The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-10-18
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN IS
JOHN SCHANK, SOCIALIST
AssaiIant, Who Is Evidently Crazy,
Had Been. Following Progressive
Leader for Several Weeks
Almost Lynched by an
Angry Crowd.


and slightly wounded at Milwaukee,
Wis, as he was leaving his hotel for
the Auditorium where he was to de-
liver his speech of the evening.
The man who did the shooting has
been identified as John Schank and
his last residence is supposed to have
been $40 East Tenth street, New York
city.
The assailant, who later issued
proclamation saying that any man
who wanted to be president for a
third term should be shot, was all but
lynched by mob of 10000 persons
who had gathered about the hotel to
see Colonel Roosevelt.
Assaiant Evidently Insane.
The assailant is evidently maniac,
for his proclamation, as he termed it,
was incoherent in places. The man
gave evidence by a memorandum of
the Roosevelt schedule that he had
been following Colonel Roosevelt for
a week, the first item on the SEIZED
ule being a Carolina date on Sept. q.
The colonel was at first supposed
to have escaped uninjured, for after
a mOmentary start he smiled but,
putting his hand under his coat for a
minute, was seen to vince for an in
slant, and then he moved forward,
stepped into the automobile, spoke a
word to his associates and in an in
slant the automobile was Whirling
away toward the Auditorium. The
fact that he had left for the Auditor
ium gave every reason to believe that
he had been unhurt. When he rose
to speak at the Auditorium, however,
the colonel said:
can attempt has just been made to
kill me- l am carrying the bullet in
my body now, and SO I will have to
cut my speech short" He repeated
this statement repeatedly during the
meeting
That Colonel Roosevelt was actual
ly shot was seen by the crowd in the
Auditorium when his white vest was
seen to be streaked with blood, which
was OOz'ng from the wound in the
right breast.
Shooting in Front of Hotel.
The scene of the shooting was d.
rectly in front of the Hotel Gilpat-
rick, where 10000 people had gath
cred previous to a speech on the is
sues of his campaign for the presi-
dency.
AS the ez-president stepped from
the hotel "a slovenly dressed man
brushed out from the dense crowd
around the colonels automobile.
Quick as flash he drew revolver
and shot Roosevelt.
The bullet bored through the f1eshy
part of the right side, below the Shout
der
Roosevelt staggered back into the
automobile and then, raising himself,
called out, Don't hurt him"
A crowd bounced on the would-be
assassin and he was dragged into the
kitchen of the hotel Roosevelt, con-
sidering himself not hurt went on to
the Auditorium
Stenoqrapher Seizes Assassin.
The woUld-be assassin was grabbed
by Albert Martin, one of the colonels
stenographers, who leaped upon him
and bore him to the ground. Captain
A. J. Girard, q rough rider with Roose-
welt, helped subdue the man, who is
said to be a Socialist He was lock-
ed up in police headquarters and re-
fused to say a word.
Colonel Lynn, the coloneIs body
guard, knocked the revolver from the
mans hand.
Groans and cries came from the
threats of the throng. A scene of
turmoil never before witnessed in
Milwaukee took place. The din was
quoted only when it was learned that
the colonePs injury was not serious.
An examination of the wound by DR..
Eaton of Milwaukee and three other
surgeons showed that the bullet had
entered the .1eshy part of the right
chest.
The wound bled freely for some time.
but Colonel Roosevelt said he was suf
fering no pain and SO far as could be
learned there was no internal hemor.
rhage.
Manuscript Saves ColonePs Life.
The manuscript of his speech doubt,
less did much to save his life When
he had come upon the platform at the
Auditorium and drew the manuscrilt
from his pocket during the first few
words he spoke, the torn sheets OF
paper, showing many stains of blood
showed also that the bullet had gone
through the manuscript.
''You see," cried the colonel, hold
ing up the manuscript SO that his au
dience could see the bullets hole