Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-08-06
GUARD MRS. CLEVELAND
Three Government Detectives
Sent to Protect Her Children.
THE PRESIDENTIAL KIDNAPERs

OF Late SIR Cleveland Has Hecn Anxious
About His Family and Has Taken sps-
ciaI Prccauiion at Crny cables He Ise-
ceivcs Reports From There Daily.
WASHINGTON. Aug G.-p resident Cleve-
land is afraid that harm may come TO his
wife and children, who are summerlng at
Gray Gables This is shown by mis- action
in directing Secretary CHriislo TO give in-
struotions to the secret ryioe bureau to
have ON duty at Gray Gables during the
stay Of his family at thar place three de
tectivos in the employ of the government.
Orders TO this effect woro issued three
weeks ago, and there are now lettering
around Gray Gables threo mon. who
watch carefully overy passer 10y and who
follow the cabhics and Mrs Cleveland
whenever they leave tie family residence.
lie Fears Kiduapers.
Upon tho Inauguration of the indus
trial movement" some months ago Mr.
Cleveland requested Secretary Carlisle 10
detail three secret service detective to
guard tho White House and ne was SO
pleased with their behavior that he asked
that tho same men should be ordered to
Gray Gables to guard Mrs Cleveland and
little Ruth ana Esther.
1t is understood that tho president is
apprehensivo that some one may attempt
TO kidnap one of his children, and it IS to
prevent any such occurrence that tho de-
tectives have gone to Gray Gables.
The detail of detectives mt the pres-
dents summer home is under tho super
vision of c. W. Hastings of tho New York
city secret service bureau With him arc
Detective Welsh of the Chicago bureau
and Detective Griiiing of New York.
These men have records of most ex-
cellont character President Cleveland
knows their records and their presence at
Gray Gables relieves to "a great extent the
feeling Of apprehension he has had for the
safety of his family.
Sent His Family Away.
Mrs Cleveland and the babies wore 1T
Gray Gables more than month before it
was considered necessary TO send detect
ives to guard them. 1t is believed that
something developed in the meantime to
cause the president anxiety and It is said
that as soon ms he convinced himself thcro
was some cause for anxiety he directed
that the detectives be sent Immediately to
his summer place.
Mrs. Cleveland left Washington with
her family and maid and servants on June
Hastings was ordered to Gray Gables.
| Grfiing was sent two days later, and tho
| Chicago bureau was instructed 90 direct
| Welsh to go to Gray Gables about July 23.
Tho secret service bureau hero has given
most explicit instructions to these mon.
| They are ordered TO see that no ono ap-
proachcs the place who acts i'm suspicious
/ manner. They are TO closely guard Mrs
| Cleveland Ono is detailed to accompany
the children on their outings from tae
house, and one is always following bee
hind to give assistance to his colleague
should help be necessary.
Tho three mon win remain at Gray Ca
bles until Mrs. Cleveland returns to the
| White House, when they viii accompany
her homo and go back Co their several
posts TO engage i'm the more arduous du-
tics of running down counterleiters.
Some Criticism Heard.
There IS criticism in some quarters OF
the presidents action in employing gov
ernment detectives, who IRE paid for sup
pressing counterleitcrs instead of private
detectives, but this is explained by his dc.
sire to obtain tho best men possible to
| guard Mrs. Cleveland, Ruth and Esther.
Two daily reports are prepared by tho
detectives. One is submitted to Mr. Thur
Der, and the other goes e. The chief Of tine
secret service. The report tells of tho
| places visited 10y the different members OF
| the family, the names OF the detectives
! WHO followed thom and oil circumstance.
! which occurred, if any, oe if any suspi-
! Uious characters have been observed loung
ing around in the vicinity of the Gables.
The president Is therefore fully advised
OF what is going on at Bu1zard's Bay, and
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| will wholly disappear now that his family
/ a. en wall rrrturfnI