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SCHRANK PLEADS GUILTY OF ATTEMPT TO KILL ROOSEVELT Prosecutor Will Defer Trial Until After the Election PRISONER SAYS HE EXPECTED MOB VIOLENCE Tells Judge That He Is in No Hurry to Face Jury for Crime District Attorney and Sheriff Are Inclined to Discredit Theory of Insanity [Special Dispatch to The Call] MILWAUKEE, Oct. 15.—"1 am guilty and I waive the preliminary examina tion." This was the defiant answer of John Schrank when he was arraigned before Judge Neela B. Neelen in the district court here this morning. "You are charged with m assau-t ;, v;ith intent to kill and murder. Are you guilty or not guilty?" said Deputy Sheriff Otto Wegewitz to the prisoner as he was led to the bar by Deputy Sheriff" Richard Moldenhauer. Then came the man's clear and cold answer. He did not cringe, but stood erect before the judge, the officials and the scores of newspaper men in th? courtroom. He did not assume the air of a braggart, as did the murderer of ; McKinley. He answered the i Questions put to him in a clear, distinct tone of voice, assuming the air of a business man under an examination. NOT IX HURRY FOR TRIAL There was nothing about the man to Indicate that he was the same half j demented creature who last night paced j his cell from the time of his .arrest un- j til daylight after attempting to take the life of farmer President Roosevelt. "Do you wish an early trial?" asked Assistant District Attorney Reltman. "No, I am not in a hurry," replied the prisoner. "You are bound r>v»r to the next term of the municipal court arid your bail is fixed at $7.."00." said .Judge Neelan. During the brief arraignment a crowd had gathered in the courtroom, the ■ news of Schrank's presence being j flashed all over the building a few mo- j ments after he had been taken from ; the police station to the room. The crowd gathered around the pris oner as far forward as the deputies •would allow. There ■was no evidence of an attempt .at violence, the temper of the citizens having evidently died out with the, night. Thje throng was; only a curious #ne and regarded the ! prisoner as a freak instead of as aj would be murderer. Schrank frankly returned the gazes and refused to al-I low himself to he confused by the j crowded courtroom. The next term of the muni?lpal court ! in November, but ft is thought that [ « Jt will be December before Schrank Is finally started for the penitentiary. Tht maximum punishment for his crime in this state is IS years at hard labor, an<i there is little doubt that Schrank will get the limit. Sheriff: Arnold took the prisoner to t-fafl county jail directly across the street from the opntrai police station, where the prisoner had passed the night, and Schrank was given a cell near th«- deputies' room where a close •watch could be kept on htm. "Tn my survey of the prisoner." said Sheriff Arnold. "T am Impressed with the probability that his act was that of a rvooding recluse and not the crime of a man agitated by fellows in so cieties or clubs of an anarchistic or semi-anarchistic character." EXPECTKD ATTACK BY MOB Schrank said today that he had not planned suicide, but thought that to kill a man of the colonel's popularity was equivalent to suicide, for he ex pected a mob would tear him to pieces. State Rttorney Winifred C. Zabel of Milwaukee county definitely announced late today that Schrank would not he brought to trial until after the na tional election November 5. He said the trial would begin some time be tween November 11 and 15. Zabel, who Is said to be the only socialist state's attorney in the coun try, gave three reasons for his decision to put off %he trial one month. He said, first, that it was only rea sonable to await the results of Roose velt's injury before placing Schrank on trial; second, that he had no desire "to crowd the defendant unduly," and. third, that it "would be unwise to call the case during the final struggle in the presidential campaign." PROSECUTOR DOUBTS INSANITY "It is my desire to try this case My and expeditiously," said Zabel. and this will be done, but we wish avoid having the plain criminal as. ts of the case in any way involved aln the national political situation. It uid not be fair to any of the peo ple involved to do so. If we went to trial before election day, it is almost certain that the matter In one way or another would be dragged into the ■ ampaign by one or another of the big political parties." Taking up a discussion of the case as viewed by him. the Milwaukee county prosecutor declared that as far as surface indications we.; Schrank was sane. if SebranK is insane." said Zabel, "it seems that there is method in his madness, when he selects for the scene of his crime a state where there is no capital punishment. "Also I am informed in messages from New York there has been no in sanity in Sehrank's family, as f;ir as can be traced. The man presents none of the usual surface indications of in sanity." NO ACCOMPLICE K\OW\ The state's attorney said he believed Schrank had no accomplice or advisers in the crime, and that the shooting wps the outgrowth of individual plans. When the case is called it will be heard