The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-10-15

| Mr. Martin and Captain Girard The
crowd pressed close about the colone
| and gave a cheer as he appeared. Az
. the party reached the automobile Col
. onel Roosevelts companions stood
aside as he stepped into the car. Mar
tin entered directly behind him ano
sat on the further side of the car.
| The Assassin Fires.
Colonel Roosevelt stood up, waving
his hat in answer to the cneers of the
Icrcwd. The assassin was standing
Einsthe crowd a few feet from the auto
mobile. He pushed his way to the
side of the car and, raising his gun
fired
/ Martin caught the flash of the re-
volyer as the shot was fired and leaped
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 hap
pened Martin, who is six feet tall and
! a former football player, landeo
I sqrarely on the assassin's shoulders
and had borne him to the ground
| lie threw his right arm about the
mans neck with death-like grip, and
with the left arm seized the hand that
| had held the revolver In another sec
ond he had disarmed him.
Roosevelt Looks On.
Colonel Roosevelt stood calmly look
ing on, az il nothing had happened
Martin picked the man up as though
he were child and carried him the
few feet that separated them from the
car, almost to the side of the colonel.
Here he is" said Martin. Look al
him, colonel"
All this happened within few sec
onds and Colonel Roosevelt stood gaz-
ing rather curiously at the man who
hao attempted his life, before the stun
ned crowd realized what was going
on. Then howl of rage went up.
Don't Lynch Him.
Lynch him, kill him." cried hun
dred men. The crowd pressed In on
them and Martin and Captain Girard,
"AO hdo AOlAO Gu lii OfcT lItc Sue
Of the car and were caught with their
prisoner in the midst of struggling
throng of maddened men. 1t seemed
Tor the moment that the assassin would
crowd and it was Colonel Roosevelt
himself who interfered on behalf of the
man. He raised his hand and motioned
to the crowd to fall 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 |
ain Girard to carry the man to the ho-
tel. After a short struggle the assas-
sin gave up and was carried without |
resistance out of reach of the crowd.
Are you hurt, colonel?" a hundred
voices called out.
"Oh, no." he replied with a smile.
He missed me that time I'm not hurt
q Bit
Il think we had better be going" he
said to the other mmbrs of his party.
or We will be late''
DR.. Scurry Terrell, of Dallas, Texas,
Colonel Roosevelts physician, who had
entered the machine just before it
started off, insisted that the colonel re-
urn to the hotel. He would not hear
)f 1t and the car was driven to the
auditorium.
AS soon as he reached the building
Colonel Roosevelt was taken into a
lressing room and his outer garments {
we're removed. DR.. Terrell, with the Il
lelp of DR.. John Stratton of Milwau-
zee, and DR.. s. S. Sorrenson of Racine, {
Wis.,, who were in the audience and /
anne to the dressing room on a call '
rom the platform, made a superficial
of the wound. They agreed |
hat 1t was impossible to hazard a /
uess as to the extent of the colonel's
INJURIES and that he should by all a
leans go at once to hospital. l
Would Deliver His Speech.
Il will deliver this speech or die, one
r the other" was Colonel Roosevelt's Il
eply.
Despite the protest of his physicians.
ne colonel strode out of his dressing
Dom and to the. stage. Several thOus-
nd persons cheered loudly as he en- I'd
sred and without a word to indicate h
hat had happened, went to his seat. e.
or several minutes the crowd, no man h
whom suspected that the colonel Il
ore bullet in his body, kept up its n
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Then Mr.. Cochems stepped to the
latform and held up his hand. There
as something in his manner that had q
8 effect on the crowd and the cheer
e suddenly died away. Ia
COchems Breaks News. 81
II have something to tell you and ] re
ope you will receive the news with d.
lpness," Mr.. Cochems said. His voice m
loDk as he spoke, and death-like