The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-16

VI the pilhcipals IN the attempt at
assassination and what each one did.
1T was a very wonderful thing To-
do" she complimenfed Martin. lust
wonderful; l am very proud of you.
You could not have had much
time 10 decide and you took
great risk in doing what You did
am as grateful TO you as anyone pos
sibly can be"
Martin blushingly displayed the torn
and perforated manuscript and spec
tacle case which helped 10 lessen the
force of the bullet and disclaimed any
heroism, but Mrs. Longworth would
not have il so.
She examined the exhibits carefully
and noted that the coloners spectacles
had not been damaged, the bullet hav-
ing missed the lenses entirely.
Before she went to the Coloneps
apartments he was told she was with
out and he called out to her TO come
on IN She was closeted with him for
some time
Schrenk is Silent.
Milwaukee, oct. 16.-Schrenk had A
good nights rest i'm his cell and refus-
ed further comment A Munich. Bav..
dispatch says Schrenk is a native of
Erding. twenty miles from there. and
was regarded as eccentric. A New
York dispatch states that three prom
inent alienists are convinced Schrenk
is insane
Acting upon the order of Judge Nee
len. Detective Louis Hartman and Dis
trict Attorney label went TO the Office
OF Worthington & Sommer. ANALYTICAL
chemists, Wells building. yesterday.
and placed two cartridges. the empty
shell. the revolver and the undergar-
ments in their hands i'm an endeavor
to ascertain if there be any trace OF
poison
That is the most dangerous weap-
on which can be purchased with the
exception of an automatic revolver"
said Judge Neelen, as he handled the
weapon, That gun would shoot
through a pine post as easily as any,
thing and the soft-headed bullet would
tear hole through YOU like sieve.
I'm view of the fact that the would
be murderer has an excellent firing
piece would not be surprised to hear
that he used poisonous bullets. He
must have some knowledge of fire.
arms, since the gun is not the ord-
nary weapon that we take away from
persons arrested for carrying conceal
ed weapons II is most essential that
the contents OF the bullets be analyz-
ed subsequently a test was ordered.
Like Ordinary Criminal.
This man will have a trial like an
criminal" said District At
torney label. I'VE will see to il that
he viii get a fair and impartial trial
and that he will have plenty of oppor-
tunity to prepare for defense While
This is a crime out of the ordinary be-
cause of the prominence of the in
tended victim, we will not allow our
feeling to run riot"
Several Narrow Escapes.
Washington. Oct. 1.-THE attempted
assassination at Milwaukee recalled
70 mind ,he many narrow escapes Col.
Roosevelt has had during the past few
Years. Probably the most serious ac-
'ident in which lfe figured wss in
902 when his carriage was struck by
trolley car near Pittsdeld Mass. and
secret service man was killed on
hat occasion. Mr.. Roosevelt was
hrown heavily 20 the ground, hut es-
,aped with a severe shaking up and
numerous contusions
Three years later in October. 1905
he Colonei was jourreying down the
river on the lighthouse
ender Magnolia when the vessel was
'un down by the steamer Esporta and
several great holes cut in her hull The
Magnolia was beached on n mud bank
before il could sink and Mr.. Roosevelt
md his party We're taken off. The ac-
'ident happened near New Orleans and
he presidential party made the trip
m the tender Ivy.
Only last summer the train on which
'tr. Roosevelt was going TO Chicago
AN into boulder that had rolled onto
he track The engine and cars. run
ling at high speed. swaved and jolt
I'll, hut surmounted the obstruction
md did not leave the track. The en-
zine was badly damaged and railway
men at the time expressed wonder
hat a disastrous wreck had not fol-.
owed.