The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-10-17
ROOSEVELT SHOT
BY unknown MAN
IN MILWAUKEE
Bullet Strikes Colonel in Right
Side and Lodges There.
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN CAUGHT
Ex-PresIdent Makes Light Of Wound
and Goes to Auditorium, Where
He Makes Speech and Is Given
Great Ovation by Crowd
AssaiIant Had Followed
Victim for Weeks.

Milwaukee, Oct. 15.-An attempt to
assassinate Colonel Roosevelt was
made last night as he started on his
way from the Hotel Fitzpatrick In this
city to the Auditorium.
AS he stepped into an automobile a
shoI was fred by scraggly atti"ed
man, who edged his way through the
crowd to the motor car. The stranger
took deliberate aim and sent the bull
let crashing into the ex-president s
right side just below the nipple. The
shooter was nabbed by Ebert II. Mar
tin, the ex-presidents ,stenographer,
and Capt. Alfred o. Gerard of Milwau-
kee, a rough rider under Roosevelt.
Tries to Fire Second Shot.
AS he was about to fire another
shot the revolver, a 32.caliber affair,
was knocked from his hand by Col.
Cecil Lyon Of Texas, who is accom-
panying Roosevelt on his mid-western
campaign trip. Lyon jumped out OF
the automobile and started to choke
the would be assassin.
Roosevelt, who had staggered back
into the automobile when the shot was
fred. raised himself ur and stood look.
ing up at Lyon, who was sitting, on
the shooter The ex-president cried
with gesture; Don't hurt him; I'm
all right"
A captain of police rushed in as
7 ,,ip pnlInu
and, with Lyons help, dragged the
man into the hotel kitchen.
Colonel Says, "Fm Not Hurt"
Colonel Roosevelt sat back in the
motor car as an immense crowd that
had witnessed the shooting yelled tc
him. With rare presence of mind the
colonel, waving his hat, cried out:
"My good friends, I'm not hurt. I'm
going on to the hall to speak. Coco
luck"
The whole incident had occurred sc
quickly that the astonished crowd die
nothing but stand stock still.
As the colonels automobile paused
Roosevelt turned to the chauffeur and
in calm voice remarked; Now, just
run the car up to the Auditorium. I'm
not hurt and everything's all right
The car started up and in moment
Roosevelt was on his way to the Au
ditorium with bullet in his side.
The ex.president did not actually
realize that he had been shot until he
got to the hall, five blocks distant
He knew that the bullet had grazed
him, because he felt it against his
side, but he believed that it had sim
ply gone through his overcoat.
Insists on Making Speech.
As he reached the Auditorium, the
eX-president felt a sharp sting in his
side and instinctively placed his hand
upon 1t. Or. Terrill, his private physi-
clan. who rode in the automobile with
him, noticed the gesture and pleaded
with the colonel to permit him to make
an examination, but without avail, Mr..
Roosevelt persisted in declaring he
was not hurt and that he was going
TO address the people assembled in
the Auditorium
In the meantime members of the
ex-president's party. in great alarm,
had gone to the platform of the Audi
forum to prepare the huge audience
for the shocking news of the attempt
ed assassination.
Harry Cochems of Wisconsin, who is
now working for the colonel, stepped
to the fore of the stage and in quaver-
ing voice announced.
Ladies and gentlemen, | have sad
news for you. Colonel Roosevelt has
been shot"
A murnur ran through the audi
ence.
Some crank shot him as he was on
his way here Cochems went on. The
colonel Is outside here and will soon
| ask you to be as quiet as you can,
as he Is in great pain. If there are
any physicians in the audience wish
they would hurry back of the scenes.
for they are needed"
Instantly DR., X. G. Sayle and DR..
Frederick A. Stratton of Milwaukee
hurried back. They found DR.. Terrill
sitting on chair before Colonel Roose.
welt, trying to induce him to give up
the speech and go to a hospital.
MY dear doctor, that is impos-
sible," declared Roosevelt, firmly /;
I'm going to make that speech IL it's
the last one
Audience Cheers Wildly.
Seeing 1t was useless to interfere,
the colonel's bodyguard escorted him
to the platform. AS Mr. Roosevelt
walked firmly to the stage as though
nothing In the world was the matter
the gigantic crowd burst into the
widest cheer he has heard in his
campaign trip, Mr.. Roosevelt waved
his hand at the crowd paced few
steps along the platform and waved
at the galleries.
The ex-presIdent had In his pocket
n carefully prepared speech, which
he had dictated on the train on his
way TO Milwaukee. Without any for
mality. excepting to greet the crowd
as Fellow citizens OF Wisconsin, the
colonel pulled the manuscript of his