Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-10-17
THE WOUND.


The bullet bored through the flesh
part of the right side, below tht
shoulder.
Doctor Terrell, Col. Roosevelt
physician, said it was not a danger
Gus wound, although the bullet wa.
still in the colonel.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt was sho
in the right breast in front of the
Hotel Gilpatrick last night as he wa
entering an automobile to go to tht
Auditorium to speak.
The bullet entered the right breas
inflicting a flesh wound only.
Col. Roosevelt proceeded to the
Auditorium with the bullet in his
side and began his address before
allowing a surgeon to attend him.
REFUSES TO GIVE NAME.
The would-be assassin refused tc
give his name at the central police
station, whence he had been taken
after miraculous escape from VIC
lence at the hands of people who wit
messed the shooting.
He is described as Sc years of age
of light complexion, weight about 17C
pounds.
He wore a grey suit of clothes
and was not badly dressed.
Il am a verse writer" is all that
he told the police.
WAS 5OWING TO CHEERS.
"Hurrah for Teddy" shouted the
crowd in the lobby of the Hotel Gil
patrick as Col. Roosevelt came down
the stairway talking to Hnery F. Co
chems and the other members of his
party.
Col Roosevelt acknowledged the
cheer with a smile and raised his
hat.
AS he passed through the entrance
the crowd, which packed the sidewalk
on both sides, took up the cheer and
sWelled its volumes.
The colonel repeatedly. raised his
hat, and then stepped into the wait
ing automobile.
coCHEMS GRAPPLES AsSAILANT.
/ He had just seated himself when
a man raised his aim and pointed it
at the former president.
The hand of that arm held a pistol
1t cleaned in the electric light.
The crack of the pistol, as it was
fired sent a shudder through those
who saw it. They shouted:
Roosevelt is shot!"
Roosevelt is killed."
When Henry F. Cochems saw the
man raise the pistol towards Col
Roosevelt he sprang from the automt
bile and qeaped upon the would-be as
sassin, much after the fashion of a
mountain lion, crushing the assail-
ant to the pavement and knocking
him across the street car tracks.
Col Lynn was first to get the re-
volver.
A dozen other men in the crowd
came to the assistance of Cochmes
and aided in holding down the fellow
who was snarIing some unintelligible
words and kicking viciously in an
attempt to free himself.
ROOSEVELT STANDS UP.
In the midst of all the confusion
Col. Roosevelt reassured the crowd
Of his personal safety by standing
erect, a grim smile on his face.
He waved his hat at the crowd
The signal was given to the chat,
feur, and the motor car bore him
swiftly away to the Auditorium, the
crowd shouting joyoussly:
t'Hurrah! Teddy's all right; he
didn't hit him.
TAKEN BY POLICE.
When Cochems made his spectacu
lar leap upon the assailant Sergt
Murray, who was in charge of the pt
lice detail at the Gilpamick, dashed
from the sidewalk, closely followed
by Patrolman Odell and Detective
Hartman and Detective Brown The
man who had tried to end Roosevelt
life was picked up, still kicking like
an epileptic, and carried by the po
Lice through the front entrance Oi
the hotel, down the lobby where the
colonel had just passed a few min
utes before, through a hallway, and
held there until the patrol wagon
came to take him to central police
station.
DEMAND FOR VENGEANCE.
Hold him!" Don't let him get
away" Hold him Tight"
There was no chance in this world
OF that fellow getting away.
There were too many men sitting
on him And surrounding these hui
man weights was an ever widening
circle of men which greew to such
proportions that the street cars in
both directions were halted
| The civilian captors did not relih
quish their hold or remove their Wei
until the blue coats OF the police
men brushed against them.
/ POLICE SAVE LIFE.
When the crowd pounced upon tht
man who fired the shot as he lay il
Third street, the police rescued hin
from those who sought to end his