Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-16

Traitor Punished
lBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
PORTLAND, Or, Oct 16.-An un-
known man was badly beaten and Civ
en- two black eyes and a sore nose
by ]. J. Butler, a prominent grain mer-
chant, today. because ne said: "Roose-
welt deserved all that was coming to
him and should have got his long ago"
The stranger disappeared.
Confession h, Schrauck
MILWAUKEE, Oct. l6.-S Schranck in
his confession, told of a carefully laid
plot. often frustrated, but finally sue
cossful The man said:
Il formerly ran a saloon at SO East
Tenth street, between Avenues 3 and
c, New York. l was born in Erding
Bavaria, two hours out Of Munich, the
capital. / am Sc years old and came
&c this country when . years old, with
my parents. l had been engaged in
the saloon business. as proprietor ana
as an employe of members of my fami-
ly, nearly all my life until l decided
that it was my duty TO kill Colonel
Roosevelt.
Il have been personally acquainted
with Roosevelt since the former presi-
dent was police commissioner in New
York. l was first attracted to him as
political parsonage during the con-
Nention in Chicago. Then | began to
think seriously Of him as menace 10
his country, when he cried thief at
that convention. l looked upon his
plan TO start third party as a danger
10 the country. My knowledge of his
tory, gained through much reading.
convinced me that Colonel Roosevelt
was engaged in a dangerous undertaIl-
ing. | was convinced if he was defeat
ed at the fall elections he would again
cry thief and that his action would
plunge the country into a bloody civil
war.
Il deemed it my duty after much
consideration OF the situation t. put
him out OF the way
"On September u removed to The
White hotel al l5G Canal street. near
the Bowrry. did this as my nrst .tep
in plan I" Kill Roosevelt / went soon
afterward 20 a gun store on Broadway
ana purchased a revolver.
My first plan was To catch thc
Roosevelt party in New Orleans, but II
found that to be impossible. | accord
insly went to Charleston. ana upon nv I
arrival there had $500 left
Not being able to carry out my plan
IN Charleston. | proceeded TO Atlanta.
Ga, then to Chattanooga ana from
there to Evansville and INDIANAPOLIS.
and to Chicago. In each of these cities |
tried to shoot Roosevelt, but was un |
able to waylay him. I decided to shoot |
him as he arrived in Chicago. and wait |
ed for him at the Chicago and North !
western station. but the intended vic |
time did not arrive there
Il then decided to do the shooting nj |
the Coliseum. but in this case. as N !
others Roosevelt left the building by |
an entrance other than the one N |
which 1 had stationed myself
During all this time l had Travelled
under the name of Walter Ross excep, |
at Charleston. where | gave nv right
name.
While in Chicago Saturday I was at |
me jackson hotel. and decided after /
my failure at the Coliseum to come ta |
in advance of the party and |
lay my plans so carefully that I could !
not fail. I came to Milwaukee Sunda : /
morning and went to a lodging house |
on Third street. 1 then purchased news
papers to inform myself as to Roose- /
velts whereabouts, and learned on /
Monday that he was to arrive at ; |
. clock. I learned, also, that he was 10 ,
be guest at the Gilpatrick, and man
aged to gain a position near the en- I
trance, where I could shoot to kill 4
when Roosevelt appeared. 1 am sorry |
have caused all this trouble for the
good people of Milwaukee and Wiscon-
sin. but I am not sorry that I carried .
out my plan"
Prosecutor Will Delay Action
MILWAUKEE,, Oct. 16.-State's ALI
-orney label definitely announced that
John Schranck, ROOseveIt's assaiIant.
would not be brought to trial until af-
er the presidential election. label is
said to be the only Socialist in similar
position in the United States. He gave
IS his reason that he desired to ascer-
ain the result of the colonels injuries
and that he had no desire to "unduiy
crowd the defendant" He announced
hat he would be unable to call the
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