The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-17
ROOSEVELT HAD
GOOD NIGHT AND
IS MUCH BETTER
Planned Today to Renew His
Campaign Work Because
of Improvement.
may ALWAYS CARRY BULLET
IN CHEST As SOUVENIR

NeSN xOIS0HynV
Will Induce Physicians to Probe for
Bullet at this Titne-No LONGER any
Cause for Worry.
Chicago, Oct 17.-Stx physicians.
who made the most extended survey Of
Colonel Roosevelt's wound that has
been attempted since his arrival at
Mercy hospital, this morning found his
condition as near normal as that of q
man can be. and renewed tho
assurance that there was no longer
any cause for worry.
It was also positively announced
that Roosevelt would not leave the
hospital. at least until after Sunday.
John B. Murphy, Arthur Dean Bevan,
John F. Golden, Scurry L. Terrell.
Alexander Lambert and William B.
McCauley. The last named dressed
the wound while the bulletin was be-
ing prepared.
The bulletin said:
Pulse. ~; temperature. sS.3: res
piration, 18 all night. Wound dressed;
looks well: some oozing, Examination
OF lungs by DR.. Alexander Lambert
shows lungs in good condition. Gen.
ressing favorable and unless some
complications occur the bullet will not
be removed at present"
The bulletin was timed 9:05 a. m.
Colonel Roosevelt felt so much bet
ter today that he began planning for
a continuation of his Campaign trip.
During the night he passed most Of
the time in sleep and only on rare oc-
casions did he awaken and then only
for few moments In which to permit
the nurse to take his clinical record
which almost invariably showed his
condition to be excellent and nearly
normal. At 4 O'clock he declared he
had bully sleep but would not read
because he wished to remain quiet and
doze until 1t was time for his sponge
bath.
Once during the night Mrs. Roose-
velt visited her husband. She occupies
an adjoiqing room and was awakened
by the nurse as she passed in to take
the clinical record. She remained on
" a short time as the colonel assured
her he was feeling fine"
The colonel's breakfast. a. usual,
consisted OF bacon. soft boiled eggs.
buttered toast and q pot of tea. Mrs.
Roosevelt Joined him in this.
DR.: Lambert. the family physician,
explained that there was no signifi-
cance in the fact that the physicians
bulletin said the bullet would not be
removed 'at present"
you see." he said. when you talk
OF the future you must Of necessity he
indefinite. To illustrate: Supposing
sepsis were to set in after we said the
bullet would not be. removed. It
might make itself clear. sufficient to
attract our attention in a single hour,
and then previous assertion would ap-
pear either misleading or misinform-
ing. So we say the bullet will not be
taken out. Now 1t depends on two
things, whether 1t will be removed.
One is the trouble that might arise
The other is If the colonel would
rather carry the souvenir in his pock-
ct or in his Chest
Bullet Not Poisoned.
Milwaukee, Oct. 16.-Alt. fear that
the bullet which hit Colonel Roose.
velt when shot by John Schrank on
Monday night was tnnoculated with
poison. was dispelled today. when
DR.. Sommer of Marquette university,
notified District Attorney seabel that
no trace Of poison was found on the
empty shell or upon other bullets
We're subjected to critical test by
chemist as a precautionary measure
against the possibility Of poison.
Doctors to Examine Schrank,
To satisfy himself Of Schrank's san
ity. Seabel has engaged three alien
lists to examine Schrank. To prevent
being hampered. the work will be
kept secret for the present. At the
county Jail it was said that no physi-
clans had been there to interview the
prisoner today. Each physician will
make his own examination independ-
emily Of the others. Schrank spent
most Of today in writing. Letters
found on the prisoner indicate q con-
dttion OF mind known to alienists as
paranoia. a mental disease suffered
by the slayers of Garfield. Mckinley,
Mayor Harrison Of Chicago. and Har.
dy Thaw.
THE bullet ranged inward and up.
after 1t struck the colonel beside the
nipple on the right breast" said DIR.
Terrell. Its course was probably
affected by the objects through which
it passed. The radiograph don't show
Its exact shape at present"
1t is indicated that the bullet is
lodged about four inches below the
skin, and in reaching the position
made slanting wound from six to
seven inches long.
Schrank Satisfied.
Milwaukee, Oct. 17.-Why shouldn't
I sleep we'll: there's nothing bothering
my conscience"
This was the remark Of John
Schrank, the man who fired 3S-cali-
bre bullet into Colonel Roosevelt's
breast in Milwaukee Monday night.
when this morning he was asked by
at the county jail as to how
he rested during the night. Schrank
slep through the eight
hours, hours without . break T. AS the
prisoner resting easily and without
any indication Of discomfort. The
prisoner again partook Of an usual
the prison fare consisting
Of cereaI bread and coffee. and seemed
to relisl, the repast.
Schrank had evolved q way to carry
his revolver so that 1t would be at all
times easy to get at. and at the same
time be out of sight He cut hole
In his lower vest pocket on the left
side. Through this hole he pushed
the barrel of the revolver. allowing 1t
to extend down between his trousers
and body. SO that only the handle was
In the vest pocket. In this manner It
was not visible and was obtainable az
once. Schrank says he carried the
in this manner for days.
Story . Fake.
New York, Oct. 17.-John
assertion that his only
was Emily zeisler. who
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