The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-01-04


Al the rcqucst of the President h,
followed the impeachment proceed
inga In the capital when the verde,
was rendered he ran all the way from
IN. capital to tho White House, dis.
tnncing all others and was the first
10 break the nowa TO tho President
and his wife that the Impeachment
had failed.
/ President Johnson gave Crook n
clerkshIp IN the White House. And
when President Grant came Into of
| flee ho wrote him n letter In which
he asked that the young soldier be
retained In The job
80 soon as General Grant found
ont that Crook was Il veteran OF the
war he ordered him kept on the force.
The relations between Crook and his
chief were PECULIARLY close under Gen.
Grant, The latter was attracted by
the efficient mnner IN which Crook
discharged his duties and on several
occasions. Ia tho absence OF Secretary
Robcr, r, Lincoln. he detailed young
Crook as acting Secretary.
II waa In this way that he received
the title OF Colonel. In tho days after
the war all persons close to the prcsi-
dent received military. titles and Col
Crook VIVA no execution
They simply called me Colonel
and II stuck" said Crook today. Now
everyone gives II to mo nv right
and | have long since stopped trying
To explain that II Is only mn honorary
distinction. :"
when President Garfield was assas.
sinaied Crook was In the window Of
the White House ms he was carried
into the building,
"Tho President recognized us aud
although suffering ercruciating pain.
herwavcd his hand TO ms. said Crook,
when l saw Guiteau recognized
him ms the man ] had barred from !
the White House some weeks before. |
Hc had been accustomed 10 come into |
the reception room. which was in
charge OF. to write letters.
Colonel Crook Baw five White House
brides united In marriage, They were ,
Miss Nellie Grant. Miss Plat. niece of |
Secretary Hay. who married General
Miss Frances Folsom. who
President Cleveland; Miss
Alice Roosevelt and the Misses Jessie
and Eleanor Wilson. He was In the
White House when two White House
babies. daughters of General Grant
md President Cleveland were born,
He was made disbursing officer of
hc Executive Offices on March 3.
1877 aud has held that position MP to
he present time.
In the stirring days preceding and
during the Spanish-Amorican war,
Colonel Crook was on duty both day
md night. lie and President Mckin-
oy had much In common because OF
heir joint membership In the Grand
Army of tho Republic.
Al all times Colonel Crook was
Employed In the White House proper
Until Colonel Roosevelt established
he present executive offices during
,is term. Then the Colonel with the
,ther attaches moved there,
In his Washington house the colonel
many interesting momentoes
" his career. Many OF them are
PRICELESS In value. Chief OF course
. tho little card, with the imprint OF
he White House In one corner on
which President Lincoln wrote to the
Provost marshal general declaring
hat he could not spare Crook to go
O front after he had been drafted.
,ut there are others also Of value.
IN January 2s. 1881, General Grant
grote to General Garfield as follows:
Colonel VIM. II. Crook has been
n the Presidents Office rs clerk for
tNCutttu Nah
lin rs very worthy and very efiic-
ent"
On March 3. 1885, Chester A, Ar
hur wrote:
my dear C0lonel:--In the multi
ude Of affairs can lind opportunity
My to dictate this hasty and inade-
uate expression of my high apprecia.
Ion OF the faithful manner In which
on have discharged tho multiform
uties assigned to you"
From Princeton N. j.. January 10.
s97. former President Cleveland
'rote:
1T gives me great satisfaction to
sstify to the regularity and pain
aking effort with which you dis I