The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1901-09-13

BURN HOUSE, WHERE PRESIDED
the face of death he looked plying
ly after those who bore his assail-
ant out. The people who had been
following in the line behind Me
man fell back as if from a blight
when they learned of the horror.
Marking the Spot.
Mr.. Quackenbush carefully marked
off the spot where the President
stood and where he reeled and would
have fallen. Drippings of blood
sp1attered a spot in the aisle where
Nieman had been thrown face down.
This spot also was carefully marked.
Secretary Cortelyou stepped over
and looked at Nieman and then
asked to see the pistol. Detective
Gallagher held up the handkerchief
in which two holes had been burned,
showing that Nieman had concealed
even the muzzle of the pistol in the
folds of the handkerchief, knowing
that if so much as a single CLINT of
metal showed he never would have
come within reach of the President.
He resorted to the ruse of sympathy,
feigning wound upon the hand as
pretext for the white handker-
chief that concealed the pistol.
President Mute.
AS the stretcher was laid before the
seat where the President was sitting
he made as if to stand, but seemed to
alter his purpose, and, leaning on
outstretched arms, sank down upon
| the stretcher. He seemed to be en-
deavoring to make it all as easy as
possible for those who were endeav-
oring to aid him. He made no moan
or outcry or sign of suffering beyond
fitting, spasmodic twitchings and
| tightenings of features and occasion
al writings with quivering of the
shoulders. AS he was borne up the
steps toward the west end of the
aisle he turned his head slightly to
the side, then closed his eyes for
moment, but thereafter kept them
open, and when he emerged through
the doorway of the Temple in the
presence of the people he half raised
his head as if in sign of apprecia-
ton of their silence and sorrow.
Taken To the Hospital.
An ambulance from the exposi
ton Emergency Hospital was sum-
moned Immediately and the Presi-
dent, still conscious, sank upon the
stretcher, and accompanied by Pres
ident Milburn and Secretary Cor
telyou, was hurried to the hospital,
where in nine minutes after the
shooting he was awaiting the COM
ing of surgeons, who had been sum-
moned instantly from all sections of
the city and by special trains from
nearby. The President was entirely
conscious as he lay on the stretcher in
the hospital. He conversed with his
secretary and Mr.. Milburn.
~ am sorry" he said, "to have
been the cause of trouble to the ex-
position or of inconvenience to its
officials or the people"
The three thoughts in his mind
were, first, for his wife; second,
that the assassin should not be
harmed, and, third, regret for any
Inconvenience occasioned.
The news of the shooting spread
like wildfire throughout the exposi-
ton. People started up dumbfounded
and appalled,. The light of VEN
geance CLEANED in their eyes and
the doom of murderer lowered over
the throng as it grew into a multi
tude. Inside the Temple, with the
President gone and his assailant
helpless in a side room, the problem
arose of how to get the murderer
away from the grounds and beyond
the reach of the people. Guards
were formed and more details of
soldiers. A carriage was called.
A space had been roped off south of
the Temple with heavy rope. The
crowd was dragging out the iron
Sanctions holding this open and
was lengthening it near tall flag
pole.
"Lynoh Him,'' "Hang Himi''
Lynch him!" cried a hundred