Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-15
COL. ROOSEVELT HURT.
Crazy Man Tried to Kill Ex-Presi.
dent Last Night.

dent Last Night.
Col. Roosevelt was shot In the breast
by a fanatical would-be assassin In
Milwaukee. Wis, yesterday afternoon,
shortly after o'clock, and although
at first it was thought that the wound
was Of small Importance, the informa-
tion this morning was to the effect
that 1t was quite serious.
The shooting occurred Just after
Colonel Roosevelt had left the Hotel
Gilpatrick and stepped into an auto
mobile to go to the auditorium in
which he was to speak. There was a
great crowd on the sidewalk and in
the street waiting to catch a glimpse
Of him as he was leaving. AS Colonel
Roosevelt stepped into the car the
crowd began to cheer, and while he
was standing up waving his hat in ac-
acknowledgement, the would-be assassin
wormed his way through the crowd up
to within few feet Of the colonel and
fired. Col. Roosevelt barely moved at
the report Of the pistol and did not
change his attitude.
Albert H. Martin, a former football
player and one Of Colonel Rooseyelt's
former secretaries, saw the assassin
the instant he had fired and while he
was trying to fire second shot. He
jumped on the fellows shoulders, bore
him to the ground, and after q brief
struggle succeeded in wrestling his re-
volver from his grasp. BY this time
other members Of the party had come
to Martins assistance. Colonel Roose-
yelt remained standing, apparently un-
conscious Of the fact that he had been
NIT; but taking In the situation, said
ne wanted to see the man who had
fired the shot. Martin lifted the fel-
low up bodily and brought him to the
automobile. Colonel Roosevelt gazed
at him rather curiously and asked the
fellow why he wanted to kill him. The
man did not reply. It was some mo-
ments before the crowd began to real
lie what had happened, and then there
were shouts Of lynch him, lynch
him; but Colonel Roosevelt declared
that he had not been hit and begged
the people not to hurt the fellow.
Pretty soon the man was gotten into
a patrol wagon and hurried to the DO
lice station.
Colonel Roosevelts party remained
on the scene Of the shooting but a
short time. All climbed into automo-
biles and started for the auditorium.
Colonel Roosevelt had previously be-
lieved that he was unhurt; but pres
emily member Of the party discover
ed hole In his big overcoat, and
when the colonel put his hand under
meath, he drew it out stained with
blood. He stated, however, that he
was in no pain. Members of the party
tried to persuade him to cancel the
engagement; but he said he would
speak regardless Of consequences. He
did speak at the auditorium for some
minutes, but finally excused himself
and was taken to a hospital.
At the hospital the surgeons found
that a large bullet had entered the
chest just below the collar bone, and
an x-ray examination showed that It
had lodged in the walls Of the chest
1t did not penetrate the lung, else
there would have been some coughing.
Colonel Roosevelt remained perfectly
cool throughout 1t all, joked with the
physicians and others and talked poll
tics. 1t was suggested that he remain
In Milwaukee instead Of going on to
Chicago; but he insisted on going on
through to Chicago, shaving himself
as usual before going to bed. He said
he would remain in Chicago a few
hours and go on to Indianapolis, where
he has an engagement tonight.
Examinations after the shooting dis
closed the fact that the bullet had
been retarded In its course by passing
through the heavy overcoat, and q
folded manuscript copy Of the colo
nel's speech in his pocket. Otherwise
1t Is thought that the missile would
have caused fatal results. The doctors
at the hospital said positively that the
wound Is not necessarily dangerous.
The would-be assassin refused to
give his name at the police station;
but there developed enough informa-
tion to show that he was evidently
crazy. He gave as reason for firing
the shot an alleged command Of God
to prevent Colonel Roosevelt from be-
Ing elected to third term. He said
that he had twice seen the late Presi-
dent Mckinley in dreams and that Nc
Kinley had denounced Roosevelt as his
murderer and had instructed him to
kill Roosevelt.
written proclamation found in the
clothing Of the man who did the shoot
Ing reads:
September Is, 1912.
September Is, 1901, 130 a. m, in a
dream I saw President Mckinley sit
up In a monks attire in whom recog-
niZed Theodore Roosevelt. The presi-
dent said: This Is my murderer,
avenge my DEATH
September IL, 1912. 1.30 a. m, while
writing a poem, some one tapped me
on the shoulder and said: Let not
murder take the presidential chair.
Avenge my DEATH
Before the Almighty God I swear
the above writing Is nothing but the
truth"
Another note found in the mans
pocket reads:
so long as Japan could rise to the
greatest power of the world, despite
her surviving a tradition more than
1000 years, as Gen. Nogi so nobly
demonstrated, it is the duty of the
United States Of America to uphold
the third term tradition. Let every
third termer be regarded as a traitor
to the American cause. Let 1t be the
right and duty Of every citizen to
forcibly remove third termer. Never
let third term party emblem appear
on the official ballot.
Il am willing to die for my country.
God has called me to be his instru-
ment, so help me God.
(Signed) Innocent Guilty"
(Written in Germany "A strong
tower Is our God"
Martins Story.
Mr.. Martin, to whom Col Roosevelt
perhaps owes his life, told the story
tonight of his adventure
Il had walked downstairs with the
colonel and out to the car" he said,
land had taken my seat before any
thing happened. AS Col. Roosevelt was
standing in the car waving his hat to
the crowd, the flash Of metal caught
my eye. Before I knew what I was
doing, I jumped over the side Of the