The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-10-18
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
SHOT BY "A CRANK.
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VelC TWO secretaries. Col. Roosevelt
had just stepped into an automobile
when the would-be assassin pushed
his way through the crowd in the
street and fired. Martin, who was
standing in the car with the colonel,
leaped upon 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
Col. 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 DO
lice station.
In spite of the entreaties of physi-
clans Col. Roosevelt insisted upon de-
livering his address.
~ will make this speech or die, one
or the other" he said.
Almost Panic.
Henry F. Cochems, one of the Wis
consin Progressive leaders, told the
great crowd assembled in the audi
torium that Col. Roosevelt had been
shot and asked the people to be calm.
The crowd was thrown almost into a
panic by the announcement, but Col.
Roosevelt himself calmed the people
by rising and assuring them he was
not badly hurt. Then he began his ad-
dress. Several times he seemed to be
growing weaker and members of his
party rose to help him. He motioned
them to sit down.
LET me alone, Pm all right" he
said.
The shooting occurred in the street
in front of the Hotel Gilpatrick. Col.
Roosevelt reached Milwaukee shortly
after o'clock and making his way
through the crowd which had gath
cred at the station, entered an auto
mobile and was driven to the hotel.
He took dinner in private dining
room with the members of the party
on his private car.
After dinner Col. Roosevelt went to
his room on the second moor of the
hotel, and shortly before 8 O'Clock
he started for the auditorium. His
automobile stood in front of the door
and about it was big crowd, waiting
to catch glimpse of the colonel as
he started off.
With the colonel were Phillip
Roosevelt, a young cousin, Mr.. Coch-
ems, Mr.. Martin and Capt. Girard.
The crowd pressed close about the
colonel and gave cheer as he ap-
peared. AS the party approached the
automobile Col. Roosevelt's compan-
ions stood aside and he stepped into
the car. Martin entered directly be-
hind him and sat on the further side
of the car.
The Shot.
Col. 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 au-
tomobile. He pushed his way to the
side of the car and raising his gun
fired.
Martin leaped over the car a second
after the bullet sped on its way. Col,
Roosevelt barely moved as tile shot
was fired. Before the crowd knew
what had happened Martin, who is
SIX feet tall and a former football
player, had landed squarely on the
assassin's shoulder and had borne him
to the ground. He threw his right arm
about the mans neck with a death
like grip and with his left arm seized
the hand that held the revolver. In
another second he had disarmed the
man.
Col. Roosevelt stood calmly looking
on, as though nothing had happened.
Martin picked the man up as though
ne were child and carried him the
few feet which separated him from
the car almost to the side of the
colonel.
Here he is," said Martin, "Look
at him, colonel"
Crowd Enraged.
All this happened within q few sec
onds and Col. Roosevelt stood gazing
rather curiously at the man who at
tempted his life before the stunned
crowd realized what had happened.
Then one angry growl went up.
Lynch him. Kill him." cried a
hundred men. The crowd pressed in
on them and Martin and Capt. Girard,
who had followed Martin over the
side of the automobile, were caught
with their prisoner in the midst of
struggling throng of maddened men.
1t seemed for a moment that he