Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-17
shooting to the adjutant general OF the
United States army at Washington.
Captain Wiser said he made q detail

shooting to the adjutant general OF the
United States army at Washington.
Captain Wiser said he made detail
at the request of Mr.. Babcock, of the
reception committee to assist In regu-
lating the advance of the people at the
presidents reception in the temple of
music, Sept. g.
Corporal Bertschey and ten man re-
ported to Mr.. Babcock. at 3 p. m. The
corporal Is soldier of twenty years
service. The corporal gave the men In
his detail instructions to keep their eyes
|Sopen and watch every man approaching
the president.
When the ASSASSIN fired the two
shots" says Captain Wiser. Private
Brooks was standing Immediately in the
rear of Mr.. John Milburn, who was on
the left of the president, Private
|, O'Brlen was Immediately on Mr.. Mil
burns left, Private Fennbough was di-
rectly opposite Private O'Brien. Cor
poral Bertschey was midway between
Private O'Brien and the point where the
president stood. When the shots were
fired Private O'Brien was the first man
on the assassin with Private Neff. Cor
poral Bertschey and Private Brooks
reached him at about the same, Pri-
waite Brooks colliding with Mr.. M:lburn
| in his effort to get at the assassin.
"Private O'Brien got the assassin
down, Private Neff Sumped him before
| the assassin was down and held his arm
while Private O'Brlen wrenched away
| the revolver as he was falling. Corporal
Bertschey then jumped on the assassin,
kneeling on his chest and neck and said:
| Il claim this man as my prisoner
"Private Heiser followed Corporal
Bertschey in falling on the prisoner and
while he was down on his right knee at
| the right side of the prisoners head he
saw that the president was still stance
ing up looking down on the group OF
men on the prisoner. The president then
walked with the help of two gentlemen
to a chair and sat down"
The report adds that the secret service
men came on the scene and grabbed
Corporal Bertschey, sweeping away the
corporals' detail and tried to take the
assassin's pistol from Private O'Brien.
who frustrated their attempt.
THE secret service men then took the
prisoner to the Music Temple.
Zone of them hit the assassin in the
face. Then they took him to room to
the left of the stage in the Music Tenn
| pie.
-Four of the secret service men con-
lt.nued in their effort to take the pistol
from O'Brien. who finally handed it to
This corporal. The secret service men
failed in their attempt to take the weap-
en- from the corporal, who put it in his
| pocket
While Captain Wiser held back the
L h ;s, he
men got the assassin in carriage and
took him Off Captain Wiser kept the
crowd from capturing the prisoner by
standing with fixed bayonets. The cap
tain sent detail to clear the esplanade
land keep up with the carriage. Two of
Captain Wisser's men ordered two men
from the wheels of the carriage. but two
men hung on until Captain Wisser's
man, Sergeant Rothweiler, threatened to
shoot. Captain Wiser put the revolver
in case, sealed 1t and turned 1t over to
the chief of police of Buffalo on Sept. Z.
| In conclusion Captain Wiser says in
| his report:
II respectfully recommend that my
| detail of men be mentioned in general
orders for their conduct on this occa-
lions, which was all that could be de-
sired.
THE unarmed detail at the presidents
PERCEPTION at the Temple of Music, Pan
American Exposition. Sept. 6, 1901, was;
| Corporal Louis Bertschey; Privates
Herbert Brooks, Arthur Crosby, Francis
p. O'Brien. Ivey Fennbough, Dewitt.
Hancock. William Heiser Lewis w.
Jerniga. Maximillian r. Kubatz and
Patrick Troy, Seventy third Company,
Il Nv
Eighty fourth Company coast artillery.
The armed detail which cleared the
way for the carriage carrying the as
sassin out of the grounds:
Sergeant George w. Rothweiler, Pri-
Yates Benjamin Davis, Francis c. Me-
Vaughan, Arrest c. Smith. Hiram W.
Stevens and Wilbur H. Westlake, Sew
enty-third Company, coast artillery. and
Private Dennis E. Condor. F'ifty-fourth
| Company, coast artillery