The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-15
COLONEL ROOSEVELT SHOT IN MILWAUKEE

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 hand that held the revolver. In an- other second he had disarmed him. Roosevelt Is Calm Colonel Roosevelt stood calmly look ing on as though nothing had hap
 pened. Martin picked the man up as though he were child and carried him the few feet which separated them from the car almost to the side of the colonel.
 Here he is." said Martin. Look at him, colonel.'
 All this happened within few sec onds and Colonel Roosevelt stood gag ing rather curiously at the man who attempted his life before the stunned crowd realized what was going on
 Then a howl of rage went up.
 Lynch himl Kill him," cried hum dred mem The crowd pressed in on them and Martin and Captain Girard who had followed Martin over the side Of the automobile were caught with their prisoner in the midst of strug- ging throng of maddened men. It seemed for the moment that he would be torn to pieces and 1t was Colonel
 Roosevelt himself who intervened on 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 at first were 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 a short struggle the as- sassin gave up and was carried without resistance out of the reach of the crowd. Are you hurt eolone? a hundred voices called out.
 "Oh, mo-" he responded with smile Missed me that time. I'm not hurt a bit"
 q think we'd better be going on," he
 said to the other members of his party
 "or we will be late Unaware of Wound
 No one in the party. including Colonel
 Roosevelt himself, entertained the slight
 est notion that the colonel had been shot He felt no shock or pain at the time. and it was assumed that the bullet went wild. As soon as Colonel Roose- welt had assured himself the assassin was safe in the hands of the police he gave orders to drive on to the Audi torlum.
 They had driven hardly one of the four blocks from the hotel to the Auditorium
 
 Roosevelts secretaries uttered a sharp exclamation and pointed to the colonel's breast.
 Look, colonel" he said, there is a hole in your overcoat." Colonel Roosevelt looked down. saw the hole then unbuttoned the big brown army coat which he was wearing and thrust his hand beneath it. When he withdrew 1t
 his fingers were stained with blood. Col
 onel Roosevelt was not dismayed by his
 discovery.
 .'It looks as though l had been hit" he said. but I don't think it is any thing serious"
 pr. Scurry Terrell of Dallas, Texas Colonel Rooseyelt's physician, who had entered the automobile just before it started off. insisted that the colonel re- turn to the hotel. He paid no attention to the suggestion. however. and the car was driveU on to the Auditorium. As soon as they reached the building Colonel Roosevelt was taken into dress ing room and his outer garments removed.
 pr. Terrell with the help of two other
 doctors. who were in the Auditorium came to the dressing room a call from ! the platform and made a superficial ex- animation They agreed 1t was impos- sible to hazard guess as to the ex- tent of the colonel's injuries and that he should by all means go at once to
 hospital.
 "I Will Speak or Die" "I will deliver this speech or die, one | or the other" was Colonel Roosevelts $ reply
 l Despite the protests of his physicians l the colonel strode out of the dressing | room and onto the stage. large crowd hacked into the big building cheered | loudly as he entered and without a word ! to indicate what had happened went to his seat. For several minutes the crowd
 no man of whom suspected that the col onel bore a bullet in his body, kept up ! it's cheering.
 | Then MT. Cochems stepped to the front ! of the platform and held up his hand. | There was something in his manner which had it's effect upon the crowd and the cheering died suddenly away. | q have something to tell you said MT Cochems, land I hope you will re- 1 ceive the news with calmness.' l His voice shook as he spoke and a
 deathlike stiffness settled over the throng.
 "Colonel Roosevelt has been shot. He l Is wounded.' He spoke in a low tone, | but such was the stiffness that everyone heard him. A cry of astonishment and
 horror went up from the crowd whlcn stant Mir. Cochems turned and looked inquiringly at Colonel Roosevelt. 'TeIl
 us, are yoR hurt?' men and women
 shouted wildly. Some. of them rose from their seats and rushed forward to look
 more closely at the colonel The Colonel Calms Crowd Colonel Roosevelt rose and walked to
 the edge of the platform to quiet the