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of course; the intention was to shoot the Mayor. I've forgotten now what the man's purpose was. It was very erratic. It had no common sense in it all. It's a hazard to which all public officials are subject by perfectly inane fanatics. I don't think he was even a real fanatic. It was just some personal grievance toward the Mayor, if I remember right. Nothing could be done about it.

That was an interesting thing because the attitude of all of them was so good. There was no animosity on the part of the Mayor, Polk or any of the people towards this man. The new social spirit came into operation. “He's probably crazy and don't let the police tear him to pieces.” He had to be protected or the police would bang him up with their billies. “Don't let them do that. See that this thing is done decently.” There was a sense of the decent treatment of a fanatic who had tried to shoot you. That was a real attitude of Mitchel's. I don't remember what happened to the man, but at least he was not beaten up. I seem to think that he went to a hospital afterwards, but at least he was protected and well treated.

That was, of course, very exciting and very hazardous. You realized that all of these things that were done in the public eye might bring trouble to Mitchel. Mitchel was, of course, a very intense person. He was too intense for his