National Republican., 1881-07-06
FOR MR.. CoNKLrNG's PROTECTION.
Detectives Mt the FInh Avenue uotet-Thc
MnrnIngs sent 90 General Arthur.

warnings sent 60 General Arthur.
The New York Sun of yesterday says:
Late on Sunday evening Inspector Thorne, who
was on duty at Police Headquarters, sent for Cap
tain Williams Captain Williams took Detective
Max sohmittberger with him, and, going down to
headquarters. had prolonged interview with the
Inspector, to which the detective was not i'd
mitted. superintendent waling chnnced to come
in, and was taken into the conference. When it
ended Inspector Byrnes called his detectives to-
gcther and gave them some secret instructions,
and general order was presently issued directing
that the of platoon OF police be held In at
the station houses. II wasrumorcd that the police
had important business on hand in connection
with the attempted murder Of the President, and
were cooperating with the Washington detectives
in looking for possible confedcratcs Of Gutcau.
Superintendent walling said, when questioned
by a Sun reporter yesterday, that he had gone TO
headquarters TO learn If report In circulation
that the President was dead was true. When he
found IL was not true he went home again
lie had heard nothing said about seeking for any
supposed confederatcs of the assassin nor had any
application for such work been received from the
Washington police. The order keeping the Off
platoon on reserve duty was simply the usual
measure Of precaution taken on the Fourth Of
July.
Inspector Thorne refused TO say why he had con-
ferrcd with Captain Williams. He would nottellhis
business, he said, until he had completed It, When
asked IL IL concerned Washington, he replied :
"what do you suppose l know about Washing.
tong and declined to say more.
Captain Williams was asked " What was the OBJ
ject OF your interview with Inspector ThomeY'
"That cannot answer" he said, and he refused
10 reply TO other inquiries on the subject
Detective Schmittberger said he could answer no
questions.
Inspector Byrnes said " The conference with In.
spector Thornc and Captain Williams concerned
private city affair, and had nothing to do with
Washington. Nothing Is being done In this city
with regard to possible confcdcrates Of Guiteau,
and no communication has been had with the
Washington police.
Commissioners stephen j. French and Sidney z.
Nichols were found at the Fifh Avenue Hotel
They repeated what Inspector Byrncs had told the
reporter. No detectives, they said, had been scnt
to Washington, except Detective Cosgrovc, who
went with General Arthur on Saturday night Cos
grove was told that he would be held responsible
for the safety Of the Vice. President General
Arthur did not know this and on Sunday, when
he learned that Cosgrove was guarding him, sent
him back to New York. Cusgroye returned to the
city yesterday.
Commissioner French was asked concerning the
Sunday night conference He said:
"It was held for the same reason as that for
which CoSgrovo was sent with General Arthur
General Arthur had received about fny letters
warning him to take care of his personal safety.
Gentlemen called on him and gave him similar
advice. Inspector Thorne heard rumors of threats
that had been made against Vice President Arthur
and ex-senator Conkling, and judged 1t wise to
take measures to prevent any possible violence
With this intent he summoned Captain Williams
and ordered him to guard the Fifth Avenue Hotel
well and to use unusual vigilance Inspector
Byrnss has also placed men In the hotel for the
same purpose. Inspector Thorne came to me this
morning and asked me If he had done right In
taking these precautions and said he had
The reporter looked over the hotel and saw III.
spector Thorne, Captain Williams, Detective
Sohmittberger, of the twenty-ninth precinct, De-
tcctlves Heidelberg and Reynolds, of the central
office, and three policemen In uniform.
Commissioner French, in speaking yesterday of
the reflections made on Vice. President Arthur and
ex-senator Conkling since the shooting of the
President, said they were cruel and unjust No
one deested the crime more than they did, and
General Arthur would rather have received one
hundred bullets in his own body than have had 1t
happen. The position of President Mr. French
| added carried with II sufficient burdens to mako
II serious trust without the added burden of en-.
tering into II under the shadow of such suspicious
Commissioner Jacob Hess said 1t was q great
wrong TO lay blame for the attempted murder upon
the Stalwarts.
| About seven o'clock last evening u carriage
utoVe rhpluIy up 10 PlnkcrtOnB Detective Agency
| al &C Exchange Place, and two well dressed men
| alighted The carriage was evidently livery
| stable conveyance, and the horses were thoroughly
winded by long, drive. The men had hurried
and excited appearance. One of them rang the
night bell furiously, while the other stood by the
| door Ailer some time, MS no response was made
they consulted hurriedy and one of them jumped
back into the carriage, slammed the door, and
went rattling uptown, while the other set out for
| Brooklyn. II was learned that he visited the
| house of Robert Pinkerton in Brooklyn, but did
| not succeed In seeing that gentleman,
| Telegraph boys delivered messages at the agency
| during the day At night there were more. One
came running down the street at half-past eight
| p. IN. and rang at the bell vainly He had partc-
ular orders, he said, to deliver the message into
| Detective Pnkerton's hands at once, because 1t
was of great Importance.
Detective Robert Pinkerton was found late by q
| !Slni reporter. lie said:
| 81 have just returned from Coney Island, where
| we have number Of our men stationed. l know
nothing Of any commission from the Government
| In regard TO the Guiteau case, Our office Is in
charge of the general superintendent G. II. Bangs,
on holidays; and as have been away all day, !
have not heard from him. We have eighty OFF.
GERS in the city, and suppose they have been
given short half holiday on the Fourth of July
cam ! to understand, then, that your agency has
nothing whatever to do with the case?"
"Not at all. What may have happened In New
York under Superintendent Bangs know moth.
ing Of"
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a stray balloon Reported.