The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-17

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at him. colonel"
All this happened within few sec
onds and Col. Roosevelt stood gazing
rather curiously at the man who at.
tempted his life before the stunned
crowd realized what was happening.
The colonel asked tnat the man
who had shot him be brought before
him. Col, Roosevelt asked the man
why he had fired at him. The fellow
maintained a logged silence Then
he was taken away by the police
Mob Of 500 Follow Prisoner.
A mob OF more than five hundred
people followed the patrol wagon as
1t carried Schrenk away. Threats
were made to take him away from his
captors and mete out summary pun.
ishment. The police drove him hur.
riedly away, and an hour later he
gave his name.
Cochems, after being assured by
Col. Roosevelt that he was unhurt
buried to the Auditorium, that was
already packed Rumors of the shoot.
ing had preceded him.
The rumor was disbelieved, and
when Cochems, who was recognized,
appeared on the platform, he was
greeted with a cheer, which he quick.
ly silenced.
Then he told the audience that Col.
Roosevelt had been shot and asked
the people TO be calm. II had the op.
posite effect, and almost a panic en-.
sued.
Before the crowd could fully realize
the situation, Col. Roosevelt, who had
quickly followed he automobile in
which Cochems hurried TO the Audlto-
rum, walked on the stage.
Tells Audience He Isn't Badly Hurt.
He walked forward with the fam.
Gus Roosevelt stride, and in voice
as loud as he could command, he as.
sured the audience that he was not
badly hurt.
Before Col. Roosevelt left the scene
Of the shooting, and before the pris.
oner had been taken away by the pc.
lice, and while the crowd was threat
ening TO lynch the assassin, the colo
mel raised his hand and imperlously
motioned to the crowd to fail back.
Stop, stop" he cried. stand back;
don't hurt him"
The crowd at first was not disposed
to heed his words, but at length fell
back and permitted Martin and Capt
Girard to carry the man into the
hotel.
After a short struggle the assassin
gave up and was carried without re-
sistance out or the reach OF the
crowd
missed Me That Time" He Says.
Are you hurt. colonel" hundred
voices called out
"Oh. no. he responded with smile
missed me that time, I'm not hurt
bit"
Il think we'd better be going on"
he said to the other members of his
party, 'or we will be late"
No one in the party including Col
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 Col. Roosevelt had as
sured himself that the assassin was
safe in the hands of the police he
gave ORDERS to drive on TO the Audi.
torium.
Roosevelt departed for Chicago on
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad
He was under the care of DR. Terrell.
his physician; DR.. Joseph Bloodgood
OF Johns Hopkins and Dr. II. T. Sayle.
The engineer received orders to
make the run as fast as possible.
Before Colonel Roosevelt would lie
down he insisted on shaving himself,
despite the protests of the surgeons
who accompanied him.
He deliberately shaved, taking
pains to have his face smooth before
he sought his stateroom.
Refuses to Permit Examination.
He refused 10 permit surgeon to
make an examination. lie prefaced
his address, when the cheers follow.
ing his appearance on the stage had
subsidized. by saying:
"An attempt has just been made TO
kin me. am carrying the bullet in
my body now. ] may have to cut my
speech short"
COL. ROoSEVELT'S CAREER
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Col RnnRnYelt whose LIE WINS OF