The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-01

solutely guard against such tragedy.
IL would not have been possible to guess
with what intent 0uiteau had to come
TO the depot where the crime was com
mittcd. The fatal act was done so
quickly that detective would need TO
be exceptionally alert and speedy to
prevent IL with his own fire. A man
standing quietly in crowd with pis-
tol or bomb in his pocket can use il
before he can DE prevented, even though
one man in a dozen of the whole assem-
blage may be detective.
But IL is exceeding rare that such
cranks fail to betray themselves be-
fore the time comes for action. Their
nervous manner, their very appearance
Is revelation OF their designs to the
acute detective. Colonel Moore's men
will be on the lookout for these fell
lows, and none of them will be allowed
to approach the line of parade or TO
mingle with any crowd at reception
or the ball.
have had a good deal of experience
in the protection of persons supposed TO
be in danger of assault. An escort to
be efficient need not be large; but its
members must be well trained, and
must have thorough system of COM
munication with one another. When l
acted as escort TO William III. Wander
bilt during the time before he sailed for
Europe, in 1882, had no help but that
of man and boy, except couple Of
watchmen for the house. IL was lust
after the discovery of plots against Cy-
rus w. Field and William H. Wander
bilt. Internal machines had been sent
TO them through the mails. One of
them had exploded in mail sack on the
IL" road and had lifted the forward
wheels of the car off the track, but had
not done as much damage as might
have been expected. However, there
was no doubt about the designs of the
persons sending the machine, and there
seemed some cause for alarm.
The boy was Mr.. Vanderbilts imme-
date escort. He was bright little
fellow about twelve years old, and l
had trained him To the last degree
could hold conversation with him by
signals when we were four of five
blocks apart, and he never failed TO
read my orders instantly after / had
given the finishing touches to his edu-
cation in the sign language. Dressed |
like any street urchin, he would loiter |
in front of Mr.V anderbilt's house in |
the morning about the hour when that |
gentlemen was accustomed to emerge. |
My man would be stationed two or |
three blocks up the street, and / some
distance above him. When Mr.. Wander
oilt appeared the boy would signal TO
he man and he to me. Then we would
all In behind, while the boy apparently
wandered down the avenue
N the footsteps of the millionaire
] remember one incident of this time
which will serve as an illustration of
he sort of ability which is necessary in
uch cases-the keen observation and
eady Interpretation of anything un-
usual. Mr.. Vanderbilt emerged from
lis house at the usual hour; Walter (the
'oy) gave us the signal and we tailed
n" Two or three blocks down the
venue house was being repaired. 1t
vas upon the other side from that taken
~ Mr.. Vanderbilt in his walk. AS he
feared the spot Walter gave us the sig
al TO CLOSE up" He had noticed that
mong the men in working clothes
bout the house have mentioned were
wo who took no part in the work
hey appeared to be there in disguise.
his was enough for Walter; he de-
ided that there was danger.
AS l and my assistant approached the
wo men stepped out into the street,
ne of them holding partially concealed
a his hand large stone heavy enough
, crush a mans skull. Mr.. Vanderbilt
as entirely unconscious of any danger,
nd so was Walter, to all appearance.
e was whistling carelessly as he gave
ne signal to us. We had to hurry in
rder to be in time, but we intercepted
lie man with the stone In his hand;
In him and his companion around
,rner without giving them time for re-
stance and turned them over to
oliceman. In two minutes they were
custody and / was following Mr..
who still kept on down the
yenue with Walter at his heels. Thi
think, illustrates the bust