Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-10-15
THEODORE Roosevelt IS SHOT IN CHEST AT MIL LWAUKEE
UNKNOWN NAN GIVING NAME OF JOAN SCfRANKS FIRES
PlSTOL--HE PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGE OF ATTEMPT
TO MURDER the COLONEL.

! velt's life is a deadly one of 3S cal
iher 1t is ugly, large and shining il
! its newness. 1t is of a kind use(
extensively in the army, and is made
/ to ''shoot to kill"
! Schrank insisted again today that q
vision in which former President Nc
| Kinley appeared to him caused him
to shoot the Colonel 1t was learned
from him that his sweetheart, whom
in the destruction by fire of the
steamship General Slocum in New
York several years ago. He never
married, he says.
Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 15-Theo
dore Roosevelt was shot in the breast
here last night by would-be assas-
sin. With a bullet in his body, Col
onel Roosevelt went to the auditorium
to make his speech. He refused to
permit physicians to examine the
wound until he had finished his adj
dress.
Albert II. Martin and Henry f.
NoSiClho oCiHCu litC anu llNlu
him until policemen came up. A mob
surged around the man, who appar-
emily is radical on the subject Of
Roosevelt's running for another term
as president.
The assassin who is small of stat
ure, admitted firing the shot and said
that ANY man looking for a third
term ought to be shot"
In notes found in the mans pockets
at the police station were statements
that the man had been visited in a
dream by the spirit of William Nc
Kinley, who said indicating Roose-
welt, this is my murderer, avenge
my death
The colonel felt no pain at the
time the shot was fired and was not
aware that he was shot until he was
on the way to the auditorium. His
attention was then called to hole in
his overcoat, and he found that his
shirt was soaked with blood. He in
sisted that he was not hurt badly. A
superficial examination of the wound
was made when he reached the au
ditorum, and three physicians
agreed that he was in no immediate
danger.
In spite of the entreaties of physi-
clans, Colonel Roosevelt insisted upon
delivering his address.
1,yi1l 10 ic
one of the other" he declared.
Henry F. Cochems, one of the Wis
consin progressive leaders, told the
great crowd which had assembled in
the auditorium that Colonel Roose-
welt had been shot and asked the peo-
pie to be calm. The crowd was
thrown almost into panic by the
but Colonel Roosevelt
calmed them by rising and assuring
them that he was not badly hurt. Then
he began his address. Several times
he seemed to be growing weak, and
members of his party rose to help
him. He motioned them to sit down.
Let me alone, I'm all right" he
said
Colonel Roosevelt's life probably
was saved by a manuscript of his
speech. The bullet struck the manu-
script, which retarded its force as 1t
passed through into the flesh.
The assassin was prevented from
firing second shot by Albert H. Mar
tin, one of Colonel Roosevelt's two
Colonel Roosevelt had
Just stepped into an automobile when t
he assassin pushed his way through
he crowd to the street and fired.
Martin, who was standing in the
,ar with the colonel, leaped to the
mans shoulder and bore him to the
ground.
Captain A. O. Girard, of Milwau-
zee, who was on the front seat, jump
I'd almost at the same time, and in an
Instant the man was overpowered
md disarmed.
A wild cry of lynch him. went up
rom the crowd, Colonel Roosevelt
poke to the people and told them to
pare the assassin. The man was
aiken into the hotel and held there
until he was removed to the police
tation.
The shooting took place in the
treet in front of the hotel Gilpatrick.
colonel Roosevelt reached Milwau-
rec shortly after 5 O'Clock and max
ng his way through the crowd that
lad gathered at the station, entered
IN automobile and was driven to the
lotel He took dinner in private
lining room of the main floor with the
members of the party on his private
ar
After dinner Colonel Roosevelt
vent to his room on the second floor
# the hotel and shortly before
,'clock he started for the auditorium.
lis automobile stood in front of the
loor and about it was crowd OF
everal hundred persons, who were
Waiting to catch a glimpse of the
olonel as he started off.
With the colonel were Phillip
Roosevelt, a young cousin; Mr.. Coch-
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