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Official Organ Ben Hill County,
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- Fitzgerald, Georgia
Capital and Surplus, $205,000.00
Roosevelt Shot by Fanatic
With Bullet in Side Colonel
-Goes on to Hall And Delivers
& 9
-Speech Refusing To Be Treated
Assailant Suffering Under Hallucination that McKin
ley’s Specter Had Repeatedly Appeared Before Him and
Urged That One Who Aspires to Third Term Ought to
Be Shot. ;
Although Weakening from Loss of Blood Roosevelt
Finishes His Speech, When He Is Rushed to the
Emergency Hospital--:There ‘it is Decided to Make an
X-Ray Examination to Locate the Bulletin His sody.
Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 14.—Theodore Roosevelt was shot in the
Hreast here tonight by an unidentified man. The extent of the injury
is unknown. With a bullet 1n his body, Colonel Roosevelt went to
the auditoriom to make his speech. He refused to permit physicians
to examine the wound until he had finished his address. '
Colonel Roosevelt completed his speech at 9:45 o’clock and was
taken to the emergency hospital.
" (Colonel Roosevelt sat on the operating taole talking politics with
the physicians while they were awaiting the arrival of an X-ray ma
<hine. ;
WOUND NOT BELIEVED SERIOUS,
It is believed Roosevelt’s wouad 1s not serious. The colonel telt
no pain at the time the shot was fired and was not aware he was shot
_unti! he was on the way to the auditorium, His attention was then
“called to a hole in his overcoat and he found his shirt was soaked with
blood. He insisted he was not badly hurt. A superficial examination
was made when he reached the auditorium and three physicians agreed
hie was in no immediate danger.
LIFE SAVED BY SPEECH. :
Colonel Roosevelt’s Life probably was saved by a manuscript of
the speech which he delivered tonight. The bullet struck the manu
seript, which retarded its force as it passed through into the flesh.
His assailant was prevented from firing a second shot by Albert H.
Martin, one of Colonel Roosevel’ts two secretaries,
Colonel Roosevelt 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 stinding in the car with the colonel, leaped on
to the man’s shoulders and bore him to the ground. Capt. .A. O,
Girard, of Milwaukee, who was in the front seas, jumped almost at
the same time and in an instant the man was overpowered and disarm
ed. ;
McKINLEY’S GHOST TOLD HIM TO DO IT
A written program found in the clothing 6f the man who did the
shooting reads:
September, 16, 1912: ““September 15, 1901, 1:30 a, m.: Ina
dream I saw President McKinley sit up in a lponk’s attire in which 1
recognized Theodore Roosevelt. The president said: “This is my maur
derer, avenge my death.” ” ;
Sept. 12, 1912, 1:30 a. m.: While writing a poem, some one tap
ped me on the shoulder and said: ‘‘Let not a murderer take the presi
dential chair. Avenge my death,.’ :
«T could plainly see Mr. McKinley’s f-atures.”’ ;
¢Before the Almighty God, I swear the above writing is nothing
but the truth.” :
Another note found in, the man’s pocket reads:
«“So long as Japan could rise to the ygreatest power of the world
despite her surviving a tradition more than two hundred years old, as
Gen. Nogi so nobly demonstrated, it is the duty of the United States
of America to uphold the third term tradition. Let every third-term
er be regarded as a traitor to tbe_American cause. Letis be the right
and duty of every citizen to forcibly remove a third-termer. Never
let u third term party erablem appear on official ballot. |
]am willing to die for my country. God has called me to be
his instrument, so help me, God ; |
(Signed) “Innocent ‘Guilty,” l
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE
FITZGERALD, BEN HILI, COUNTY, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 15, 1912.
Horrible Crime of Acel
, ) :
Banker’s Wife
Mrs. M. A, Crosby Shoots
tiusband and Then Her
self.
Adel, Ga.. Oct, 13.—Adel was
shocked this morning as it has
seldom been when it was discover
ed that M. A. Crosby and his
wife, Mrs. Amy G. Crosby, had
been shot and killed in their home
in this city. They were discover
ed by their little coy. Mr. Crosby
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SEMI-WEEKLY
was lying on his bed with his
arm across his breast, with a bul
let hole in the corner of hisleft
eye.
Mrs. Crosby was on the floor
face downward, with a bullet hole
in her right temple. In heg hand
was clutched a 38 calibre pistol
with a pearl handle. :
" A coroner’s jury recorded a ver
dict that they came to their death
by bullets fired by Mrs. Crosby.
. Mr., Crosby was a native of
Berrien county and had been
cashier of the Bank of Adel nine
years, and was well fixed financial
ly. He was about 35 years old,
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EmMPIRE
. w. R WEN, Prol‘ido.-nt J. A'. "‘"’s;;l; QB’E
His wife was about 25 years old,
and was reared at Arlington, Ga.
She was Miss Amy Colley before
her merriage.. Two little boys,
aged six and two years, survive
them.
In his pocket was found Mr.
Crosby’s will,*in which his wife
and children shared equally. The
will was not dated or witnessed,
but H, A, Crosby and C. E. Par
rish were appointed executors.
The cause of the tragedy is un
known but the servants and neigh
bors testify Mrs. Crosby-appear
ed despondept lately.
TUESDAY
FRIDAY
YOL. XVII. NO. 79
* Fish Dinner
The Ladies Aid Society of the
First M. E. Church will serve a fish
dinner at the W.R C. Hall Wed
nesday, Oct., 16., Dinner 25c.
Mrs. M. E. Whitman, Sec.
Mr. W. H. Kendrick returned
yesterday afternoon from White
Sulphur Springs, where he spent
the past seven weeks, in the hope
of getting relief from inflamatory
cheumatism. His many friends
will be interested to know that his
condition is much improved.
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