The Springdale news., 1912-10-18

 was saved by manuscript of the speech which he delivered tonight. The bullet struck the manuscript which retarted its force as it pass ed through into the flesh. His as Saiiant was prevented from firing a second shot by Albert II. Martin, one of Colonel Roosevelt's secretaries, Colonel Roosevelt had just stepped in an automobile when the Would-be assassin pushed his way through the crowd in the street and fired. Mar i tin. who was standing in the car with the colonel, leared onto the mans shoulders and bore him to the ground
 Captain A. O. Girard, of Milwau- kee who was on the front seat, jumped almost at the same time and in an instant the man was ov ] Empowered and disarmed.
 \ wild cry of lynch him went up olonel Roosevelt spoke to the people and told them to spare the man. vino was then taken into the hotel and held there until he was removed L. the police station. In spite Of the entreaties of physicians, Colonel Roosevelt Roosevelt insist ea upon deihel I.& fis address.
 .sI will make this speech or die, ole or ,he otler, he said
 Henry | CoyhcnIs, one of the 1 Wisconsin Progressive leaders. told the great crowd assembled tn the auditorium. that Colonel Roosevelt had been shot and asked the peo- pie to be calm. Tie crowd was thrown almost into a panic by the announcement but Colonel Roosevelt L -f,fY. raA assuring them he was not badly hurt Then he began his address. Several times he seemed to be grow ty rose to help him. He metioned them to sit down.
 Let He alone l Ill all right he said
 Colonel Roosevelt completed his speech at g: 45 o'clock and was talk en to the emergency hospital.
 The shooting occurred in the street i'll front of the Hotel Gilpat= rick. Colonel Roosevelt reached Milwaukee shortly after o'clock and making his way through the crowd which had gathered at the station, entered an automobile and was driven to the hotel He took dinner i'll private dining room with the members of the party on his private car After dinner, Col onel Roosevelt went to his room on the second floor Of the hotel and shortly before o'clock he started for the auditorium. His automo- bile stood in front Of the door and about it q big crowd waiting to catch a glimpse of the colonel as lie started to the car.
 With the colonel Were Phillip i Roosevelt. l young cousin. Mr. Coch- ems. Mir Martin and Captain Cir ard
 The crowd pressed close about the colonel and gave cheer as he appeared A the party approach ed the automobile Colonel R0ose- Yells companions stood aside and 1 he stepped into the ear Martin entered directly behind him and sat l OH the luther side of the car.
 Colonel Roosevelt stood up. way 1 ing his hat in answer to the cheers lof the crowd. The assassin was standing in the crowd a few feet away from the automobile He push led his way to the side of the car, and raising the gun,fired. l Martin leaped over the car sec ond after the bullet sped on it's way Colonel Roosevelt barely mov ed as the shot was fired. Before the crowd knew what had happen 1 ed. Martin. who is six feet tall and former foot ball player, had land ed squarely on the assassin's shoul- ders and had borne him to the ground He threw his right arm about the mans neck with death- l like grip and with his left arm. seized the hand that held the re volyer In another second he had disarmed him
 Colonel Roosevelt stood calmly looking on as though nothing had happened Martin picked the man up as though he were child, and carried him the few feet which sep arated them from the car almost to ,he side of the colonel.
 Here he is, said Martin. look at him colonel "
 This happened within a few sec onds and Colonel Roosevelt stood gazing rather curiously at the man before the stunned crowd realized what was going on. Then q howl of rage went up
 Lynch him, Kill him" cried hundred men The crowd pressed in on them and Martin and Captain Girard, who had followed Martin oV- er the side of the car, were caught with their prisoner in the midst of struggling throng of maddened men. It seemed for the moment that he would be torn to pieces, and il was Colonel Roosevelt who intefyened in his behalf
 He raised his hand and motioned to the crowd to fall back
 Stop. stop" he cried; stand back; don't hurt him
 The men in the crowd were at first not disposed to heed his words, but at length fell back and permitt- ed Martin and Captain Girard to carry the man into the hotel. After a short struggle, the assassin gave | up and was carried without resist ance out of the reach of the crowd.
 Are you hurt, colonel?" hun dred voices called out.
 '.Oh. mo-" responded he, with a emilio ssMiccad mo that timp m