National Republican., 1881-07-07
POLICE AND DETECTIVE ACTIVITY.
SIN Guarding the FInh Avenue Hotel
An Episode OF the vigil.

The body Of police and detectives about
the Finh Avenue Hotel was increased yesterday
In the evening there were present Commissioner
Nichols, Inspectors Thorno and Byrnes Sergeant
King Detectives schmittberger and Dunlap, Of the
Twenty ninth Precinct, and about eight detectives
from the central oflce The detectives watched
every person who came in As there was no an.
ticipahon Of the immediate death of the President
and as the throng in the hotel was orderly It was
conjecured that the detectives were there for some
extraordinary purpose. one Of the oficials ad.
mitted that something of interest might occur at
any moment, but what IL was he would not say.
IL was rumorcd that the police were looking out
for man who had threatened the life of ex- scna-
tor Conkling. II Is said that the mans name and
description have been given to the detectives.
An amusing incident occurred at about nine
o'clock man entered the hotel with q limp
satchel in his hand and handed it to the porter
with magnificent air, quite out of keeping with
his shabby dress and generally dilapidated up.
pcNrance. Then he stepped up 10 the clerk and
said:
"whon Mr.. Conlling comes in send him to my
room."
"What is the number 2' asked the clerk, clevat
ing his eyebrows.
81 don't know. Look on the register" he said,
handing the clerk the check for his valise.
"The namog"
decker"
The clerk looked in vain for the name on the
register and Mr. Decker said.
"Well, Conllling is my friend, and he's good
man and ought to win"
Before Captain Williams could find Mr.. Decker,
few minutes later, he was gone
The activity Of the police has given rise to n re.
port that they are looking for an accomplce of
Guiteau by the name Of Pearl who was seen in
the depot with him at the tims OF the shooting of
the President and who has since been traced by
the police to this city.
superintendent Walling said that he knew moth
ing about. It, The Washington police had not
communicated with him on the subject nor were
there, to his knowledge, any Washington detec.
tiyes in this city searching for any one connected
with the crime Of Saturday. The fact that he
knew Of no Washington men being here was pretty
good proof, he continued that there were none as
the first proceeding of detectives on reaching u
strange city is to communicate with and ask the
cooperation Of the local police. All of the story
which had reference to the New York police he
denounced as n fabrication.
A SH, reporter asked of Commissioner Nichols
last evening! Are the police looking for
some one who is thought to be an accomplce of
| GuitcauP
| Mo- that report is utterly untrue. We are do.
ing absolutely nothing concerning the shooting of
the President"
Have you received any communication from
Washington asking your ossistance?'
1--WE have not"
Have any the Washington detectives come
| on hercg'
Not that l know Of"
"Are you looking for man named Pearl?'
"No. The activity knong our detectives is
to guard against trouble in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel"
Commissioner Nichols said no had received no
information that Government officers were looking
for accomplices Of Guiteau in this city.
John l. Davenport said last night that he had
no knowledge Of any assistance having been
asked by the Washington police in detective
work In this city in connection with the shooting
| of tho President.-NeU York Sun Of yesiercldn