The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-21
HE FOLLOWS ROOSEVELT.
Mysterious Colombian Insists on Point
ing Out the CO1OneI's Sins.

Chicago, Oct. 21.-An attempt tC
see Colonel Roosevelt was made al
Mercy hospital shor1 ~ before mid
/ night by Luis E. Molina. who gave
said he was a secret diplomatic repre-
Senta tive of the Colombian govern
ment. He was stopped by the guard
detectives and city police who were on
duty
Molina said his father Is a senator
Of Colombia. He sent Colonel Roose-
Welt a postal card ard wrote him q
long letter containing accusations that
the colonel had committed IAN .atr O.
ciOus crime in taking Panama from
olombia and bidding lin beware OF
the vengeance of God.
Molina was accompanied by two
Mexicans who gave their names as B.
CarellO and Esteban NJ oran. They
said they had known Molina but a
few ours.
Molina said he would 80 to New
mel and would see him there or would
follow him to Oyster Bay. He ex-
hibited ticket over the Pennsylvania
railroad to New York that would en-
title him to travel on the train taken
cy the colonel. He also displayed a
large roll of bills.
The detectives alter questioning
Molina, permitted him to depart. Col
onel Roosevelt knew nothing Of the
attempt to see him.
Molina sent a box Of flowers to the
colonel, and followed them with a
note written on a postal card 1t read
Colonel Roosevelt: I sincerely de-
sire your complete recovery Now that
you ere lying on a bed oe pain, re-
member the Almighty God and how
easy it is to disa ppear from the earth.
After this remember Tour greatest Of
Tense in your official career-the rob-
berry Of Panama from Colombia. Try
20 remedy this iniquity and God will
protect you
The detectives said MoIi7;. was not
armed
Molina said he came from New Or
leans especially to see the colonel as
soon as he heard of the shooting He
said he followed him in the west dur
to California
st have hurried from New Orleans
on the expectation of being able to
express to you personally my sympa-
thy in your misfortune. The privi-
lege, however, has been denied me.
Nevertheless, I would Xix to convey
70 you the sentiment of the noblest
people in South America and to inform
you colonel. that a time has come for
your meditation on tie -lackest spot
in the history of your life.
Remember, Mr.. Roosevelt, that al
though you are and have been a great
world citizen, your e. try into civiiiza-
! ton from Africa and the homages you
received from the word were marred
0y the refusal of the vica: of Christ
1T Rome to see you. This material
demonstration of a divine Will to hum
BILE your pride will serve to call to your
lnind the fact that although you might
have been proclaimed in hypocrit-
zeal way the creates man since the
time of Napoleon, your star has been
descending and will continue to de-
scend until you clear your conscience
Of the most atrocious and wicked act
YOU ever committed your life
I'VE Colombians hope to see you
elected for a third term president OF
| The United States. You injured us
supremely. but we rust in God and
He Will certainly touch YOUR heart and
compel you by moral force to return
to US what belongs to US, the SOW
ereigEty of Colombia over Panama,
our rebel state.
God help you, Mr. Roosevelt, re-
cover to fully. have come expressly
from New Orleans to speak to you
personally but this opportunity has
pecn denied me. 1 VIII see you, how
over. at New York"