The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-15
|ohn Schrank Saw President Mckinley Pointing
Out Roosevelt in Garb Of Monk, as
His Assassin.
followed COLONEL SINCE SEPT. a
Looked Upon Roosevelt as Menace to the Coun-
try and Brooded Over it Until He Sought
His Life

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MILWAUKEE, Oct. 15. - John |
schrank, would-be assassin Of Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, had nothing to
add to his earlier statement made last
night In which he said his attempt to
kill Roosevelt was because President
Mckinley had appeared in a dream
pointing out Roosevelt, who appeared
in monks garb, as his slayer. Fol-
lowing his statement SchraIik was
taken back to his cell where he slept
uniiterruptedly until o'clock.
Schrank's statement was complete
| Cross-examined by Chief Of Police
Jansen and other officials at Cen
trail station, he told of having follow
ed the colonel since September IA,
and his determination to assassinate
i the former president because Of the
4 Mckinley dream and his belief that
| Roosevelt was menace to the coun-
! try
Il began to think Of Roosevelt as
a menace when he cried Thief at
the Chicago convention confessed
Schrank. 4 looked upon his plan to
start d third party a. 4 danger TO the
country. My knowledge of history,
/ gained through much reading con-
| vinced me that Roosevelt was en-
gagged in a dangerous undertaking. /
was convinced that if defeated at the
tall election he would again cry:
'Thfef.' and his action would plunge
the country into bloody civil war
Schrank, according to his state.
ment, was born in Erding, Bavaria
two hours out of Munich, the capital
of Bavaria. He came to the United
States when nine years old with his
parents.
He worked about saloons In New
York, he stated, until he became the
proprietor of a place at 10 Eas
Tenth street. He sold this place
when the determination came to hin
to slay the ex-president.
Schrank is feet, 1-2 inches il
height and weighs 157 pounds. Hi
appearance, as he waited for thu
colonel to emerge from the Gilpatricl
hotel, where the attempted ass;..ssin
create suspicion. He wore a ligh
gray suit, light overcoat, and wa
neatly dressed.
Schrank sat in his cell unperturbe,
today, talked freely and joked witt
his guards. He repeated that he wa
sorry his bullet did not kill Roose
velt because it was tae burden of hi
convictions that to have been success
full he would have performed a sigma
achievement for the country.
Schrank states he had know
Roosevelt since the latter was polio
commissioner in New York in lS9
but his first attention was drawn
Roosevelt when the latter cried
Theft at the Chicago convention
He related following the colonel t
Charleston, S. c., on his souther
trip. He went from New York t
Charleston by boat. Failing to bet
shot at Roosevelt there, he folh'we
him to Atlanta where he again fallet
Schrank told of leaving bag attn
Mosley hotel in Charleston. whlc
contained deed to property on 81
street, New York, worth $4,000 an
his naturalization papers. The pa
yet remains there.
From Atlanta, he trailed the colon
to Chattanooga; later to Evansyill
Ind; Indianapolis and then to Chic
go, His every attempt to kill Roos
velt in Chicago failed, he confesse
He then determined to try again
Milwaukee.
Schrank. according to his statemer
came here Sunday morning and ava
ed the arrival of Roosevelt. He req
tered at the Argyle hotel under Il
name of Walter Ross and did not
vulge his identity until he was taxi
to the Central police station
Schrank will be held by the loo
authorities until determination
made regarding his preliminary hes
ing and trial. The penalty I
Schrank's crime. If Colonel Roosev'
lives. will be from one to fifte
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