out in a very bad manner
 Mrs. Morris Tells Story.
 What MT. Barnes said of the affair."" Mrs. Morris was able to say today, was almost wholly. untrue.
 T went to the White House. in the first place, because I wanted to lay the matter of my husbands s dismissal from the army before the President personally. We have been trying for five years to get it to him, personally, but have been thwarted always. l do not want to give the inn pression that I am attending to my hus- bands business for him or that he is unable to attend to it for himself But he is now at the bedside of his mother, who Is dying. It seemed to me in the meantime that if l could get a talk of only five minutes with the President and present the facts in Dr. Morris case to him he might be able to rectify the wrong that has been done us. He is the only man who can.
  House to Mr. Loeb he sent out MT. Barnes to see me. MT. Barnes told me that must detail my business to him.
 "The only consolation I got was to be told to go to the war department. Then said: MT Barnes, that is what we have been told for five years, and that is what we have done. The matter never gets to the President in that way, and 1 want to put the simple facts before him.
 At that MT. Barnes told me brusquely that I could not see the President, and that that was the end of it.
 Pleaded for Few Moments.
 What l said had been entirely misun- derstood. I pleaded with him for just few minutes of the Presidents time and said, I have nothing else to do, and am perfectly willing to wait here all day, if necessary, till he is ready to spare me just few minutes. I am perfectly will ing to wait any length of time till he can spare just a little time to see me-
 "Then MT. Barnes glowered and said to me, Well. you can't wait here, and you will have to leave the building.'
 T was astonished at the tone and re- piled: Certainly this is a public build ing, and l am an American citizen who wants to see the President But he raised his hand and it seemed to be a signal for two officers to seize me.
 q was too much astonished to do or say anything except Don't lay hands on me. Don't force me-.
 But I was showed toward the door, and then it was that I fell l did not throw myself on the ground. I tainted, and then 1t was that I was dragged in that condition by the police, who were simply cowardly ruffans. Some one came behind and pushed me at the same time.
 Appealed to Bystanders.
 "They got me to one of the exits and there came to. 1 did resist and struggle then and 1 appealed to the bystanders. I said, Is there not one American to help me-? but not one moved In the servants quarters some of the women appealed to the policemen. I heard them say, Oh, don't treat her that way. Don't do that but the ruffians who had hold of me shut them up .harshly and paid no further attention to them, simply bum ding me into a vehicle of some sort and carrying me off,
 Pttsburg Woman's Experience.
 Only two weeks ago a Miss Dean of Pittsburg was hustled from the executive office and sent to the House of Detention as insane. Her father lost considerable money in bank troubles some time ago, and she thought the President might be a able to help her Senator Knox of Penn sylvania heard of her arrest and tele A pnoned to the Wnlle House denldnulnS -r release. He said she was of a good lafnily and perfectly sane. She was forth with set at liberty
 Representative Hull, brother of Mrs. Morris, is criticized on all sides today for the attitude he has taken regarding the incident Because of family differ ences he has not moved hand or foot towards Investigating the outrage upon hs sister About the White House today inquiry wah made as to why the woman had been dragged for such long dis tance in plain view of visitors to the grounds and of pedestrians on Pennsylva- nia avenue
 gro avoid notoriety,'' was the reply. Secretary Loeb has given orders that natrol wagons and house of detention vans are not to be driven to the executive office but that persons arrested are to be conveyed to the guard house opposite