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10 PAGES. I 4 Weather Today Fair i i it sat. vaw m. i r. ROOSEVELT SHOT BY POLITICAL CRANK SAVES ASSAILANT FROM MOB AND WITH BULLET IN BREAST MAKES LONG SPEECH GIANTS BAT OUT VICTORY OYERJOSTON GATHER ENOUGH RUNS IN FIRST INNING TO WIN, 5 TO 2 in danger and.

it was his act which saved him. He told the crowd to stand back, and they did. Captain CIrard and I dragged him into the hotel and turned him over to the police. "We came back to the automobile started for the Auditorium. As were riding along, McGrath called the colonel's attention to a hole in his overcoat.

Colonel Roosevelt unbuttoned his coats. "Why, I'm he said, but he insisted that his wound was not serious and that he must not disappoint the crowd at the Auditorium. So we drove on." Martin exhibited the revolver which he had captured from the assassin. It was a large weapon, evidently newly si mewhat and he seemed to stand rs.ther unsteadily. Dr.

Terrell and Colonel Lyon stepped up to him and tl doctor insisted that he atop. "I'm going to finish this speech," s.id the colonel emphatically. "I'm all right; let me alone." Dr. Terrell -and Colonel Lyon sat down again. The colonel continued his speech, evidently with Increasing effort, but he succeeded in making hlm-sJf heard and talked for more than so hour.

Then he was rushed to bis a'i-tc mobile and flashed through fbe streets to the Emergency hospital. The operating room had been placed in readiness to receive Colonel Roosevelt and six of the leading surgeons of Milwaukee were avalting his arrival. Colc ni-l Roosevelt was undressed anl placed upon the operating table, al-tirougli he l-'Sisted that he was not Iwully hurt arx that the doctors were taking it too seriously. Jokes With Surgeons. An examination of the wound show-el that it had been made by a bullet oi large size.

It entered the fleshy part ol the right breast, halfway between the collar bone and lower rib. The found that they knew no rr-vre after their examination than be-ftre to the location of the bullet ad it vas derided to send for X-rair nrachines to determine to what depth PAPERS IN POCKET SAVE THE COLONEL FROM DEATH IN ATTACK AT MILWAUKEE Ball Did Not Reach Lung and Wound is Pronounced Not Serious Patient Walks Unassisted Hospital, Boards and Starts 111 if i 4 VI ft J. fV: S'J A TALKS POLITICS WITH DOCTORS WHILE ON THE OPERATING Probe for Bullet When He Reaches Chicago Shaves Before Retiring to Berth Would-Be Assassin Says Dream of McICinley Prompted Attempt to Kill Bull Moose Leader Milwaukee, Oct. 14. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was shot and slightly wounded tonight as he was leaving the Gilpatrick hotel for the Auditorium to make a speech.

The wound was superficial and the colonel went to hall and made his speech after he had seen the assailant arrested and taken to the police station. Henry F. Gochems seized the man and held him until policemen came up. A mob surged around the prisoner, apparently is mentally upset on the subject of Roosevelt's another term as president. The man who is small of V.

-fitted firing the shot and said that "any man looking for ouht to be shot-" In notes found in the man's pocket at the police station were statements that the man had bn visited in a dream by the spirit of WUiam McKinley who -had said, indicating Colonei Roosevelt, "this is my murderer; avenge my death." a bullet in his ody Colonel Roosebelt went to the Auditorium to maake his speech. refused to' permit physicians to examine the wound until he had finished his address. He bjran speaking at 8:20 and concluded at -45 when he was taken to the hospital, weak from the loss of blood. Six physicians examined Colonel Roosevelt's wound. They found impossible to determine th depth to which the bullet had penetrated, and it was decided to take X-ray photograph.

Colonel Roosevelt was sitting on the operating table talking politics with the physicians while they wre awaiting the arrival of an X-ray machine. The X-ray shows that the bu'let lodged in the chest wall and did not penetrate the lung. The wound not considered serious. He Mt the hospital at 11 p. m.

He was able to walk unassisted. "I am feeling fine," he said. Colonel Roosevelt left at midnight for Chicago. I the colonel's breast. Look, he said, "there is a hole In your overcoat." Colonel Roosevelt lookf3 down, sav the hole, then, unbuttoned the b'g brown army coat which he was wearing and thrunt his hand beneath -It.

W'jien he withdrew It, his fingers stained with blood. Colonel Not Disturbed. From His Special Train for Chicago TABLE into the flesh. His assailant va ere- vented from firin. a second shot by Albert H.

