The Detroit times., 1912-10-17
CRISIS COMES
I'm ROOSEVELT'S
CASE FRIDAY
DIR. Terrill Says Experts Can Tell
Then Whether Blood Pois-
= oning Will Come
NOTHING TO INDICATE
AN UNFAVORABLE TURN
Mrs. Roosevelt Arrives at Bed
side of Her Wounded
Husband

CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-The crisis in
the case of Colonel Roosevelt will
come Friday, according to q state
ment made at noon today to the
Lated Press by DR.. Scurry l.. Tur-
rill. the former presidents personal
physician.
If there is any danger TO the
colonel from blood poisoning or lock.
jaw" he said, 1T will be indicated by
Friday by the presence OF pus around
the wound. IL, however by that time
.there is no indication of pus forma.
tion, his physicians will be able to
assume that In theory the wound. is
healing and that the colonel will have
practically recovered in. a few days
or course, We cannot say at this time
what the developments will be, but
there 10 nothing at present to indl-
cate an unfavorable turn and We re-
sar6 the outlook today as distinctly
encouraging"
The attending physicians were
cheered this afternoon when word
came from Milwaukee that there was
no poison on the bullets found In the
revolver used by John Schrank, the
cIlonel's assailant.
The attitude of Colonel Roosevelt
toward Schrank is most remarkable"
said the wounded mans cousin, Philip
Roosevelt. He seems to feel no
anger toward the man, little pity, but
takes toward him an attitude OF i'm
patience. When the shooting occurred
my cousin said: Bring the man to
snse. Bring him here. Let no one
hurt him. After the colonel had
questioned the man briefly regarding
his motives he surrendered him to
the police and since that time has
scarcely spoken his name"
Strict rules were built up about
Chicago package addressed to the
>shite Of Colonel Roosevelt, at the
Mercy hospital today. Elbert L.
Martin, the athlete stenographer, who
captured and disarmed the coloners
assailant at Milwaukee, intercepted
a package which had been sent ad-
dressed to Colonel Roosevelt today,
and after finding II contained jelly,
ne ordered 1t turned over to the po-
lice. A package OF grapes similarly
addressed went the same route, and
1T Martins suggestion the hospital
a,ithorities refused TO accent any
other packages purporting to contain !
food delicacies intended for Colonel
Roosevelt.
Frank James, brother OF the noted |
bandit, Jesse James, sent Roosevelt
message today the subject matter
only or which was made public. He
suggested that bodyguard of one
hundred men be selected to accom- |
nany Roosevelt wherever he goes un- |
I'll after the election. His suggestion |
was that Roosevelt appoint ninety |
n'ne OF the hundred and that he, |
James," would be the hundredth |
man and would pay all OF his ex-
penses.
Philip Roosevelt, the colonel's !
cousin today received Letter from |
a. rich coffee manufacturer who dis |
claimed any desire 10 advise, but who |
said that II the colonel desired good |
cup OF coffee in the morning, whether
Il be the third or not. he would glad
ly come on to Chicago and make IL
for the patient, with his own hands.
The colonel has not been informed
Roosevelts secretary spent most OF
today answering the thousands OF
messages OF sympathy received from
all parts Of the United States and
foreign countries.
Dr Murphy, head Of the Mercy hos
pital, conferred with DR.. Terrill, !
summing up the case today. He said:
Unless the bullet strikes a nerve,
or infection Is evident from the very |
first, IL is not customary Immediately |
10 operate in cases Of this kind. The
coloners condition Is excellent his !
temperature and respiration are
normal. he Is In a cheerful frame OF |
mind and, all things taken into con.
sideration, he could not be better"
1t was learned today that DR.. A. J.
Ochsner, famous surgeon, of Chicago.
has been tentatively retained to act.