The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-18
Colonel ROOSEVELT
WOUNDED BY
FANATIC
Shot in Breast as he is on his
Way to Make An
Address.
WILL BE LAID UP 10 DAYS
Bullet Fractures A Rib-Assailant
CAPTURED and Narrowly Escapes
Summary Punishment At the Hands
OF the Big Crowd Gathered to We'll
come the Colonel.

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was
shot and slightly wounded Monday
night as he was leaving the Gill
patrick hotel in Milwaukee for the
Coliseum to make speech. The
wound was superficial, and the Col
onel went on to the hall and be-
gan his speech. after he had seen
his assailant arrested and taken to
the police station.
Mr.. Martin, member of, the
Roosevelt party, seized the assassin
and held him until policemen came
| up. mob surged around the
man. who apparently is radical
on the subject of Roosevelt's run
ming for another term as president,
The assassin. who it was found
later was John Schrank, of $40
East Tenth street, New York, ad-
mitted firing the shot and said that
ANY man looking for a 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 Wis
tied in dream by the spirit of VIM.
Mckinley, who had said, indicating
Roosevelt. This is my murderer
| avenge my DEATH"
The shooting took place in the
street in front of the Hotel Gill
patrick. Col. Roosevelt reached Mil
waukee shortly after D. m. and
making his way through the crowd
that had gathered at the station, en-
tered an automobile and was driven
to the hotel He took dinner in a
private dining room on the main
floor with the members of the party
on his private car.
After dinned Col. Roosevelt went
to his room on the second floor of
the hotel, and shortly before 8 p. m
he started for the Auditorium. His
automobile stood in front of the
door, and about it was a crowd of
several hundred persons, who were
waiting to catch glimpse of the
colonel as he started off. With the
colonel were Phillip Roosevelt. a
young cousin, Mr.. Cochems, Mr..
Martin and Captain Girard. The
crowd pressed close about the COL
onel and gave cheer as he ap-
peared. AS the party reached the
automobile Col. Roosevelt's COM
panions stood aside and he stepped
into the car.
Martin entered directly behind
him and sat on the further side of
the car.
Col. Roosevelt stood up, waving
his hat in answer to the cheers of
the crowd. The assassin was stand
ing In the crowd few feet from the
automobile. He pushed his way to
the side of the car, and raising his
gun. fired.
Martin caught the fash of the
revolver as the shot was fired. and
leaped over the car second after
the bullet sped on its way. Colonel
Roosevelt barely moved as the shot
was fired. Before the crowd knew
what had happened. Martin, who is
six feet tall and a former foot ball
player. had leaped squarely on the
assassatn's shoulders and had borne
him to the ground. He threw his
right arm about the mans neck in
a death-like grip and with his left
mad seized the arm that held the
revolver. In another second he had
disarmed him.
Colonel Roosevelt stood calmly
looking on as though nothing had
happened. Martin picked the man
uD as though he were child and
carried him the few feet that separ-
ated them from the car, almost to
the side of the colonel.
Here he is" said Martin. "Look
at him, colonel" All this happened
within a few seconds, and Colonel
Roosevelt stood gazing rather curl.
"uslv at the man who had attempted
his life before the stunned crowd
realized what was going on. Then q
howl of rage went up.
Lynch him; kill him." cried q
hundred men. The crowd dressed
In on them and Martin and CAPTAIN
Girard. who had followed Martin
over the side of the automobile
were caught with their prisoner In
the midst Of struggling throne
OF maddened men. 1t seemed for q
moment that the man would be tori
to pieces bv the Infatuated crowd
and 1t was Colonel Roosevelt himself
who interfered in behalf of the
man.
! He raised his hand and motionnd
imperiously to the crowd to fal
back.
"Stop. stop." he cried. "Stand
back. Don't hurt him."
The crowd at first was not dis
posed to heed him. but at length
fell back and permitted Martin an(
Captain Girad to carry the man into
the hotel. After a short struggk
the assassin gave up and was car