The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-10-19

Auditorium The extent Of his injury
il unknown. With q bullet in his body.
Colonel Roosevelt went to the Auditor
inm & make his speech. He refused to
permit ply sicians to examine the wound
until be had finished his address.
A written proclamation found on the
clothing Of the man who did the shoot
ing reads:
September Is. 1912.
September Is, 1901, / 80 q. m. In q
dream / saw President Mckinley SIT mp
in a monks attire in whom / recognized
Theodore Roosevelt. The dead Presi.
dent said: This Is my murderer.
avenge my DEATH
September ~. 1912. 100 .. m, while
writing . poem. some n tapped me on
the shoulder and said: Let not . MUIR
derer take the Presidential chair. Avenge
my DEATH
81 could plainly see Mr.. McKinley's
features.
Before the Almighty God. l swear
this above writing is nothing but the
truth"
Note In His Pocket
Another note found in the mans
pocket reads:
$50 long as Japan could rise to the
greatest power of the world despite her
surviving q tradition more than two
thousand years old, as General Nogi
90 nobly demonstrated. il is the duty
of the United States Of America to up
hold the third term tradition. Let every
third. termer be regarded as a traitor to
| the American cause Let it be the right
and duty of every citizen to forcibly re
move a third termer. Never let a third
term party ea1 olem appear on the official
ballot.
81 am willing TO die for my country
God has called me to be his instrument
so help me God.
(Signed) INNOCENT GUILTY"
"A strong tower 10 our God"
The last sentence is in Germany
Starts For Auditorium
After dinner Colonel Roosevelt went e
his room on the second floor Of the
hotel. and shortly before 8 o'clock h
started for the Auditorium. His auto
mobile stood in front of the door and
about it was a crowd of several hun
dred persons, who were waiting to catci
q glimpse Of the Colonel as he startet
of.
With the Colonel were Philip Roose
welt, q young cousin; Mr.. Cochems. Mr.
Martin and Captain Girard. The Grove
pressed close about the Colonel ant
gave a cheer.
As the party reached the AUTOMOBILE
Colonel Roosevelt's companions stoo'
aside and he stepped into the car.
Martin entered directly behind hin
and sat ON the farther side Of the car.
Colonel Roosevelt stood up, wavinl
his hat in answer to the cheers of tn
crowd. The would. bs assassin wa
standing in the crowd q fe feet from
the automobile. He pushed his way {
the side of the car and, raising his gun
fred.
Shot IL Fired
Martin caught the fash of the revolv
er as the shot was fired, aud leaped owe
the car o second after the bullet spe
on its way. Colonel Roosevelt barrel
moved as the shot was fired. Befor
the crowd knew what had happened
Martin, who Is six feet tall and a fol
mer football player. had landed square
ly on the aasassin's shoulders and ha
borne Kim to the ground. He threw hi
right arm about the mans neck with
death-li grip and with the left arr
seized the hand that held the revolver
In another second he had disarmed hin
Colonel Roosevelt stood calmly look
ing on as though nothing had happened
Martin picked the man up as though b
were q child and carried him the FEY
feet which separated them from the Cal
almost to the side of the Colonel.
Here he is, "said Martin. Look o
him, Colonel"
All this happened within q few sec
onds, and Colonel Roosevelt stood ga
ing rather ouriously at the man VIII
had attempted his life before the stun
ned crowd realized what was going on
Then q howl Of rage went up.
Lynch him, kill him |" cried a hun
dred men. The crowd pressed in o.
them and Martin and Captain Girsrd
who had followed Martin over the sid
Of the automobile. were caught witt
their prisoner in the midst Of q strue
Cling throng Of maddened men. !
seemed for the moment that the ASSASSIN
would be torn to pieces by the infuriate'