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Show LUNATIC CALLS ON PRESIDENT. Engages In Desperate Strugglo With Officers Who Attempt to Arrest Him. A rtespcrnto hnnd-to-hantl encounter with an armed Insnno man, who was determined to see President Hooso-Vclt, Hooso-Vclt, took placo In tho vestibule ot Iho Whlto Houso shortly before noon Mondny. The man, who gnvo his name as Peter Elliott, nnd his homo ns Minneapolis, wns overpowered by tho olTlcors on duty at tho White House ontrnnco and carried to a police van which had boon summoned. Ho was placed In tho van In tho custody of two officers. Seeming to rcallzo then for the first tlmo that ho was under arrest, Klllott began a furious strugglo strug-glo with his captors for llborty. Ho drew a revolver and nttompted to shoot Ofllcor James Clsscll. Tho officer of-ficer grabbed his hand nnd wronched tho weapon from his grasp. Elliott's struggles wore so fierce, however, that tho two olllccrs In the cramped quarters quar-ters of tho van worn unnblo to ovor-como ovor-como him. Klllott put up a stiff fight, but wns finally overpowered and landed land-ed In Jail. Later In tho day Klllott wns removed from tho jail to tho government Insano asylum. Klllott, who had boon reglstorod at tho St. James hotel, had been acting qucorly, nnd hnd sent n letter, with his photograph enclosed, domnndlng nn lnterviow with tho president. Thus wnrncd, tho socrot sorvlco ofllcors were on the lookout for him. |