Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-10-17
ROOSEVELT IS
SHOT IN BREAST
At WAUkEE
a #32-CALlBRE REVOLVER is USED
-BELIEVED WOUND, is NOT
SERIOUS.
WOUND IS NOT SERIOUS,
Colonel Persists in Going to the Audi
torium to Speak After the
Aooident-crowd 10
Quleted.

0ubeteo.
Milwaukee. Oct. 15.-Colonel Theo.
dore Roosevelt was shot and perhaps
seriously wounded as he was leaving
the Gilpatrick hotel for the Auditorium
to make a speech.
The wound was regarded as super.
fetal and the colonel went on to the
hall and began his speech after he had
seen the assassin arrested and taken
to the police station.
Henry f. Cochems seized the would
be assassin and held him until police
men came up. A mob surged around
the man, who apparently is a radical.
on the subject of Roosevelt's running
for another term as president, but the
police succeeded in landing him safe.
ly in the central station.
The assailant, who is small of stat.
ure, admitted firing the shot and said
that "any man looking for third
term ought to be shot,"
In notes found in the mans pock
/ cts at the police station, were state
ments that the man had been visited
In dream by the spirit of William
Mckinley, who had said, indicating
Colonel Roosevelt, this is my mur
derer, ayenge my DEATH
Roosevelt Felt No Pain.
The colonel felt no pain at the time
Z. the shot was fired and was not aware
that he was shot until he was on tht
way to the Auditorium. His attentio1
was then called to a hole in his over
coat, and he found that his shirt wai
soaked with blood. He insisted tha!
he was not hurt badly. A superficial
examination of the wound was made
when he reached the Auditorium, and
three physicians agreed that he was
in no immediate grave danger.
The prisoner told the police aftel
an hours examination that he wal
John Schrank of $40 East Tenth St,
i New York.
Colonel Roosevelt's life probably
was saved by manuscript of the
speech which he delivered The bull
let struck the manuscript which re-
tarded it's force as it passed through
into the flesh.
The assailant was prevented from
firing Sc cond shot by Albert H. Mar
tin, one of Colonel Roosevelt's two
secretaries.
Colonel Roosevelt had just stepped
into ar automobile when the would-be
assassin pushed his way through the
crowd in the street and fired.
Martin Leaps Onto AssaIIant.
Martin, who was standing in the
car with the colonel, leaped onto the
mans shoulders and bore him to the
ground. Captain A. o. Girard, of Mil
waukee, who was on the front seat,
jumped almost at the same time and
In an instant the man was overpower-
ed and disarmed.
A wild cry Of Lynch him!'' went
up from the crowd. Colonel Roose
velt spoke to the people and told them
to spare the assailant. The man was
taken into the hotel and held there
/ until he was removed to the police sta.
ton. In spite of the entreaties of ply.
sicians, Colonel Roosevelt insisted
upon delivering his address.
II will make this speech or die, one
Or the other" he said.
Harry f. Cochems, one Of the Wis
consin Progressive leaders, told the
great crowd which had assembled in
the Auditorium that Colonel Roose
ye1t had been shot and asked the peo
!. pie to be calm.
The crowd was thrown almost Into
panic by the announcement, but
Colonel Roosevelt calmed the people
by rising and assuring them that be
was not badly hurt. Then he began
his address.
Several times hs seemed to be grow
inx weak, and members of his party
rose to help him. He mentioned then
% SIT down.
Let me alons. I'm I'll right" i.
said.
AZ soon 90 Colonel Roosevelt had
assured himself that the assassin wa
safe In the hands Of tho police. h
save orders to drive on to the Audi
torium.
They had driven hardly one Of th.
four blocks from the hotel to the Au
dttorium whom John McGrath, anothst
q Colonel Roossvelt's secretaries. ut
# tered sharp exclamation and pointal
Is the colonsl's breast.
Look, colonsl." hs said. Athsrs I
: hole ii your ovsrcoat.
Colonel Roosevelt looked dow. sss
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