Martin, one of Colonel Rr.csevelt's two secretaries. Colonel Rcosevelt had Just stepped Into an automobile when the would-be assassin pushed his way through the crowd In the street and fired. Martin, who was standing In the car with the colonel, leaped onto the man's shoulders and bore him to the ground. Captain A. O.

Girard, of Milwaukee who was on the front seat Jumped al-mc-st at the same time and In an Instant the man was overpowered and disarmed. Cries of "Lynch Him" A wild cry of "lynch him" went up. Colonel Roosevelt spoke to the people and told them to spare the man who then was taken Into the hotel and held there until he was removed to the police station. In spite of the entreaties of physicians, Colonel Roosevelt isisted upon delivering' his address. "I will make this speech or die, one cr the other." he said.

Henry F. Cot hems, one of the Wisconsin Progressive leaders, told tn great crowd which had assembled in the Auditorium that Colonel Roosevelt rd been shot and asked the people to calm. The crowd was thrown ai-n st into a panic by the announcement, but Colonel Roosevelt calmed very lon speech. I'll do the bet I can but see, there is a bullet in my body. But It is nothing.

I'm not hurt badly." A of rMef went up from U.e ere wd 'and ther an outburst of tumultous cheering. Thoroughly reassured by the action that he was In no danger, the people set-t-ed back Into their seats to hear his Colonel Roosevelt began to speak In a firm voice, somewhat lower than its usual tone, and, except that his characteristic gestures were less emphatic titan usual, there was nothing about iht man to indicate his condition. After he had been speaking a few his voice sank WIRELESS NEWS TO TAFT President and Jsckiea of Naval Review Get Score by Rounds CSrien Knocked Out, Collins Checks Scot Ing Marquard Again Fools Sox New York, Oct. 1. flighting in the last trench, the New York Nationaiai repulsed the onrushing Boston Americans today and sent them back to defeat by the score of 5 to 2, In the sixth game of the world's series, A victory for the Red Sox would hav carried with It the title of world's champions of 1912 and when "Rub Marquard walked off the Polo grounds this afternoon with hi second triumph over Boston tucked away in th sleeve of his pitching arm.

New Yortc took hope that the Giants might be a3l to capture two more games and twins the title to this city. The world's series now starrdw. Bos, ton three games won; New York two games won and one contest tie. New York, however, did not win all tha vlc-i toriea today. On the green turf Jast book of first base, while the SO.OQft spectators were leaving the grounds Managers Stahl and McGraw tossed a coin to determine in which city the.

deciding game should be played Its event New York won tomorrow in Boston. Stahl won the toss end an the remaining games will be played! on Boston's field. Taft Follows Score 4 President Taft on the yacht May! flower kept in touch with the game by wireless while reviewing the battleship fleet in the Hudson river. The Inning scores also were wigwagged from ship to ship all along the line so that every man jack of those could know the progress 0 the game. All the action of the day's game came early and when the smoke of battle floated awsy at the end of the second inning, the score stood 5 'to 2 In favor of the Giants and thereafter neither side could; add a tally in the face of the superb" twirling; of the two left banders.

"Rube" Marquard and Ray Collins. The Boston southpaw had been called to the firing line after the Giants had touched off en explosion of hits off "Buok" O'Brien's moist ball. The fusillade of hits came with such suddenness that for the first time in the series the Boston Infield was unable to meet the attack, of the New Yorkers. Two crisp doubles, four eingHee, a balk by O'Brien and a double steal neU ted New York five runs In the first inning-. Oddly enough, the four singles garnered by the Giants were slow in field rollers which on the soggy dla-t mond were difficult to handle.

Boston made Its tallies In the sec ond on Marquard's error on Gardner's grounder, a hit by Ktahl nd a two-base smash by Engle. who batted to O'Brien. Giants' Outfield Bus "Rube Maratrard curved them low; and then sent up his fast ones around; the necks of the Boston batters. On' of the results of MarqnarcTs servfo( was a great day for the Giants' oot fielders. The trio of garaenersi Mnr ray, Snodgrass and Ivore oovwrrrl acres of ground and gobbled np no lse' than 15 fly balls.

Of these "Red" Tay in "right captured seven whtW Snodgrass took six and Devore two. The Bostons fought gamely to ever eome the lead of five runs wblch the Giants piled vsp at the start. Th," Bed Sox made two tallies in the ond but their attack was broken in the third with a brilliant catch by Snod-J grcse. This pray was the turning, point in Boston's offence. ftahl had made first on a hit whet "Wagner drove a screaming liner t- i deep center.

