New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-05
Guards Redouble Vigilance
at Tarrytown Because
of New Rumor.
ION TO CLEVELAND"
"MOURNERS'" SLOGAN
plan Is to Picket All Standard VII
Offces-Agitator Wants John
D.. Jr., to End Life.

Dynamite is the next "edf'" "
used against the Rockefellers' accord
ing 10 persistent rumor in Tarryto"n
and guards and detectives are re-
doubling their precautions to preVeh'
harm from coming to them.
John D. Rockefeller, jr" is sun Sc
Guided at his fathers Pocantico Hili'
estate and is not expected back IN Ne"
YORK for several days. His secretar'
saws he has a cold. The secretary goes
I'M from New York every day. ana thus
Young Mr.. Rockefeller devotes his time
10 business.
In this city. however picketing is pe'
ing kept up as il the reason Tor 1t d.
rere that the city be properly I'm
messed by IT, Efforts were mace yes
terdav TO extend the picket scheme u
other cities. The I. w. W. was busy on
a plan 10 put mourning patroi Al
,he cleveland house Of Mr.. Rockefeller
linton Sinclair proposed that all Stanu-
ard Oil branches. wherever found De
treated in the same way.
While a speaker at meeting IN the
oman below % Broadway was sus'
costing that young MIR. Rockeiehef
should commit suicide, Marie CAM
who had threatened to kill him and mad
heen arrested for reiteratins heI
threats. was being arraigned IN 'he
Tombs court. Her arrangement was
brief. dispute regarding the nature
of the charge against the woman caus-
ing Magistrate Murphy TO adjourn the
case to this morning. The papers
made II appear that the prisoner must
MEAD TO a misdemeanor, where the
original charge was disorderly con-
duct.
Becky" Would Torture Him.
Her counsel intimated that when the
complaint was finally Strengthened out
he would not offer any defence, but let
the case go into Special Sessions for
trial. The prisoner left the court win
Becky" Edelson, who volunteered the
information that young Mr.. Rockefeller
ought TO be tortured. All this time the
object of their venom was playing golf.
Two women whom rumor connects
with the |. w. W. arrived at larry
town by the 11:10 train from New
York yesterday morning. They carried
two parcels wrapped in heavy brown
paper. according to a man who said
he saw them get off the tram ana
would answer no questions as TO VINO
they we're or where they were TO stay.
They were not followed and an effort
is now being made to pick up some
trace of them.
MIR. Rockefelers place is guarded by
a wire fence. which is eight feet high,
but carries spikes at too long inter
vals-every nine or ten teet-to pre-
vent scaling. No ladder would be neces-
ssry. if the intruder was agile enough,
and the knowledge of this is RESPONSE
BILE for the number and vigilance of the
guards. once over the wall, the hun
dred yards TO the house-at least on
dark night-would be comparatively
clear, bushes and trees minimizing the
risk Of detection.
For some weeks past mascns and
bricklayers have been at work on the
place and tcamsters have been passing
in and out. Though the work is by
no means finished, it has been sus-
poSded. il IS said, to reduce the number
of those having access to the grounds.
The absence of the 'mourners" who
patrolled the estate Sunday has not
lessened the vigilance of the guards,
who say they suspect a ruse TO catch
them mapping.
John d. Rockefeller, jr.. himself
seems less concerned about the efforts
against him than are his employees. He
played golf yesterday morning and
spent the afternoon reading and stroll
ing about the grounds. His physica
condition is much improved and he is
expected to be at work again within
the week.
ION to Cleveland!'