The Prescott daily news. (Prescott, Ark.) 1907-1941, 1912-10-16

assassin out, seized him. Henry F.
Cochems pushed through the crowd
an instant later, and Schrank was
pinioned.
Col. Roosevelt, when the bullet
struck him, barely moved. In his
breast pocket was a roll of manu-
script. The ball struck this, else 1t
would have killed him instantly.
The colonel settled back in the
cushions for but an instant. Then he
stood erect and waved his hand as if
to assure those who had witnessed
the attempted assassination that he
was unframed.
Martin, who is six feet tall, landed
squarely on the assassn's shoulders,
and had borne him to the ground.
| He threw his right arm about the
mans neck with deathlike grip, and
with his left arm seized the hand that
held the revolver. In another second
/ he had disarmed him.
Col Roosevelt stood calmly looking
on as though nothing had happened.
Martin had picked up the man as
though he were a child and carried
him the few feet that separated him
| from the car.
Here he is" said Martin. Look at
him, colonel"
All this happened within few Sec
onds, and Col. Roosevelt stood gazing
rather curiously at the man who at
tempted his life before the stunned
crowd realized what was happening.
Refuses to Answer Colonel.
The colonel asked that the man who
had shot him be brought before him.
Col. Roosevelt asked the man why he
had fired at him. The fellow main
tanned logged silence. Then he was
taken away by the police.
Cochems, after being assured by
Col. Roosevelt that he was unhurt,
hurried to the Auditorium, that was
already packed. Rumors of the shoot
ing had preceded him.
The rumor was disbelieved, and
when Cochems, who was recognized,
appeared on the platform, he was
greeted with a cheer, which he quick
! ly silenced.
Then he told the audience that Col,
Roosevelt had been shot, and asked
the people to be calm. 1t had the OPP
posite effect, and almost a panic en-
sued.
Before the crowd could fully realize
the situation, Col. Roosevelt, who had
quickly followed the automobile in
which Cochems hurried to the Audi
forum, walked on the stage.
He walked forward with the famous
Roosevelt stride, and in voice as
loud as he could command assured the
audience that he was not badly hurt.
Before Col Roosevelt left the scene
of the shooting, and before the pris-
oner had been taken away by the po-
lice, and while the crowd was threat
ening to lynch the assassin, the colo
mel raised his hand and imperiously
motioned to the crowd to fall back.
Stop, stop" he cried. Stand
back; don't hurt him."
The crowd at first was not disposed
to heed his words, but at length fell
back and permitted Martin and Capt
Girard to carry the man into the no.
tel.
Yields After Short Struggle.
After a short struggle the assassin
gave up and was carried without re-
sistance out of the reach of the crowd
Are you hurt, colonel?" a hundred
voices called out.
"Oh, no." he responded with a
smile. Missed me that time. I'm
not hurt a bit"
Il think we'd better be going on,
he said to the other members of his
party, cor we will be late"
AS soon as Col. Roosevelt had as.
sured himself that the assassin was
safe in the hands of the police he
gave orders to drive on to the Audi
forum.
They had driven hardly one of the
four blocks from the hotel to the Au.
ditorium when John McGrath, anoth
| er of Col. Roosevelt's secretaries, ut
tered a sharp exclamation and point
ed to the colonels breast
! Look, colonel" he said there is a
hole in your overcoat."
Col. Roosevelt looked down, saw the
hole, then unbuttoned the big brown
army coat which he was wearing and
thrust his hand beneath it. When he
withdrew it his fingers were stained
with blood
Col. Roosevelt was not at all dis
mayed by his discovery.