Snod grass turned and ran toward the fence. The drive look ed good for a home run and Etahl rounding second with Wagner turn-' ing first when Snodgrase caught the ball ss it came over hie shoulders. That ended Boston, and, with the ex- ception of the eighth, 3irquard sent the Red Sox back to the bench in one, two, three order in every inning. Ray Collins twirled a fine game and in the seven innings that the Giant faced him not a run was scored. "Things might have been a little different had Collins been sent in from the first," remarked Manager Stahl, "but it was a dork day.

the kind thai is Just suited to O'Brien's fast ball. Hut O'Brien didn't get the and we will have to try to end the series tomorrow." "We have made the start and we expect to finish It up," said Manager McGraw tonight, before leaving for Boston. "By winning tomorrow's game we can put Boston on the defensive and that done, we will enter th MKt rame with the advantage with New York." "Wood and "Matty" Today "While no announcement of the battery selections for Tuesday's game was made before, tho clubs left the city it ws generally believed that Wood (Continued on Page Six.) THE NEW COLISEUM Now open. Sociable dances Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Besrinners' classes formed Tuesday and ThursHlav evenlnss tr.d Patortlsy afternoons.

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ft purchased, of 38 oaliber. For an hour or more a large crowd stcod in Sycamore street outside the hospital, awaiting th news of Colonel Roosevelt's condition. The statement pf the attending physicians was taken out and read aloud. The crowd started a cheer, but it was suppressed, for roar that the noise might annoy the colonel. Reassured by the news, the people for the most part walked off-Colonel Walks From Hospital When Colonel Roosevelt left the hospital, walking unassisted, there were only a few persons on the street.

"How are you feeling, colonel?" said one of the local committeemen, when be came down the elevator from the operating foom just after an X-ray picture had been taken. "Fine," answered the colonel, aal as he passed along he had a pleasant word to say to those who. greeted him in turn. The colonel was said to be resting easily in his private car, "Mayflower" when he left. K.

Davis, secretary of the Progressive national committee, sent a telegram to Mrs. Roosevelt to Sagamore Hill assuring her that Colonel Roosevelt's condition was not serious and that there was no cause for alarm. A newspaper reporter who was standing in the crowd In front of the hotel and witnessed the shooting gave the following account: "Colonel Roosevelt had Just descended from his rdjm in the second story front of the hotel where he had been receiving calls from friends and admirers and had passed through a cheering throng the main corridor accompanied by a growing escort as he eared the door. The doorway was cleared and on the sidewalk a wide passageway was maintained by. Surgent A.

Mooney.who saluted the colonel as he passed and turned to watch him as he kept on toward the automobile. "Arriving at the car, Colonel Roose-vetl extended his hands toward the frames of the doorway to the rear compartment, his body inclining slightly to the front. It was Just as he was rising, into the automotoile supported by the ho held on the frame, that the hot intended to take his life was Oolonel Hoosevelt gave no Indication by movement that he felt the Impact of the buHet? but there was a sound as though of a groan coming from his direction. "A moment after the shot. Colonel Roosevelt put his right hand on his overcoat, well up near the shoulder on the left side and rubbed It slightly.

Then he sat down in the car. In the excitement end confusion that prevailed some one ordered the chauffer to drive on. The machine moved on. "The man who fired the. shot was captured a fraction of a second later, "The would-be assassin was at once hurried out of the crowd.

Ho offered resistance but was helpless In. the sturdy, willing hands that grasped him. He was half carried as he was hurried, through the corridor of the hotel into the dining-room and then into, the kitchen, where he was put through- a hurried and pressing interrogation by Sergeant Mooney and the others present (but without eliciting a single statement. He declined time and again to give his name and finally w-aa slipped out of the rear door of the hotel into the alloy, where the police wagon had been summoned to receive him. "Hundreds of persons followed the patrol wagon as it was driven at breaknkeck speed down the streets and across the Oneida street bridge.

Men and boys ran shouting behind the wagon and crying: "Lynch him. "Kill the and 'and 'Get a Scores searched the central polioe station in automobiles and carriages and before the wagon could be backed to the station door, the more fleet-footed ones were drawn up in line and when the man was taken from the patrol the crowd pushed forward. "'Lynch was the cry again. Sergeant Robert Flood) had expected a demonstration and had several patrolmen stationed along the walk so that the crowd did not attempt to take the man from the officers. "With an officer on each side of him he was led into the station ana trp to the desk.

