Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1891 — TIED BY THE PRESIDENT [ARTICLE]

TIED BY THE PRESIDENT

YOUNG MARTIN IS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. Told His Companions that Ho Was Going to “Vo Up tho Presidentlnstoad, th-I President “Does Him Up” Very Securely. It appears that the attempt to secure' the release of young Harry Martin, who* attemped to break into the White House when intoxicated the other night, without any punishment whatever will not* be successful. An effort, however, is likely to be made to have the offense* charged against him changed, so that he' can plead guilty to it and pay a fine. A 1 change which has been suggested is that 1 he will be charged with assaulting? Poj Herman Kenney, one of the officials of the White House. It is now learned that the assault was of a more aggravated character than has been supposed. It is said to be true that young Martin, when crazed with liquor before he started to the White House, told some of his companions that he was going “to do the President up.” The language attributed to him In words is: “I am going to do up tho President.” If it could bo sustained in court, and the President or the Government chose to prosecute, it would be a very serious offense indeed. Under any other Government than this such conduct would not be excused as a drunken freak. It appears that when Martin broke througn the window of the red parlor the President.himself came to the rescue, and that he assisted the two police officers in capturing the young athlet’e. Tho story is that President Harrison, on hearing the noise and seeing the'difficulty the policemen had in struggling with the young fellow, himself procured a rope by cutting away one of the ropes that fasten the curtains at the window, and with tho officers’ assistance bound Martin securely. The President himself tied tho knot, being very much less excited than the officers. The President has been entreated by a great number of influential people since the event not to permit any action to be taken against the young man.