Attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt At a campaign stop in Milwaukee on October 14, John Schrank, a saloonkeeper from New York, shot Roosevelt in the chest. The bullet penetrated his steel eyeglass case and a 50-page single-folded copy of his speech Progressive Cause Greater Than Any Individual and became lodged in his chest. Schrank was immediately disarmed and captured.Gerard Helferich, Theodore Roosevelt and the Assassin: Madness, Vengeance, and the Campaign of 1912 (2013) Schrank had been stalking Roosevelt. He was suffering from delusion and said the ghost of President McKinley ordered him to kill Roosevelt to prevent a third term.Lewis Gould, Four Hats in the Ring: The 1912 Election and the Birth of Modern American Politics (2008) p. 171.
attempted assassination of theodore roosevelt at a campaign stop in milwaukee on october 14 john schrank a saloonkeeper from new york shot roosevelt in the chest the bullet penetrated his steel eyeglass case and a 50-page single-folded copy of his speech progressive cause greater than any individual and became lodged in his chest schrank was immediately disarmed and capturedgerard helferich theodore roosevelt and the assassin madness vengeance and the campaign of 1912 (2013) schrank had been stalking roosevelt he was suffering from delusion and said the ghost of president mckinley ordered him to kill roosevelt to prevent a third termlewis gould four hats in the ring the 1912 election and the birth of modern american politics (2008) p 171