Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-10-17
ROOSEVELT IS SHOT
COLONEL CAFES CALMLY At As
SASSIN, NOT REALIZING HE
HAS BE En- WOUNDED.
WOUND CONSIDERED NOT SERIOUS
Delivers His m lwaukee Speech After
Showing Bloc Stained Garments,
But Unable to Finish-Tak.
en- to Hospital In Chicago.

Colonel Roosevelt was shot and
wounded tonight as he was leaving
the Gilpatrick hotel for the Auditorium
to deliver spe ech.
His automobile stood in front of the
hotel and the crowd gave cheer as
the colonel appeared. AS the party
reached the automobile Colonel Roose.
velt's companions stood aside and he
stepped into he car.
Colonel Roosevelt stood up, waving
his hat in answer to the cheers of the
crowd. The assassin was standing in
the crowd a few feet from the auto
mobile. He puE shed his way to the
side of the car and raising his gun,
fired.
Bore Assassin to Ground.
Martin, Roosevelt's stenographer,
caught the flash of the revolver as
the shot was fired and leaped over the
car second after the bullet sped on its
way. Colonel Roosevelt barely moved
as the shot was fired Before the
crowd knew what had happened Mar
tin, who is six feet tall and a former
foot ball player, had landed squarely
on the assassin's shoulders and had
borne him to the ground.
He threw his right arm about the
mans neck with a death-like grip and
with the left arm, seized the hand that
had held the revolver. In another Sec
ond he had disarmed him.
Colonel Roosevelt stood calmly look
ing on. AZ thou Oh nothing had hap
pened. Martin picked the man up as
though he were child and carried
him a few feet which separated them
from the car, almost to the side of the
colonel.
Here he is" said Martin. Look at
him, colonel"
All this happened within a few Sec
onds and Colonel Roosevelt stood gaz-
ing rather curiously at the man who
had attempted his Life, before the
stunned crowd realized what was 60
ing on. Then a howl of rage went up.
Crowd YeIIs Lynch Him."
Lynch him. kill him." cried humid
red men. The crowd pressed in on
them and Martin and Captain Girard,
who had followed Martin over the side
of the car and were caught with their
prisoner in the midst of struggling
throng of maddened men. 1t seemed
for tho moment that the assassin
would be torn to pieces by the infur-
lated crowd and It was Colonel Roose-
welt himself who interfered on behalf
of the man.
He raised his hand and motioned
imperiOusly to the crowd to fall back.
stop! Stop!" be cried; stand back;
don't hurt him."
The crowd at first was not disposed
to heed his words, but at length fell
back and permitted Martin and Cap
tain Girard to carry the man into the
hotel. After a short struggle the as
sassin gave up and was carried without
resistance out OF the reach of the
crowd.
"Missed Mo That Time"
Are you hurt, colonel" a hundred
voices called out.
"Oh, no" he responded with SMILE
Missed me that time. Pm not hurt
a bit"
81 think we'd better be going on"
he said to the other members of his
party, "or we will be late"
No one in the party, including Col
onel Roosevelt himself, entertained the
slightest notion that the colonel had
been shot. He felt no shock or pain
at the time, and It was assumed that
tho bullet went wild.
As soon as Colonel Roosevelt had
assured himself that the assassin was
safe in the hands Of the police he gave
orders to drive onto the Auditorium.
They had driven hardly one Of the
four blocks from the hotel to the
when John McGrath. an
other of Colonel Roosevelt's secre-
taries, uttered sharp exclamation
and pointed to the colonel's breast.
Hole In Your Overcoat.
Look, colonel" he said, There is a
hole In your overcoat."
Colonel Roosevelt looked down, saw
he hole, then unbuttoned the big army
coat which he was wearing and thrust
his hand beneath. When he with
1rew 1t. his fingers were stained with
blood.
Colonel Roosevelt was not at all dis
mayed.
1T looks as though had been hit"
ne said, but l don't think 1t Is any
hing serious"
DR.. Surry Terrell of Dallas, Tex,
Colonel Roosevelt's physician, who
lad entered the automobile just before
t started off, insisted that the colonel
'eturn to the hotel. He would not hear
II 1t and the car was driven to the
AS soon as they reached the build
ng Colonel Roosevelt was taken into
! dressing room and his outer gar
nents were removed DIR. Terrell
With the help of Or. John Stratton of
and DR.. S. s. Sorreson of
aacine, Wis, who were in the audi
nee and came to the dressing room ,
IN call from the platform, made a
superficial examination of the wound.
rhay aqread that N VINO imnoucjhlo 4.