The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-15

I A wild cry of 'Iynch him" went up.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke to the people
and told them to spare the man, who
then was taken into the hotel and held
there until he was removed to the police
/ station.
Roosevelt Insisted on Making Speech.
In spite OF the entreaties OF physicians.
Colonel Roosevelt insisted on delivering
his speech. Il viii make this speech
or die, one or the other" he said
! Colonel Roosevelt barely moved as the
shot was fired Before the crowd knew
what had happened. Martin, who is six
feet tall and former football player,
had landed squarely on the assassin's
shoulders and had borne him to the
ground. He threw his right arm about
the mans neck with deathlike grip and
!, with his left arm seized the hand that
held the revolver. In another second he
had disarmed him.
Colonel Roosevelt stood calmly looking
on, as though nothing had happened
Martin picked up the man as though he
were child and carried him the few
feet which separated them from the car
almost to the side of the colonel,
"liere he is said Martin, "look at
him. colonel" All this happened within
few seconds, and Colonel Roosevelt
stood gazing rather curiously at the man
who ATTEMPTED his life before the
stunned crowd realized what was going
on. Then howl of rage went up.
Lynch Him! Kill Him!'
'Tynch him. XII himl" cried a hun |
dred men. The crowd pressed in on them
and Martin and Captain Girard. who had
followed Martin over the side of the an
tomoble, were caught with their pris- I
oner in the midst of struggling throng
of maddened men. II seemed for the
moment that he would be torn to pieces
by the infuriated men. and it was Colo
rel Roosevelt himself who intervened in
his behalf.
He raised his hand and motioned to
the crowd TO fall back "Stop, stop!"
he cried, stand back; don't hurt him."
The men in the crowd at first were
not disposed to heed his words, but at
length fell back and permitted Martin
and Girard to carry the man into the
hotel. After short struggle, the assas-
sin gave up and was carried without
resistance out of the reach of the crowd.
"Are YOU hurt, colonell" hundred
voices called out.
"Oh. no." he responded with smile
"Missed me that time. I'm not hurt
a Bit
81 think we'd better be going on" he
said to the other members of his party,
"or we will be late"
No one in the party, including Colonel
Roosevelt himself. entertained the slight
est notion that the colonel had been
shot He felt no shock or pain at the
time. and It was assumed that the bull
let went wild. As soon as Colonel
Roosevelt had assured himself that the
assassin was safe in the hands of the
police, he gave orders TO drive on to the
They had driven hardly one of the four
blocks from the hotel to the Auditorium
when John McGrath, another of Colonel
Roosevelt's secretaries. uttered sharp !;
and pointed to the coloners !
breast.
Look. colonel. he said, there is
lole in your overcoat."
Colonel Roosevelt looked down. saw
the hole, then unbuttoned the big brown
army coat which he was wearing and {
thrust his hand beneath it. When he
t, his fingers were stained with
blood.
Colonel Roosevelt was not at all dis ,
mayed by his discovery. ~
at looks as though | had been hit o
ie said. but | don't think it is any a
hing serious" j
DIR. Scurry Terrell of Dallas. Texas. y
'olone Roosevelt's physician, who had
ntered the automobile just before it I
tarted off, insisted that the colonel re- p
urn to the MOTEL lie would not hear "
# it, however. aud the car was driven 9
IN to the Auditorium.
As soon as they reached the building.
'olonel Roosevelt was taken into a J.
ressing room and his outer garments U
rere removed. Dr. Terrell with the help [
( DR.. John Stratton of Milwaukee and a
Dr. :. :. Sorenson Of Racine, Wis. who
rere in the audicnce and came TO the
ressing room on a call from the plat
0rm. made superficial examination OF I
he wound. They agreed that it was
impossible to hazard a guess as TO the
Xtent Of the colonels injuries and that
e should by all means go at once TO ju
hospital :,
Despite the protests of his physicians Z
b. colonel strobe out Of the dressing W
Dom and on TO the stage. A large crowd. n
acked into the big building. cheered ri
iudly as ne entered and without a word te
D Indicate what had happened went to G.
Is seat. For several minutes. the crowd. A