Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-08

Ny NJ lth1 suOulu not any person VINO
4 | happened to be so disposed attempt
M to assassinate the President at one
w Of his receptions:" queried repre-
sentative of The star.
Simply for the reason that il would be very
difficult for any individual SO inclined to reach
the presence of Mr.. Harrison" replied the
White House usher addressed. "Vou don't see
why, but that is because You never looked
about you when you have attended a reception
at the executive mansion. How many officers
do you suppose surveyed you critically while you
were passing into the cloak room? Six in all.
Not one OF these men but has had years of ex-
perience in the police service. They are SO
traincd-evcry man OF them-that they can tell
at glance just what sort of person each guest
who enters is. Two classes of people are chiefly
to be looked out for-cranls and crooks. The
crooks are readily discernible By the educated
eye-their aspect always betrays them As for
the cranks they are distinguishabie with equal
readiness. The task of making them out is
rendered easier, to begin with, by considera-
ton of the fact that three-fourths of all mild
iunatlcs are crazy on religious topics. OF
course once in while visitor gets in here
who Is not entirely sane-that is unavoidable
necessarily. But il is a very exceptionable case
As an almost invariable rule can tell a crank
at the first glance, and if do not another of
the guards will"
aUMPT1oN AND MUSCLE.
"And can you tell bad crank every time?'
''The crank typical il almost unmistakable.
he, supposing him nffle-or female. for that
materials little chance to pass the sentries at
the door and beyond. Each of these sentries.
apart from mis- acuteness of perception. is
man OF great muscular strength. Come here,
Jim?"
The guard called up one of his fellows and
bade him double his arm. 1t was as hard as
rock and as big as ordinary mans thigh.
This is the sentry who stands at the begin
ming OF the reception line in the doorway" he
continued. suppose that you are a crank
how far do you think you would get in an as
sault upon the President before you are grabbed
and disarmed and thrown out into the street
to be carried off to the nearest police station?
Not very far. guess. tell you the President
Is as closely fortified in the White House as if
1t were the strongest castle that ever existed.
Lincoln was not murdered in the executive
mansion; il was at the theater he was attacked
Garfield was assassinated at the railway station.
Oh, no; believe me the President is safe enough
In his oyr dwelling. On occasions other than
receptions visitors are
SCANNED WITH EXCEPTIONAL CARE,
The minute we see person whose appear
ance does not satisfy us entirely We ask him
what his business is. Unless his reply is salts
factory we pursue the inquiry. man called
here the other day to see the President with a
tin box under his arm. Ipressed him closely
about his errand and he finally said he had a
new kind of religion in the box to show to
President Harrison. That settled him. Once
In while, unavoidably, drunken man gets
into the White House at o reception or some
such entertainment. 1t would astonish you to
liquor is thrown out being passed along from
one guard to another until he reaches the
driveway. 1t is done SO quickly, practice
making perfect, as to excite no attention. 1
had very funny experience once with Q crook
at party, though it was not here"
"Pray tell me what il WASP"
ut was at one Of the great houses in Wash
lngton. l noticed in the cloak room a per-
son OF suspicious demeanor. Some time spent
in watching her until she perceived that she
promptly she took her departure. I followed
her into the street, and laying my hand upon
her shoulder said
az WANT you.'
"'You wouldn't arrest lady," she said.
"In this case viii venture replied, and
led her off to the station house. When We got
there said:
Now, please undressr
'She looked at me appealingly, but would
not relent Finally she disposed of her an
parel, with some assistance, and found in her
trousers pocket seven pocket books. She was as
/ had suspected, man. OF course we have to
take some chances about such things now and
then, but in that case felt reasonably sure OF
my ground man must get himself up pretty
cleverly in womens garments to deceive the
experienced eve Of a police officer. Perhaps
the funniest Of all the queer people Who come
to the White House are those who demand per-
mission to visit the most private rooms of the
President on the ground that they, Is repre-
sentanves OF the public, own the sstabfiah-
Il was Kansas reporter who wished newly
Welded pair "a happy life and that their path