The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-16

IN His BODY
Manuscript Saves Him.

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The manuscript of his speech doubt
less had done much to save his life.
When ne hau come upon the plat.
form at the Auditorium and drew the
manuscript from his pocket during
his first few words, the torn sheets
of paper, showing many stains of
blood, showed also that the bullet had
gone through the manuscript.
"You see.' cried the colonel. holding
up the manuscript so that his audi
ence could see the bullet holes through
the sheets Of paper, ut takes more
than that To kill bull moose"
He attempted to go on with his
speech then, but first he digressed to
assure his audience that his wound
was not serious "Give all assurances
10 Mrs. Roosevelt" he called out. and
told his friends that after he had
ieIivered at least a part of his talk
he would submit to a thorough ex'
animation and have the bullet ex-
tracted. His surgeons in the mean
time had consented to permit Mr..
Roosevelt to proceed with his talk.
Mr.. Cochems thereupon came to the
front of the stage to introduce the
colonel. In few words Mr.. Cochems
told of the murderous assault upon
the Progressive candidate in front of
the Gilpatrick hotel.
When the colonel advanced again to
make his speech he was greeted by an
ovation the like of which seldom has
been heard
After the coloners short address, Dr.
Eaton and members of the colonel's
party closest to him accompanied the
candidate to the hospital.
Use x-ray to Locate Bullet.
| At the hospitals the doctors said that
although Colonel Roosevet's injury is
serious they did not then think it
| dangerous. The doctors made immedI-
ate arrangements to use the X-ray so
as to locate the bullet exactly. From
a superficial examination, they said,
they did not think the bullet pierced
the lung.
Schrank, after shooting Colonel
| Roosevelt, had narrow escape from
being lynched by the mob, who tried
/ to drag him away from the police.
AS soon as the police. however. had
| got him clear of the mob that swirled
about they rushed him to police head
| quarters.
Although he had been shouting his
wrongs almost from the time that
Cochems and Martin crushed him to
the pavement, it was almost II o'clock
last night before Schrank would an
swer any questions of the police.
The police, who were searching him
meanwhile, first came across the mem
orandum of the Roosevelt tour and
other notes, which showed that
Schrank had been following the colo.
neps every move for some time. Next
they drew from his pocket proclama-
ton which declared that Roosevelt or
any other man seeking a third term
as president" should be shot When
Schrank finally about II o'clock told
the police his name and address In
New York, he became quieter and
finally settled down to tell more OF
himself.
Oalo ne fad Long Srudge.
81 was in the saloon business with
my uncle In New York." he said al
last, "when Roosevelt was police com
missioner. Roosevelt closed out ouI
saloon and l have hated him eveI
since"
The coloners speech in the Audi
torium lasted altogether about fifty
minutes. His address, needless to say
digressed from the written manuscript
through which Schrank's bullet had
ripped its way. Again and again dur
ing his fifty minutes talk he stopped
to take a sip Of water.
His physical strength, however, was
not equal to the task that he had sci
for himself. He gave fragments OF
the speech he had written and ex
tracts from other speeches that he
had delivered at various times
from Maine to California. Constantly
throughout the address the colonePs
friends urged him to cut short hi:
talk, but he continued on.
Certain newspapers" he said, "wert
to blame for the attempted assassi
nation. Weak minded man had beer
Influenced, he said, "by these unjusti
fable newspaper attacks and had de
termined to kill him."
The colonel in the meantime, quite
unable to read his manuscript, was
making frequent repetitions In be
tween snatches of his speech and OF
former speeches which he could cal
to mind that he was carrying a bullet
In his body.
"An attempt has been made on my
life" he repeated again and again
"and the bullet Is now in my body.
must beg for your indulgence for time
before completing my message II
you"
When at the end Of his talk surgeons
and members Of his party accompanied
him to the hospital great crowds