The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-10-17
COL. ROOSEVELT SHOT
IN BREAST BY CRANK
JOHN ScHRANk, NEW YORK
LAUNDRYMAN, FIRES SHOT At
CLOSE RANGE THAT WOULD
HAVE KILLED ROOSEVELT IN
SCRIPT INSISTED ON GOING
AHEAD WITH SPEECH-EXPEC
ED TO RECOVER IN CHICAGO
HOSPITAL.

Colonel Theo. Roosevelt was serious
ly wounded in the chest by would -he
assassin, who gave his name as John
Schrank of New York City, Monday
evening, at Milwaukee, "4s., jas. as
the Colonel was leaving the Gilpatrick
hotel. The colonel had just stepped in
to an automobile when his assailant
pushed through the crOWu ana t.red
at his victim with a 3S calibre revol-
YER at close range. Roosevelt display
ed great courage and scarcely finch
ed as the bullet struck hln and as
Schrank was in the act OF nrlug again,
Albert II. Martin, Roosevelt's steno-
Srapher a powerful man, leaped upon
Schranks shoulders and bore him to
the ground. Capt. A.: O. Girard Of
Milwaukee, who was on the front seat
of the car, arrested the man and took
! him to the police station altho it ap-
peared for a time that he would be
lynched Roosevelt waved the mob
back and asked that the man lie given
d fair trial. This undoubtedly SAY ed
display Of violence. The Colonel in
! sisted on going on with his speech, at
ter seeing his assailant arres,e and
! taken to Jail. The doctors advised the
! Colonel to give up his engagec7e 1t, but
ne replied, I'll make the Sy@.."n or
die and he proceeded to the bls aud
itorium where he addressed .. large
crowd for an hour and 4 ha He
showed some signs of weak ness to-
! wards the latter end Of his Sl'eeril, out
| showed that he was very game
-, s,-
the hospital for on the ope. atm table
while the doctors were -, his
wound he dictated This telegram to his
! wife:
Am feeling fine. Have ballet in
! chest, but it will amount to p, r.. cally
| nothing. Man VINO shot me ..a.'.. d 38
calibre revolver. Talked for hour and
! half after being shot Have -. 'ine
all the time and will only be o>. .et TWO
or three days Theodore"
! At 11:3O exactly he annn 'r'rt that
he was ready to go anywh-.". and
| walked out of the operating un-
assisted, followed by four i.:l - Ines
men who kept the crowd il l< :ro 'jtal
at distance to prevent them tolch-
ing or rubbing against hin IL &,ep-
pea into the elevator and II 1pO.
closed one Of the nurses salN rye
Mr.. Roosevelt" Goodbye, t 'ody,
and thank you," responded -, mel
'and good luck to you
He walked easily to the Fl lall-
way Of the hospital wher iesa
men stopped him for a n".
How are you feeling, CD.u ask
ed one man.
Fine, bully" answere-: ,-,.
couldn't feel better. The ret
have is that l will be fore ~ of
for couple of days. Th>
4Altho a bullet was !, b,
chest, he made the lengthy ana
many in the audience dil al
the time that he had bee:c 4.
After making the sp w;,s
rushed to an emergency h ere
an x-ray machine was ate
the bullet Attending ph s~,;:-
ed that he was not serj trci,.
but he was very weak VIII: ,cheS
the hospital.
Roosevelt was hurried s.
fast as possible, where ken
to Mercy hospital and WI an"
der the care Of four of fa-
nous physicians and sur, ar
rived in Chicago at $50 O. dag
morning, and insisted on hr' IN to
the hospital in an autOm, HA9
induced to ride in an ir
the Mercy hospital, DR.. ,,'i .phy.
the noted surgeon, found oui-
let was located in the deep :. but
a safe distance from the Ia! .oose-
vet's life was undoubte| by
the fact that the bullet $ X the
manuscript of his Milv@ 7eeci,
which was in his inner 60. .cket.
This DETECTED the course 4llet
The wound is in the = east,
an inch above the nippl, :u,rse
of the bullet seems to h: Town
and towards the breast bon = = bull
let has not been located H'' "A not
take a dangerous course II ,,'.' It en-
| erred the thoracic cavity. t. Hirphy
announced that the WON not
be dangerous unless bloc ..'. ming
set in. Mrs. Nicholas Ions for
merly Alice Roocevelt, first
member Of the family Il $50 Mr.
| RooseveIt's BEDSIDE, and Il eavelt
| and son, Teho. Jr., arr! ad II the
Tv en,:rth Century Limited
Roosevelt's campaigH fdnagers
stated that all engaFements sifd be
cancelled If the patient sui,
ficiently, he may maize the dress
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