Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-15

looking on as tnOuSn nOtnlng mad
: happened
| Martin picked the man up as
: though he was a child and carried
! him the few fee that separated them
, from the car almost to the side of the
colonel.
Here he is. said Martin. Look
at him colonel"
This happened in a ew seconds and
Roosevelt stood gazing rather cur
iously at the man before the stunned
crowd realized what was going on.
Lynch him. Kill him." cried
a hundred men as a howl of rage
went up. The crowd pressed in on
them and Girard, who followed Mar
ton over the side of the car, was
caught with the prisoner in the
mids; Of a struggling throng of mad
dened men.
1t seemed for moment that he
would be torn TO pieces when Roose-
velt himself intervened in his behalf.
He raised his hand and motioned
20 the crowd TO fall back Stop,
Sop" he cried Stand back; don t
hurt him.
The men in the crowd al first were
not disposed TO heed his words, but
foI1
Martin and Girard to carry the man
into the hotel. After a short strug-
gle the assassin gave up and was car
ried without resistance out Of reach
Of The crowd
Are you hurt, colonel?" hum
dred voices called out.
'Oh, no. he responded. with a
smile, missed me that time, | am
not hurt bit
II think we had better be COINS
on he said to the other members of
the party, "or we will be late"
None in the party, including
Roosevelt, entertained the slightest
notion that he was wounded He
felt no shock or pain at the time and
it was assumed that the bullet went
, wild
AS soon as the colonel assured him
) self that the man was safe in the
hand of the police, he gave orders to
drive on to the auditorium.
Hand Stained With Blood.
, They had driven hardly a block
when John McGrath, another of his
: secretaries, uttered a sharp exclama-
ton and pointed to Colonel Roose-
/, velt's breast
Look. colonel" he said. there's
hole in your overcoat!"
Roosevelt looked down, saw the
hole, then unbuttoned the big army
coat he was wearing and thrust his
hnd beneath it,
When he withdrew his hand his
fingers were s.ained with blood He
was not dismayed by the discovery.
Looks as though | was hit," he
said. but | don't think it is any
thing serious
DR.. Scurry Terrell of Dallas, Tex
as, Roosevelts physician, insisted
that the colonel return to the hotel
The colonel paid no attention to the
suggestion, however, and the car
continued on the way to the audi
torium.
AS soon as the building was
reached a superficial examination
was made by several physicians and
they agreed that it was impossible
to hazard a guess as to the extent
of the injury and tht he should go
to the hospital at once.
Speak or Die
81 will deliver this speech or die,
lsaid Roosevelt
: Despite the protests of the ply
J sicians, Roosevelt stepped from the
/ dressing room onto the stage. The
crowd cheered as Roosevelt went to
! his seat. For several moments the
} crowd, none of whom knew Roose-
J welt was wounded, kept cheering.
Cochems then announced thai
Roosevelt had been shot A cry Of
: astonishment and horror went up
from the crowd. Men and women
rose from their seats to look more
lclosely at the colonel.
: Roosevelt rose and walked to the
! edge of the stage to quiet the crowd.
He raised his hand and instantly
there was silince.
} 1T IL true he said. and then
. unbuttoned his coat and placed his
hand on his breast Those in front
! could see his bloo6stained garments.
- Il am going to ask you to be very