A. I did, indeed I did. In those days we was and my folks were in the liquor business and they closed us up like the other people and I didn't feel any sympathy with them. Q. Which particular place did he close up? A. What do you mean? Q. You say he closed up some place of your people, which one? A. He closed up all places. Q. Were you in the liquor business? A. I was with my folks. Q. With whom? A. My uncle. Q. He closed your uncle? A. He closed everything and there was about two months there was nothing open and a policeman stationed at every door. Q. That was after midnight and on Sunday? A. It was not closed up on Sunday but during the week, I am not talking about the Sunday Law. Q. And you thought that was not right? A. Anybody encroaches on your right you think it is not right. Q. How long ago was that? A. Eighty-six he ran for Mayor against Henry George, I think it was nine-three or ninety-four. Q. Did the fact of that act of his, of closing you up on Sunday, have anything to do with what you done tonight? A. No, sir. [Illustration: Dr. Joseph Colt Bloodgood, Johns Hopkins University.] Q. You never felt kindly toward him? A. Yes, sir; I did until he started a third party. Q. You thought he was infringing on your right? A. Well, on everybody's right, every citizen's right, he had no right to do that; he could start a party and nominate every officer in there, but not put himself on for a third term, that was no way to do. Q. Did you vote for him in nineteen hundred four or for Parker? A. I voted Democratic. Q. Parker? A. Yes, sir. Q. You a member of Tammany? A. No, I am not a member, I am not a member of any political party; when they arrested me one man called me a Socialist. Q. Did you oppose him in nineteen hundred four? A. I voted against him; I never expected the man to draw as big a majority as he did. Q. Did you make speeches against him? A. No, sir. Q. Talk against him? A. The same as anybody else. Q. You thought he wasn't liberal? A. He was not liberal. Q. You didn't like his attitude, you were against him? A. Yes, sir. CHAPTER XIII. WITNESSES OF THE SHOOTING. The following statements of Wheeler P. Bloodgood, representing the Progressive National committee; F. E. Davidson, Milwaukee county chairman of the Progressive party, Capt. A. O. Girard and others set forth arrangements for Col. Roosevelt's speech in the Auditorium on the night of October 14, 1912, and present many facts concerning the shooting of Col. Roosevelt not before made public. These statements were made to District Attorney W. C. Zabel during the examination of Schrank conducted by him on Oct. 16. The purpose of this hearing was to ascertain if possible whether others were with Schrank in the plot to kill the ex-president.