Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-10-18
COLONEL ROOSEVELT WOUNDED
By john Schrank, A Fauatic,
OF New York City.

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a speech. The wound was believed to be
slight, and the Colonel went on to the hall
and began his speech after he had seen
the assailant arrested and taken to the
police station. After the meeting Colonel
Roosevelt was taken to the Emergency
Hospital for examination.
The shooting took place in the street in
front of the Hotel Gilpatrick. Col. Roose-
welt reached Milwaukee shortly after
O'Clock Monday afternoon, and, making his
way through the crowd which had gathered
at the station, entered an automobile and
was driven to the hotel. He took dinner
in private dining room on the main floor
with the members of the party on his
private car.
After dinner Colonel Roosevelt went to
his room on the second floor of the hotel,
and shortly before s O'Clock he started for
the Auditorium. His automobile stood in
front of the door. and about it was big
crowd, waiting to catch a glimpse of the
Colonel as he started Off At this moment
the would-be assassin pushed through the
crowd about the carriage and fired the shot
Cochens, who was standing in the car with
the Colonel, leaped onto the mans shoulders
and bore him to the ground. Capt. A. o.
Girard, of Milwaukee, who was on the front
seat, jumped almost at the same time, and
in an instant the man was overpowered
and disarmed.
A wild cry Of Lynch him" went up.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke to the people and
told them to spare the man. who then was
taken into the hotel and held there until
he was removed to the police station.
When the Colonel came from the hotel
the crowd pressed close and gave a cheer.
AS the party approached the automobile
Colonel Roosevelt's companions stood aside
and he stepped into the car. Cochens en-
tered directly behind him and sat on the
further side of the car.
Colonel Roosevelt stood up. waving his
hat in answer to the cheers Of the crowd
The assassin was standing in the crowd a
few feet from the automobile. He pushed
his way to the side Of the car and raising
his gun fired. Cochens caught the flash
and leaped over the car second after the
bullet sped on its way.
Colonel Roosevelt barely moved as the
shot was fired. Before the crowd knew
what had happened, Cochens. who is 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 death
like grip and with his left arm, seized the
hand that held the revolver In another
second he had disarmed him.
Colonel Roosevelt stood calmly looking
on. as though nothing had happened.
COchens picked the man up as though he
were a child, and carried him the few feet
which separated them from the car, almost
to the side of the Colonel.
Here he is" said Cochens Look at
him, Colonel"
All this happened within few seconds.
and Colonel Roosevelt stood gazing rather
curiously at the man who attempted his
life before the stunned crowd realized what
had happened. The next instant howl
of rage went up.
Lynch him Kill him T. cried hundred
men. The crowd pressed in on them and
Cochens and Captain Girard. who had fol-
lowed Cochens over the side of the auto
mobile. were caught with their prisoner in
the midst of a struggling throng of mad
dened men. 1t seemed for the moment
that he would be torn to pieces by the in
furiated men. and it was Colonel Roosevelt
himself who interviewed on his behalf
He raised his hand and motioned to the
crowd to fall back
Stop. stopr he cried stand back
don't hurt him.
The men in the crowd at first were not
disposed to heed his words. but at length
fell back and permitted Cochens and Cap
tain Girard to carry the man into the
hotel. After a short struggle the assassin
gave up and was carried without resist
ance out of the reach Of the crowd.
Are you hurt. Colonel2" hundred
voices called out.
"0h. no" he responded with a smile.
Missed me that time. I'm not hurt bit ."
Il think we'd better be going on" he
said to the other members of his party, or
we will be late
No one in the party. including Colonel
Roosevelt himself. entertained the slight
est notion that the Colonel had been shot.
He felt no shock, or pain at the time, and
it was assumed that the bullet went wild.
As soon as Colonel Roosevelt had assured
himself that the assassin was safe in the
hands of the police. he gave orders to
drive on to the Auditorium. They had
driven hardly one Of the four blocks from
the hotel to the Auditorium. when John
McGrath. another Of Colonel Roosevelt s
secretaries. uttered q sharp exclamation,
and pointed to the Colonel's breast.
Look. Colonel" he said. there is hole
in your overcoat."
Colonel 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 1t
his fingers were stained with blood. Col
Roosevelt was not at all dismayed by his
discovery.
1T looks as though had been hit" he
said. but ! don't think it is anything
serious"
DR.. Scury Terrell. Of Dallas, Texas, Col
Roosevelt's physician. who entered the
automobile just before it started of, in
sisted that the Colonel return to the hotel
He would not hear Of ii. however. and the
car was driven on the Auditorium.
AS soon as they reached the building
Colonel Roosevelt was taken into dress
ing room and his outer garments were re