New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-23
CRANK At OYSTER BAY.
Wanted to See the President, but
Secret Service Men Stopped Him.

Oyster Bay. y Z. Sept. GA suspicious
character. giving his name as Samuel Swenyon
was held M by the Secret Service officers at
Sycamore Hin late this afternoon while he was
making an effort TO the President He was
turned back 10 the village Swallowed. stopped
in Oyster BAY and searched and later placed on
train for New-York He was unarmed and
appeared TO be harmless crank. possibly re-
liEious fanatic
SWenycn' who Is slightly built man about
thirty-fve years old with a reddish brown
heard and mustache. blue eyes and strongly
foreign cast Of countenance. walked up the
road leading 70 Sycamore Hill about 4.3o
O'Clock He was shabbiy dressed. his clothes
being badly torn in several places. He was
stopped by = Secret Service officer.
Swenyon told the officer he was Svede and
had come from New-Tork 70 see the President
and Sycamore Hill. having read about the Pres
ident's summer home in the newspapers. A short
tine before. the President accompanied by Mrs
Roosevelt. had gone from the house 70 the
woods near by ~ chop wood. that being ia
vorftA exercise with him
The man was turned hack by the officer. Who
told him the President vas not a. home. Sven
yon. who said he was = gardener looked curl
ously about the grounds and then started 70 re-
turn TO the village. He vas followed by another
officer in one Of the Presidents road wagons.
SVenyon asked 2 passing driver for 2 ride and
rode into the village with him. He had scarce
y arrived in Oyster Bay when he was taken
from the wagon by two Secret Service officers
and examined Swenyon had nothing in his
pockets except about 81 and Swedish religious
newspa per He wrote his name and address in
e legible hand He said he lived at the Says
gerry Hotel. New-York City. His only object
in coming 10 Oyster Bay he said was 70 see
Sd gamore Hill and the President. bout whom
he had heard and read great deal He ar
rived on the 3 10 train this afternoon, but did
not have q return ticket TO New-York. After
examining him thoroughly the officers were con-
WINGED that he was harmless and that he was
neither an anarchist nor socialist He read
lily agreed IN the suggestion OF the officers tina 2
he leave the village. They accompanied him
10 the station. and ne bought his own ticket 70
New-York. He left Oyster Bay on the b-OI
train shaking hands with the officers before
he entered the car. He did not appear 10 be eN-
cited. except when one OF the officers al Saga
more Hill told him that II he returned he might
be shot he left the Hill IN hurry he an
swered all questions in a fraJk and straight
forward manner. and was apparently an un-
sophisticated foreigner, touched slightly, per
hsp s, with religious fanaticisr1. who had neen
induced 20 come here merely by curiosity.
Taking advantage Of the fine weather the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt this morning
went for q long horseback ride toward the
south side Of the island. They were away from
Sa gan Hill several hours. No visitors " ere
= ceived BY the President to-day. and the eX-
pectation now is that few Will De received our
ing the remainder Of the last week Of the Pres
being postponed until the President returns ~
hn re