He was hurried into the sergeant's office, where he was quizzed, but he positively refused to taKc 'Any many looking for a third trm ought to be shot, was all that he had to say, but it was enough tp show that he was willing to confess. He repeated this several times, and it was the only answer that he would give the police. 'Tomorrow I will tell you all that you want to know. I want to sleep tonight and do not -want to be bothcr-ed, he said as he was taken through the cell room door and placed In a cell. After a long examination he talked freely." Notes in Prisoner's Pockets The man who did tho shooting refused to give his name.

He had on his person a copy of the Itinerary, written on a sheet of note-paper taken from the BlsmnreV hotel (Continued on Page Two.) Crvtal Candy Kitchen. 110 N. Geo. St Fine candies at medium prices. 14-4t PEOPLE WILL TALK The 'plione wires of the country would arounn ine ivona jioo BENEFIT YORK HOSPITAL Falck's Orangcfcde.

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Beaver St. augSl-12t-ecd SHEARER SHINDLER Funeral Directors, 300-011 N. Duke St. O.ie mis3lle had penetrated. While he as waitln; or the X-ray machine, Cdonel RousevUt rat upon the operat-iH table Ulking iolitlcs and joking with the physicians.

In the meantime, hidden away in an Ir ner room in the police station, Colo- nil Roosevelt's assailant was being submitted to a rigid examination. He rofused stubborrly to give an account himself and would say nothing except that "I will tell you tomorrow. Afier a long siege, however, the po ll forced from him the statement that hs was John Schrank. of 370 East Tenth street. New York.

Clippings found in the man's pockets allowed thu he had studied Colonel Rcosevelt'r Itinerary carefully with T.ha e'ioent intention of the plaoe a': which he might accomplish what he h-td in mind. It was said at the Gilpatrick hotel, while Colonel Roosevelt was at dinner, a short ork man about forty years old. made four attempts to gain admission to the dining-room, being turned a vay each time. Those who saw him ss id that he bore no resemblance, to Schrank. From this circumstance the iFort gained currency that two men fre engaged in the attempt to taxe Roosevelt's life.

The police tc night were unable to gain any ev-drnce to bear out this story. Msrtin Talks of Capture. Mr. Martin, to whom Colonel Roose-vlt perhaps owes his life, told the stiry tonight of his adventure. "1 walked down stairs with thQ cola-nl and out to the- car." he said, "an hi A taken my seat before anything happened.

As Colonel Roosevelt W4i rt, ending In the car waving his hat to tte crowd, the fiafch of metal caught my eye. I not stop to think what I as doing and brrore I really knew Jumped over the side of the car aid ht.d my arm around the neck of a man I had hardly seen. Everything seemed to happen at once. There was a sound of a shot and I wis. on the ground with the.

man. I threw one arm about his neck and he'd him fast. At the same time I caught his gun hand with my free hand and wrenched the revolver from him. He struggled for a minute, but in spite of the fact that he was acting like a mad-min, he did not keep up the fight lor.g, ard with the help of Captain Girard, I soon had him under control. 'T picked the man up and held him where Colonel Roosevelt could see him.

'The poor said the colonel. I put the revolver into my pocket ard began to drag the man out of the crwd. "The colonel saw that the man was AT THEATRE FROM PERKINS i ait at Danquei is oiunneo Alio Expresses Distress Atlempt seas, when the news was communicated to him. It was evident tnat the report fell upon the president's ears as a great blow. He was talking with M.iyor Gayncr at the time and after hearing the news sat silent for several nutea.

He declined at first to make any statement, being reluctant apparently to credit the report. Later as the news was confirmed, the president said to the newspaper mm: "I am very sorry to learn of the assault upon Colonel Roosevelt and I an glad to learn that no harm was dene." At the time the president made this statement bulletins from Milwaukee gave the assurance that Colonel Roosevelt had sustained practically no injury. Governor AVllson was at his home 'n rilnceton, N. when newspaper men advised him of the attempt to kill the candidate for president. "I is with the greatest distress that I hear this," said Governor Wilson, "but I rejoice that Cclonel Roosevelt has apparently escaped serious injury." Colonel Roosevelt's son, Theodort Roosevelt, heard of the attack upon hli father late tonight and hurried to Progressive headquarters to meet his and await details from Milwaukee.

Mrs. Roosevelt will proiKibly leave for Chicago tomorrow. George B. Roosevelt, a cousin of Colonel Roosevelt, made this announcement late to-nljht, saying that the colonel's wife would spend the remainder of the nirht at his Fifth avenue home. KEIFFER CARS FOR SALE at per bushel.

