The citizen., 1908-09-18
ROOSEVELT SHOT At
FROM THICKET NEAR HOhE
kttEm1i to Murder President ss
He is Riding HORSEBACK
SUSPECTED CRANK ARRESTED
Secret Servsce Chief. Saunoasd in =
Hary From Washington. Scours
the Nsighbsrflcod. But Finds No
Trace ef Guilty Man


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a t1= -oz5ss6s, 6-a5 II the President
with = rsTolvz-- t.s tzllst vhiu=i
cTs- II. Rcos=Tst1s head
TIE President. perfectly cain.
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dis7oz1s and sszres TIE bushes Tie
friend .Lo ~zz riding With hin dis
s1z6s5 hin and thar roie CT
Czzilie Wei6scfsl5. TIE Ns- YORK
tz1Es-. Mrs Wes6s7ts-i and E6Szrd
Fisher. Who -zs driving than heard
tls shot Tie assassin ssczr=i
TIE z-tslr- o. ne Presidents life
tecz=e k-o@a -1=o TIE S=c-s- Ser
vice M guarding M-. RoossTslI a.
rested John Coz<ali-. s--e5 zri
ts-Tis- with TIE President TIE AZ
1so11 explains III. Chief Tilkie- OF
the Secret P5lics- -zs called hurried
y t-oz Washington e SzEzEo-s Hill
Evs-T Circumstance gas 70 prove
that the s5o-. 70 stoot N-- RooSsTei.
Sss deliberate ard carefully Planned
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sz5 tcox the tzcs Rad T1z- -e-=
logging aIc-E past the ss-z-s Of the
Presidents cousin n Ezis7 Ro1Sa-
v=l-- Ehea the sloz z& 5rei froo tts
bushes bF tie rad
Tie Presidents horse started: his
rider hated hin z-i iootsi ~ t1=
bushes h a- 10 o-e- Re saw not
even r1E q S-oks The President
made - Il u 6iS-ouzt. 01E his CON-
pz1icu- -ho sss1si quite z1p-szEz-
sire. urged hin = ride O.
Tie lei5sz- night never have bssl
Eads ucblic tzi i -c- bssa Witnessed
tv others tsSs6sS rEs President and
his riding Companion \ short dig
tzzcs tzck q tSeD- il the -oz6 LEAD
ing 70 Szzz1-a Hill. Ezs carriage
il -aEc1 =s-s Camille Wez5s1fsi6. Z
broker, C No IS Wall street, and his
wife
NJ. szi Mrs we;ieatsld hard the
shat zzd E=zcnsi the place where NJ
Roosevelt z76 lis xrisEd ze-e stand
izE Just - TIE izt-s- Two. unable 70
see zzT ozs II the bushes. t-o.-s6 OF
TEa place. ttsy said. ~zs ree- tts
entrance 70 tts EEisa Roosevelt g.
tz-s Tte- recognized the President
and through thszr discussion OF the
iEci5szt EiEh friends il the cit! the
sEorr cane ont
Wien t1= s1os -zs fired 10 Ssc-st
Ss-Flc= Es1 -=s -ila the President
hs disiiEes 70 take o-e zio1g OF his
daily rides When te arrived AZ Sag
zzo-s Hill he described The incl
dent" IS ne called i. 70 S-cz-. chief
q the Secret Ss-Tica guard
Ths next 6zy crank Insane and
armed NTH : reEoiys-- fully loaded,
EsIksi into the grounds OF t1= Pres
i6e1t-s houe q Sycamore Eiu and
6szzz6si Of the first Secret Sa-Tic=
agent Eho held hin ID 70 see the
President 70 lay he.o-e him an mag
i1z-y grievance He vas 6iszr-ei
after : struggle z1d lodged Il jail a.
Mi1eclz
The Government agents are con-
viccsi that the prisoner, Who gave the
name OF John Coueilia. and also said
he vas ST Patrick Is the nan Who
shot ~ the President
"Coushlin" Is about fftT years old.
five feet six inches IN height, has blCe
eyes, { reddish Van Dyck 5eard. dark
hair ard Is we'll set up bodily. He
says he cane from Boston and was
horn in Walpoie. Mass. and that ne
Is oaly Ihirty-6ve-
The crank. who admitted that he
vas cree il Al insane asylum. put up
= Hard struggle when he was cap
tzEe5- Il vas crly By the nersst
good luck that he did not shoot one
cf tia Secret Ss-Tscs men. IS he at
tempted 70 draw his revolver Just as
hs vas Ssizs6