Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-10-18
ROOSEVELT SHOT BY
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN
ASSAILANT TAKEN BEFORE
FIRING AGAIN

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Theodore Roosevelt was shot and slightly
wounded tonight as he was leaving the
Gilpatrick hotel for the Auditorium to
make a speech. The wound was super
fetal and the Colonel went on to the hall
and began after he had seen the assaiant
arrested and taken to the police station.
Albert Fl. Martin seizod the man and
held him until policeman came up. A
big mob surged around the prisoner, who
apparently is mentally upset on the sub
iect of Roosevelt's running for another
term as president.
The man, who is small of stature, ad-
mitting the shot, and said that "any man
looking for third term ought to be shot. i"
In notes found in the mans pockets at
the police station were statements that
the man had been visited in a dream by
the spirits of William Mckinley, who had
said, indicating Colonel Roosevelt, this
is my murderer, avenge my death.
With the Colonel was Philip Roosevelt,
a Young cousin, Mr.. Cochems, Mr.. Martin
and Captain Girard.
The crowd pressed close to the Colonel
and gave a cheer as he appeared. AS the
party approached the motor car Colonel
Roosevelt's companions stood aside and
he stepped into the car. Martin entered
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
few feet from the car. He pushed his way
to the side of the car and raising his gun
fired.
Martin caught the flash and leaped
over the car a second after the bullet
spend on its way.
Colonel Roosevelt barely moved as the
shot was fred Before the crowd tkne
what had happened Martin, who il tx
feet tall, and a former football. had
landed squarely on the mans shoulders
and had born him to the ground. He
threw his right arm around the man IS neck
with a eath-like grip and with his left
arm seized the hand that held the revolver.
In another second he had disarmed him.
Colonel Roosevelt's life was probably
saved by a manuscript of the speech
which he delivered tonight. The bullet
struck the manuscript which retarded its
force as it passed through into the flesh.
His assailant was prevented from firing
the second shot by Albert H. Martin, one
of Roosevelt S two secretaries.
A wild cry of Lynch him!" went up.
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 taken to police station.
In spite of the entreaties of physicians
Colonel Roosevelt insisted upon deliver
ing his address.
81 will make this speech or die, one or
the other, )" he said.
Henry F. Cochems, one of the Wiscon-
sin Progressive leaders, told the crowd
which had assembled in the Auditorium
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asked the people TO be calm. The crowd
was thrown almost into a panic by the
announcement but Roosevelt Gained the
people by rising and assuring them that
he was not badly hurt.
| Then he began his address. Several
times he seemed to be growing weak, and
members of his party rose to help him.
he motioned them to sit down. Let me
alone. I'm all right" he said.
Colonel Roosevelt completed his speech
at 945 o'clock and was taken to the
Emergency hospital.
At 1890 o'clock Colonel Roosevelt was
sitting on the operating table talking
politics with the physicians while they
were awaiting the arriAal of an X-Ray
machine.
The prisoner told the police after an
hours examination that he was John
Schrank, of $40 East Tenth street, New
York. He had on his person copy OF
the Colonel's itinerary, written on sheet
of note paper taken from the Bismark
hotel and cafe, Nashville, Tenn.
The wouid-be assassin is five feet five
inches tall, weighs 40 pounds, light COM
plexion, bald, fairly we'll dressed. He
confessed to the police that he fired the
shot and made the remark
"Any man looking for third tern
ought to be shot"
A written proclamation found in the
clothing of the man who did the shooting
reads:
September Is, 1901, 1:30 a. m.-.-ln {
dream saw President Mckinley sit up ir
a monks attire in whom recognized
Theodore Roosevelt. This is my murd
erer, avenge my death.