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TLc crowd pressed cloe about the colonel and gave a chefcr as he appeared. As the party approached the automobile. Colonel Roosevelt's companions stood aside and he stepped into the car. Martin entered directly bj- hlnd him and salmon the further si Je of the car. Colonel Roosevelt stood up, waving his hat in answer to the cheers of the crowd.

The- assatsln was standing in the crowd a few feet, from the automobile. He pushed bts way to the siJe-of the car and, raising his gun, tired. Martin caught the tlnsh and leaped ever the car a second after the bullet aped on Its way." Assassin Overpowered. Colonel Rousevelt barely moved as the shot was fired. Before the cro knew what had happened, Martin, who is six feet tall and a former footba'li player, had landed squarely on the assassin's shoulders and had borne iiint the ground.

He threw his right arm about the man's r.eck with a death-like grip and with bis left arm. seized the that held the revolver. In another second he had disarmed him. Colonel Roosevelt stood clarnly Iook-ing 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 them from the car almost to the side of the colonel.

"Here he Is," taiu look at him." All this happened within a few seconds and Colonel Roosevelt stoud gazing rather curiously at the man who attempted bis lif 3 before the tunju.J crowd realized what going on. Then a howl of rage went up. "Lynch him. kill him," cried a hundred men. The crowd pressed in them and Martin and Captain Girar who had followed Martin.

over the side of the autoujoblie, were caught with their prisoner in the midst of a struggling throng of maddened men. It seemed for the moment that he would be torn to pieces by the Infuriated men and it was Colonel Roosevelt himself who, intervened on his behalf. Colonel Protects Assailant. He raised his hand and motioned the crowd to faU back. "Stop, stop," he cried; "stand baK, don't hurt him." The men in the crowd at first w-iie iivi It in iu lirvu ilia yn Li.

uui ui i the assassin gave up and was carried without resistance out of the reach of the crowd. "Are you hurt, colonel?" a hundred voices called out- "OS, no, he responded, with a smite. "Missed me that time. I'm not hurt a bit." "I think we'd better be going he se id to the other members of his party, "or we will be late." one in the party, including Colo- r.el Roosevelt himself, entertained the slightest notion that the colonel had been shot. He felt no shock or at the time and it was assumed the bullet went wild.

As soon as C-I-cnel Roosevelt had assured himself that the assassin was safe in the ham's 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, another of Colonel Roosevelt's secretaries, uttered a sharp evclafratWn, and pointed to Colonel Roosevelt was not ut all dii- mayid by his i "It looks as though I had been hit." he said, but I don't think it is any- thinsf serious. -Dr. Scurry Terrell, of Jillas, Cfionel Roosevelj's physician, who had entered the automobllo Just before it started off, insisted that the colonel return to the hotel. He would not hear cT It.

however, the car was driven en to the Auditorium. As soon as they reached the building Colonel Roosevelt was taken Into a dressing room and hts other garments removed. Dr. Ter rell with the help of Dr. John Strat-tf of Milwaukee, and Dr.

s. S. Sor-eusonj of Racine. who were in vhe audience and came to the dressing room on a call from the platform, rarte a superficial examination of the vxund. They agreed that it was im- to Hazard a guess as to the.

extent of the colonel's Injuries and f'at he should by all means at once to a hospital. "I will deliver this speech or die, one or the other," was Colonel Roosevelt's reply. Despite the protests of his physicians the colonel stroJo out of the dressing room and onto the stage. A lrg crowd packed Into the bi building cheered loudly as he entered, and without a word to Indicate what had hfiiipened, went to his seat. For several minutes the crowd, no man of whom suspected that the colonel, bore a bullet in his body, kept up its cheering.

Then Mr. Cochran stepped to the front of the platform and held up his hand. There was something in his rr.ar.ncr which had Us effect the crowd and the cheering died ruiJenly away. I "I have? something to tell you." said Mr. Coehems, "and I hope you will receive the news with His voice as he spoke and a death- 1 1..

1 1 1 1 i. "Colonel Roosevelt has been shot. is He tr'ke .1, a tone but such was the stillness that everyone heard him. A cry of astonishment and horror went up from the crowd, which was thrown into confusion in an instant. Mr.

Coehems turned and looked inquiringly at Colonel Rooatveit, "Tell us, are you hurt?" Men and women shouted wildly. Some of them rose from their seats and rushed forward to look more closely at the colonel. Colons) Assures Crowd Colonel Roosevelt walked to the edge of the pl-atform to quiet the crowd. He raised his hand and instantly there v.as silence. "It's true," he said.

