The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-26
GUAnD OF TWO TO
PROTECT LIFE OF
ROOSEVELT
Threatening Letters Alarm the
Friends of the Colonel
"CRANKS" BECOMING ACTIVE
Breezy Appearing Stranger Attempted
to Force Way Into Roosevelt
Home at Oyster Bay

Oyster Bay. Oct. 26.-On account of
a number of threatening letters re-
ceived by Col. Roosevelt and the
presence here of a stranger who at
tempted yesterday to make his way
into the colonel's house, steps were
taken last night to guard the life of
the ex-president. A tentative decis-
ion was reached to engage one or
two men to protect Col. Roosevelt dur
ing the remainder of the campaign
and for time thereafter, if the col
onel had not recovered sufficiently
by election day to be able to defend
himself Col Roosevelt's condition
continued to improve yesterday, and
his physicians said that he would be
able to speak at the Madison Square
garden meeting in New York on We'd
nesday night, if no unforeseen COM
plications arise. But they said that
he would be unable to do any fur
Their campaigning,
The man who attempted to see Col
Roosevelt arrived in Oyster Bay yes
terday afternoon, and set out on foot
for Sycamore Hill He was met at
the door by the colonels secretary,
and insisted that he must see the ex-
president, although told that no WISH
tors were being received. He was a
tall, well-dressed man, with a flow
ing black mustache and a sombrero,
which gave him the appearance of a
westerner He would give no reason
for asking TO see the colonel, but per
sisted in his demands until he was
cut off sharply and told TO leave Sag
amore Hill. He then asked to see
Mrs. Roosevelt. The coloners secre-
tary finally persuaded him that it was
useless, and he went away.
There was nothing about the mans
manner TO suggest that he would at
tempt violence and he was described
by those who saw him as being APP
parently harmless. The stranger re-
turned to the village and wrote
long rambling letter to Col Roose-
welt. Then he disappeared. No trace
of him could be found in Oyster Bay
last night, and it was not known whet
her he had left
The attempt on Col Roosevelt's
life was said by DR.. George w. Faler
of Oyster Bay, one of the colonel's
physicians. to have stirred up
"cranks," and to be responsible for
the letters which Col. Roosevelt has
received since his return to Oyster
Bay. In some of them threats have
been made aaginst Col. Roosevelt and
it was decided that the danger of an
other attempt to assassinate him was
sufficient to make IL necessary to
guard him. The coloners physicians
wish to have him get out of doors as
soon as possible, believing that he
will be benefited greatly by doing so.
but they are unwilling to risk the
( chance of another attack. 1t is prob
able that Col Roosevelt will be kept
in the house until adequate protec-
ton has been provided.
Frank Tyree United States mar
shall in West Virginia, is the man to
whom the guarding of Col. Roosevelt
would be intrusted If his services
were available, but there was some
I doubt whether he would be able to
leave to go to Oyster Bay. Mr. Ty-
/ rec is an old secret service man who
was a member of President Roose-
/ velt.s personal guard. During the
republican convention last June he
was constantly with Col Roosevelt
at the head of strong arm squad"
| OF half dozen men. If Mr.. Tyree is
unable to go to Oyster Bay, a private
detective probably will be engaged.
II was the idea of Col. Roosevelt's
friends to have a detective in Oyster
Bay. watching the trains for arrival
of suspicious characters and keeping
in touch with strangers in the town.
Another man may be employed to re-
main on guard NJ Sycamore Hill dur
ing the daytime.