Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-18
COL. ROOSEVELT SHOT
In Hospital in Chicago with Bull.
let Embedded in His Chest
Condition Favorable fer Recovery-His
Assalant, Who Was Overpowered, Ev.
identy Demented.

identy Demented.
EX-President Theodore Roosevelt was
wounded by an assassin's bullet in front
of the Hotel Fitzpatrick in Milwaukee
Monday night Col Roosevelt was fired
upon just as he entered big automo-
bile which was in waiting to take him
to the Auditorium, where he was seized
uled to deliver an address, He was way
ing his Acknowledgements to the cheer
ing crowd when his assalant, who was
standing only few feet away, raised
his revolver and fired. In an instant Mr..
Martin, one of the colonel's secretaries,
jumped from the automobile squarely up
on the would-be murderers shoulders,
bearing him to the ground.
The stories of what followed the shoot
ing vary greatly, but the crowd threat
ened to lynch the assailant and col
Roosevelt ordered the crowd to stop and
not hurt the man.
One statement is to the effect that Col
Roosevelt did not realize that he was
hurt at the time, and another is that he
talked calmly with his cousin. Theodore
Roosevelt, about the injury. In any case
he insisted on going to the Auditorium,
where, after a superficial examination of
his wound, he addressed his audience an
hour.
lie was then taken to the emergency
hospital, where a further examination by
was not serious. Later he boarded a
train for Chicago, and after arriving in
that city went to the Mercy hospital.
John Schrank, who shot Col Roose-
welt, is 30 years old, and a native of
bavaria. He came to this country when
hlhe years old and was formerly sa-
ioon-keeper in New York He formed a
plan of assassination Sept p, and dur
ing the past two or three weeks had
peeh following the colonel throughout
the country waiting for an opportunity
TO XIII him. He went to Charlestown
. T., on the coloners trail and then fol-
,o"eu MN TO New Orleans, to Indianapo-
us ana chicago. Schrank is undoubtedly
denehted' In papers found in his pock-
cts were statements that he had been
visited in dream by the spirit of VIII
liam Mckinley, who said indicating col
Roosevelt This is my murderer, avenge
my death"
Ebert E. Martin, the coloners stem
ographer who overpowered Schrank IL
a native of Manchester, VT. and grad-
uate of the Detroit law college the pres-
ent year. Martin is a former football
player, a man of powerful physique and
he quickly overpowered Schrank.
Col Roosevelt undoubtedly owes his life
~ his fine physical development. The
bullet lodged in the massive muscles of
his chest instead of penetrating the
lungs as would have been the case
with man of ordinary strength The
bullet passed through his clothing, in
Guiding heavy army overcoat and its
force was retarded to some extent when
1t perforated the manuscript of the col
onePs speech.
The Injury is not mere flesh
wound The bullet is imbedded to the
depth OF three or four inches.
An x-ray photograph locates the bull
let in fracture of the fourth rib about
four inches from the sternum The rib
Is badly splintered No attempt will be
made to remove the bullet at present.
Col. Roosevelt's condition is favorable
and he plans to return home in a few
days.