The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-21
ATTEMPT MADE ID SEE ROOSEVELT BY
 LATIN AMERICAN Says T. R. Committed a Crime in Taking Panama
 From Colombia
THE COLONEL WILL
 RETURN HOME TODAY
Advisability of Permitting Trip De- bated At Length By Physicians. His Wound Has Bled-Suf-
 fers From Exhaustion

Chicago, october 2o.-An attempt to see Colonel Roosevelt was made at Mercy hospital shortly before midnight tonight by Luis E. Molina, who gave his address as Bogota. Colombia, and said that he was a secret diplqi iAc of the Colombian gov eh-nment.
 He was stopped by feteciives and city police who were or duty.
 Molina said that his iather Is sen , atof of Columbia. lie sent Colonl'l Roosevelt postal card and wrote him long letter contaiIiny accusations that the colonel had committed "lin atro cious crime" in taking Panaf Ia from Colombia and biddins him bew, re of the vengeance Of God.
 Molina was accompanied by two Mex jeans who gave their names as B. ca rello and Esteban Moran. They slid they had known Mt,1ina but a f,w hours
 Molina declared he would go to NJ" York on the same trai in with the colo el and would see him there or would pl- lew him to oyster ,ay. He exhib cd ticket over the Ipennsylvania iail- road to New York hat would en tie him to travel on tn e train takel by the colonel He also displayed lrge roll of bills.
 Permitted to, Depart
 The detectives, aftelf questioning Mo- lima, permitted him te5 depart. Colonel Roosevelt knew nothing of the attempt to see him.
 Molina sent a box of flowers to the colonel and followed 1t with rote written on a postal c ard It read.
 Colonel Roosevelt-t-I sincerely de- sire your complete relcoyery. Now that you are lying on bed of pain re- member the Almighty God and aow easy it is to disappeaf from the earth. After this remember your greatest of fense in your official lcareer--the rob bery of Panama from Colombia. Try to remedy this iniquity and God will pro tect you
 The detectives said Molina was not armed
 Molina said he came from New Or leans especially 10 sec the colonel as soon as he heard of the shooting. He said he followed him ip the west dur ing his last speaking tour from Texas to California His letter to the colonel follows:
 "I have hurried from New orleans on the expectation of being able to express to you personally my sympathy in your misfortune. This privilege, however, has been denied me. Nevertheless. would like to convey to you the sentiment of the noblest people in South America and to inform you colonel, that time has come for your mediation on the blaekeet spot In the history of your life
 Star Is Descending
 "Remember, MT Roosevelt, that al- though you are and have been Il great world citizen, your entry into civilization from Africa and the homage you received from the world were marred by the re- fusal of the vicar of Christ at Rome to see you. This material demonstration ot a divine will to humble your pride will serve to call to your mind the fact that although you might have been proclaimed in hypocritcal way the greatest man since the time of Napoleon, your star has been descending and will continue to descend until you clear yolr conscience of the most atrocious and wieked act you ever committed in your life.
 We Colombiaps hope 10 See you elected for third term president of the United states. Ou HlJlTtd uS bhi we trust in God and He will certainly touch your heart and compel you by moral force to return 10 us what belongs to us, to say The sovereignty of Co., lombia over Panama our rebel state.
 God help you, Mir Roosevelt. to re- cover fully. I have come expressly from New Orleans to speak to you personally, but this opportunity has been denied me. 1 will see you. however at New York"
 Returns Home Today The adyisability of permitting Col onel Roosevelt to depart tomorrow morning for oyster Bay was debat- ed at length today and not until after his physitons had held con- sultation tonight did they decide deti- nltely that he might do so He will leave for New York at sos a. m. AL though Colonel Roosevelts condition was described as normal throughout the day it was learned that his wound had bled considerably and that he was suffering from nervous exhaustion.
 The ex-Presidents physicians in- sisted that both of these developments were to be expected and that there was in them no cause for alarm. The bleeding, it was explained by pr. Alex ander Lambert, necessarily accompanied the discharge of serum, which is part Of the healing process UT. BdmDsft also said that any patient who had been in bed for week would suffer from nervous exhaustion and that Col onel Roosevelt needed only to have ab- solute rest
 Quiet Is Necessary q wish you would emphasize the fact" said Dr. Lambert. that Colonel Roosevelt is getting on well, but that lany patient who has been in bed as long as he has will suffer from some degree of nervous exhaustion. If Colonel Roosevelt Is kept. perfectly quiet, it will be safe for him to take the trip"
 There is no cause for serious mis- givings,' said Dr. Arthur Bevan. If Colonel Roosevelt is kept quiet" pr. Murphy and pr. Terrell gave the same opinion.
 In spite of the assurances of the physicians 1t was apparent that some concern was felt as to the effect upon Colonel Roosevelt of a day and a night on the train. Mrs. Roosevelt accepted the judgment of Dr. John E. Murphy and his associates, although for time after her husbands setback last night she was doubtful whether 1t would be safe to attempt the journey so soon.
 She said this afternoon. however, that if final arrangements had been made she would not insist on change of plans The physicians evening bulletin >>~>-~-~~>->>>--~>--~>>~>-- >>-~>-
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