The Attempted Assassination of ex-President Theodore RooseveltRemey, Oliver E.
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The Attempted Assassination of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt
Remey, Oliver E.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
While sitting in the dining room door there was a slight, dark man who
said he came there especially from New York to see the Colonel, and was
very persistent and wanted to open the dining room door and see him at
the table. I finally forced him away. He was sallow complexioned, 28 or
30 years of age, I imagine, had a dark overcoat on, not so extra well
dressed, smooth face. I noticed his eyes particularly--they were rather
shifty--and he was very, very persistent in getting to the dining room.
He was a man of about five feet ten; this happened at 7 o'clock at the
Gilpatrick dining room.
[Illustration: Dr. R. G. Sayle, Milwaukee.]
I saw him after that after I had told him to go away; he got something
to smoke at the cigar stand and then went out. I did not see him after
that, things happened so rapidly.
The Colonel went upstairs and got his hat and coat on and came down. I
cleared the way going out with Sergeant Murray, and I told the fellows
on the other side of the automobile to get back; they were jammed up
against the automobile; the Colonel started to get into the automobile.
Just as I put my foot on the step of the car, I saw this man raise his
gun, stick it between two fellows' heads at the full extent of his arm,
and Mr. Taylor can tell you the rest.
I started to get into the machine from the sidewalk, and Mr. Moss sat
up on the seat to get out of my way, and Mr. Taylor laid back, as I
remember it, to give him room; after he was laid back, I had my right
foot on top of the car door. That is as far as I got into the machine.
I saw this man extend his hand with this gun between two other men's
heads. He reached as far as he could with it. The end of that gun was
probably six feet raised to the level of his eye; he took a good aim.
Everybody was watching the Colonel.
The moment I saw that arm go up I remember distinctly the flourishing
of the gun almost in my face, and at the same time somebody else jumped
from the other end of the machine. We were all on the ground together
and then Sergeant Murray came up and Murray and I took the man over to
the Colonel's seat, Murray having him by the arm and I by the throat.
Mr. Martin had him by the other arm.
The Colonel said, "Bring him to me, bring him here," and we bent his
head back so the Colonel could see him. Then they began to shout,
"Lynch him, kill him."
The Colonel said, "Do not hurt him."
Before that, on the ground, the fellow tried to kick me and made it
more difficult for us to get the man, and as a result I got most of the
kicks.
After we took him to the Colonel, Sergeant Murray and I had a difficult
thing to get that man away. I shouted to Murray: "Into the kitchen."
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