Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-26
CRANK ANN0YS
7. R. AT HOME
Bodyguard for the Colonel
at Oyster Fay.

Oyster Bay, N. T., Oct. 26.-Coionel
Roosevelt IL to have a bodygusrd
when he lea YES for 4 stroll near his
home. This Is due to recent threats
and the reported presence Of a crank
In the neighborhood. When he II able
to leave the house. ~ he Is expected
to do In q day or two, he will be ac-
companied on every occasion by a
bodyguard. who will be on duty
throughout the rest Of the campaign.
For this service an effort will be made
to secure Frank Tyree, the United
States marshal from West Virginia.
who was a former secret service man
and during the coloneIs occupancy of
the White House acted as his personal
bodyguard. He has accompanied the
ex-president lpon many of his trips
This determination to safeguard the
colonel arises from warnings which
lave been received from several quar
ters that a man believed TO have been
the same who attempted to force q
way into the Mercy hospital. Chicago.
would make a further attempt to each
the colonel here. At that time he de
clared that he came from Colombia and
rallied against the ex-president for his
connection with the acquisition Of the
Panama canal zone. When he WAS de
MED entrance at the hospital last week
he is said to have exhibited a railroad
ticket with the threat he would follow
the colonel TO New York. 1t is believed
that this man IL the IN me who served
a term In Clinton prison. Dannemorn.
He Is also q Colombian. In June. 1905.
the prison officials intercepted a letter
from this man In Spanish which o n
talned threats against tho president
and declared that he had committed a
crime against Colombia. Nothing had
been heard Of him since his release.
Another Crank Appears.
Additional emphasis wa. given to the
uneasfness felt by the coloners friends
on the score Of possible injury from
cranks by the appearance on the Hill
yesterday Of IN unknown man who at.
tempted to effect an entrance to the
house. Before he could be persuaded
to take his departure he penciled a
note to the colonel. 1t was rambling
and ipcoherent in character. He Is de-
scribed as an %undoubted paranoiac.
very tall and powerful and equal to
proving himself a dangerous antaEo-
mist should he encounter the colonel
upon one of his solitary excursions on
foot. He wears a big sombrero hat.
No one In the village could explain his
presence.
Colonel Roosevelt's condition WAS
even more marked than the day be-
fore. He proved that he was almost
ready to get back into his old stride by
turning out a days work without
showing the slightest Ill effects when
he turned In ut night.
He worked on his Madison Square
Garden speech and dictated letters.
He had luncheon with Frank A. Nun
sey. George w. Perkins and William
II. Hotchkiss. who motored out for q
long conference.
Drs. Alexander Lambert and George
Brewer came from New York to see
the patient. With DR.. Faller they gave
out this statement:
Colonel Roosevelt Is IN good condi-
ton. and the wound is progressing fa-
vorably. but he will not be able to
work or receive visitors for some days.
Unless some unforeseen complication
should arise he will be able to speak
for twenty or thirty minutes on
Wednesday night. but he must return
70 Oyster Bay and not attempt to cam
paign."