The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-01
How Secret Service Men Guard
the President.
Men Who Are Dead Shots AL
ways Near.
UNDER THE STAGE.
Space at Auditorium Is to Be
Carefully Guarded.
Chief Wilkes Instructions to
Topeka Police.

No dynamite, nitro-glycerine, or gum
cotton bombs or any one who looks as
If he might use them, viii be permitted
under the stage of the Auditorium this
evening while President Roosevelt IS
speaking.
While in Topeka Wednesday, NJ. 6.
Sutton, advance agent OF the United |
States secret service, notified the mem I
bers of the committee on arrangements I
that ten minutes before the president /
enters the Auditorium this evening, a /
secret service man from the presidents
party must be allowed to take his place
under the stage where the president IS !
to speak The secret service man must
be allowed to run things to suit MN
self down there. and all outsiders must
keep away.
What do you want down there un--
der the stage2" asked one member Oh
the COMMITTEES.
well. we want to see that everything
is all right" replied Mr.. sutton
You don't expect to ind any dyna-
mite bombs under there do you asked
somebody in establishment.
go of course not. but 1t is my bust
ness to see 20 it that there are none
there"
ri believe that is all unnecessary de-
cIared Major Anderson There isn't
the president with bomb
Il don't suppose there is. said Mr.;
Sutton. But you never can tell Dld
you ever see a dynamite bomb.
No / guess not confessed Major
Anderson.
Detective sutton's visit to Topeka
was a very secret one He especially
cautioned everyone with whom he talk
ed mot to let anyone find out he had
been in town and not to let the news
papers know about his visit
Major Anderson did his part toward
carrying cut Mr. Suttons dlrecuohs.
He denied emDhatically this morning
that he had ever seen or talked 70 any
secret service man from Washington
about the Presidents visit here.
The secret service department Is
making extraordinary preparations to
protect the president on his tour. ana
co-operates with the local police in each
town that the president visits.
Twenty special policemen were sworn
i'm today by Mayor Bergundthal, anG
this afternoon he will swear in the six
teen members of the Santa Re hre de-
ualtment
close at hand to the president while
he is in Topeka viii be several secret
service men from Washington. D. C.
They are dead shots. They can shoot
the buttons off from a mans coat
block away, If any Of these men see
what appears to be a hostile demon
straton against the president, the
chances are he viii shoot first and in
government has decided that it does not
to uihe with the lives of its chief
executives.
President Roosevelt disaDproves OF
this close surveillance which is contin.
ually kept upon him. but has accepted
the counsel OF his advisors. and permits
himself 10 be guarded as closely as any
monarch of Europe is guarded 1t is
said that the president is also prenared
70 protect himself with arms in case OF
need.
The would-be assassin would have a
slim chance, menaced by the bullets OF
half dozen well aimed revolvers.
Ever since President Mckinley was as
sassinated. the secret service department
has been working on its system Of
guarding the presidents life, and they
have it worked down to such a fine
point that IL is believed that it would
be almost impossible for an assassin TO
INsTRUCTIONs FOR THE POLICE.
1hlef John e. Wiike Of the United
inenl or each city which the president Vis-
ATS letter of suggestions which the
police department is supposed 10 accept
as definite instructions upon which to base
their preparations for the presidents visit
The Topeka police win carry out the sug-
possible The letters is as follows:
Chief of Police. Topeka, Kan.
Sir. BY direction Of Hon. William Loeb
IT., secretary TO the president / send YOU
the following suggestions, many of which
it is his desire that the suggestion as to
the detail fer the mounted escort for the
presidents carriage be adhered to abso-
lutely.
IL. At the railway station ample space
Tor the accommodation Of the reception
committee and the entire presidential par
ty should be securely roped Off
~ Sufficient space should be roped Oft
TO accommodate the complete line of car
riages provided for the accommodation OF
the presidential party and the local com
mlltee- his viii enable the entire party
TO take carriages at once and Will avoid
the delay usually experienced where an
attempt is made to have the carriages
driven up and loaded one or two at a
time.
20. At every point where the president
IS TO leave his carriage to enter buildings
or proceed to a stand. ropes should be used
to insure clear passageWay. Experience
has shown that lines Of police or military
crowds. and the only certain way to secure
unimpeded movements for the president
and his party is to rope off the space
which they use
a. Upon all stands ample space must be
reserved to easily accommodate the pres
idcnt and his entire party Stringent reg
ulations should be enforced that will pre-
vent the admission TO this reserved part
or the stand any persons other than the
president. his party and the local commit
tee. Most of the trouble experienced where
the president has visited has been due to
the fact that friends of the committee and
persons of local influence have been per
space which ought to have been reserved
FOR the president. You viii insure comfort
10 the visiting party by seeing that this
suggestion is sringentlv enforced.
g. Experience has shown that the most