The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-15
SAT- ETY. LOOKED FOR
He Is Always Accompanied
By Detectives.

tive naturally make no display of their
business, and the chances are that the
president himself knows not who they
are. They do not make themselves
known to him or to any one else UNI
less absolutely necessary. Yet they
are within speaking distance of him
on all occasions when he appears in a
crowded place or is riding along a
crowded thoroughfare That is what
they are paid for. They are to keep
ther eyes open for suspicious cherac-
teFs. ana to protect the president
@ @. harm of any kind, either in
tentlonal or unintentional.
Inc men who 40 this work are from,
the secret service bureau. Nobodv at
the White House asks for them. as the
president would probably be offended
II ne learned that any one thought
ne mad to be protected from a DeonIe
VINO love and like him. Chief Willlie
% IIe secret service assigns the men
ana holds them to account for their
work Their time is moi wholly insr
as they ascertain facts of Importance
70 tne government wherever they go
IN al cities visited by them they en-
counter the local detectives ana learn
| whether there is counterfeit nancy il,
circulation, in that section. They arc
%MaAe ana Watchful nearly all the
ms Ihey see all that is going on
III ~" neaT ABOUT all that is said. In
the hotels where the president stons
| ,hey mlngle with the crowd. spnarent
~ as eager to get glimpse of the CHIEF
cAecuIlVe as the throngs of curious nee
ple III the corridors and on tha streate
hey nave to know everything abonf
| the program of the day-where tbe
ha FISH Is gong, what time he will
~ .nere, VINO IS expected and how hest
III; ,r Ihere themselves, along with
iii nm. Inc last is generally the most
important question to the datacti,ia Us
e@actIy what to do to be alop.. LIN,
s ste PRESIDENT when he starts out on fhe
Suett' hey may have to h,.iba H.
~ 81 OIL the presidents carriage 70
Se' seat beside him: they NAV ba,-a
20 piuK the driver; they NAV he mn
ha otG 70 DO either, and have to wall,
"a me- III carriage Tor miles. All the
e"4Ie' they go with him.
~ TO the time of the war with snot,,
i,oI so much care was taken in ererd
ing the president He went 70 49,, 49, ~, ~,
places without detective or noIicat,IaisS :,
ia sight. He does so in wasbinartoI
YET as the amiable and shrewd cbieF Of
liie secret service is not always ave.,
~ ~, 'ie presidents intention to take an
~ Npected walk or ride. The war
- u NpuISt, increased no
PoSsipIltleS that some crazy Snaniard
OF spanish sympathizer might water
an opportunity to do the president
harm on some of his visits orr Of ~
Guy; such person could do no bar,,
az the White House, as cranks ana sI,si
pIclous people never get access to tba
p,esldeht al the executive mansion
ihey are promptly gobbIed up when
they appear around the biildina
- n he u
any business nearly always tell fbei,
stories to the doorkeepers ar usba,.e ~
the front door, or before reaching tba
second story. If they manage to oct
through the Gordon of watchflII men on
the nfst floor they are forced To ton
soiiiepouy what they want, and that
eAposes their purposes. They are gen.
ed daliS harmless, but no chances are
taken with them. For weeks before
Juneau shot President Garfield he
Went TO the White House almost daily
TO attempt to see the president H.
was not arrested but was given fbe
usual Jolly" and put off as easily and
smoothly as possible Whether that
treatment resulted in his determine
non TO Kill the president or whether
his intention had been that from he
start is not known.
On the presidents recent trip 10 the
south there were two secret service
i a'iaaa dl" II. Ihey went to Atlanta
~,,,,eI VI tne presldents train, and Sc
,,a,,s'i quarters at the hotel where the
81 YOU'D STOP They made them
sel3es familiar with the program for
ne ne IWo Gays the president was to be in
nv ciSy, ana men began finding out
~ cry InIilg TO be learned. Wherever
t tie president appeared they We're near
NH mn 30 We're TWO local detectives as
SIsHeu pN the pollce department of AT
Idild. After addressing tbp lapiuIofuro