Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-10-15


strong men around him.
THAT young man looks as if he
had the punch" he said of Martin
Martin was married this summer
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was
shot in the breast shortly before
o'clock last night while sitting in his
automobile in front Of the Gilpatrick
house in Milwaukee, preparing tc
start for the Auditorium to deliver
his scheduled address.
The attempted assassination and all
it's accompanying scenes were dra
matte in the extreme. The would-be
murderer was John Schrank, of New
York city, a man apparently dement,
ed on the subject of third term. He
was captured and locked up.
Unconscious of his wound, Colonel
Roosevelt proceeded to the Audito-
rum and when his condition was dis
covered, in spite of the protest of his
physician, he made a stirring address.
Weak from loss of blood at the con-
clusion of his speech he was taken
to the emergency hospital where af-
ter an examination by physicians the
nature Of his wound was ascertained.
The special train left for this city
over the Chicago & Northwestern
railway, with the patient under the
care of three physicians.
That the wound was not more seri-
Gus was due to the fact that the bull
let was spent from passing through
the colonels army overcoat, spectacle
case and the manuscript of his con-
templated speech.
AS Colonel Roosevelt's train neared
Chicago, Gordon of police was plac-
ed around the old station of the
Northwestern railway and an ambu-
lance from the Presbyterian hospital
arrived
Colonel Roosevelt slept practically
all the way from Milwaukee to Chica-
go. At o'clock DIR. Terrell announe-
ed that his patients temperature was
normal The train was halted outside
the Chicago station, and it was decid-
ed after a conference of physicians
that as the colonel was sleeping
peacefully he should not be removed
until a. m.
Milwaukee, Wis, Oct 1J.-John w.
Schrank, would be assassin OF Col.
was taken to district court
at 1890 o'clock this morning for pre-
Iiminary examination.
This action was taken on recon-
of District Attorney Sebal,
who issued warrant, charging
Schrank with shooting Colonel Roose-
velt, with an attempt to kill.
Schrank's arraignment caused little
excitement at the city hall where
Judge Neelen's court room is located.
It had been announced that Schrank
would not be taken to court before
tomorrow. AS result, his appearance
al city hall was not noticed, except
oy newspaper men, until his case was
;alled.
Then Schrank, between two detec-
ives who lowered foot above his
lead, was brought to one side of
Judge Neelen's bench.
District Attorney Sebal read the
crmal charge Of attempted murder
based on warrant for Schrank issued
oday.
DO you understand the charge
which the district attorney has just
cad here?" said Judge Neelen to
schrank.
YES" replied Schrank. Have you
III attorney" said the Judge. mo, |
lave not" replied Schrank.
At this point the district attorney
.sked:
DO you want this case tried in
lurry, Schrank?"
Yes SIR" said Schrank.
"All right remarked Judge Neelen.
] think this disposes of the matter
Q far as we can 60 | will fix bail
t $500, the maximum under the
hafge upon which the prisoner has
'een arraigned."
Schrank was Immediately returned
0 the police station.
AS soon as Schrank had left the
ourt room, Judge Neelen called Dis.
rict Attorney Sebal and Peter PaUlus,
ity jailer, to the bar.
Who has the revolver, and the re-
naming cartridges?'' asked the judge
Il have,' replied Paulus, and am
Olding them as exhibits in the case.
desire to have chemical examina-
ion made of the remaining bullets
o determine if they are poisoned,
aid the Judge. Il therefore order
ou personally to take the revolver
nd the bullets to Prof. E. w. Somer,
or chemical test.
ALSO, it is my urgent order that
his test case be made Immediately
nd the Information of the results con-
eyed to me so that l may be in a posi-
ion to telegraph Colonel Roosevelt's
urgeons in case tfs test shows that
here will be further complications
rom poison in the wound"
Jailer Paulus and Attorney Sebal
astened by motor to Professor
'omer's laboratory.
The revolver which John Schrank
sed in his attempt on Colonel Roose-