The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-15

! reooseNeits Woulu-D assassin, up 10 a
month ago was a lodger In the White
hotel. a lodging house Just off the
bowery. He was a guest there nine
months, occupying room that cost
| two dollars a week. Gustav Jost.
owner OF the hotel, said today he had
known Schrenk long time. though
never Intimately
The mans father was ON old time
saloon keeper ON Elizabeth street."
said Jost. Young Schrenk was a quiet,
unassumpg fellow. He did not appear
asked me to get him Job somewhere
as a bartender or waiter. Last Sep
tember, Schrenk quit the hotel leav-
ing forwarding address. He said he
was going out OF town u visit relatives
y few days later he sent me "a souvenir
post card from southern town,
think in South Carolina. notice BY
the papers this morning he had gone
south In pursuit OF Roosevelt.
s'Nhitih nfNSi DOittltS WIFI
me and never gave any indications Of
possessing violent opinions. He was
the last man | would have picked as
would-be assassin"
Great Crowd Much Excited.
Milwaukee. Oct. 15.--Rooseveit. who
proceeded to the Auditorium to deliver
his speech in spite of his wound. bare
ly escaped being caught in terrific
jam as he entered the biilding. AS
the report spread Roosevelt was shot,
people came on run from every di-
rection. They beat on the locked doors
for the latest news. As the crowd In
the Auditorium learned Roosevelt was
shot, the excitement spread. Roose-
welt was the only person who appar-
emily was not excited.
Albert II. Martin. Roosevelt's secre-
life by leaping like a tiger onto the as
sailant, Schrenk. figured once before
in a less conspicuous manner as one
of the Colonels bodygnards. Martin
was walking through a crowd in Sagi.
nav with Roosevelt last Wednesday
night when a man rushed up shouting.
Although IL appeared probable the man
merely was an enthusiast who wished
to shake hands. Martin took no
chances. With powerful lunge he
sent the man flying across the street.
The mans hand brushed the Colonels |
coat, but he got ne nearer to him.
The Colonel ended his address at the |
auditorium by adding with softened, |
tense words charity, kindness and
generosity to his regular appeal for |
recruits to the Progressive cause. His
words usually are work and fight"
but last night he said
Il appeal to YOU to join with us To
work, to fight. but with charity, with
kindness and with generosity to bring
about social and industrial Justice"
Martin Hero Of Day.
Chicago. oct. 1E.-The nero Of the
attempted assassination Of Roosevelt.
the man who is given credit for having
prevented Schrenk firing a second
shot, for which his finger was strain
ing at the trigger when he was over
is Albert u. Martin, the Col
onel's stenographer.
Martin had his chance when Schrenk
fired his shot at the Colonel and he
was ready for 1t. All thro ugh the
present tour Martin has been pushing
intrusive persons away. In the Sagi"
nav incident Martin threw himself
against a man who was pushing for
ward and threw him into the gutter.
For this he was rebuked by Roose-
welt, but today Martin said the man Of
Michigan, and Schrenk were
the same
Besides being a stenographer, Mar
tin is a lawyer, having been admitted
TO the bar at Lansing. Michigan. Be-
1. re that he went to the Rhinelander,
high school. He was on
the football team and gained local
fa mo as a right tackle.