The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-10-18
Makes Speech With
Bullet In Breast
SPEAKING DATES CANCELLED

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candidate for president, was shot
and seriously but not fatally
wounded Monday night as he
was leaving his hotel for the
Auditorium to make speech.
The attempt on Colonel Roose-
velt's life was made by a man
giving his name as John Schrenk,
of New York City, who was i'm
mediately overpowered and plac-
ed in cell.
Colonel Roosevelt was shot ir
the right breast, but it was some
time afterwards, while on his
way to the Auditorium, before
it was known that the bullet hac
taken effect. One of the party
noticed a hole in the ex-presi.
dents overcoat and called atten.
tion to it, and the Colonel unbot-
toned his overcoat and thrust his
hand beneath. When he with
drew it his fingers were covered
with blood and he remarked, 1T
looks as if had been hit. :" DR..
Terrill, the Colonel's physician,
insisted that he return to the
hotel but Mr.. Roosevelt would
not hear to it and insisted on be-
ing driven to the Auditorium
where he said he would deliver
this speech or die, one or the
other"
Despite the protest of the
physicians and his friends, Colo
mel Roosevelt carried out his
purpose and spoke for more than
an hour. After the close of his
speech he was taken to a hos
pital and later removed to the
train that carried him to Chicago,
where he is now in the Presby
terian hospital. The physicians
in charge issued the following
bulletin at l p. m:
The examination of Col. Roose-
welt showed that his tempera-
ture was 98.8; his pulse, 81; res
piration, normal. 1t pains him
to breathe. He must have abso-
lutte quiet, must cease from talk
ing and must not see anyone un-
til we give permission. This is
not a mere flesh wound, but is a
serious wound in the chest and
quietude is essential.
Mrs. Roosevelt and other men,
bers of the family are. in Chicago
with Mr.. Roosevelt.
John Schrenk, would-be assas-
sin, was born in Erding, Ba-.
varia, and is 36 years old. He
came to this country with his
parents when he was nine years
Did and has been engaged in the
saloon business as proprietor or
nearly all his life, un-
il he decided that it was his
duty to kill Roosevelt. He said
1e had been personally acquaint-
I'd with Roosevelt since Roose-
7elt was police commissioner in
1896; that he was first attracted
o him as a political parsonage
It the convention in Chicago
vhen he cried "thief' at that
onvention. He looked upon his
'lan to start a third party as a
menace to the country and said
hat if Roosevelt was defeated
It the fall election he would
gain cry thief" and that his
ct would plunge the country
nto a bloody civil war, and that
fter much consideration he
eemed it his duty to put Roose-
cit out of the way. He also
old of having a dream in which
ormer President Mckinley ap-
cared to him and told him that
was not Czolgoz who murder
! him; but Roosevelt; that the
lood was on Roosevelt's hands {
nd that Roosevelt had killed 7
i'm so that Roosevelt might be-
)me president.
Schrenk told of following Mr.. :,
first to Charleston, S, K
>, then to New Orleans, Allan f
!, Chattanooga, Evansville and |,
'dianapolis, Ind, and then to s
hicago and on to Milwaukee, T T
the time looking for the op- = =
that did not present it. Il
If until the last. named place N
as reached. That he is a ia a