by Judge August C. Backus of the municipal court, unless Schrank should ask for a change of venue. The public prosecutor said that after elec tion he would consult with Judge Backus, and that these two would call the case to trial formally, at their dis cretion. The plea, of guilty filed by Schrank before Judge Neelen is looked upon as am«rely perfunctory. Jt "I shall permit Schrank to withdraw ti.at plea of guilty when he goes to trial H he so desires," said Zabel. "In other words, thie case will be tried in exactly the same manner as any other case of like criminal gravity. But tbtie will be no persecution of the Two portraits of Theodore Roosevelt. The larger by Moffelt of Chicago is regarded as one of the very best of the thousands of photographs that have been taken of the former president. The lower is the last photo graph taken of Mr. Roosevelt in San Francisco when he spoke here on September 14- COUNTY COMMITTEE TELEGRAPHS SYMPATHY The progressive party county committee sent a telegram of sympathy last night to, Theodore Roosevelt and adopted resolutions calling upon the board of education to open the assembly rooms of the public sthool buildings for the public meetings of all political parties. Here is the telegram sent to Roosevelt: Resolved, That the republican county committee of San Francisco deplores a condition of affairs in this republic which could lead to the attempted assassination of a great political leader; that we hereby ex tend to Theodore Roosevelt, our great leader, our sincere sympathy and hope for his speedy recovery from the wound inflicted by his wouldbe assassin. defendant. Urn will be tried justly and fairly and can expect to receive the punishment merited by '* 9 crime." Schrank spent a qnlet afternoon and evening In hi? cell at the county jail where, he was taken after lll« arraignment this morning. At the prisoner's request, Sheriff Arnold re fused to let any one into the cell house to see Schrank. "I don't want to see any one any more today or tonight." said Schrank, as lie was being taken to his cell. Previously he had talked freely of the shooting, and Of the origin of his deter mination to kill Roosevelt. Gov. Francis E. McGovern, who was in Green Bay. Wis., today, and As sistant Attorney General Russell Jack son at Madison, both said that they were satisfied with the manner in wh4ch the Milwaukee county and city authorities were handling; the case, and that they would offer no suggestion* unless called upon by the prosecutor to do so. CHEMICAL TESTS FOR BULLET Much interest centered in the cheml. cal tests on the remaining bullets from Schrank's revolver, which were started this afternoon by Prof. R, W. E. Sommer of Marquette university, to determine if the bullet with which Colonel Roosevelt was shot bad been poisoned. Professor Sommer said that the result of the tests could not be known for acme time. Schrank, when questioned on this point, denied emphatically that he had used poisoned bullets and said- the chemical tests would reveal nothing of this nature. Milwaukee was remarkubiy quiet to THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1912, | night considering the tension of last night after the shooting in front ot the iGilpatrick hotel. LITTLE TALK OF VIOLENCE Although expressions of deep regret j for the occurrence ami of solicitous Inquiry as to Colonel Roosevelt's con dition were i card everywhere, there was little ta'k of possible violence igair.st the wouldbe assassin. At no time today wss there a crowd in the < vicinity of the central police fetation I or the county jail. A few peibons. prompted by curi osity , called fit the county jail find aM-td to sec Schrank. But that was all. Cuiff (■' ?oufe .Tannsen and Sheriff : A mold said they expected no trouble Of any sort, but hotel lobbies, theaters and other meeting points were fre quented by numerous detectives to night. In response to repeated questions from State's Attorney Zabel and Sheriff Arnold, Schrank said that at no time had he been a socialist or a follower of socialistic theories. The prisoner said, according to the sheriff anu state's attorney, that ua had vjjtei the democratic and republican tickets fit various tlme.i. INDEPENDENT IN POLITICS "Never have I been a particular friend of any one political party," said Schrank. "I have switched from one to Hit other as my inclination to .*ome local leader led me. Always I have beer- an Independent in politics. No, nothing besides that. Just independ* fcnt. No, sir, I don't belong to any particular party. I'm independent; that's what 1 am." T»,r:ght State's Attorney Zabel made a statement in which he said there ex isted no grounds for reports that; Schrank was or had been a socialist, or a reader of socialistic literature. "The man la uninformed on .