The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
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9 1872 by American Press Association.
Deen crowdlng ABOUT the colonel's
automobile in front of the hotel ana
cheering him as he was walking to-
ward 1t the police after Colonel Roose-
welt had derarted dragged Schrank
into the hotel. While Martin, the
stenographer. and Cochems had been
struggling with him. and later while
the police were pulling him away
kom the crowd and into the lobby,
Schrank raved incoherently.
Colonel Roosevelt in the meantime,
after making the announcement IN the
hall that he had been shot and repeat
ing 1t to tie Progressives Of Mil
waukee ana members of his own par
ty that surrounded him, was hurried
away to the hospital.
Assassin Is a Socialist.
Schrank is a Socialist. From the
almost incoherent TRADE which he de.
livered after being arrested and from
memoranda found in his pocket 1t is
evident that he has been following
Colonel Roosevelt for at least week.
Among his effects was a memorandum
showing the schedule Of Colonel Roose-
velt's party. beginning with a speech
delivered in South Carolina on Sept. 81.
The crowd that surrounded Colonel
Roosevelts automobile in front Of the
Gilpatrick hotel, while dense in the
immediate vicinity Of the machine,
was not very large, and therefore there
were few policemen to interfere with
Shrank than If the gathering had
been a bigger one. The reception to
Colonel Roosevelt up to the time OF
the shooting was the least demonstra,
tive of the entire tour. When he
reached Milwaukee there was barely
half hundred people to greet him be.
cause of the La Toilette celebration, II
is supposed, in this city.
Colonel Roosevelt had been taken to
the Gilpatrick hotel for dinner by a
group of the Progressive leaders. The
| party hurried through the dinner &c
! that Mr.. Roosevelt could go directly tC
the Auditorium to deliver his speech
| And as soon as coffee had been served
Colonel Roosevelt, Martin o. X. Davis
| Mr.. Cochems and the others hurried
out through the lobby to the waiting
automobile
Assassin Darts From Crowd.
Mr.. Cochems was walking closest tC
the candidate. A cheer from the faith
full greeted Colonel Roosevelt as he
stepped out into the street. He raised
his hat and bowed to right and left
while the police made a lane for him
and he had reached the step Of his car
| and was climbing IN when Schranb
broke from the crowd and stepped tC
the side Of the automobile.
Colonel Roosevelt was Just about tC
sit down when Schrank, now almost
within reaching distance of the colonel
drew a revolver and fired, seemingly
point blank at the coloners heart The
colonel was Just letting go Of the side
Of the auto to settle In the tonneau
when the cheers of the crowd were 81
fenced by the shot.
Colonel Roosevelt stood up in the cal
uncertainty, turned about a bit as
man would do If he were hesitatinl
which way to go, and smiled reassur
ingly, but the next moment he waS
reaching under his coat and rubbing hi,
right breast.
The crowd, quickly recovering from
its first shock, now rushed wildly upoI
Schrank. AS the black mass closed II
upon Schrank, Colonel Roosevelt sank
back In the seat, and II was then hC
directed the chauffeur to hurry away
to the hall. Some Of those about th'
car and others still later In the hal
were quick to notice the blood spots OF
Colonel Roosevelt's hand, which ha(
been stained with his blood as h
reached under his coat toward hh
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