Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-06
GUARD MRS. CLEVELAND
Three Government Detectives
Sent to Protect Her Children.
THE PRESIDENT FEARS KIDNAPERs
OF Late sir. Cleveland Has Been Anxious
About HIS Family and TIA. Taken spe-
eiai Precaution ut Gray GabIes-He Re-
eeives Reports From There Daily.

About HIS Family and ia. Taken spe-
eiai Precaution at Gray Gables-He Re-
eeives Report. From There Daily.
WASHINGTON, Aug B.-President cIcve-
lind Is afraid that harm may come to his
wife and children, who arc summering at
Gray Gables. This Is shown by his action
In directing Secretary Carlisle to give In.
structions to tho secret service bureau to
have ON duty at Gray Gables during the
stay of his family at that place three de-
tectivcs in the employ Of the government.
Orders 10 this effect were issued three
weeks ago and there aro now lettering
around Gray Gables three men. who
watch carefully every passcr by and who
follow the cabbies and Mrs. Cleveland
whenever they leave the family residence.
He Fears Kidnapers.
Upon the Inauguration OF the indus
trial movement" some months ago Mr.
Cleveland requested Secretary Carlisle to
detail three secret service detectives to
guard the White House. and he was so
pleased with their behavior that lie asked
! that the same men should be ordered 10
! Gray Gables to guard Mrs. Cleveland and
little Ruth and Esther.
1t is understood that the president h
hpprehensiyc that some one may attempt
TO kilnap one of his children. and IL Is to
prevent any such occurrence that the de-
tectives have gone to Gray Gables.
The detail Of detectives ut the presi-
dents summer home Is under the super
vision of G. W. Hastings of the New York
city secret service bureau. With him arc
Detective Welsh of the Chicago bureau
and Detective Grifiing of New York.
These men have records of u most ex-
cellent character. President Cleveland
knows their records, and their presence at
Gray Gables relieves to n great extent the
feeling of apprehension he has had for the
safety Of his family.
Sent His Family Away.
Mrs Cleveland and the babies were Mt
| Gray Gables moro than n 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 1t is said
| that as soon rs he convinced himself there
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
s, and it was not until July Is that Mr..
Hastings was ordered to Gray Gables.
| Grifling was sent two days later. and the
Chicago bureau was instructed to direct
Welsh to go to Gray Gables about July %.
The secret service bureau here has given
most explicit instructions to these men.
| They age ordered to see that no one ap-
| proachcs tho place who acts in IA suspicious
manner. They are to closely guard Mrs.
| Cleveland. One is detailed to accompany
the children on their outings from the
house. and one is always following be-
hind TO give assistance to his colleague
should help bo necessary.
The three men will remain mt Gray Ga
bles until Mrs. Cleveland returns to the
her home and 20 back tn their several
posts to engage in the moro arduOuS du-
tics of running down countcrfeiters.
Some Criticism Heard.
| There Is criticism ia some quarters Of
the president IS action in employing gov
| ernmcnt detectives who paid for sup
| pressing countcrfcitcrs, instead OF private
detectives, but this l. explained by his dc
sire to obtain the 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 to the chief of the
secret service. The rrpOrt tells of the
places visited by the different members of
the family, the names of the detectives
| who followed them and of circumstances
which occurred. II any, or IL any suspi-
cious characters have bCen observed loung
ing around in the vicinity OF the Gables.
The president Is therefore fully advised
OF what Is going on at Buzzard's Bay, and
IL Is believed that the anxiety he has felt
will wholly disappear now that his family
Is SO we'll guarded.