Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-15

ments, however, his voice sank some
what, and he seemed to stand rather
unsteadily. DIR. Terrell and Col Lyon
1 stepped up to him and the doctor
| insisted that he stop. I'm going to
| finish this Speech, said the colonel
| emphaticaily.
I'm all right, let me alone"
DR.. Terrell and Col. Lyon sat down
| again. The colonel continued his
| speech, evidently with increasing eff
| fort, but succeeded in making him
| self heard and talked for more than
| an hour. Then he was rushed to his
| automobile and flashed through the
streets TO the emergency hospital
The operating room had been placed
| in readiness to receive him and six
of the leading surgeons of Milwaukee
Were awaiting his arrival.
Col. Roosevelt was mdressed and
placed upon the operating table, al
though he insisted that he was not
badly hurt and that the doctors were
taking il too seriously.
An examination of the wound showed
it had been made by bullet of large
size. 1t entered the 6eshy part of the
right breast, half way between the col
lar bone and lower rib. The physicians
found that they knew no more after
their examination than before as to the
location of the bullet and it was de-
cided to send for an X-ray machine
to determine to what depth the mis-
sile had penetrated. While he was
waiting for the \-ray machine, Col.
Roosevelt sat up on the operating ta-
bic and talked politics and joked with
tho physicians
In the meantime hidden away in an
inner room in the police station, Col
RooseVelts assaiiant was being sub
mitted to a rigid examination. He re-
fused stubbornly TO give an account
of himself, and would say nothing
except that Il will tell you, tomor-
row"
After long siege. however. the po-
lice forced from him the statement
that he was John Schrank, of $40 East
10th street, New York.
Clippings found in the mans pock
cts showed he had studied Col. Roese
vet's itinerary fully. with the evident
intention of selecting the place at
which he might accomplish what he
had in mind, ~
1t was said at the fitzpatrick hotel
that while Col Roosevelt was at din
ner short, dark man, about 40 years
old. made four attempts to gain ad
mission to the dining room, being
turned away each time. Those who
saw him said he bore no resemblance
to Schrank From this circumstance
the report gained currency that two
men were negaged in the attempt to-
fake Col Reosevelt's life. The police
tonight, were unable to gain any evil
denee to bear out this story,
Mr.. Martin, to whom Col. Roosevelt
PERHAPS owes his life, told the story,
tonight, of his adventure.
II walked down stairs with the col
onal. ard out to the car he said,
land had taken my seat before any
thing had happened. AS Col. Roose-
Welt was standing in the car waving
his hat to he crowd, the flash of metal
caught my eye. did not stop to think
what | was doing and before J really
knew it. jumped over the side of tile
car and had my arm around the neck
of a man | had hardly seen. Every
thing seemed to happen at once
There was a flash. sound of
shot, and | was on the ground with
the man. I threw one arm about his
neck and held him fast. AT the same
time | caught his gun hand with my
free hand and wrenched the revolver
from him. He struggled for minute,
hut .in spite of the fact that he was
acting like a mailman he did not keep
up the fight long, and with the help of
Cant. Girard | soon had him under
control.
Il picked the man up and held nm
where Col. Roosevelt could see him.
THE poor creature said the col
onel. H.
Il put the revolver into my pocket
ard began To drag the man out of the
crowd, which was on us in minute.
struggling to get at the prisoner.
THE colonel saw that the man was
in danger, and it was his act which
saved him.
HE told the crowd to stand back
and they cid Capt. Girard and
dragged him into the hotel an turned
him over to the police.
I'VE came back to the automobile
and started for the auditorium. AS We
We're riding along McGrath called the
coloners attention TO a hole in ms
oven coat. Col. Roosevelt unhuttoned
his coat
..'Why, I'm bleeding, he said.
- Al ~ r.