The morning times., 1897-03-07
DAY AND NIGHT
The BOdyguard That Watched
Over President Mckinley.
SELDOM LOST SIGHT OF HIN
From the Time He Left Canton
Until He Retired on the Inaugural
ton Night Six PinkertonS Stayed
With and Watched Over the Chief
Executive.

From the time President Mckinley left
his Canton home until after the last guest
had departed from the White House, and
the new Executive had retired, on March
4, there was, perhaps, an hour when he
did not have a bodyguard OF detectives
constantly surrounding him. That hour
was while he was upon the speaker stand
at the Capitol. and delivering his inaugural
address. This, however, was not at all
the fault of the six stalwart PinkertOns,
who did not allow the new President to
get out of their sight except al night, and
even then they remained on guard in
room adjoining his at the Ebbitt House.
Capitol detective Sinott, who had charge
OF the east portion Of the Capitol, from
which the address was delivered on in
auguration day, was the man who inter-
posed objections to the guard being ad-
ntted to the speakers stand, and his
objections prevailed.
Those who witnessed the parade-and
there was scarcely any one in Washington
who did not-observed that three footmen
walked on each side Of the carriage con-
tanning Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Mckinley.
They were the six Pinkertons. Several OF
them had come all the way from Canton
on the train with the President elect, and
it reported that no less than forty picked
Pinkcrtons were stationed all along the
route where there was liable to be GRO wds
to prevent the attack of any crank and to
see that the party passed on in safety.
Up to the time that the Presidential
party entered the speakers stand at the
Capitol the detectives had met with no
hi ltI- hn
Sinnott. He had been given strict orders
to admit only those whose names were n
cluded upon the list which had been given
him. Some mistake had been made in pre-
pairing the list, and the names of the de-
tectives had been unintentionally omitted.
After the President had passed in the
sleuths presented themselves for admit
tance.
There was a conflict Of official power,
the Pinkert ons insistin G that they had been
especially engaged to guard the Presi
dent and given orders to remain beside
him at all hazards, until he should be
safely installed in the White House De
tectiye Sinott, on the contrary, insisted
that he must obey orders, and positively
refused to accede to the demands of his
brosher sueths, and his assistants carried
out his directions.
Thus it was that President Mckinley
remained without official guard while he
delivered his inaugural address.
Nearly all of the out-of-town detectives
have now left the city, and the Executive
Mansion and its distinguished occupant:
are now only guarded by the members OF
the regular police force, who have beer
detailed from the various precincts for that
purpose The list included two sergeantf
and twenty-five privates, as follows: Sergt
c. c. Myers, of the Third precinct; Sergt
| NJ Bvrnes, of the Sixth; Privates d. W
Ever, II. P. Cattelll, N. P. Fields, R. Gal
way, H. Gilbert, w P. LYDIA, G. E. Mar
| snail. irstprecinc5; NJ. M Austin. T lIibbs
| NJ. Jennings, Second precinct; c. E. Garvey
| E. P Keleher, w. S. Lewis, Nj. O'Brien
| Third precinct; c. Kenney, Fourth precinct
| James Ciscle, Fifth precinct; J. $. Jamison
| Sixth precinct; S. j. Harry. j A. Hall
| Seventh precinct: w S. Parker. r. j. Smith
| Eighth precinct, and +. Schultz, of tn
Ninth precinct.
| 1t is believed that President Mckinie
| will be seen upon the streets much NOR
| frequently than was his predecessor, a
! the present Executive is not apprehensiv
| of any danger, while Mr.. Cleveland rarel
| ever went ont while he was President, with
| out an escort, except for drive.