Evening star., 1933-02-16
TEDDY ROOSEVELT
ALSO WAS TARGET
Attacks on Other Presidents
and Foreign Leaders
Recalled by Crime.
BY the Associated Press,


CHICAGO, February 16.-For the
second time in history an assassin has
fired at Roosevelt-without fatal re-
suits.
Last night at Miami, Fla, President
elect Franklin D. Roosevelt narrowly
missed being shot as the bullets meant
for him struck four other persons.
In 1912 at Milwaukee, Wis., the manu-
script of a speech he was about to
make and an eyeglass saved former
President Theodore Roosevelt from what
would possibly have been a fatal wound
The Milwaukee shooting occurred on
October IA during the presidential cam
paign Of 1912 when the former Presi-
dent was candidate on the Progress
sive ticket.
He had Just left his hotel to address
a political meeting and was standing
in his automobile acknowledging
cheers Of admirers when John Schrank,
New York saloon keeper, stepped for
ward and fired
The bullet struck Roosevelt In the
breast. but it was deflecte5 when 1t hit
the bulky menuscrirs end the eyeglass
Although he was wounded Roosevelt
made his speech. kftcrwsrd he came
to Chicago end We IN hospital for
2 week. Schrank was committed to
the hospital for the insane at Oshkosh.
Wis.
Paid Supreme Penalty.
Assassins of Pre-idents have all paid
he supreme penalty for their crimes
Chm Wilkes Booth, the actor. who
: 1-pped out on the stage Of Focd's The
ater at Washington on the night of
April IA, 1865, to fire a fatal shot at
PRESIDENT Lincoln, was shot to death
Emself IL days later at Fredericksburg,
Va, by Sergt. Boston Corbett of the
United States Army. -Four others, in
cluding one woman, were convicted of
implication in the assassination and
were hanged
President Garfeld's killer, Charles ].
Guiteau, was hanged June 80, 1882, at
Washington. Garfield was shot July 2,
1881 at Washington railroad station
and died the following September ls.
President Mckinley died in Buffalo,
n Y, September IA, 1901, eight days
American Exposition by an anarchist,
Leon Czolgosz. Czolgosz died in the
electric chair October 30. 1901, at the
Auburn, N. Y, State Prison.
History has .resounded with the crack
of assassins' bullets. One was heard
around the worl6-the killing of Arch
duke Franz Ferdinand Of Austria. Hun
gary and his consort in 1914. 1t was
the spark that set of the World War.
The wounding of Mayor Anton Ger
max Of Chicago at Miami by one Of
the bullets intended for the President
elect marked the first attempt at a
Chicago mayors life since the assassi-
nation OF Carter H. Harrison, ST. It oc-
CURED in 1893. the year of the city's
Columbian Exposition. This year Chi
cago Is preparing to present to the
world its Century Of Progress Exposi-
ton.
Foreign Leaders Slain.
The year 1900 saw the assassination of
William Goebel, Democratic claimant to
the governorship of Kentucky. and In
1905 former Gov. Frank StuenenberR
OF Idaho met a similar fate.
A chronological list Of heads of for
eign governments who died at the
hands of assassins since 1872 follows:
IS72|Ihe Earl of Mayo, governor
1876-Abdul Aziz Sultan of Turkey.
1881-Alexander II of Russia.
l894-Sadi-Carnot, president of
France
1896-Nsr Ed Din, Shah of Persia.
1897-President Borda of Uruguay.
1898-President Barrios of Guatemala.
1S98-Empress Elizabeth of Austria
Hungary.
l899-President Heurueax of the
Dominican Republic.
1900-King Hu nbert of Italy
1903-King Alexander and Queen
Draga Of Serbia.
1908-King Carlos and Crown Prince
Luis PHILIPPE Of Portugal.
l913-President Madero of Mexico.
19l3-King George OF Greece.
19l4-Archduke Franz Ferdinand of
Austria Hungary and his consort.
19l5-President Sam of Haiti
l9l8-Czar Nicholas Of Russia and
family.
19l8-President Paes of Portugal
19l9-Ameer Habibullah of Afghani-
stan.
l920-President Carranza of Mexico.
1922-Premier Michael Collins of the
Irish Free State.
1927. Narutowicz, first president Of
the Polish Republic.
l928-President-elect Alvaro Obregon
Of Mexico
ls32-President Paul Doumer of
France.