Show ROOSEVELT SHOT SHO mirl 41 r IN MILWAUKEE kit assassins aim good shot to kill murd murder er thwarted by bullet striking articles in pocket graphic account of attempt to end former presidents life belittles wound insists on speaking wis oct ac an attempt to colonel roosevelt was made na as he started on his way from front the hotel rick in this city 1 to tho the auditorium 1 ag As he stepped into an automobile a shot was fired by a poorly attired man who edged ids hi way through the crowd to the motor car the stranger took dell deliberate berato aim alm and sent the bullet crashing into the ex presidents right side just belo below the nipple tho the shooter waa was aetzel 1 by elbert 11 martin the express ox president stenographer and captain A 0 gerard of milwaukee a rough rider studer under roosevelt out I 1 india voin hand As he was about to tire another hot shot the revolver a thirty eight t aliber affair wait wa knocked from his hand by col cot cecil ceril lyon of taxis who la Is accompanying roosevelt in tn hia his midwestern campaign trip lyon jumped out ot of the autor nobile and started to choko choke the would bo be roosevelt who had staggered back into the auto when the enot shot waa was tired fired raised himself up and stood looking at lyon who wae was pitting sitting on the shooter the tile ex prest dent cried with a gesture dont hurt him im o 0 all right colonel 1 in calm mall motor car re rs an vid hat had bitne sed the shouting shooting yelled to him with rare presence ot of mind the colonel waving his hi hat cried out my good friends I 1 in not hurt I 1 ru going on to the ball hall to P peak good luck the whole incident had 0 occurred so quickly that the astonished multitude did nothing but stand stock still the colonel then turned to tho the chauffeur and in a calm voice remarked now just run the car up to the auditorium im not hurt and everything IB Is all right on arrival at the hall roosevelt delivered ud his scheduled speech with the bullet imbedded in tho the flesh of his side at the conclusion of the speech the colonel was milkan to a hospital and the wound examined later being taken aboard hie his special train and returning to chicago the tile narae of the would voul be as assassin as dibI Is to john and h hta add address Is given as new york he lie wae was hurried to the tile jull jall and anti in nn interview stated that he bad been following roosevelt for three weeks in order to kill him |