The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-16
SCHRANk WILL Be
TRIED AFTER
ELECTION
Prosecuting officer Gives Rea-
sons for Delay
ONLY FAIR TO EVERYONE
Case If Brought Before Public NO"
Would Be Used to Make Political
Capital.

Milwaukee. Wis, Oct. 16.-State's
ATTORNEY w. C. label, Milwaukee
county last night definitely announced
that John Schrank, Col. Roosevelts
assailant. would not 20 brought 10
trial until after the national eiectloh,
November 5. He said the trial woulu
no onened some time between NoVem
her II and Is. Mr.. label, VINO Is
said 10 be the only socialist state at
torney in the country, gave three
specific reasons for his decisloh "
nut off the trial for one month ne
said. first, that it was only reason
able TO await the results OF Col'
Roosevelt's injury; second, he had no
desire to crowd the defendant, ana
third. it was his opinion that II
would be unwise to call the case
during the final struggle in the presi-
dental campaign.
at is my desire to try this case
Justly and expeditiously," said MI
Zabel land this will be done, but we
wish to avoid having the plain crim-
nal aspects of the case in any way
involved in the national politlcal slt-
nation. 1t would not be fair to any
of the persons involved TO do So II
we went to trial before election DAY
il is almost certain that the matter
would be dragged into the campaign
bv one or another of the big political
parties" -,
Discussing the case as viewed Dy
him. the Milwaukee county prosecu-
for said that as far as surface indi-
cations went Schrank was sane. II
Schrank is insane" said Mr.. AaDel'
sit seems that there is method In
his madness when he selects Tor the
scene of his crime a state where
there is no capital punishment. Also
I am informed by message from New
York that there mas been no lnsanl-
~ in Schrank's family as far as can
he traced. In addition, the man pre-
SCENTS none of the surface indications
of insanity"
The state attorney said he believed
Schrank had no accomplices or ad-
yisers in the crime. The plea OF
guilty filed by Schrank at his prelim-
mary hearing before Judge n. B. Nee
len in the district court yesterday is
looked upon as merely pertunctCry
by the public prosecutors office. Il
shall permit Schrank TO withdraw
that plea of guilty when he goes to
trial If he so Desires said Mr..
label
Schrank spent a quiet afternoon
and evening in his cell at the county
iail. At the prisoners request Sher-
if William Arnold of Milwaukee
county refused to let anyone into the
dollhouse to see Schrank. u don
want to see anyone more today or to-
night" said Schrank, as he was be
ing taken to his cell. Previously he
had talked freely of the shooting and
of the origin of his determination to
kill Col. Roosevelt Much interest
centered in the chemical tests on the
remaining bullets from Schrank's re-
volver. which were started yesterday
afternoon by Prof. II. f. w. Sommer
of Milwaukee university, to deter
mine if the bullet with which Col.
Roosevelt was shot had been poison
ed. Prof Sommer said that the re-
suit would not be known exactly for
some time. Schrank, when question
ed on this point, denied emphatically
that he had used poisoned bullets,
and asserted with a confident air
that the chemical tests would reveal
nothing of this nature.
In response to repeated questions
from State Attorney label and Sher-
if Arnold, Schrank declared that at
no time had he been a socialist or a
follower of socialist theories. Ac-
cording to the sheriff and state at
torney. he said he had voted the
democratic and republican tickets at
various times. Never have | been a
particular friend Of any one political
party" said Schrank. Il have
switched from one to another party,
as my inclination led me. Always
have been an independent in politics,
No nothing besides that. Just indie
pendent"
Last night Mr.. label asserted
that there were no grounds for re
ports that Schrank was or had been a
socialist or a reader of socialist lit.
erature. The man is uniformed on
socialism, | have ascertained in my
examinations of him." he said. Il am
afraid that because this shooting hap
pened to be executed in Milwaukee
instead Of in Chicago or any other
one Of a dozen cities. that many peo
pie unthinkingly =-ill jump to the
conclusion that it was the out
growth or indirect result Of a social
list propaganda.
Nothing could be further from
the truth. This man knew no one in
Milwaukee. and as far as I can ascer
tain is unfamiliar with any Of the
executive or leading socialists in
New York. This unfortunate crime
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