The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-15

that an attempt on the Coloncrs life
had been made.
When the audience did learn from MIR.
Cochems and from Col. Roosevelt him
self that he had been shot the audience
dropped back and a deathlike silence. a
sharp contrast to the noisy uproar Of
moment before. settled in the hall.
Then there was a low humble and a
groan that was punctuated by sharp,
hysterical cries from the crowd. Even
his friends at this time believed that
the bullet had merely scratched his arm.
Capt. A. -. Girard Of Milwaukee. who
was on the front seat Of the automobile
when the Colonel was shot. is sharing
on Messrs. Cochcms and Martin for
having helped in preventing Schrank
from firing a second shot, which might
have been fatal.
Mr.. Cochems formerly was a football
player. After Mr.. Martin had grabbed
Schranks hand Capt. Girard almost ST.
multaneously made a flying leap from
the machine and when schrank was
borne to the pavement Capt. Girard and
the brawny Martin and Cochems all had
landed on top OF him. As the three
pulled Schrank to his feet Martin picked
Schrank UP as though he were a child
and carried him close to the automobile.
Here he is" he cried excitedly to
Col. Roosevelt. Look at him. Colonel"
Roosevelt Secs Assassin.
Col. Roosevelt gazed down at the man
for a moment in dazed sort of way,
his eyes directed intently toward
Schrank To the crowd It looked, how
ever. az II he were not even seeing the
man who had attempted to take his life
when the crowd yelled the very ready
threats to lynch the man 1t was Col
Roosevelt who intervened.
stop. stop" those who were close to
tlie NoIoiti sus 'h'y mum ~ a.
he motioned the crowd to fall back.
stand away. don't hurt him"
These threats to kill the brute" get
rope" lynch him. were continued
by the crowd that had swarmed around
back OF the hotel to an alley where the
patrol wagon waited to take the pris-
oner to the police station.
Hundreds Of men and boys and even
women and girls ran after the patrol
wagon in an effort to keep up with 1t as
It was raced at breakneck speed down
the street and across bridge.
Scores reached the Central police sta
wake OF the police wagon, some even
| beating the wagon to the station. Be-
| fore the wagon could be backed up to
the station door the people from the car
riages and automobiles and the more
feetfooted among those who had chased
the wagon were banked around the sta
tion house entrance And again the
threats to lynch the prisoner were
heard.
SerGt Robert Flood. in expectation Of
such demonstration. had placed sew
| eral patrolmen along the walk and so
kept the crowd away from the wagon az
Schrank was being taken out OF 1t with
an officer on either side of him.
The prisoner was led into the station
house and to- the desk After a short
questioning there he was hurried into
the sergeants office for a further quiz
zing, but this time he positively re-
fused to talk.
| John McGrath, secretary attached
| to the Roosevelt party, is quoted to-
night as saying that while seated near
the Colonel in the automobile on the
way to the Auditorium he was the first
to note that the bullet had struck the
Colonel The automobile had gone only
about four blocks from the hotel when
| McGrath uttered a sharp exclamation
and pointed to the hole In Col. Roose-
| velt's overcoat. But Col. Roosevelt al
ready had placed his hand beneath the
coat and drew It out with blood stains
on the fingers,