Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17

cern as to the possible effect Of his re-
moval from the field of battle.
1t H. Colonel Rooscvelts desire to make
at least one more speech before election
DAY and that In his own state of New
York.
There was little in the appearance of
Colonel Roosevelt to indicate that he was
not In his usual health. His face has not
iost Its color, and as he sat propped mp
with pillows he moved about easily, and
apparently was free from pain. As he
talked he used his characteristic gestures.
aithough with perhaps less vigor than Is
Usual with him, and at times his laugh
could be heard in the corridor inside
He seemed to enjoy his relief from the
ares OF politics and seemed determined
10 make his stay in the hospital an en-
joyable vacation. His three children,
who are in Chicago, dropped in to see him
three times during the day talking for
half an hour each time. Ms. Roosevelt
would not permit them to remain longer.
least her husband tire himself
Once during the afternoon Mrs Roose-
Velt found O. *. Davis, secretary of the
progressive national committee, in
Colonel Roosevelt's room He remained
there only . few seconds after he APP
pearance of Mrs. Roosevelt who exiled
him to the corridor
GOMPERS SENDS MESSAGE.
Messages of confidence continued 10
pour In to-day from all parts Of the
world. Among them were ctblcgrams
from crowned heads of Europe. Colonel
Roosevelt read over n large number Of
telcgiani5. but found !. Impossible TO
reply 10 them all. One of them was
from Samuel Gompers, reading:
"Unon Tearing of the outrageous at
tack upon you ! was too much shocked
to find expression. l join with the men
OF organized labor, in common with all
our people who are profoundly hoping
for and expecting your speedy recovery"
Colonel Roosevelt's old friend. Father
Curran of Wilkesbarre, Pa, arrived at
the hospital late to-day. having come
from Battle Creek, Mich, to see the
colonel. An hour before he arrived, a
telegram was received from him say
ing:
81 cannot rest until l see you. VIII
be at hospital to-day"
Colonel Roosevelt talked with MIN 10
minutes.
Colonel Roosevelt slept soundly as mid
night passed. The rooms of his suite were
dark and silent. Night Nurse Margaret
Fitzgerald was exiled from the room
which she had turned over to Mrs. Roose-
welt and sat outside with the police SER
geant who was on guard. She said she
had nothing to do for the colonel and
would not go to him Unless he rang
At ten o'clock tonight Colonel Roose-
welt was visited by J. b. Murphy head
surgeon In charge of the case DR. Ter
rel and DR.. McCauley. he examination
resulted in their announcement that the
condition of the patient Is normal at
present and that there is no indication Of
sepsis in the wound or of plural COM
plications.
Following Is the official count: Tenn
perature, 9S.6; pulse, 81; respiration, 20;
leucocytes. 64oO; polymorphoneuclia neu-
trophies, "A; general condition good.
BULLET WAS NOT POISONED.
Milwaukee, oct. 16.-All fear that the
bullet with which Colonel Roosevelt was
shot might have been poisoned was dis
elled to-day when l'rof. r. r. W. SOM
mer, analytical chemist, notified District
Attorney label that no traces Of poison
We're found by him in the empty shell and
upon other bullets in the pistol witt
which John Schrank shot Colonel Roose
Welt Monday night. a solution was mad,
by Professor Sommer from scrapng:
from the bullets and the empty she'll anc
was inoculated into guinea pigs, but nj
traces of poison We're found.
To ticfx M of no a ponIi
ton of the would-be assassin and as tn,
step In the preparation Of his case, Dis
trict Attorney label has engaged th'
services of three alienists to examine
Schrank 1t Is understood that eacl
alienist will make his individual ex
animation OF Schrank and then compare
notes.
Schrank spent most OF to-day writ
ing but SO far nothing he aas writ
ten has been made public. Sheriff Ar
mold says Schrank has not attempted
to pass anything that has been writ
ten out of his cell. Until he does tais
the sheriff will not avail himself OF
tne privilege Of scrutiniz' any writ
ten communications.
The letters found on Schrank after
he had shot Colonel Roosevelt indt'
cate, alienists say, paronia-
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