The Washington times., 1915-01-04

iamented Lincoln selected Crook as his
personal. bodySuard. lie accompanied
the President throughout the city on
his walks and his drives. lie sat in
side OF the office during all of the time
that the President received callers. At
the request OF the President lie fol-
lowed the Impeachment proceedings in
the Capitol. When the verdict vas
rendered he ran all the way from the
Capitol to the White House. dista nc ng
all others, and was the first to break
the news to the President and his wife
that the impeachment had failed.
those days. said the colonel. but !
think OH that day ] hung UP a record
that stands even yet. You know there
were no trolley cars. then. only busses.
told the President ho looked at me
for a minute: sort OF guIped when l
told him the vote. Then the tears came
int into his eyes. and he shook my hand md
thanked me for my trouble"
clerkship in the White House. And
when President Grant came into Of
fee he wrote him n letter ,in. n'hich he
asked that tho young soldier be re-
tained in the fob. So soon as General
Grant found out that Crook was vet
eran. Of tho war he ordered him kept
on the force. The relations between
Crook and his chief were peculiarly
was attracted by the efficient manner
in which Crook discharged his duties
and on several occasions. IN tho alb
sence OF Secretary Robert 4. Lintoln.
secretary. It was In this way that he
received the title OF colonel. In tho
Jays after the war all persons close
to the President received military
titles and Crook was no exception.
it stuck said Crook toda.. Now
everyone gives it to me as a right and
l have Ions since stopped trying to OK
plain that it is only An honorary dis
When President GARFIELD was assas-
sinated Crook was in the windw of
the White House as he was carried
into the building.
THE President recognized US. and.
he waved his hand 20 us said Crook:
When I saw Guiteau I recognized
him as a man had barred from the
White House somc weeks ago. I!e
had been accustomed to como into the
charge Of, to write letters. Ono day
gave him some old English note pa
per OF a peculiar light blue tint on
which to write. He left, only TO come
back and demand more. ! told him
became very mad ard demanded:
"'You don't know who / am, / guess"
II said: 4 didn't know that YOU were
anyone in particular
"'Well, l am the man that made
Garfield President he said.
Which one I asked, and he lett
very angry. l reported the affair to
the secretary. and he told me thar
thereafter Guiteau was to be kept out OF
the White House. ! had @ custom then
of making rough sketches Of peculiar
characters, and it was ono OF my
sketches OF Guiteau that was first
printed in the New York Graphic. It
being the only picture or sketch avail
able that night"
Colonl Crook saw five White House
brides united in marriage. They were
Miss Nellie Grant, Miss Platt, niece
of Secretary Hay. who married Cen
erai Hastings; Miss Frances rolsom.
who married President Cleveland; Miss
Alice Roosevelt, and the Misses Jessie
and Eleanor Wilson. He was in the
White House whom two White House
babies. daughters Of General Grant and
President Cleveland. were born.
He was made disbur3inE officer OF
the Executive offices on March 8. 1877,
and has held that position up to the
present time.