-ocial ism. as T have ascertained in my ex aminations of him," said the public) pioseoutor. I NKNOHN EH MILWAI KKE "1 am afraid that because this shoot ing happened in Milwaukee instead of ' Chicago or any other of a dozen cities I many persons will jump to the conclu- j sion that It was the outgrowth or in direct result of the socialistic propa- | ganda. Nothing would be further from the truth. "This man knew no one in Milwau kee, and, as far as we can ascertain, is I j unfamiliar with any of the active or J leading socialists in ■ New York. This! unfortunate crime justly can not be j laid at the doors of the socialists or i of any one political party." Robert Haukohl, secretary of the j Milwaukee police department, tonight sent copies of Schrank's Bertlllon meas urements and the prisoner's finger prints to the police bureaus of iden tification at Chicago, San Francisco and Washington in an effort to open up a possible new channel of informa tion regarding the man. SCHRANK SORRY HE SHOT Just before he lay down to eleep In his cell at 9 o'clock tonight Schrank expressed the first words of regret that he has uttered since the shoot in«. "I'm sorry I shot,' he said, as a deputy was locking him up for the night. I i Then Schrank dropped down on hie j j cot and within half an hour was sleep-' j REGRETS ARE VOICED BY PROMINENT MEN JOHNSON'S TRIBUTE TO RUNNING MATE Cleveland, 0., Oct. IS.— rt He*i a lichter and he'a unafraid. Re srardle«i« of what they may do, he will carry his crusade aa lonn a* he Ih able," said Oovernor John son, Colonel Roosevelt's manias mate, today. PROFOUND REGRET OF LA FOLLETTE MADISOX, Wis., Oct. 15.—Init ed State* Senator La Follette 40 --day sent the followrns; telegram to Colonel Roosevelt: "Permit me to express my profound re- Bret that your life should have been put in peril and eona-ratti late you on your fortunate escape from more serious injury. I trust you will speedily recover." NEWS A SHOCK, SAYS FAIRBANKS HARBOR, Mich., Oct. 15—"The irwi In a shock to me. I reißrret It very deeply. All Rood American*, whether they differ or iiureo with Colonel Roosevelt, will condemn Much a deed,*' said • former Vice President Charlea W. Fairbanks today. lng "just like a kid," as the jail at tendants expressed It. The men who arc watching Schrank were surprised by two things—that the prisoner at no time asked to see a newspaper, and that he made no In quiry regarding Roosevelt's condition. IGNORANT OF RESULT So far as the jail attaches knew, Schrank tonight was not informed as to whether Colonel Roosevelt was dead or alive. He had exhibited no curi osity on this point. His terse remark was not made in reply to any inter rogation from the deputy, but was repeated several times apparently In soliloquy. Governor Wilson requested the news paper correspondents to keep him In formed during the night should there be any change in Roosevelt's condi tion. rOCHEMS ONCE V FOOTBALL STAR [Sptcial Dispatch to The Call] CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Oct. 15.—Henry F. Cochems, who aided in the capture of the assailant of Colonel Roosevelt, is remembered in Harvard as an ath lete and football star. He came to the Harvard law school after gradu ating from the University of Wiscon sin, where he was known as "Terrible Cochems" of the football team. Cochems maintained his reputation in Harvard when he ran up 1,766 points in a strength contest, which showed him to be the strongest man ever tested r»y the Harvard system. Cochems was the first man who ever completed the three year law course in Harvard in two years. Two years after he graduated he nominated Senator Da Follette for fjovernor at the republican state convention. In 1904 he was secretary of the republi can state Central committee of Wis consin. MIGHTY HUNTER'S OLD GUIDE DEAD CERODDA, Colo., Oct. I.".—The body of Howard Carpenter, Colonel Roose velt's guide to the Gunnison a few years ago, was reported found today at the headwaters of the Elk creek, i7O mlleß west of Gunnison, after a search for him of two weeks. The flesh practically was stripped from the bones. * It Is believed he had been attacked by a wounded bear and dragged into W. & J. SLOAN 1 ANNOUNCE An Extraordinary Sale of DOMESTIC RUGS CARPETS LINOLEUMS To Reduce Stock Quickly, We Offer for Sale Beginning Monday, October 14th 1500 DOMESTIC RUQS 500 ROLLS BEST QUALITY CARPETS 250 ROLLS LINOLEUM AT VERY SPECIAL PRICES FAR BELOW ACTUAL VALUES We Desire to Emphasize Not Only the Saving in Price, but Particularly the High Grade of the Qualities and General Merit of the Merchandise 216-228 SUTTER STREET GLAD NO WORSE, WIRES SPEAKER HOCK ISLAND, 111., Oct. 15.— Speaker Champ Clark tele graphed today to Colonel Hoose velt as follows: "Awfully sorry that you were shot. Glad no worae. Hope for your speedy recovery." TIMIDITY BLAMED BY GENERAL WOOD V A * C O L V E R BARRACKS, Mash., Oct. 15.—"1 was shocked and grieved to learn of this at tack on Colonel Roosevelt," said Major General Leonard Wood, chief of mi« IV of the I nlted States army, today. "Timidity and hes itancy In handling the men who commit these outrages on the part of public officers is largely responsible for the occurrence." SYMPATHY FROM ZIONIST SOCIETY OAKLAND, Oct. 15.