Show T LUNATIC CALLS ON PRESIDENT engages in Det desperate St gl with of cers who attempt to arrest him A desperate hand to hand encounter with an armed insane man who was determined to see president roose velt took place in the vestibule of 0 the e white house shortly before noon anday the man who gave his name as s peter elliott and his home as hn minneapolis neapolis was overpowered by the officers on duty at the white house entrance and carried to a police van which had been summoned he was placed in the van in the custody of two officers seeming to realize then forthe first time that he was under arrest elliott began a furious gle with his captors for liberty he drew a revolver and attempted to shoot officer james cissell the of beer fleet grabbed his hand and wrenched the weapon from his grasp Elli elliott otts s struggles were so fierce however that the two officers in the cramped ter of the van were unable to over come him elliott put up a stiff fight but was finally overpowered and land ed in jail 11 later in the day elliott was war removed from the jail to the government insane asylum elliott who had been registered at the st james hotel bad had been acting queerly and had sent a letter etith ith his photograph enclosed demanding an interview with the president thus warned the secret service officers were on the lookout for him |