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Show LUNATIC CALLS ON PRESIDENT. Eng.ig-s In Oc-pcrate Strugnlj With Officers Who Attempt to Arrest Him. A desperate hand to hand encounter with an armed Insane men, who was determined to see President Hoose. velt, look pl.ico In the vestibule uf Iho White House shortly before noon Monday. Tho mnn, who gnvo his name as Peter Klllott. and hla home as Minneapolis, was overiKiwercd 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 tho custody of two officers. Heemlng to realize then for tho first tlmo that lie was under arrest, KHIott begnn a furious struggle strug-gle with his caplora for liberty. He drew a revolver and attempted to shoot Ofllcor James Clssell. The officer of-ficer grabbed his hand nnd wrenched I he weapon from his grasp. Klllott's striir.nlcs wore so tierce, however, that the two ofTlcora In the cramped quarters quar-ters of tho van wero unable to over-coma over-coma him. Elliott put up a stiff fight, hut was finally overpowered and landed land-ed In Jail. Later In thn day Elliott was removed from the Jail to the government Insane asylum. KHIott, who had been registered at the St. Jameg hotel, had been acting qtieorly, and had sent a letter, with his photograph enclosed, demanding an Interview with thn president. Thus warned, the secret service officers were on the lookout for him. |