Then slowly he unbuttoned his coat and placed his hand an his breast. Those in front of the crowd could catch a sight of the blood stained garment. "I'm going to ask you to be very quiet," said Colonel Rooseveit, "and please excuse me from making you a As the train left the colonel said he would spend the night on the car and that after remaining- a few hours iu Chicago he would go to Indianapolis to fulfill his speaking engage-ment for tomorrow night. Before the colonel would lie down he insisted on shaving himself and did so, despite the protects of the surgeon Ko accompanied him. The train started on a slow run.

It was planned lo get to Chicago some where near rwrning, although the run could be made in lea than two hours In an errergency. Roosevelt will be taken to the Pres-b; terlan hospital on West Congress street, where the four Chicago surgeons who were to have gone to Milwaukee will extract the bullet. Colonel Roosevelt's life probacy was sved by the manuscript of the speech which he delivered tonight. The btilet struck the manuscript, which retarded its force as It passed through THE WEATHER Forecast: Fair Tuesday and Wednesday, light to moderate west winds beesming variable. Gee, but it dees your Unci Ignatz good to note tnt the local ministerial doesnt b4ne the weather man for those alleged black spots on th York county fair last week.

There's a poor geezer who gets tWe harpoon jabbed into him for almost every thing that gees I wrong in the land, and a spirit of jus tice leads us to protest that it's high time to let up on him. In other words, enough is sufficient or something to that effect. Now as to the crusade for a dean fair, it has our heary approval. If thia can be accomplished in no ether way, the management might wrap up soap and towela in rose tinted paper tied with baby rib-bon and slip a package to every oerson entering the gates. If this suggestion isn't wanted, kindly hend it to some one who is saving up scrape for a crazy quilt 1 TT Bureau lor urtner Letans by Message Wilson Over New York, Oct.

14. Mrs. Roosevelt was attending a musical coitiedy at a l-roadway theatre tonight at the time the t'trtmpt was being made upon her husband's life in Milwaukee. The news was broken to her as she sat in a box Ut.1 a party of friends. In fear that the announcement of the attempted 'assassination might i made from the stage and be an unnecessarily great shock to the colonel's wife, George W.

Perkins, chairman of the executive committee of the national Progressive party, who was among the first to receive the nevs, had dispatched a messenger to Mrs. Roosevelt. Although assurances were given the first dispatches that the colonel hid not been seriously wounded, Mrs. Roosevelt was alarmed and immedlate- ly left the theatre, driving to the head- quarters of the natk-nal Progressive committee in the Hotel Manhattan. Here she awaited anxiously further from Milwaukee.

She was considerably relieved by the early bulletins reporting that the cfilonel had so slightly wounded that he was able to proceed wiui his speech. She wus alarmed again later, however, when tho wires Uld of the removal of the colonol to a h.ispltal ar.d doubt among his physicians as to the seriousness of tha wound. Mrs. Roosevelt had not ben able to decide as these reuorts came in whether to leave tonight for Milwaukee. Mr.

I erkins said that announcement of Mrs. Roosevelt's intentions would bo made later. As to how Mrs. Roosevelt had received the news, Mr. Perkins only said "just as such a strong woman as Mrs.

Roosevelt would receive it." President Taft find Governor Wilson were among others to be quickly advised of the attempted assassination of Colonel Roosevelt. The president was at a banquet which' the mayor of the city was giving tonight to the president, members of the cabinet, 600 naval officers ajid several distinguished cltl- ii.e yrwyie vy ujstng ami assuring inem lengtn tney ieu uacK ana permitiea that he was not badly uurt. Then he 'Martin and Girard to carry their man began his address. Several times he'into tbe hotel. After a short struggle sremed to be growing weak and members of his party rose to help hin.

He motioned them to sit down. Let me alone. I'm all right," he said. Shot While Bowing. The shooting took place in the street in front of the Hotel Gilpatrick.

Colonel Roosevelt reached Milwaukee shortly after 5 o'clock and making his way through the crowd which had gathered at the station, entered an automobile and was driven to the hotel. He took dinner in a private dining-room on ths main floor with the members of the party on his private car. After dinner Colonel Roosevelt went to his room on the second floor of the hotel, and shortly before 8 o'clock he started for the Auditorium. His automobile stood in front of the door and about it was a big crowd waiting to catch a glimpse of the colonei as he started off. With the colonel was Philip Roose-.