—The Oak land Zionist society, M. Grodln, president, has forwarded a mes sage of condolence to Theodore Itoosevelt as follows:. "The Oak land Zionist society, In public meeting assembled, expresses its the thicket in which his body was found. FANATIC SHOOTS U ROOSEVELT MAN [Special Dispatch to The Call] CLEVELAND, Oct 15. —Charleß Brown, a Roosevelt supporter, was shot in the hip late last night by a fanatic who apparently was inspired by the shooting of Colonel Roosevelt. Brown had purchased a paper from a newsboy who was crying out the news of the shooting, when a man standing a few feet distant drew a re volver and shouting "hurrah," fired two shots, one of which struck Brown. Brown collapsed and the gunman escaped. A LL BULLETINS " ARE FAVORABLE CHICAGO, Oct. 15.—The following official statement was Issued at 10:30 a. m, by the surgeons attending Colonel Roosevelt: Colonel Roosevelt's hurt Is a deep bullet wound of the chest wall without striking any vital organ in transit. The wound was not probed. The point of entrance was to the right of and one inch below the 'level of the right nipple. The range of the bullet was upward and inward, a distance of four inches deeply on chest wall. There was no evidence of the bullet penetrat ing the lung. Pulse, 90; temperature, 99.2; respiration, 20; leucocyte count. .82 at 10 a. m. No operation to remove bullet is indicated at present time. Condition hopeful, but wound so important as to de mand absolute rest for a number of days. DR. JOHN R. MURPHY, DR. ARTHUR D. BE VAN*, DR. SCURRY L. TERRELL, DR. R. J. SAYLER. Medical men when shown the official statement Issued by the surgeons I seemed to think conditions most favor able. In their opinion the chief danger woilld lie in the formation of pus within the chest cavity. As the bullet did not penetrate that far this danger was, of course, obviated. At 1:05 p. m. the following bulletin was issued by physicians: The examination of Colonel Roo*se velt at 1 p. m. showed that his temperature was 98.8. his pulse 92, his respiration normal. It pains him to breathe. He must have absolute quiet, must cease from talking and must not see any one until we give permission. This is not a mere flesh wound, deep horror at the cowardly at tack upon you and prays for your speedy recovery to health and return to public service." BRYAN DEPLORES SERIOUS WOUND CHICAGO, Oct. 15.—TV. J. Bryan's first word on arriving; ia Chicago was an anxious inquiry as to the condition of Colonel Roosevelt. "I am greatly re lieved to learn that the injury is not dangerous," nald he. "The attack on Mr. Roosevelt ia moat deplorable. Every American citi zen will extend him heartfelt sympathy and siacerest . wishes for his early recovery." ASSASSIN'S ATTACK INSPIRES HORROR BERKELEY. Oct. 15 Presi dent Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the t'niversity of California, an Intimate friend of Colonel Theo dore Roosevelt, on learning of the attempted assassination, sent a message of sympathy by tele graph. "It 'was with extreme horror," he said today, "that I received news of the attack upon Colonel Roosevelt. Such attacks must always impress light think ing people -with horror." I but It Is a serious wound in the chest and quietude is essential. J. B. MURPHY. ARTHUR DEAN BEVAN. S. L. TERRELL. POLICE REPORT * SCHRANK'S TALK MILWAUKEE, Oct. 15.—The police tonight completed the work of tran scribing the confession of John Schrank, given to Chief of Police Jann sen last night The detailed confes sion follows: Q —What object did you have in fol lowing around and trying to murder Theodore Roosevelt? Q —Well, because l have been reading history and follow ing up history, and I have sen that this man Roosevelt Is trying to break one of the old time established tradi tlons of the country, calling it a third termer, which he has no rierht to. !!<■ can create a third party and create all the offices but to nominate himself and I think that it is absolutely unneces sary to establish now and have a third term tradition to exist and not be vio lated by anybody. Q —Well, what did you have in mind to do when you went around in these different places? A—l had in mind to murder him and he escaped me every time. He escaped nae in Atlanta and Chattanooga. Q —He escaped what? A—He has not come the way I expected: he did riot come out the way I expected. If he goes in a hall today and speaks in a hall and he come in this way or that way he goes out a different way and the man got away. Q —What did he escape from" A From the place I wanted to me*t him. Q —Why did you want to meet him.' A—Because I wanted to put him out of the way; a man that wants a third term has no right to live. Q- —That Is, you wanted to kill him? A—l did. Q—Have you any other reason (n wanting to kill hini? A—l have. TEUS ABOUT DREAM Q —What is that? A—l had a dream several years ago in which Mr. Mc- Kinley appeared to me and he told me that Mr, Roosevelt was practically his real murderer and not Czolgosz. whatever his name was; Mr. Roosevelt is practically the man that has h»(>n the real murderer of President McKin ley in order to get the presidency the United States, because the things were that time he was not sup posed to be president; all the leaders. did not want him'; that's the reason they gave him the vice presidency. which is political suicide. That's what I am sore about, to think Mr. McKin ley appeared to me in a dream and said: "This is my murderer and no body else." Q —Did you speak with anybody In Continued on Pasre 4, Column i 3