The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-14
CLAIMS OF CAPTAIN WISER
He Denies That Parker Was the
First Man to Seize CzOlgOsZ.
4 Report of the Incidents ut the
Exposition Temple of Music at the
Time the President Was Shot Re
ccived at the War Department.


ceived at the War Department..
Regarding the conduct Of the members
of the Coast Artillery Corps in the TEN
pie OF Music at Buffalo at the time OF
the shooting OF tho President. the Ad-
Jutaut General of the Army has receiv-
ed a report from Capt John L. Wiser.
denying the claim Of Parker, the colored
man. who says he was first TO get hold
of CzolEosz, and prevented him from fir
ing a third shot at the President. Cap
tain Wiser was in command of the Coast
Artillery at Buffalo at ice. time of the
tragedy. In his report, Captain Wiser
says in part:
Mir Babcock. of the reception com
mittec came to me- in the morning OF
September and asked for detail Of
men to assist in regulating the advance
Of the people at the Presidents reception
in the Temple of Music.
Il directed Corporal BertSchey and ten
men 20 report TO Mr.. Babcock at the
Temple of Music ut p. m. Corporal
Bertschey is an old soldier of twenty
years service who recently came TO me
as recruit. and. recognizing his good
qualities. l made him q corporal very
soon after his arrival He was selected
10 IA he tilITEt OF TINS A' lttAl- IN '-.''-
good sense to give his men instructions
TO keep their eyes open and 10 watch eV-
cry man approaching the President
When the assassin fired the two shots
Private Brooks WAS standing Immediately
I'm rear Of Mr. John Miiburn. who was on
the left of the President Private o Brlen
was Immediately on Mr.. Nilbgrn's left
Private Fennbough was directly opposite
tn, President, and Private Men was oppo-
site Private O'Brien. Corporal Bertschey
was midway between Private q. BrieE and
the point where the President stood
When the SHOTS were fired Private Bri-
en- was the first man on the assassin, with
Private Nen the next. Corporal Bert
schey and Private Brooks reached him at
about the same time, Private Brooks col
liding with Mr.. Milburn in his efforts TO
get at the assassin
Private Brien got the assassin down.
Private Nen jumped on him before the
assassin was down and held his arm,
while Private O'Brien wrenChed away the
revolver as he was falling Corporal
Bartschey then jumped on the assassin,
kneeIiug on his chest ana neck, and said;
1 claim this man as nay prisoner Prl-
waite Hciser followed Corporal Bertschey
in falling on the prisoner. and while Re
was down on his right knee at the right
side OF the prisoners head he saw that
the President was still standing up look
ing down on the group OF men on The prls-
oner. The President then walked with
the help Of two gentlemen to u chair and
sat dCIN
Then the Secret Service men arrived,
and one Of them grabbed Corporal Bert
schey around the body and dragged him
back Of the ASSASSIN, and then swept
hon
trying TO get the revolver from Private
O'Brien. who backed off, but retained pos
session Of it. The Secret Service men
then took the prisoner away, and walked
him TO the centre Of the Music Temple,
where one Of them raised the helpless
prisoners chin with his left hand and
struck him a blow in the face with his
right They then removed him 10
room in the building TO the left Of the
stage.
AT this time about four Of the Secret
/ Service men were about Private O Brieu
I trying 10 get the revolver away from him,
Corporal Bertschey directing him not 70
] give il up Private Brooks went 70 their
4 assistance, and Private . Brien handed
/ the revolver 10 Corporal Bertschey, who
put il in his pocket. The Secret Service
men stiu demanded the revolver OF Cor
poraI Bertschey. showing their badges.
. but the corporal replied III give Il TO
nobody but my commanding officer
Then man came up who claimed 10
r be a surgeon and asked TO see the TeVCl-
yer in order to ascertain the caubce. The
corporal took him aside and offered IL TO
him. but he refused 10 take Il, simply
/ asking the corporal to open IL SO that he
might see the calibre- Then ] arrived and
4 the corporal turned The revolver over 10
me
Private Heiser Of the detail had come
. over 10 the camp al double time 20 report
! 20 me the attempted assassination and
/ ran over % the scene IL double time, di-
/ reCtiuE the IISI sergeant 60 send a detail
/ Of "a sergeant and six armed men 10 fol
/ low me.
4 ION arriving at the Temple Of Music at
/ about $3.50 p. IA. September @. ] learned
/ that the prisoner was SIN in the bLild-
{ ms and the Secret Service m-l asked
} that / hold back the crowd outside while
/ they EoJ the prisoner into carriage and
Z took him of. / took my men outside at
/ once and posted them along the line held
I by the Pau-Americau police and out 10
/ the east on the EsDlauadc.
/ The crowd started TO jump over the
I lines when the prisoner appeared. but my
: men IN that Vicinity drew their bayouets
! iat this point they mad only had their
] sidcaTms) and held the crowd back. The
I armed detail J had sent 10 the east on the
| Esulauade To clear the way for the car
! rage after il started through the crowd
[ as FAR the Triumphal Bridge, as it was
/ constantly necessary TO keep the crowd
I from stopping the carriage IN their at
I tempt 10 fOrcibly take the prisoner. Ser
| gCant R0thweiler himself having 10 order
! two men off the wheels telling them he
| would have to shoot them If they did not
/ let go.
/ 81 kept the revolver I'm my pocket until
I late ina the evening. then / put il into
/ box and scaled Il up. ard In this condition
/ ] personally turned II over 20 the chief
/ Of police II Buffalo at about 1880 a. m
/ September :. at police headquarters fur
/ nishing at the time proper Identification
I therefor
/ 81 respectfully recommend that my de
] tails Of men be mentioned in general CT
] dors for their conduct on this occasion.
/ which was all that could DE desired.
! ''Unarmed detail at Presidents recep-
I ton at Temple Of Music. Pau-Arnerican
/ Exposition. September 8. 1901:
/ Corp. Louis Bertschey. Privates Her
/ bert Brooks. Arthur Crosby, Francis -
4 O'Rrien Ivey FeuubOugh, De Witt Han
! cock. William Heisrr. Lewis W. Jeruigau.
| Macmillan X. kubatz, and Patrick Troy.
/ SeVeUty-thlrd Company, Coast ARTILLERY.
| and Private Louis Nen. Eighty-fJurth
J Company. Coast ARTILLERY
/ Armed detail. which cleared the way
] for the carriage carrying the assassin out
! Of the grounds.
-Sergt George w Rothweiler. Privatcs
! benjamin Davis Francis G. NcEaugh.
] Ernest g. Smith. Hiram w Stevens. and
; Wilbur II. Wcstlake. Seveuty-thiTd Com
I Fauy. Coast ARTILLERY and Private Denis
/ F. Condor. FlIty-fourth Company, Coast
/ ARTILLERY
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