Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05

preach sermon. He spoke somewhat
loudly and in a broken accent He was a
German Two of the cranks recently ar
rested were Germans. One of the officers
at the White House is German. and he
has been able to get their stories from
them without trouble. Both of the men
had a form of religious mania. The last
one arrested declared that he was being
D. rsecuted by the Catholic Church. He
wanted the President to call out the
United States army TO suppress that
church.
Net at the Door.
Nearly al the cranks are arrested when
they first enter the door of the White
House They do not understand the rou-
tine of reaching the Presidents office and
gel orally make their business known to
the policeman who is stationed al the door
OF to the chief usher who is former Do
hctman- Policeman Cissel. who guards the
main entrance of the White House Is an
experienced man. He has held his position
Tor q number of years. and knows a Grim
mai as quickly as crank. Captain Du-
bcls' the chief usher. is equally efficient in
TINS line Between these two men the
cranks wandering mind soon unfoIds and
then he is taken away to a station house
II he is considered badly deranged. If he
Is haf-witted and absolutely harmless he
Is tod TO go home, and no attention Is
paid to him.
Captain Dubois and Mr.. Cissel scrutInize
al callers at the White House and shrewd-
service they have seen many men call at
the Executive Mansion. and have learned,
II any TWO men ever did. to read the human
being without much trouble.
Cranks frequently do not get as far as
the front door of tn. White House Some
OF them encounter the policeman who pa
trolls the grounds In front of the Executive
Mansion They relate their stories to him
and he acts without consultation with the
other officials.
Went Away Safis6ed
Only once since the administration of
President Mckinley began has a crank
reached the business part Of the building
He wanted TO see the President but il that
could not be arranged, Secretary Porter
would do. His affection was quickly SEEN
and he was quietly watched by several
employees. one of them policeman who is
detailed TO clerical work in the executive
Offices He was a Frenchman and had
travelled much. He wanted some trivial
matter regulated. An assistant clerk rep
resentinS Mr. Porter. heard the mans
story and promised to attend to what he
wanted The man went away satisfied and
has never returned. 1t would have been n
dIfncdlt task for this man or any other to
reach the President Nearly every unoffi-
elai caller at the White House has to re-
late ms business TO some clerk or door
keeper If ne wants to see the President
he must talk with some one. In this way
ms trouble is detected. Charles Ioeff,er
tHe ldllnIui OLD dOOrkeeper of the Presi-
cent room. mas an eagle eye, and has
never failed to spot a man of susnicions
character Mr. Loeffier has little TO say at
all times. but he knows his business, and is
Cleveland kept himself so closely confined
TO his Office Mr.. Loefffer is said to have
had some queer experiences
Both the former President and his sec
rotary. Mr.. Thurber. dreaded cranks One
day. sitting in his Office Mr. Thurber
heard commotion down stairs in the
NfstiDuie- he fastened to the foot of the
stars and found two policemen in a strug-
gle with d colored man of gigantic
strength The struggle was a fierce one
Mr. Thurber very prudently remained AT
distance and shouted Put him ont -
he gave orders freely Two additional po-
due the lunatic- During the struggle the
poor man espied Mr. Thurber. There $
Moses. now" said the man. pointing 10
and starting in the direction of the sec
fetary. who very promptly took himself 10
the mead or the steps and remained out of
the way until the man was subdued and
taken away The man had proclaimed him
self Moses In the Buirushes" and wanted
to see President Cleveland to preach a
sermon When two policemen ATTEMPTED
10 take him away he began to fight, and
the struggle was severe and rough one
The heavy detail of policemen at the
White House during the last administration
OF President CleGeland prevented trouble
on many occasions This force was re-
Guced after President Mckinley came in
President Mckinley. unlike his predeces.
scr. has no fear OF cranks. He goes In
ard out Of the White House when he sees
III. and Is not accompanied by detectives
riding walking at a distance behind
him While the officials at the Whit,
House prevent crarks from reaching him
II Is as much to prevent disturbance OF
tls business as anything else. The Presi-
dent has never been molested at his tri.
weekly public receptions. and there have
been no unpleasant features at any OF
Ihese- II there were crsnks among the
hundreds of people with whom the Prest.
dent has shaken hands at each reception
they have passed unnoticed More trou.
BE has been experienced from irnDortuninR
Office seekers at these receptions than from
any other source These have been I'M
able to see the President during his OF.