Little Falls herald., 1912-10-18
Would Be Assassin Shoots
the Former President at
Milwaukee.
SLIGHT WOUND INFLICTED
Colonel Delivers His Scheduled Speecl,
and Later Goes to Chicago to
- Have Bullet Removed.

Milwaukee, oct. 15.-ColOnol Theo-
dore Roosevelt was shot and slightly
wounded in the chest as he was leav.
ing the Gilpatrick hotel for the Audi
torium to make speech. The wound
was superficial and the colonel pro.
oeeded to the hall and delivered his
speech after he had seen the assassin
arrested and taken to the police sta
ton.
A manuscript in the colonel's pocket
stayed the force of the bullet, and pre-
vented more serious injury.
Henry F. Cochems seized the assis-
sin and held him until policemen came
up. A mob surged around the man,
who apparently is a radical on the sub
ject of Roosevelt's running for anoth-
or term as president, but the police
succeeded in landing him safely In
the Central station.
The assassin, who Is small of stat
ure, admitted firing the shot, and said
that ''any man looking for third
term ought to be shot,
The prisoner told the police after
IN hours examination that he was
John Schrank of $40 East Tenth
street, New York.
In notes found in the mans pockets
at the police station were statements
that he had been visited in a dream by
the spirit Of William Mckinley, who
had said, Indicating Colonel Roose-
welt, "This is my murderer. avenge
my DEATH"
Surgeons Use x-Ray.
The operating room at Emergency
hospital, where Roosevelt was taken
after his speech at the Auditorium,
had been placed in readiness to re-
ceive Colonel Roosevelt, and six of
the leading surgeons Of Milwaukee
were awaiting his arrival. He was
undressed and placed upon the oper-
ating table, although he insisted that
he was not badly hurt and that the
doctors were taking 1t too seriously.
An examination Of the wound
showed that it had been made by a
bullet of large size: It entered the
fleshy part of the right breast, hal,
way between the collarbone and lower
rib.
The physicians found that they
knew no more after their examination
than before as to the location of the
bullet, and it was decided to send for
an X-ray machine to determine to
what depth the missile had pene-
trated.
While he was waiting for the X-ray
machine Colonel Roosevelt sat up I
the operating table and talked politics
and joked with the physicians.
Colonel Roosevelt left the hospital
walking unassisted, and was said to
be- resting easily in his private car
Mayflower when he left for Chicago.
Riames the Newspapers.
ColonSl Roosevelt opened his ad.
dress by referring to the shooting, as.
serting that hts assailant swss aAeoW.
ard. Continuing, he said: W.. :.:.
1T Is: a. very natural thing that
weak and vicious minds should be in->
famed to acts of violence by the kind
Of foul mendacity and abuse that have
been heaped' upon me. for the last
three months BY. the papers in the
interests not only Of Mr.: Debs, but Of
Mr.. Wileoa and Ar. Taft. Friends, I
viii disown and repuliate any man of
my party who attacks with such vilo.
foul slander and abuse any opponents
OF any other party. Now I wish to
say seriously to the speakers and to
the newspapers representing the Re
publican and Democratic and Social
list parties that they cannot, month in
and month out, year in and year
out, make the kind Of slanderous, bit-
ter and malevolent assaults that they
have made and not expect that brutal
and violent characters, especially
when the brutality is accompanied by
q not too strong mind, they cannot ex-
psct that such natures will be unaf-
fected by IT,"