Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-06
CALLED LIAR, T.R..
HELPS EJECT MAN
Roosevelt Roughly Seizes InsuIter
Who Demanded, who
Pays Your ExpenSeS?'
ASSOCIATED Press1

FARGO, N. D., Sept. 5.-A man who
fought his way to former President
Roosevelt and called him a liar gave
bad scare today to the crowd at
Island park in this city. Col. Roose-
velt helped to eject him from the plat
form.
The colonel had just finished his La
Dor day address, which was delivered
to one of the largest crowds he has
met on his western trip, A heavy
rainstorm, which came up shortly be-
fore the colonel began to speak,
drenchedN the people, but most of them
set through the afternoon in their wet
clothes to hear him.
AS he spoke the last sentence Of his
speech the crowd cheered, and then
there was a rush for the speakers
stand by thousands who sought to get
near enough to see Col. Roosevelt at
short range, and to shake his hand
Those on the platform pressed
around the stand and in a moment it
was closed in by surging and strug-
Cling mass Of men and women. Some
of the bolder persons in the crowd
mounted the steps that led to the
speakers stand, and rushed to Col.
Roosevelt's side. A small, poorly
dressed man pushed his way through
the mass of people until he could make
himself heard by the colonel. He wore
a battered hat and was unshaven.
"I have a question to ask you, Col.
Roosevelt" he shouted
The men and women on the stand
grew silent; Col. Roosevelt turned and
faced him.
Waving one arm, the man shouted:
"I want to know who is paying the
expenses of this trip of yours about
the country"
QUESTION Anglers ROOSEVELT
The question angered Col. Roosevelt
and his face showed it. He advanced
a step toward his interrogation and
shot back his answer.
"I consider that to be an imper-
tinent question" he said. However,
1 have no objection to telling you"
He added that the expenses of the
party were being paid by the maga-
Inc of which he is one of the editors.
"You lie," the man shouted so
loudly that hundreds of persons in the
crowd could hear him. AS he spoke
the words Col Roosevelt stepped for
ward quickly and seized his arm just
above the elbow. He explained later
that he did not know who the man
was or what his intentions were, and
that he had taken hold of his arm as
a measure of self-protection.
His vigorous action did not deter the
man from finishing what he had to
say and he shouted:
"Your expenses are being paid by
the people of the United States"
Although Col. Roosevelt was the
first to act, others ran quickly to as
sist him. and even before the man had
finished his remarks two men seized
him.
The colonel did not release his grip
until the stranger was moving rapidly
from the stand. He was elected from
the platform and swallowed up in the
excited crowd.
An effort was made to find the man,
but all traces of him were lost. No
one of those who had seen him knew
who he was.
Col. Roosevelt said he was not at all
alarmed by what had happened. He
merely caught hold of the man to
guard against the possibility of any
sudden move, he said.
The man was arrested later and
charged with dBorderly conduct. He
said his name was John Martin, his
occupation painter and his resi-
dence in Fargo.