le, and I succeeded in grasping the barrel
of the revolver, and finally in getting it from the possession of a
detective. Mr. Martin says that Schrank still had his hands on the
revolver at that time. The Colonel then said:

"Officers, take charge of him, and see that there is no violence done
to him."

The crowd had quickly cleared from in front of the automobile, and we
drove through, Col. Roosevelt waving a hand, the crowd now
half-hysterical with frenzied excitement.

After rounding the corner I drew the revolver from my overcoat pocket
and saw that it was a 38-caliber long which had been fired. As the
Colonel looked at the revolver he said:

"A 38-Colt has an ugly drive."

Mr. McGrath, one of the Colonel's secretaries riding at his right side,
said:

"Why, Colonel, you have a hole in your overcoat. He has shot you."

The Colonel said:

"I know it," and opened his overcoat, which disclosed his white linen,
shirt, coat and vest saturated with blood. We all instantly implored
and pleaded with the Colonel to drive with the automobile to a
hospital, but he turned to me with a characteristic smile and said:

"I know I am good now; I don't know how long I may be. This may be my
last talk in this cause to our people, and while I am good I am going
to drive to the hall and deliver my speech."

[Illustration: Shirts Worn by Ex-President Roosevelt Showing Extent
of Bleeding from Wound While He Spoke to 9,000 People.]

By the time we had arrived at the hall the shock had brought a pallor
to his face. On alighting he walked firmly to the large waiting room in
the back of the Auditorium stage, and there Doctors Sayle, Terrell and
Stratton opened his shirt, exposing his right breast.

Just below the nipple of his right breast appeared a gaping hole. They
insisted that under no consideration should he speak, but the Colonel
asked:

"Has any one a clean handkerchief?"

Some one extending one, he placed it over the wound, buttoned up his
clothes and said:

"Now, gentlemen, let's go in," and advanced to the front of the
platform.

I, having been asked to present him to the audience, after admonishing
the crowd that there was no occasion for undue excitement, said that an
attempt to assassinate Col. Roosevelt had taken place; that the bullet
was still in his body, and that he would attempt to make his speech as
promised.

As the Colonel stepped forward, some one in the audience said audibly:

"Fake," where