The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-17
ROOSEVELT SHOT BY
ASSASSIN AND BADLY
WOUNDED In CHEST
COlOneI's Life Spared When Bullet Of Crank in
Milwaukee Hits Manuscript Speech,
which He Later Delivers.

MlIWduhte.-NOl, IutOuOlp NOOBe-
welt was shot in the right breast as
ke was leaving Hotel fitzpatrick for
the Auditorium, where he was billed
to deliver an address
Inc shot was fired by John Schrenk,
OF $40 East Tenth street. New York.
lie was taken into custody imme-
diately the shot was fired. He il
thought TO be demented.
Colonel Roosevelt, when the bullet
struck him, was seen to place his
hand over his heart. He leaned back
in his seat in the motor car for an
instant, then rising, lifted his hat,
waved his hand to quiet the crowd,
and insisted on being driven to the
Auditorium.
The colonel stood before an audi
erce that filled the great building
and spoke for more than an hour.
While he was speaking the white
vest he wore was seen to be turning
crimson. The spot became enlarged
as time passed. 1t was plain that
there was wound, and the location
of the red spot on the vest showed
that the wound was near the heart.
Physicians, friends and officials
besought the colonel to leave the
stage and have the wound dressed.
Il will make this speech or die" he
said, with emphasis. zone or the
other"
md he turned and again addressed
his hearers.
As he continued his address It was
apparent to all his hearers that he
was becoming rapidly weak from the
loss of blood The wonderful vitality
of the man was being put to a test
that was too great for even him to
endure.
Wounded shortly after s o'clock,
Col. Roosevelt stood before thou.
sands in the Auditorium until $3.50
o'cack, when, with failing voice, he
finished his speech,
Then he CONSIGNED to have his
wound looked after, and he was
placed in his waiting automobile and
was hurried TO the emergency hos
pital
Six physicians examined the wound.
They found II impossible to deter.
mine how far the ball had penetrated
and agreed that II should be ascer-
tanned by an X.ray photograph.
Schrenk, the assassin, was standing
in the crowd in the street at a point
it was known the Roosevelt automo-
bile would pass.
Because OF the thrOng that filed
the street the passage Of the big tour
ing car was slow.
Schrenk stepped close to the car.
His act occasioned no comment at
the time. Thousands of others were
eager as he to get a close view Of the
colonel
Stands Few Feet Away and Fires.
In an instant Schrenks hand was
withdrawn from his pocket. \ re
volycr cleaned in his hand But
few feet separated from the former
president he thrust the weapon for
ward, leveled it point.blank at the
culouel's breast, and pulled the trig.
ger before any one could stay him.
Martin, Col. Roosevclt's secretary,
sprang from the car, and singing the
assassin out. seized him. Henry +.
Cochems pushed through the crowd
an instant later and Schrenk was
pinloned.
Colonel Roosevelt when the bullet
struck him, barely moved In his
breast pocket was a roll OF manu-.
script. The ball struck this, else IT
would have killed him instantly.
The colonel settled back in the
cushions for bur an instant. Then he
stood erect and waved his hand as
II TO assure those who had witnessed
the attempted assassination that he
was unframed.
Scarcely any in the great crowd
realized then that the distinguished
guest had been wounded.
Martin, who is six feet tall, and
former football star, landed sQuarely
on the assassin's shoulders and had
borne him to the ground
He threw his right arm about the
mans neck with a death.like grip and
with his left arm seized the hand that
held the revolver. In another second
he had dsarmed him.
Looks on ss Martin Picks Man Up.
Col. Roosevelt stood calmly looking
en- as though nothing had happened
Martin had picked UP the man as
though he were child and carried
him the few feet that separated him
almost to the car