New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-14
REPORT ON THE SHOOTING
CAPTAIN WISER TELLS WHAT THE
ARTILLERYMEN DID.

Runalo Sept 13-Captain John P Wiser of
the artillery corps. has sent his report concern
ing the conduct of his men at the shooting OF the
President to the Acknowledgement of the United
States Army at Washington In his report Cap
tain Wiser says:
Mr. Babcock, of the reception committee came
to in the morning OF September an "a, asa aS
for a detail of men to assist in regulating me au,
vance of the people at the Presidents reception III
I directed Corporal Bertschey and ten men to
Ne Bahcock at the Temple cid Of yoIdier of
twenty years service. who recently came 70 me
n made him G co9ora soon after his arrival He
was selected to take charge OF TINS oetl ne ~
the good sense to give mis- men instructions TO
Keep their eyes open end 20 watch every man ap-
When the assassin fred the two shots Private
Brooks standing Immediately TO the rear Oh
Private o Brien immediately on Mr. Miiburp $
left, Private Fennbodgh was directly oPpoSlSg et
O'Rrien. Corporal Bertschey was midway between
Private oBrien and the point where me Presaent
the first man on The assassin with Private
H Hr sf reached him ak about the same time Pr
vate Brooks colliding with Mr. MIburu in his
Private O'Bren got the assassin down, Private
Neff jumped on him before the assassin Was down;
and held his arm while Private O. Brien wrenched
away the revolver as he falling. Corporal
Bertschey then jumped on The assassin knee I'm
as my prisoner" Private Heiser followed Cor
While he was down on his right knee at the right
side OF the prisoners head he saw that the PrtSi,
Sro,iD of men on the prisoner The President then
walked with the help OF two men TO Char ara
Then the Secret Service men arrived and one
| of them grabbed Corporal Bertschey around the
body and dragged him back of the assassin and
then swept away the rest of my men two OF mem
who Backed OF but retained possession OF It. The
e ks him % 5hea Of the the Temple
| where OF them raised the helpless prisoner
in the " face ~" with his tight They then removed
him 10 room in the building to the left Of the
| Al this time about four Of the Secret Service
TeSovs w sS"S Sm
Ing him not to give ~ up rrNatG rl St0okS w Nm
the revolver 70 Corporal Bertschey. who put 1t n
the revolver OF Corporal Bertschey. showing their
badge bur the CORPORAL replied TN give It to
Then a man came up who claimed to be sur
| geon and asked TO see the revolver in order e
and orrere se ii 70 him but he refused to take it
simply asking the to open II SO 5na' h.
! corporal turned the revolver over 10 me.
Private Heser. OF the detail. had come over tc
! the camp at double time 10 report to me the at
tempted assassination; and l ran over TO the scene
at double time. directing the first sergeant TO send
detail OF a sergeant and six armed men TO fol
on arriving at the Temple of Music at about 40
! p m on September learned that the prisoner
men asked that I hold back the crowd outside Will
| they got the prisoner into carriage and took hin
them along the line held by the an-AmerIcan pc
| The crowd started Jump over the lines wher
! tho prisoner appeared but my in that vcinit,
! drew their bayoncts cat this point they had only
| their side arrnsb and held crowd back. Tn.
| armed detail had sent to the east the Espla
| made clear the way for the carriage. The detail
kept with tho carrifGe after 1t started through
! the crowd far the Triumphal Bridge. 4
constantly necessary to keep the crowd from
stopping the carriage In their attempt 10 forciblN
! take the prisoner Sergeant Rothweer himself hav
| ing 10 order two men off the wheels, telling then
| he would have to shoot them II they did let go
| kept the revolver in my pocket until late I'm thu
| evening then put II into box and sealed II up
and In this condition personally turned II
the Chief OF Police of Buffalo at about II 30 a
/ September Z. at Police Headquarters furnishing a
! the time proper Identification therefor.
/ | respe 1tfully recommend that my details or mel
be mentioned In general orders for their conduct
/ this occasion. which was all that could he desired
Unarmed detail at Presidents reception a
Temple OF Music. Pan-Amercan Exposition. Sep
TENDER 6. 1901:
Brooks, Arthur Crosby, Francis p 0Brien1, I've!
Lewis W. Jernigan. Macmillan r; Kubatz and Pat
rick Troy 13d Company Coast Artillery, am
, Private Louis Neff S4th Company. Coast Artillery
Armed detail, which cleared the way for the car
! rage carrying the assassin out of the grounds:
Sergeant George w. Rothw eiler. Privates Ben
| JamIn Davis Francis G. McVaugh. Ernest c. Smlt /
Hiram W. Stevens and Wibus II. Westlake. 70,
Company. Coast Artillery and Private Denis r
Condor. 54th Company, Coast Artillery.