he did not
bother to take his pulse and temperature."

Col. Roosevelt arrived at Sagamore Hill at 10 o'clock in the morning of
October 22.

When the ex-President's physicians left him at dusk they gave out this
bulletin, impressing their insistence that Roosevelt devote himself to
solid rest:

"Col. Roosevelt has stood the journey well, but, of course, is
tired. The wound is still open and oozing. Rest and quiet are
essential to him to avoid possibilities of wound infection. He will
be able to see no one tonight. While Col. Roosevelt is extremely
anxious to take up the work of the campaign we are not willing to
say at this time that that will be possible.

"Jos. A. Blake.
"George E. Brewer.
"Alexander S. Lambert.
"Scurry L. Terrell."

The colonel was brought to Sagamore Hill in an auto from Syasset, L.
I., without going to Oyster Bay, in order to avoid any crowd.

Flowers sent to Sagamore Hill by the school children of Nassau county
were the only tokens of public welcome for the homecoming.

When he arrived at Sagamore Hill the colonel's wound was dressed and he
went to bed at once, with instructions to remain quiet all day. The
physicians said the wound showed no ill effects from the trip.

Col. Roosevelt and his secretaries were busy on the train until late in
the night of October 21, looking for an old speech of the colonel's on
the trusts. This speech had been the basis of recent criticism by
William J. Bryan, and after a secretary had unearthed it and Col.
Roosevelt had gone over it he said he intended to reply to Mr. Byran's
criticism either in a statement or in a speech.

[Illustration: Automobile in Which Ex-President Roosevelt Stood when
Shot.
Crosses Marked Where Col. Roosevelt and Schrank Stood.
George F. Moss, Owner and Driver of Automobile.]

CHAPTER VIII.

ARREST, APPEARS IN COURT.

Within five minutes after he had fired the bullet into ex-President
Roosevelt's right side, John Flammang Schrank was on his way in the
auto police patrol to the central police station, Milwaukee.

Those who overpowered Schrank were Elbert E. Martin, Capt. A. O.
Girard, Col. Cecil Lyon of Texas, Sergeant Albert Murray of the
Milwaukee police department and Detectives Harry Ridenour, Louis
Hartman and Valentine Skierawski of the Milwaukee police department.

The thousands who were in the vicinity of the shooting clamored for
Schrank's life.

Capt.