The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-10-16
Directed BY A DREAM
To XIII Roosevelt, In Schrank's De-
IusiOn-Thinks the Third Term
Idea is Treason

milwaukee,. w Is, ocL- Nv men the
police took John Schrank to the sta
ton and searched him, they found in
one of his pockets the following proc
lamation written in English:
September IL. 1915; September Is.
1901.
I'm a dream saw President Nc
Kinley pointing to a man whom l rec
ognized as Theodore Roosevelt. and
saying:
This is my murderer: avenge my
death.
september IL, 1912. 1870 a. m.
while writing poem some one tap
ped me on the shoulder and said: Let
not a murderer take the presidential
chair Avenge my death could
plainly see Mr.. McKinley's features.
Before the Almighty God l swear
the above writing is nothing but the
truth
pocket reads:
so long as Japan could rise to the
greatest power of the world, despite
1000 years old. as General Nogi so
the United States of America to uphold
third termer be regarded as a traitor
to the American cause. Let it be the
right and duty of every citizen to for
chilly remove a third termer. Never
let a third term party emblem appear
on the official ballot.
81 am willing to die for my coun-
try. God has called me to be his in
|strument, so help me God.
(Sipned): "InnOcent Guilty"
Written in German: "A strong tow
er is our goal"
The man who did the shooting first
refused to give his name. He had on
his person a copy of the colonels
itinerary, written on a sheet of note
paper taken from the Bismark hotel
and cafe, Nashville, Tenn.
The would-b be assassin is five feet
five inches in height, weight 10
pounds. light complexion, bald, fairly
we'll dressed. He confessed to the po.
lice that he fired the shot, and made
the remark:
"Any man looking for a third term
ought to be shot"
The prisoner told the police after an
Schrank, of No. $40 East Tenth street.
New York.
Schrank Arraigned
Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. I6.-John
Schrank, Colonel Roosevelt's assailant,
pleaded guilty to charge of attempt
ed murder at preliminary arraign-
ment. Schrank was held to the GRIM
inal court for trial under bond of ST.
500.
Judge n. 3. Neelen of the district
court Immediately after the arraign-
ment of Schrank ordered Prof. z. w.
Somer, head of the chemical depart
ment of Marquette University, to make
a chemical test of bullets remaining In
the would-be slayer's revolver Judge
Neelen announced that this action was
taken Immediately to determine il the
bullet which entered Colonel Roose-
velt's body had been poisoned. The
Judge said that his action was prompt
ed by memories of the bullet which
killed President Mckinley and also by
a personal desire 10 give the surgeons
at Chicago every aid in treating Colo
mel Roosevelts wounds.
Schrank looked little the worse this
morning for night spent in a cell. He
called for a cup of coffee and some
thing to eat shortly after Z o'clock. 1t
was planned to have him "Bertillion-
| ed during the day and to await ad-
vices of his record from the New York
police department.
The assassin still sticks to his story
that the shooting was the result OF a
vision which came to him some time
ago.
| Asked as to whether it was his de-
sire to kill the former president
Schrank said 1t was not.
| Schrank is a single man.
| Schrank appeared unperturbed over
the consequences awaiting him. He is
a curious study. He does not have the
/ appearance of a laborer and his hands
| are small, we'll formed and smooth as
| though unusued to toll. He talked
| fiuently a times, using excellent Eng
lish, but often he stopped abruptly and
changing mood made him talk again
His appearance seems that of an intel.
Iligent man. But, his stories Of dreams
and visions and the curious letters and
| clippings found in his pockets appear
to denote mental instability. What
ever his state of mind, II was appar-
ent to all who saw him that Schranl
was thoroughly in earnest and that h,
felt 1t was a matter of high duty fol
him TO kill Theodore Roosevelt. Tn,
weapon Schrank used was a .3S-calibe1
army pattern and fashioned to "shoo
to kill"
Schrank's History
New York, Oct. 16.-John Schrank