Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-14
A WHITE HOUSE GUARD.
ckpTAiN pENsMoRE's PECULIAR
CHARGE AT THE CAPITOL.

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OF the Thousands who weekly visit the |
executive mansion not one fails 20 sex /
who the tall, heavily built man Is stand /
ing either close by the presidents side or |
lowering near him. and few forget, when |
once told. that "he's Captain Densmorc.' |
II Is n Massachusetts citizen that has IN /
his keeping the safety Of Precedent Iiar. |
fison and Of the White House family.
E.S. Dsnsmore, the captain ~ BIO |
T. oftener called. IL m important pcrfou- /
me Ia the White House economy The
charge committed TO him Is no light ono
The life Of the president Of the Unitel
States. while not ~ thorny ~ that Of the
Russian car, wouldn't be worth row
Of frost bitten peach trees " one or two
Of the people who think they have
grudges against him could got within
range Of the president. Hardly week
passes hut threatening letters are re.
cciyed from cranks and peuous who
breathe out intimidHtiOns and promise
swift vengeance. These arc at once
made Captain Dcnlnore's property II
the crank is from Washington he gen.
orally knows him; II not, he soon makes
himself acquainted with the needed in.
formation. ncnsmore seems TO know
cranks by instinct. and none get further
than the door or the vcstibules. Then
he coaxcs aud manages till the crank or
the bitter person with q wrong in HE
eye leaves, sends In a card or writes
note, which never reaches the president.
who IL thus left with but little kuowl.
edge Of the anuoyances aud dangers at.
tending him daily.
WHITE HousR GUARDS.
Tho White House, during Hayes nd.
ministraiion, found It's guard demoral.
lied. Dcnsmorc, who was q markOs
man by this time. was sent for. lie TO
signed from the police force and went 20
assist in guarding tho lives Of presidents.
From that time ON no has been at the
mansion almost continually. During
Cloyelund'a administration he resigned
and went to Massachusetts to look after
the interests Of a Fitchburg firm. Dur.
ing tina, time he took up residence In
the Bay State, whero no Is still voter.
When Harrison came 20 Washington
before the Inauguration Mr.. Dcnsmore
was sent for and requested TO assume
charge Of President Harrison, just rs he
had Of Cleveland at his Inauguration.
Although still IN the employ Of the
fitchburg house. he consented to re-.
main till the inauguration was over
Prior TO March the life ot the prcsi.
dcnt-clcCt is u matter OF s9liCitude. aud
every danger Il guarded against None,
not even tho hotel servants. IL allowed
To enter the presidents apartments until
Dcnsmore hns looked him over aud pro.
nouncod him harmless After tho inau.
Puration tho captain remained rs guest
and guide for u few days, and later, at
the urgent request Of the family, he as
sumed his old position ~ chief guardian
OF the presidents life and the rampant
between the family and an enyious pub
lie.
When tho president leaves his office
for public reception In the East room
the tail man is close at his side. He ha,
looked over all the people, and satisfied
himself there Is no suspicious characters
in the house. Then he ILLS up one pocket
with a beautiful pistol, and the crowd
files singly either between him and tn,
president, TO whom he performs the in
Productions, or by him first, and ther
tho president, MS they stand side by side
CONSTANT WATCH.
Densnore has his ego on every one; or
hands for suspicious movements, and on
faces for any token Of danger, while OF
tho other side OF the limo Is another
guard who keeps his eyes open also. and
the president takes II all without wink
Sometimes queor things happen ut re
ceptions, and people seem 10 think Cap
tain Densmoro must be some relative OF
at least high official. One old man
got out the door after seeing the prcsi
dent, came back, aud insisted on shaking
the vice presidents hand.
Immediately after Inauguration, and
during the first two years Of sn admins
tration, presidents life Is always helC
TO be in greatest danger.
Captain Dcnsnoro himself Is not OF
station at night ut the house, but is il
charge OF all arrangements, aud Is par
ticulnr that tho most muscular mel
thall DO at tho door For the man whit
sees that the presidents sleep Is undis
turbcd he has picked out the stronges
| 'hN htANah AHHAAiAtNsA W AihAANSA va go
' Washington police force.
= Iu the grounds the watchmen are un
= der his eye, and the night men hav
, learned that It doesn't do to n,glec
( duty or run chances by taking nap
I for Captain Densnore is as likely TO b
o standing under tho shadow Of u tres u
midnight or to walk into tho little guard
house at . o'clock 70. M, rs he is 10 be o
A hand promptly at 0 the next mornin
: for the first caller,
Outside the grounds heis not suppose
, to attend the president unless requested
II has been his custom, however, TO nc
p rs escorts to trains aud be on hand 70
\ the prrsideu arrival. Since Garfield
$ death the captain has never failed i
this, because lao feels that n, rs hs
1 been his habit previously, he had onl
4 gone 10 the station with Garfield GuiteA
4 could never have shot tho president
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