The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-29
SCHRANK IS INSANE
AIMED AT THIRD TERM. TELLS
EXPERTS, AND NOT AT RoosE.
WELT AS PARTY CHIEF.
Unanimous Verdict of AIienlsts Given
at Milwaukee Contains Several
Thousand Words-coloneps Assas-
sin Says He Does Not Fear Death.

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 23-The com
mission of alienists investigating tn.
mental condition Of John Schrank re
ported unanimously that the assail
ant or Colonel Roosevelt is insane.
The conclusions reached by the
commission are as follows: "Johr
Schrank Is suffering from insane de
fusion, graniose In character and q,
systematized variety. In orr onin.
ion he is insane at the present time
On account OF the Connection existing
between his delusions and the ac,
with which he stands charged we are
or the opinion he is unable to confer
inteliigently with counsel on the con.
duct OF his defense"
Schrank was committed to the
state hospital for the criminal in
sane at Oshkosh by Judge Backus.
Prisoner Listens IntentIv.
Inc prisoner listened intently to the
report of the commission of alienists
which was read by the chairman. DR..
Richard Dewey. The report consisted
OF several thousand words and started
by setting forth the personal and fam
lly history Of the defendant. II con.
tains long statement to Chief of Pc.
nee Jansen on the day following
Schrank's arrest The concluding part
consists OF a lengthy address by
which he apologized for causing un-
pleasantness in asking them to pass
verdict on case which should have
been tried by higher than an earthly
court. He went on to review the de- |
lusions. with which he claimed to
have looked into the dying eyes of the
late President Mckinley and added:
When a voice called to me to
avenge his death ] was confident that
my life was coming soon to an end
and was at once happy to know that
my real mission on this earth was TO
die for my country and the cause OF
republicanism
Aimed at the Third Term.
The shot at Milwaukee which Gre
ated an echo in all parts of the world
was not shot fired at the citizen
roosevelt, not a shot at an ex-presi-
nent, not shot at the candidate Of
so-called progressive party not q
shot 10 influence the pending cleo
ION, not a shot to gain for me notorie-
y; no, 1t was simply to establish once
ma forever the fact that any man who
hereafter asp1red to third presiden-
lal term VIII do so at the risk of his ,
lie. If / cannot defend tradition. RI
'anont defend the country in case of
var; you may as we'll send every ma. :
riot to prison.
/ hope that the shot at milwaukee,
las awakened the patriotism of the :
american nation, that it has opened
he1r eyes to the real danger and
hoWn them the only safe way out of
!, as is proved by the election returns
the great Democratic party.
Has No Fear OF Death.
L have been accused of having CO. o
ected state where capital punish
lent is abolished I would saw d,d u
OF know the laws of any state 7 i"
'aveled through. and it would be r. u
lculous for me to fear death after
lie act, as I expected to die during &
lie act and not live to tell the story =
l knew that my death would have
ace the third term tradition more
cred | am sorry | could not die for
Y country.
Prison for me is like going to war.
efore me is the spirit of George
ashington; behind me that of Nc. "
nley" OF