East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-10-15
DESPITE WOUND COLONEL
DELIVERS HIS ,ADDRES
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volver as the shot was fired and leap
ed over the car a second after the
bullet sped on its way. Colonel
Roosevelt barely moved as the shot
was fired. Before the crowd knew
what had happened, Martin, who is
six feet tall and a former football
player, had landed squarely on the
assassin's shoulders and had borne
him to the ground.
He threw his right arm about the
mans neck with a deathlike grin.
ana with the left arm seized the hand
that had held the revolver. In anoth-
er second he had disarmed him.
Colonel Roosevelt stood calmly
looking on. as il nothing had happen
ed. Martin picked the man up as
though he were child and carried
him the few feet which separated
him from the car. almost to the side
Of the colonel. Here he is" said
Martin, Look at him. colonel"
All this happened within a few
seconds and Colonel Roosevelt stood
gazing rather curiously at the man
who had attempted his life, before
the stunned crowd realized what was
going on. The howl of rage went up.
Lynch him, kill him." cried a hun
dred men. The crowd pressed in on
them and Martin and Captain Girard
who had followed Martin over the
side of the car. were caught with
their prisoner in the midst of a strug-
Cling throng of nladdened men. It
seemed for the moment that the as
sassin would be torn to pieces by the
infuriated crowd and, it was Colonel
Roosevelt himself who interfered on
behalf of the man.
The crowd at first was not disposed
to heed his words but at length fell
back and permitted Martin and Cap
tain Girard to carry. the man into the
hotel. After short struggle the as
sassin gave up and was carried with
out resistance out of the reach of the
crowd.
Are you hurt. colonel" a hundred
voices called out. ooh. no." he re-
sponded with a smile Missed me
that time. I'm not hurt a bit"
No one in the party, including Col
onel Roosevelt himself, entertained
the slightest notion that the colonel
had been shot. He felt no shock or
pain at the time and 1t was assumed
that the bullet went wild. AS soon as
Colonel Roosevelt had assured him
self that the assassin was in safe
hands of the police he gave orders
! to drive on to the auditorium.
Schrank said he was sorry he hat
| caused "all this trouble for the gooC
people of Milwaukee and Wisconsin,
! but he was not sorry he carried ou
his plan.
When Schrank was searched at tn
central police station he had $144 o
the 5000 which he said he had whe1
he arrived at Charleston.
A written proclamation found i
his clothing reads:
September Is, 1912.
September Is. 1901. 1880 a. m. L
my dream 1 saw President McKinle
sit UP a monks attire in whom l rec
ognized Theodore Roosevelt. Th
dead president said: This is my mul
derer, avenge my death"
September IL. 1912. 1870 a. m
While writing q poem some one tai
ped me on the shoulder and said: IL
not a murderer take the presidenti
chair Avenge my death
81 could plainly see Mr.. McKii
, ley's features.
Before the Almighty God l swe;
this above writing is nothing but II
truth"
Another note found in the man
pocket reads: ....
so long as Japan could rise to Il
greatest power Of the world despi
her surviving a tradition more tht
two thousand years, as General No
, so nobly demonstrated. it is the du
of the United States of America
hold the third term tradition. L
every third termer be regarded as
Z taritor to the American cause. L
be the right and duty of every ci
zen to forcibly remove third teri
err Never let a third term party ell
blem appear in the official ballot.
4 81 am willing to die for my cou
8 try. God has called me. to be his
strument, so help me God.
(Signed.) INNOCENT GUILT
Z "a strong tower Is our God"
I Germany -t.. .a
I According to Schrank's story
j formerly ran a saloon at 37O E'
I Tenth street between Avenues b
4 c, New York city. He was born
1. Erding, Bavaria. He Is 36 years {
" and came to this country with
parents when he was nine years
E He had been engaged in the sallo
; business as prop ietor or as an e
4 ploye Of members OF his family ne;
( ly all his life until he decided that
] was his duty to kill Roosevelt.
, said he had been personally acquail
I ed with Roosevelt since Roosevelt "
4 police commissioner of New York
= 1895.