Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-10-23
ARE ALL WELL GUARDED.
Even Mrs. ClcyclaRd and the Chill
dren Under the Eyes Of
THE SECRET SERVICE DETECTIVES.
or Other Eyii-,iinded F"iiS--vigi-
lance Exercised Evcrywhcrc.

Washington. october si.--rhc fact that
President Cleveland Is always attended by
Il guard OF secret service mon whonayvr
/ he makes trip by land has long Docn
| known, but the presence Of three OF those
| detectives with Mrs. Cleveland and ths
children when they arrived In washington
was the FIRST intimation that such All cs.
cort Ia always provided for the wife OF tho
] rresldcns. The prccautlon OF having these
guards Is an emlnenty wise one. and Will
lie approved hy ovory good citizon WHO
| takes al interest IN the welfare Of the
presidential family.
] When Mrs Cleveland, with her three
| little daughters. and accompanied by The
nurse. the gove,ness and maid. arrived
/ In tile city. there We're an the same ear
and close to tho party US they entered
| their carriages three secret service oIl-
| GERS. one on whom was the brother Of
| chief tagen, II ttnnEpircs that the Mt
I tendance Of these officers had not boen
merely temporary but during tho stay ot
| the Cleveland family nc Buzzalds Bay
/ thore was detail watching tho promises
| lay ma night, m order TO protect the
M CsidUnt. his wife and little ones from
/ crnnks and evll-mlndcd persons Who
might try In the seelusion VI that riaos
TO work personal harm to Mr.. aud Mrs.
| cleveland or to kidnnp ono or moro OF tho
] Children.
Even at woodlcy. the country home OF
| the prvridcnt here, guard IL on duty
/ While the family are present. and wilton
| the president comes into Washington,
| there can usually be observed a quiet
| looking man on horfehnck who Keeps
within easy distance Of the equipagc. lie
In enc OF tho trusted officers of the secret
| service. Al the White HOUSE, thcre are \
number Of special policemen on duty nlght
ard day und their watchtulnens is relied
upon to prevent amy injury TO tho pr1s'.
dental family
/ ma outton of travelling with uovefn.
mcnt detectives near their peraohs Was
/ not adopted by any Of Mr. Cle'"landt
| predecessors, ami the preonutlon noN I.
| raid to be tnlIon ON account OF the anxiety
| OF tho prcsldCnts friends. Every day or
| 20 some crank or other visits the WHITE
| House. and the daily mail Of the prcildent
| contains threatening epistlCa, which. by
| the way. never reach his eye, as me
| wAtchful Thlrber deposits them "a ths
| WASTE bnstSet before he sends the mail
20 his chief, These evidences Of diHturhod
minds have provoked the apparent neec7-
aty OF Guarding the PRECEDENT when lie
| Nll ears abroad.
| When the family went TO Gray Cables
early IN the summer II was deemed wias
| to provlde every infcrWard Tor their pro-
l tceiion In that secluded place, The two
| little children that were then toddling
| about tho grounda and IN the open ar
no much might tempt tho Ndnappor VINO
could count on rceiving an enormous re-
|
There was also tl'e danger Of !npudent
trnmpH irsultlpg and ennoYlug the fam
| lly and even entering the house M mo
| New York yAgnhond ia tho Abtor nh'aeo
| u few months ago nndrhn there was a
| pusstbllIty even or attacks being made
| upon the prcsidcnt himself by so ne crank
| like Gulteau The president, therefore.
| followed the advice NJ friends nui hi4 own
Wishes and provided a guard Iu' Ia house
and home Jurt AK any other man VINO
/ with his family Complementary before Inc
public, would do,
| A. the president returned To Wmh'nF-
! ton by water ana wa isolated ron all
| the outside world, 1t was not necessary
| rur him 10 he accompanied by huy o. lho
aecrat service officers. rhr force. thtfo-
| fore, thnt had been on duty at Gray
| Gables was ordered 20 accompany MIS-.
Cleveland and her littlo mock back 10
| Washington.
These men. wher on duty, ncv0r OBJ
| trudc Themselves upon the parties they
| are serving, ana no one outalie the party,
uulcps specially informed, knows who or
/ what they are. ThCy ara dressed la Cltl-
| E'nH' clothes and ndnglc with the lWople
! IN the immediate vicinity Of tho nrehi-
lcntiai group In such a way as 10 appear
dlslntercatcd spectators. or merely mi
vate citizens pushing their wav through
! a crowd,
I.aHt winter thore was an unuarni reare
| about HranEs mud cNll-minded people up-
| preaching the N0ltc House, ma hU hu-
| diuOnal guard house was erected ihine-
diatcly IN front Of the executive mnnpon
where the sentry could have m unob-
ntructod view OF all the approaches TO the
building.
This sentry box created no little nmuse-
mont M II was such an ostentatlous dis
| play Of tho defense of the white lfouse.
| II ala not remain th9re very long and
tho glRrin or the g;ounds now have to
seek shelter some place else.
Another precnunon for the anfoty Of his
children has been tnkcn by President
Cleveland, and that 70 the closing OF the
] extensive grounds IN the rear Of the man
sion no that tho children can not be- APP
| preached by any ono passing through.
These grounds had ntWays been kept open
10 tho public ana afforded u nnort out
for clerks In tile treasury and tho state.
war and navy departments. When the
! presidents children. however, ara oil
home, the gates are closed and locked
and no one is seen In tho inoloquro. ex.
| ccpt the nurse and the llttie ones. and
occasionally Mrs, Cleveland herself when
they are nj play. II Is also observed that
| uniformed Officeis OF the white IiouEe
| are lettering ntar by, 10 that they o1rld
reach the party before any cvll-dlspOsed
person could Interfere with them.
The presidents action In guarding him
self and family while here IN Waning
ton. IL not 10 be wondered D. whom tho
| incnlciency Of the washington police
force " considered. II has feen suggested
that the president OF the United Sintes
might be nssaEHinated on Pennsyiyauia
avenue and there would not be- e ponce
officer within call or sight. only last
evening. an assault was committed upon
grlpman ~ a street car within three
squares OF tho White House and In a
portion Of the city where guarda yorld
bc surely expected.
Tho man who committed the ssBault
was ohascd by bowling mob OF forty or
fifty right through the most prominent
| tltoroafRhfnre OF the city, AMI In front or
the executive mansion, nut Ni.h tie .n'd
OF friends made good his escape. MN Ill
this tuuuit going on within earahot OF
the prcsdents mansion. there was npt u
policeman In sight nor cid ore appear
while the excitement lasted.