The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-10-18
side of the car and raising his gun

side of the car and raising his gun
fired.
Martin leaped over the car a second
after the bullet sped on its way. COL
Roosevelt barely moved as the shot
was fred. Before the crowd knew
what had happened Martin, who IS
six feet tall and former football
plaver. had landed squarely on the
assassin's shoulder and had borne him
to the ground. He threw his right arm
about the mans neck with a death
like grip and with his left arm seized
the hand that held the revolver. In
another second he had disarmed the
man.
Col. Roosevelt stood calmly looking
on, as though nothing had happened.
Martin picked the man up as though
he were a child and carried him the
few feet which separated him from
the car almost to the side Of the col
onel.
Here he is" said Martin. Look
at him, colonel"
Crowd Enraged.
AlI this happened within a few sec
onds and Col Roosevelt stood gains
rather curiously at the man who at
tempted his life before the stunned
crowd realized what was. Then one
angry growl went up.
Lynch him. Kill him" cried a hun
dred men. The crowd pressed in on
them and Martin and Capt. Girard,
who had followed Martin over the
side OF the automobile. we're caught
with their prisoner in the midst OF
a struggling throng Of maddened men,
1t seemed for moment that he
would be torn to pieces and it was
Col. Roosevelt himself who intervened
on his behalf
he ldlSSu Ills lIGlIlu 'dIlu 4IAOIlOiANN w
the crown to fall back.
"Stop, STOP" he cried; stand back;
don't hurt him.
The men in the crowd at first were
not disposed to heed his words, but
at length fell back and permitted
Martin and Can't. Girard to carry the
man into the hotel.
After a short struggle the assassin
gave up ard was carried without re-
sistance out Of the reach cf the crowd.
"A-e you hurt, colonel?" hundred
voices called out.
"Oh, no" ne responded with a
smile; missed me that time. Pm
not hurt a bit. think we'd better be
going on" he said to the members OF
his party, cor we will be late.''
Didn't Know He Was.
No one in the party, including Col.
Roosevelt himself, entertained the
slightest notioa that the colonel had
been shot. He felt no shock or pain
at the time and it was assumed that
the bullet went wild AS soon as Cob
Roosevelt had assured himself the
assassin was safe in the hands Of the
police he gave orders to drive on to
the auditorium.
They had driven hardly one of the
four blocks from the hotel to the
auditorium when John McGrath, an
other Of Col. Roosevelt's secretaries
ptared a short exclamation aAd point
ed to the colcneI's breast
Look, colonel" he said, ";Aere is a
hole in your overcoat."
Chicago, Oct. 15.-Theodore Roose-
Welt was not rely. specifically
wounded by the t.let fired into his
breast yesterday in Milwaukee, by
John schrank, it was determined tc-
night 6y surgeons afteg al! day exam
nations and consultati3 8: and tie
colonel must not see Or speak to any
ole for several days without perHi;-
sion OF the doctors.
The wound was definitely described
as a serious wound in the chest ard
not q mere aesh wound" The la5e
bulletin. which prohibited commUni-
cation between Col Roosevelt and
others than his attendants, declared
"Quietude is absolutely essential. ,.
The surgeons asserted, however,
that it was not yet necessary to probe
for the bullet, and tn patient prob
ably Will be kept as calm as his na-
ture will allow him for a few days
Patient Slept Well,
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