Arizona republican., 1901-07-06

on Broad street. then the preferred residence section of the city. The house fronted directly on the street. strip of well kept lawn, hardly ten feet wide, interposing between the portals and the pavement. The windows were large, and when the house was lighted up 1t was quite easy to see any one or anything in the front rooms from the street
 No thought of danger had ever en- tered Mir Hayes mind, and he had not taken th= slightest precautions to pro tect himself from the anarchistic cranks who were even then infesting the country. One evening in December. shortly after his election to the presi- dency, and while he still maintained his residence in this city. he was sitting al dinner in one of the front rooms of the house. which wa being temporarily used az. d dining room. No member Of hs family was with him, and the ser wants were at the time out of the room. He was waiting for dessert when the report of a rifle was heard, and bullet crashed through the glass of the win dow. and passed so close to his forehead | that it left a small red mark, hardly noticeable unless one had been advised | of the incident.
 1 The president-elect spraug to his feet and retreated to the rear of the room | Fortunately he did not approach the | window in his natural excitement, Tor as h. rose to his feet he saw the dark | form of hia intended d assassin on the 1 pavement peering into the room to see | the effect of his shot Gaining the rear 1 of the room he met the servant who
 was returning with dessert, ard made
 some trivial excug- 10 him for abar-
 doning his dinner and for the breakage of the glass and went to his own apart
 ments To no one did he give any in- dication of the danger through which
 he had passed and preserved at least outwardly perfect aplomb.
 The next morning MT Deshler passed 1 the house on hi.' way to the bank at a
 very early hour, as was his custom. MT. Hayes. who had spent restl ss night
 was standing on the step" awaiting his
 coming AS. D D-sh'er approached he called him in and told him of the oc- currence of the previous night. The
 two friends discussed the matter and ! came to the conclusion that the best plan was to gay nothing about It, and not even inform the police lest in their | efforts to apprehend the would-be as sassin sueh a turmoil should be stirred up as to lead others to follow the bad example.
 Acting on MT Drshier'a advise a glass
 filter waa sent for and the pane was re- placed The glazier was given no eX- planation of tn manner ir which the pane had been broken, and both he and the servants who were cognizant of the fact that the glass was broken were
 cautioned to say nothing. though TO reason was given. Not one of them b. trayed the tru.t imposed in them. and until lately no one has ever known of the narrow es ape President Hayes had
 from death on the eve of his greatest glory.
 NIr. Deshler preserved throughout ! Hayes occupancy of the presidential chair his close personal relation with
 the executive. He accompanied him to ! Wa aIhington wh he took his seat, and
 received at his side in the reception
 which followed. Throughout the Hay ss administration h. was in close touch
 with the policy of the executive. and on
 one occasion fought on the floor of the
 New York stock market for the credit
 of the government when bear raid
 was made upon the gold reserve.