The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-09-10
DENY PRESIDENT
WAS FIRED At.
Nothing In Story, Say Sc
uet Service Men.
CATCH An ARMED CRANK

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70
re ADMITS CONFINEMENT '" q" '"sn's
Asylun-Heport of Alleged ShoOti01
Declares Executive was w Peru pur-
ing Horseback Ride
OYSTER H"s' N II SSpl, "e
news that an armed crank mao at
teSTted to reach the president ht Sag
Rmnre Hill started series of the
usual rumors accompanying such an
incident The one most widely circu-
lu,cd wns ,o +he .ff,.ct rhat n .boa haa
been fred M rhe ures,aeut x.hi,a ne
WINS op, horschnce riding last Sa+ur.
dav II WINS saia tha, Inc nrra,aeut
was riding along the Cove road near
ths house Of his cousin. VI Rmlen
Roosevelt when no wns fared upon nv
soma onc conc.aIcd In a r,nmn a
bushes nj the roadside.
Thar +here WINS any foundation sor
Rho Story uns aeni..a f,r tboae ap n
nosirion ,o know 1nmas Sloan Ir
In, chief Of tho nrcsioent's guard a
aa,,-,.+ ser,ice rn,n em,,hst,callv ae-
n,,.d the sto-v of the amhush. ana MA
acui.l was ef.hoea lrv rhe othszr man
WIN WINS snid 10 have been with me
urosideut
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assass,n b,oaen m +be fmshes Rf tl,o
roaosi3o trad M rhe ,,ras,aaut -v.th n
,ovolver m hunet whixztnp .oper Mr..
noosave,t,s haad
Tho president perfectfy calm. puI,,a
mn bis horse and w,shas 70 dIamouut
ana a.arch rho hushes The friend
Who was riding with him dizauaaed
bir, ana +har roaa nm
Can;II. ws,denf.,a tho Nexr York
b.nter. Mrs yEe,denfeld ana Hdyarh
r,sh.- u,bo w.s driving thsm. heard
tho sbo+ Tha assassin escaped
When the uresideut arrived af hnga-
,n,r. ain no a.ac,i,,.d ..the ipcidepaI -
as no caIled n TO Sloan.
uolf n aozen sscret service men has
tened IN the scene OF the shoptinR ana
MADE a careful Investigation. They
c,rld ana NO rrace M any one having
h..n concealed An the thicket at the
roedsiae Thinking that the shot might
bsyo come from n hunters Run, they
,nada ,pon,r,es elonr fhnt line. buf
could mt f,na thnt auy hunter had
h,en IN me neighhorhood thaf aaE.
Tho rame laws are in stricf force.
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a." aut ~ ono troons to catch yerx-
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.ha m roaa 10 c,e.oeA AZ once
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80 e. 49, - ,o ro hoch Oonyh-
u,, ,,an. ,sc-h, nm mt xI+hout ouick-
an,ny his n,ce and Adams at once
ran down the road to meet him. In
responsa 70 the secret service mana
demand as 10 his husineas Coughlin
produced his card and told his errand
TO Saramore Huu.
The secret service man tried to ex.
nlain that the presideut Rns not zee
Inr visitors nj the moment. huninE 70
GET him quietly out OF the grounds
Courhlin besitated n moment, glanced
furrively al,out and then slid his hand
tovnrd the hack pocket Of his trous-
ers Adams took the hint and GRAD
rlea with his man without furfhss
marley CouChlin struggled for a mo.
ment hut he is n siirhtly built man
| md Adams had no difficulty In hold
ing him until Aren't James Sloan, Jr-
the chief Of the presidents guard
came 10 his assistance. Sloan search
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