The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-10-17
ROOSEVELT SHOT.
COL, ROOSEVELT SHOT AND
SLIGHTLY WOUNDED
ON BREAST
IS ABLE TO MAKE SPEECH
Or. r. A. Stratton D~eclars There is
Mo Cause For Alarm IN
Coils Condition

Milwaukee. Oct. 14-Coi. Thco-
dore Roosevelt was shot and
slightly wounded tonight as no
was leaving the Gilpatrick hotel
for the coliseum to make his
speech. The wound was super
fetal and the colonel went on TO
the auditorium and began his
speech after lie had seen the as
sassln arrested and taken 10 the
police station.
Henry T.. COchems seized the
Assassin and held him prisoner
until policemen came up. A mob
slrged around the man who APP
parentIy is a radical on the sub
Ject OF Rooseyelt's running for
another term as president.
The assassin, who Is small OF
stature, admitted firing the shot
and said hat ''any a looking
for a third term ought 10 be
shot"
In notes found In the mans
pocket at the police station was
information that the man had
been visited In u dream by the
~ spirit of William Mckinley. who
had said, indicating Col. ROosc-
vcit: This is my murderer;
avepSe my death"
The shooting took place in the
street in font Of the hotel Gilpat-
rick. CT. Roosevelt reached Milwau-
kee shortly after 5 o'clock and, max
ing his way through the crowd which
had gathe.Hd at the station, entered
an automobile and was driven to the
hotel. He took dinner in a private
dining Io2m on the main flOo' with
the members Of the party on his pri-
vate car.
After dinner Col. Roosevelt went to
his room on the second floor OF the
hotel and shortly before s o'Clck start
ed for the auditorium. His autOmo-
bile stood in front Of the door and
about it was a crowd Of several hum
dred persons who were. waiting to
catch n glimpse Of the colonel as he
stated off. With the colonel, were
Phillip Roosevelt, a young cousin, Mr..
Co2hems, Mr.. Martin and capt. Girard
Great Crowd on Hand.
The crowd pressed close about the
colonel and gave a cheer as he ap-
peartd. As the party reached the
automobile, Col. Roosevelt's compan-
ions stood aside and he stepped into
the car. Martin entered directly be-
hind him N sat on tne further side
OF the car.
Col. Roosevelt stood up. waving his
hat in answer 10 the cheers of the
crowd. The assassin was standing a
few feet from the automobile in the
crowd. He pushed his way to the side
OF the car, raised his gun and fired
Martin caught the flash Of the revolt
Yer as the shot vas fired and leaped
oyer the edge OF the car a second af-
ter the bul. ct sped on it's way.
Col: Roosevelt barely moved as the
shot was fired. Before the crowd
knew what had happened, Martin, who
is six feet tail and a former football
player. had landed squarely On the
assassin's shoulders and had borne
him to the ground.
He threw his right arm about the
mans neck with q death-like grip
and with his left hand seized the hand
that held the revolver. In another
second he had disarmed him.
Colonel Is Calm.
Col. R%oosevtlt stood calmly looking
on as il nothing had happened. Mar
tin picked up the man as though he
were a child and carried him the few
feet which separated them from the
car, almost to the side of the car.
'Hee he is" said Martin. Look
at him. colonel"
A this happened within a few Sec
onds and Col. Roosevelt stood gazing
rather %curiously at the man who had
attempted his life before the stunned
crowd realized what was going on.
Then a howl of rage went up.
Crowd is Infatuated.
Lynch him, kill him. cried a hun
dred men. The crowd D essed in on
them and Martin and Girard who had
followed Martin over the side OF the
automobile were caught with their
prisoner in the midst OF a struggling
thrcng OF maddened men. 1t seemed
for the moment that the assassin
would be torn TO pieces by the infuri-
ated crowd and IL was Col. Roosevelt
htmse I who interviewed on behalf OF
the man He raised his hand and
motioned imperiously 10 the crowd 10
fall back.
Stop, STOP" he cried; stand back;
don't hurt him."
The crowd at first was not disposed
to hefd his words, but at length fell
back and Pc 'mitted Martin and tiirard
rarry the man infn tho hotel Az.
ter a short struggle the assassin gave
up and was carried without resistance
out of the reach of tho crowd. Are
you hurt, co one!?" a hundred voices
called out.