The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-10-18

I'D. Colonel Roosevelt spoke to the
people and told them to spare the
man. who then was taken into the no.
tel and held there until he was re-
moved to the police station.
In spite of the entreaties of physl
clans, Colonel Roosevelt insisted upon
delivering his address.
81 will make this speech or die
one or the other" he said.
Henry F. Cochems, one of the Wis
consin Progressive leaders, told the
great crowd assembled in the audito-
rum that Colonel Roosevelt had been
shot and asked the people to be calm.
The crowd was thrown almost into
panic by the announcement, but Colo
mel Roosevelt himself Gained the peo'
pie by rising and assuring them he
was not badly hurt.
Milwaukee, Wis.71John Schrank, the
would-be assassin, was put into a cell
where after long examination, he
told his story. He said his plan to
shoot Colonel Roosevelt often was
frustrated.
His first plan was to catch the
Roosevelt party in New Orleans, he
said. but he found this was impossi-
BILE. He accordingly went to Charles
ton He left a bag at the Moseley
house in that city, which contained a
revolver, a deed to property on Eigh-
ty-first street in New York City, and
lis naturalization papers. The bag is
there now, he said.
Not being able to carry out his plan
in Charleston, he proceeded to Allan
ta Ga, then to Chattanooga, Tenn,
and from there to Evansville and In.
dianapolis, Ind, and to Chicago. In
each of these cities he tried to shoot
Roosevelt, but was unable to waylay
him. He decided to shoot him in Chi
cago, but missed him again.
During all this time he had travel
ed under the name of Walter Ross
except at Charleston, where he gave
his right name.
He learned the colonel was to be a
guest at the fitzpatrick, and managed
to get in a position near the entrance
Schrank said he was not sorry he
carried out his plan.
New York City.-John Schrank for
merly lived at the address given il
the Milwaukee dispatches. He is {
laundryman, who left here about
month ago. He has a wife and chile
here. The police are investigating
his history.
Colonel Roosevelt barely moved as
the shot was fired. Before the GROVE
know what had happened Martin, whC
is six feet tall and former football
player, had landed squarely on tht
assassin's shoulders and had borne
him to the ground. He threw hi
right arm about the mans neck will
death-like grip and with his lef
arm seized the hand that held the re
volyer In another second he had dis
armed him.
Colonel Roosevelt stood calmly look
ing on as though nothing had hal
pened. Martin picked the, man up a
though he were a child and carrie
him the few feet which separate
them from the car almost to the sid
of the colonel.
Here he is said Martin. Loo
at him, COlonel!'
Milwaukee, Wis., do not care
rap about being shot, not a rap" sal
Colonel Roosevelt, in his speech
Friends" he began, 81 shall haV
to ask you to be as quiet as possible
t | don't know whether you fully III
derstand that ! have Sust been sho
but it takes more than that to kill
bull moose But fortunately I had m
I manuscript (holdng up manuscript
showing where the bullet had gon
through, so you see l was going t
make a long speech. And, friends, tn
: hole in it is where the bullet wen
, through, and it probably saved tn
bullet from going into my heart.
and now, friends, want to TAX
advantage of this incident to say as
solemn word of warning as ! kno'
how to my fellow-Americans. Firs
I Of all, | want to say this about nysel
. have altogether too many importar
things to think of TO pay any heed {
, feel any concern over my own dealt
; Now. | would not speak to you instl
, cerelv within FIVE minutes of bein
i, shot. am telling you the ltteri
T truth when I say my concern is ft
many other things. 1t is not in III
least for my own life. | want yc
! to understand that | am ahead of II