Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17

Is a bullet in my body. But It's nothing.
I'm not hurt badly"
sigh Of relief went UP from the
crowd and then an outburst Of tumultuous
cheering. Thoroughly treasured by the
coloners action that he was in no serious
danger the people settled back into their
seats to hear his speech.
Colonel Roosevelt began to speak In
firm voice. somewhat lower than It's usual
tone and except that his characteristic
gestures were less emphatic than usual
there was nothing. about the man tc
indicate his condition. After ne had beer
speaking a few moments. however. hit
voice sank somewhat and he seemed to
stand rather unsteadily. DR.. Terrell and
Colonel Lyon stepped up to him and the
doctor insisted that he stop.
INSISTS ON CONTINUING.
I'm going to finish this speech" said
the colonel emphatically. I'm all right;
let me alone"
Dr. Terrell and Colonel Lyon sat down
again. The colonel continued his speech
evidently with increasing effort but he
succeeded In making himself heard, and
talked FOR more than an hour. Then he
was rushed to his automobile and flashed
through the streets to the Emergency
hospital.
The operating room had been placed
IN readiness to receive Colonel Roos.-
welt ana six Of the leading surgeons
OF Milwaukee we're awaiting his ar.
rival
colonel Roosevelt was undressed
ana placed upon the operating table
altnough he insisted that he was not
padly hurt and that the doctors were
taking II too seriously.
An examination of the wound show.
ed that 1t had been made by bullet
OF large size. 1t entered the f1eshy
part Of the right breast nalf way be
tween the collar bone AMI lower rib.
The physicians found that they knew
no more after their examination than
before as to the location of tie bullet
and II was decided to send for an X
ray machine to determine 20 what
depth the missile had penetrated
While he was waiting for the X-ra:,
machine. Colonel Roosevelt sat UP m
the operating table and talked poll.
tics and joked with the physicians.
PRISONER A NEW YORKER.
In the meantime. hidden away in on
inner room in the police station Col.
onel Roosevelt's assarlant was being
submitted to a rigid examination. lie
refused stubbornly to give an account
Of himself, and would say nothing
except that Il will tell you to-mor.
row"
After a long siege, however the police
forced from him the statement that he
| was John Schrenk Of so East 10th street
New York
| Clippings found In the mans pockets
! showed that he had studied Colone
Roosevelt's itinerary carefully, with the
evident intention Of selecting the place
at which he might accomplish what he
had in mind.
1t was said at the fitzpatrick Hotel
that. while Colonel Roosevelt was a,
dinner, a short dark man about 40 years
old made four attempts to gain admis.
sion to the dining room, being turned
away each time.
Those who saw him said that he bore
no resemblance to Schrenk. From this
circumstance the report gained currency
that two men were engaged in the at
tempt to take Colonel Roosevelt's life.
The police tonight were unable to gain
any evidence to bear out the theory.
AsSA1LANT ADMITS CRIME.
The would-be assassin is nve feet
five inches in height. weighs ITO
pounds. light complexion. bald. fairly
we'll dressed. He confessed to the
police that he fired tine shot AMI made
the remark: ANY man looking for o
third term ought to be shot"
A written proclamation found In the
clothing of the man who did the shoot.
ing reads:
Sept Is. 1922
Sept. Is. 1901. 1880 a. m. In a dream
I saw President Mckinley set UP in a
Monks attire in whom I recognized
Theodore Roosevelt. The President
said: This is my murderer avenge my
death
September -, 1872. 1870 a. m, willis
writing a poem. some one tapped me on
the shoulder and said: Let not a muir.
6erer take the presidential chair. Avengs
my death
Il could plainly see Mr.. Mckinley
features
Before the Almighty God. I swear this
above writing Is nothing but the truth"
Another note found In the mans pocket
reads:
80 long as Japan could rise to the
greatest power of the world despite her
surviving tradition more than 1000 years
old as General Nogi so nobly demon.
Istrated, 1t is the duty of the United States
Of America to uphold the third term
tradition. Let every third termer be re.
garded as a traitor to the American cause.
Let It be the right and duty OF every
, citizen to forcible remove a third termer.
Never let a third term party emblem ap.
, pear on the official ballot
II am willing to die for my country.
God has called me to be his instrument
, so help me God.
(Signed)
INNOCENT GUILTY"
, written In GERMANY.
"A strong tower is our God"
MRS ROOSEVELT INFORMED.
New York. Oct. 14.-Mrs Theo lore
, Roosevelt was attending a musical
comedy at Broaiwa theatre to.
night at the time the attempt was be-
, ing made upon her husbands life in
Milwaukee. The news was broken &C
her as she sat IN a box with party
, OF friends at the theatre.
, In fear that the announcement u
the attempted assassination might he
, made from the stage and be an un-
, necessarily great shock to the colonels
wife, George W. Perkins, chairman OF
, the executive committee of the Na-
tional Progressive party. WHO was
. among the first to receive the news,
had despatched messenger to Mrs
Roosevelt