The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16
Manuscript Probably
Saved Colonel Life.
BALL ENTERS CHEST
Socialist Assassin 0verpOw-
cred After Struggle.
7. RS NERVE IS REMARKABLE.

His Waisteoat Dyed With Blood From
Wound. He Addresses Great Cheer
ing Audience Before He Is Hurried
to Hospital - Would Be Murderer
John sehrank of New York.
Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 15.-Theodore
Roosevelt was shot and slightly
wounded as he was leaving his hotel
for the Auditorium, where he was to
deliver his speech Of the evening last
night. His assaiant, who later gave
evidence of dementia, gave his name
as John Schrank and his address as
37o East Tenth street, New York.
Before Schrank could fire a second
iime Albert Martin, stenoerapher with
the Roosevelt party, and Henry r.
coohems, former football player at
Wisconsin, grabbed Schrank.
Colonel Roosevelt stood beside the
automobile which he had been about
% enter when shot and directed the
policemen who were relieving Martin
and Cochems from their struggles with
Sohrank. Mr.. Roosevelt insisted on
proceeding to the hall and going
through with at least a part of his
speech. An examination of the wound
by Dr.. Eaton of Milwaukee and three
,ther surgeons showed that the bullet
had entered the fieshy part of the right
chest. = -r....
The wound bled freely for some
ime, but Colonel Roosevelt said he
Aaa nfA a1
Pould be learned there was no internal
1emorrhaee.
Surgeons in the Milwaukee hospital
,arly today gave out the following bull
etin:
Colonel Roosevelt is suffering from
superficial flesh wound below the
light breast, with no injury of the
ung. The bullet probably lodged some.
where in the chest wall, because there
s but one wound and no sign of injury
o the lung.
THE bleeding was insignificant and
he wound was Immediately cleansed
externally and dressed with sterilized
yauZe by DR.. r. G. Fayle of Milwau,
zee, consulting surgeon Of the Emer.
Eency hospital.
"As the bullet plowed through Colo,
lel Roosevelt's army overcoat, other
lothes, doubled manuscript and metal
pectacle case, its force was much
pent. The appearance Of the wound
lso presented evidence of a much
pent bullet.
THE colonel is not suffering from
book and is in no pain. His condition
so good that the surgeons did not
bject to his continuing his journey tC
jhicago in his private car, where he
viii be placed under surgical care"
The bulletin was signed by DR.. S. l.
Terrell, throat specialist who Is trav
ling with the colonel; DIR. Fayle, Dr.
oseph Cobb Bloodgood and DR.. STRAIT
on. Medill Mccormick added Just aft
r the bulletin arrived:
''The surgeons have finished the Y
ay examination; the colonel is feeling
Inc and is seeing the newspaper men,
The colonel was at first supposed to
#3ye escaped uninjured. For moment
filter Schrank had wedged through the
rowd and after he had fired Mr.
Roosevelt smiled as If to reassure the
people in turmoil surrounding him.
He suddenly, however, put his hand
pnder his coat and was seen to vince
or an instant They he moved toward
he auto and stepped into it, said q
yord to his associates, and the mex
noment the throng was making way
or his machine and the automobil,
vas whirling toward the Auditorium.
The crowd that struggled about til,
ssailant in front of Colonel Roosevelt
lotel after he had left for the hall tool
lis sudden departure to mean that ht
lad been uninjured, and the crow(
heered. But when he had reached the
Auditorium and made his way ami(
,reat cheering TO the front of the plat
form those close to him could see
treak Of red on his white waistcoat.
"An attempt has just been made Il
ILL me-" said the colonel to an audi
|nce that had stihed its first cheer
nd now listened in absolute silence. 90.
m carrying the bullet In my body now
md 80 / will have to cut my speecl
hort"
Through the great thropg that had