| Show crank fears actions of oppression by coal barons w oyster Bay jept 12 isaac richa maus a russian trew 20 years of age was arrested lat othis afternoon and after an examination by the justice of the peace was sent to mineola L I 1 to be examined as to his sanity the arrest was made by the secret service officer one of the personal guards of the ident who resides in new york city arrived here at 1220 P m from new york and soon afterward had an interview with mr barnes assistant secretary to the president he desired to see the president and talk with him about the price of coal he said he was the general coal agent of greater new york ther imminent danger in his opinion of a general strike among the miners in the anthracite coal region of pennsylvania and the strike will result in great hardships for the people of the country he wanted ten minutes with the president to tell him to appoint a committee ot three men who would regulate the output of coal so aa to provide tho poor with fuel at reasonable prices in the event of a strike secretary barac s recognized at once that was the man who recently had written one letter and sent two telegrams president on the subject of the price of coal and be informed him that it would not be possible to arrange an interview for him at the moment later in the afternoon the secret service agent found in bis room at a hotel and placed him under arrest ho made no objection to accompanying compa nying the secret service man to the office of the justice when the justice questioned him at length in the presence of a throng of people who had assembled out of maus answered all questions intelligently and rationally until coal was mentioned then bo began to deliver an address on the question of the alleged repression pt people by the coal magnates ho reviewed his plan to have the president interfere on behalf of the people anal declared that had not president roosevelt settled the coal strike three years ago more blood would havo than the world ever saw in the course ophis op his remarks he turned to a bystander who had asked him a question about anarchy and declared tho come when the people would havo liberty without the restraint of law as laws would be unnecessary H pointed to president roosevelt 3 ano sample of what a man could accomplish and said every man could do sa had done whon Sch amaus was searched at a permit to carry a revolver signed by capt lantry of the now york police force and commissioner 0 police mcadoo was found on him the permit was issued yesterday no pistol was discovered however and maus said he had not carried one |
