American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-17
ATTEMPT MADE ON
LIFE OF ROOSEVELT
Colonel Delivers Speech With
Bullet in His Breast.
Roosevelt Shot While Standing In
Automobile on His Way to
Hall to Deliver Address
in Milwaukee.

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt w;
shot and slightly wounded Monda
evening in Milwaukee as he W.
leaving the Gilparick hotel for tn
Coliseum to make a speech.
The wound was superficial and t
colonel went on to the hall and be
gan his speech after he had see
the assassin arrested and taken t
the police station.
Henry F. Cochems seized the as
sassin and held him until police
men came up. A mob surged aroun,
the man, who apparently is a radici
On the subject of Roosevelt runnini
for another term as president.
The assassin who is of small stat
ure, admitted firing the shot. ant
said that "any man looking for {
third term ought to be shot,
In notes found in the mans
/ pocket 1T the police station were
'-~-4it4ments that the man had been
visited III a dream by the spirit OF
William Mckinley, who said, in
dicating Roosevelt, "This is my
murderer ;avenge my death"
The shooting took place in the
street in front of the Gilpatrick
Hotel. Colonel Rooevelt reached Mil
waukee shortly after So clock. and
making his way through the crowd
that had gathered at the station
entered an automobile and was
driven to the hotel. He took dinner
in private dining room on themain
floor with the members of the party
Oh dis private car.
Colonel Roosevelt stood up waving
his hat in answer to the cheers of
ing in the crowd a few feet away
from the automobile. He pushed his
way to the side of the car and.
raisig his gun fired.
Martin caught the flash of the re-
volver as the shot was fired, and
leaped over the car second after
the bullet sped on it's way. Colonel
Roosevelt barely moved after the
shot was fired. Before the crowd
knew what had happened Martin
who is six feet talland a former foot
ball player had landed on the as
sassin's shoulders and had borne
YIN . down to the ground, with
sfght arm around the mans neck
! 'th a death like grip and with
left arm seized the hand that
I'd the revolver. In another second
he had disarmed him.
Colonel Roosevelt stood calmly
looking as though nothing had
happened. Martin picked the man up
as though he were a child and car
ried him the few feet which separ-
sted them from the car, almost to
the side of the colonel.
Ign. aim, kill him." cried
men. The crowd pressed
n on them and Martin and Captain
3irard were caught with the prisone
d the midst Of a struggle. It SEEM
ID for the moment that the assaaain
would be torn to pieces.
Roosevelt raised his hand and
notioned to the crowd to fall back. i
stop. stop" he cried. stand {
,ack, don't hurt him." -,
The crowd at first was not dis =
'oeed TO heed him, but at length I
ell back and permitted the man to I
70 carried into the hotel After a I
hort struggle the assassin gave up \
nd was carried to Jail. Il
As soon as they reached the t
uilding Colonel Roosevelt was .
aken into dressing room and his I
utter garments removed and an 9
made. All but the t
olonel rgreed that it was impoasibl p
,r him to deliver his speech. t
"I will believer this speech or v
le. one or the other" was the .
,lonel's reply. a
Despite the protest Of his phyHi- v
ans, the colonel strode out OF the
ressing room and to the stage; sew
ral thousand persons packed into
le big building, cheered loudly as h
. entered, and without a word to g.
Idtcate what had happened. went a
his seat For several minutes, Il
le crowd who did not know what CT
I'd happened. kept up the cheer 81
e. O
Then Mr.. ccchems stepped tol p
n