The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-10-16
COL. ROOSEVELT SHOT BY CRANK.
Insane Mans Attempt Upon The Life
of Ex-President at Milwaukee.
Wound Not Serious Say
The Phvsicians

| Gilpatrick hotel for the auditorium to
make a speech. The wound was super
fetal and the colonel went on to the hall
and began his speech after he had seen
the sssailant arrested and taken to the
police station. With the colonel were
Philip Roosevelt, young cousin, Mr..
Cochems, Mr.. Martin and Captain Girard.
The crowd pressed close about the col
onel and gave cheer as he appeared. AS
the party approached the automobile,
Colonel Roosevelps companions stood
aside and he stepped into the car. Martin
entered directly behind him, and sat on
the further side of the car.
Colonel Roosevelt stood up, waving
his hat, in answer to the cheers of the
crowd. The assassin was standing in the
crowd, few feet from the auto. He
pushed his way to the side of the car and
raising his gun, fired.
Henry F. Cochems, chairman of the
| Speakers Bureau of the Progressive
party, seized the man and held him un-
| ill policemen came up. A mob surged
around the prisoner, who apparently Is
mentally upset on the subject of Roose-
velt's running for another term as Presi-
dent.
The man, who is small of stature, ad-
mitted firing the shot and said, "Any
man looking for 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 dream by the
spirit of VIM. Mckinley, who had said,
Indicating Colonel Roosevelt, "this is my
murderer, avenge my DEATH"
Lynch him! Kill him!" cried hun
dred men. The crowd pressed in on
had followed Martin over the side of the
automobile, were caught with their pris-
oner in the midst ofa struggling throng
Of maddened men. 1t seemed for the
by the infuriated men, and it was Colonel
Roosevelt himself who interviewed in his
behalf. He raised his hand and motioned
the crowd to fall back. "Stop! Stop!
Stop!' he cried, "stand back; don't hurI
him."
As soon as they reached the building,
Colonel Roosevelt was taken into dress
ing room, and his outer garments were
removed. DR.. Terrell with two Other
doctors, made superficial examination
of the wound. They agreed that it was
impossible to hazard guess as TO the ex
tent of the colone's injuries and that be
should be calm'and go at once to a hos
pital.
Colonel Roosevelt rose aud walked tC
the edge of the platform to quiet the
crowd. He raised his hand and instantly
there was silence. ats true" he said
Then slowly he unbuttoned his coat anC
placed his hand on his breast. Those in
the front OF the crowd could catch a sigh
of the bloodstained garment. Ppm 60
ing to ask you to be very quiet" sale
Colonel Roosevelt, land please excuse
me from making you very loug speech
I'll do the best 1 can but you see there's
bullet in my body. But it's nothing
I'm not hurt badly" After that be talked
for more than an hour. TLen he wa'
rushed TO his automobile and flashed
through the streets to the emergency hos
pital
An examination of the wound showed
that 1t had been made by bullet of larg
size. 1t entered the fleshy part of th
right breast, half way between the collar
bone and the lower rib. The physician
found that they knew no more after thei
examination than before, as to the loca
tion of the bullet. and 1t was decided t,
send for an X-ray machine to determine
to what depth the missile had penetrated
While he was waiting for the Xray ma
chine, Colonel Roosevelt sat up on tn
operating table and talked politics ant
joked with the hysicians.
The colonePs assalant refused first L
give an account of himself to the polio
officers, but after a long siege the state
ment was forced from him that he wa
: John Schrenk, of $40 East Tenth street
. New York. Clippings found in the man
. pockets showed that he had studied Col
onel Roosevelt's itinerary carefully, will
the evident intention of selecting th
place at which he might accomplish wha
he had in mind. The information that h
formerly lived at $40 East Tenth stree
was confirmed by Mrs. Steve Autik
who lives at No. 270 on the same street
Mrs. Antiko said the description of th
man who shot Roosevelt seemed to tall.
with that of the man she knew. She sal,
Schrenk's wife was conducting his laun
, dry on Avenue A, but up to late hou
the woman had not been located.
COL. ROOSEVELT WILL RECOVER.
Dispatches late last night from the bed
side of Colonel Roosevelt we're favorabl
to his speedy recovery. He is at Mere.
. Hospital, Chicago, under the constan
; care of leading physicians. AS shown b.
the X-ray photographs the bullet lies no
far from the breast bone on the right side
( and probably five inches below the cola
/ bone The missile did not get inside th
, ribs, but ploughed upward for distanc
of some five inches from where it entered
The patients pulse rate is S6, temperatur
992, or about four-fifths above normal.
! NEWS SHOCKS PRESIDENT TAFT.
} President TAFT was at banquet whic
, the mayor of New York City was givin
: tonight to the President when the new
was communicated to him. 1t was evi
dent that the report fell upon the Presi
q dents ears as great blow. He wa
? talking with Mayor Gaynor at the tim
and after hearing the news sat silent 70
several minutes. The President said :
3 the newspaper men: 81 am very sorr.
= to learn of the assault upon Colone
Roosevelt and am glad to learn that II
harm was done"
Gov. Wilson heard the news at hi
home in Princeton. N. j., and said: 81
q is with the greatest distress that | hea
this" said Governor Wilson, "but | re
y joice that Colonel Roosevelt has appar