Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-02
DID HE FEAR AssAssINs.
Chamberlain Was Guarded by De-
fectiven While In America.

DANvERs, MASS. October 1.-The
Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, Eng
lands Colonial Secretary. while stopping
with his father-in-law. ex-Secretary En-
dlcott. here, evidently feared an attempt
on his life. He was constantly guarded
by two, and sometimes by three. private
detectives.
Just what ne feared. and from what
quarter he feared f.. could not be
learned. but from the fact that his de-
parture nom England was quite sudden.
and only few days previous TO the ar
rest Of the alleged dynamiters. it is pro-
bable that there is some connection be-
tween the two events
A few days after his arrival Mr..
Chamberlain. il is stated. telephoned 10
Boston to a private detective agency and
asked them 10 send two Of their most
trustworthy men TO Danvers. When
ever Mr.. Chamberlain went out 10 drive.
directly behind I'm another open buggy,
went the detectives.
FEARED BODILY HARM.
These facts together with the general
knowledge that the distinguished gem
tleman was very seldom seen away from
the Endicott premises. and that he also
denied himself 10 callers, showed that the
presence of this strong bOdyguard was
prompted by fear OF some bodily harm.
On the other hand. Mrs Endicott. the
mother Of Mrs Chamberlain, explained
the presence Of the detectives by inform
ing a reporter that soon after Mr.. Cham
berlain arrived in Danvers the United
States Government at Washington re-
ceived such information as TO cause the
Secret Service Department 10 send de-
tectives for Mr.. Chamberiain's protec-
ton. and they. with others. had been
about the place ever since.
The opinion I'm Danyers is that Mr..
Chamberlain knowing I'm advance, from
information received from the Scotland
Yard authorities. that the dynamite plot
had been discovered, and that the sem
sation was about TO Ia sprung. quietly
LEFT England and came to America, and
IL would be logical also to suppose that,
being kept informed OF the later devel-
opments i'm the conspiracy and possess
ing information which neither the Ameri-
can press nor people could know. he
deemed it wise to guard against any at
tack upon himself.
MR.. CHAMBERLAIN SAILS.
NEW YORK. October 1.-The British
Secretary for the Colonies Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain and his wife. who is the
daughter OF ex-Secretary- Endi-
colt. sailed for Liverpool on the White
Star Liner Germanic at II o'clock yester-
day morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain's names were
not on the passage list. They drove TO
the pier and boarded the steamship only
a few minutes before she sailed.
Their carriage was closely followed by
another that contained four detectives
who kept near the English diplomat and
his wife until the steamer cast out into
the stream. One OF the detectives then
said:
1--WE have been near Mr.. Chamberlain
every moment OF the day and night du-
ring the last three weeks. He received a
letter shortly after his arrival here. say
ing that the Isenians would make an at
tack on his life. The information was
trustworthy, but 7 am not at liberty 20
say who sent IT, Mr.. Chamberlain feared
an assassination. and for that reason
hired US"