The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-17
HE GUARDS MIR. CLEVELAND.
Detective Rhodes Rides Near the
~e Presidents Carriage.
From1he New York Sun.

/ Washington, Nov. A.-President Cleve-
land and his family left their country
home on the Woodley road this morning
and are now located at the white house
| for the winter. 1t was generally thought
| that the President would remain in the
| country until about the time for themeet-
! ing of congress, as he is more secluded
| there and able to give more uninterrupted
attention to the preparation of his forth
! coming message to congress. Mrs. Cleve-
! land too has become very fond of cOun-
try life and has enjoyed every hour of
her stay at the charming place which has
been her home since the birth of her sec
ond daughter. For various reasons, how
ever, chiefly because it was deemed ad-
visable for the President to be more ac-
cessible after Office hours each day, the
presidential household has returned to
the city. In connection with the Presi-
dents return the Evening News to-day
publishes this story:
"'Why the OuuriderN remarked
| stranger standing in the shadow of the
| portico this morning as the presidential
| equipage rolled under the wide roof
"'Only another sign of his recent mon
| archial tendencies dryly replied the re-
publican congressman to whom the ques-
tion was addressed, witticism which
raised quite a laugh among the bystand-
ers.
The escort in question who was fine.
notwithstanding man on horseback, could
not properly be called an outrider, as he
followed the Presidents brougham instead
of riding ahead to clear the way. There
was a set look on the countenauCe of the
individual, who never took his eyes off
the carriage until the chief executive
was safely within the portals of the white
house. When the horses dashed through
the gates the guard was close upon the
neat-looking Drougham which con
tanned Grover Cleveland, and it
was noticed That as they approached
the porticO the hOrseman rode up beside
the carriage and hurrledly dismounted
before the door was opened. The mys-
FERROUS man stood beside the President
when he alighted, and keen pair of dark
eyes scanned every face in the group of
idlers which always cOngregate to witness
the arrival of the President. AS the latter
was lost to sight in the vestibule the
somewhat mysterious person breathed
sigh of relief and strobe across the
porlico, Struggling his shoulders and
clinking the spurs attached TO his heavy
riding boots. At a superficial glance the
spurs appear to be the most warlike in
strumeuts upon his person, but a suspi-
cious looking hump upon each hip indi-
Gated that there was something under
meath his coat which would make it
very dangerous matter TO NEEDLE with
the movements of Grover Cleveland.
The man thus chosen to guard the
President is Mr.. Benjamin L. Rhodes,
well-kuoWn detective of the police force.
who has been detailed as a body guard
for the President ever since the tragic
death OF Carter Harrison. Mr.. Rhodes
goes out every cabinet day to escort his
charge to the city and follows the car
riage closely when business is finished for
the day. The detective wears lplain
citizens clothes, and there is nothing in
his appearance to indicate the nature OF
his mission.