Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-15
George W. Perkins Dispatches
Special Messenger to Inform
Her of Attempted AsSassna-
ton,
PRESIDENT TAFT IS
SHOCKED BY ATTACK
Hears of It During Attendance
Upon Banquet in New York;
Newspaper Men Advise Gov
ernor Wilson at Princeton,

u, Morning Journal special Leased Wire
New York, oct. ill., Mrs Thcodor
Roosevelt WAS Attending musica
comedy at Broadway theater tonigh
at the time the attempt was mad,
upon her husbands ife. The news wni
broken TO her as she sat IN a box witl
, a party of friends. In irur that the an.
4 nruncemcnt of the attempted assas
sination might be made from the stag,
ana lc an unnecessary shock t,
4 llc &C toner's Wife, George w. Perkins
chairman Of the executive committee
of the progressive party who was
among the first to receive the news,
lad despatched a messenger TO Mrs.
Roosevelt
Although assurances We're given in
the first despatch that the colonel
! had not been seriously wounded, Mrs.
I ltoosNNrlt was alarmed and immodi-
atelN left the theator, driving to the
headquarters cl the progressive payty,
Here She awaited further details from,
milwaukee,. she WAS considerable re-
licved by the early bulletins reporting
that the colonel had been SO slightly
wounded that he was able to proceed
with his speech
AS to how Mrs Roosevelt had re-
ceived the news MI Perkins only
aaid
Just as such strong woman as
Mrs Roosevelt would receive it,"
Colonel liousevell's son. Theodore,
heard of the attack on his father lntc
tonight aud hurried to progressive r|
headquarters 10 meet his mother and
await details from milwaukee,
shortly after midnight Mrs Roose-
welt received a telegram which evil
IDENTITY had been dictated by her hus-
band, assuring her that he was In no.
danger and making light Of the ni !
tempt on his life she telegram read !
II am nov ia The american hnspl- ,
tat The bullet did not hit anything !
vital and ,hink thcN win find it I
somewhere around II Is no more
serious than The injury Nhe boys H.
aciNcd MY voice Is holding out wcll |
and ! VIII go on the lrip Don't won
rN Love to all
"THEODORE ROOSrVEI.T.'
Mrs. j. West Roosevelt took the
'ploncls vito to hur home Tor lhe
iighl sftcr both womou Had spent
icycral anxious hours at progressive
headquarters. Mr Roosevelt WIS ass
'urcd that her husband was not scri-
.usly hurt.
That's what they said when Prcsi-
lent Mckinley was shot, she rX
claimed.
ircsidenl Tart and Governor VIII
ion were among others to he quickly
ldNiNcd Of the attempted assassination
# Colonel Roosevelt The president
vas AZ banquet which Mayor Gaynor
yas giving tonight "a the president
members of the cabinet. 600 naval Of
iccrs and several DISTINGUISHED ritI-
cns when the news was communicate
d to him 1t was evident that the re-
'orl fcll upon the presidents ears as
grcni blow Ne was talking with
iaNor tiaNnor at the tlmc ana after
earring the news sat silent for several J
minutes. He declined at FIRST to make
nS statement apparently being re-
ictant 20 credit the report
Later as the news was confirmed
nr president said 10 the newspaper /,
zen
81 am VERY sorry to learn Of the as [,
iuIt upon Colonel Roosevelt and |
IA glad to learn no harm was done"
~ the time he president made this y
atcmem bulletins from milwaukee, .
ave the assurance that colonel I
uuscVelt had sustained prleiicallyl J.
% injury. rho speakers al the din j.
,r avoided reference to the reports. !
at thr news had soon spread to all q
ld There was 80 much discussion OF \
lc rrpurts that littir attention was II
wen 80 the speakers. y
Governor Wilson was nf his home al =.
rinceton. y. J.. when newspaper men !.
iFisrd him of the attempt to hill the I
'oercsshc candidate Tor president p
1t IS with tn" greatest distress that y
bear this. said Governor Wilson ~
'u itioice than cnlnnci kooscAcl
'pnrnilN hHs escaped serious ir
rs.