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
A. I didn't do anything of the kind. Didn't ask anybody. I didn't speak
to anybody. It was always my principle not to speak to anybody unless a
man bids me the time then I answer him, but why should I speak in that
way?
Q. Now, what other place did you see the Colonel besides in Chicago, in
front of the La Salle other than on Monday night?
A. I saw him in Chattanooga.
Q. Chattanooga, Tenn. Was that the time the automobile was going so
fast?
A. Yes, sir; that was the time.
Q. How near were you to him then?
A. I was near enough when he came out but I could not stay within
reach.
Q. You were standing in front of the entrance?
A. In front of the entrance.
Q. With your revolver ready to shoot him then?
A. Yes, sir; I was always ready to shoot him.
Q. Now, did you see him as he went in or came out that day at
Chattanooga?
A. When he came out the entrance.
Q. After he finished his speech?
A. No, I didn't go there to see him there.
Q. But you say you saw him at----
A. I saw him going out the Chattanooga depot, out of the railroad
station, going to his hotel.
Q. At the railroad station?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. You went there just as you went to the railroad station in
Milwaukee?
A. No, I didn't go to Milwaukee.
Q. Well, you said you went down to the lake shore station at four
o'clock?
A. Yes, at four o'clock, but I didn't go down there to see him coming
in.
Q. Now at Chattanooga did you go down to the railroad station?
A. No, I didn't have to go down. I just stopped at the other side in
the hotel.
Q. How near were you at Chattanooga?
A. I was near enough to shoot him.
Q. Why didn't you shoot him at Chattanooga?
A. Well, I didn't shoot him at Chattanooga because it was a new thing
to me. I didn't just exactly have courage enough to do it and he
started off so fast in his automobile and I thought maybe there is a
better chance.
Q. How near were you to his automobile in Chattanooga?
A. Why, from there to there, about ten feet.
Q. Were you as near as you were the other night?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Were you standing in the street?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you start to draw your revolver then?
A. No, sir.
Q. Your courage left you then?
A. For a moment it did.
Q. Were there any policemen standing around you at Chattanooga?
A. Yes, there was some, keeping the crowd back.
Q. And were you on the sidewalk or in the street?
A. In the street, off of the entrance.
Q. Did you get right next to his automobile?
A. No, sir; I could not get next----
Q. You were about ten feet away from him?
A. Yes, about half a dozen other people in front of me.
Q. And your courage had left you at that time?
A. For a moment it did.
Q. When his automobile started off did you start to go after him?
A. No, sir.
Q. Did you see him again in Chattanooga?
A. No, sir.
Q. After that time. Now, when did you see him next after Chattanooga?
A. That was the last time I saw him until in Chicago.
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