The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-15
Scilrank Talks Freely.

| lice, told of a carefully laid plot, often
| frustrated. but finally successful
The man talked prafusaly after-his
| first refusal to give his name. He
| said:
| ~ formerly ran Il saloon at 10 East
| Tenth street, between Avenues B and
c, New York city. l was born in
| Edding, Bavaria, two hours out of Mu-
Mich, the capital am thirty-six years
| old. and came to this country when
| nine years old with my parents. /
have been engaged in the saloon busi-
| ness as proprietor ana as An employe
| nearly all my life. until / decided il
| WAS my duty to kin Colonel Roosevelt.
| | have been personally acquainted with
| Roosevelt since the former president
| was police commissioner OF New York
| in 1895. I was first attracted to him
| as a political parsonage during the
| convention in Chicago. Then I be
| gan tu think seriously Of him as a
| menace To his country. when he cried
| Thief at that convention.
| Thinks Roosevelt Menace.
! Il looked upon his plan to start
| third party as danger to the coun-
| try: my knowledge of history, gained
| through much reading. convinced me
| that Roosevelt was engaged in "A dan
| gerous underta king. was convince
| that If he was defeated at the fan
! election he would again cry THIEF,
| and that his action would plunge the
I country into bloody civil war.
! ~ deemed 1t my duty. after much
! consideration Of the situation to put
! him out of the way | VAS living al
my home address at the time, but So
| on after ] had a dream In which
, former President Mckinley appeared
to me. / was told by Mckinley, in
this dream. that ii was not Czolgosz
who murdered him, but Roosevelt.
| Mckinley. in this dream, told me that
his blood was on Roosevelts hands.
and that Roosevelt had killed him so
/ that lge might eeeome resident
Il was more deeply impressed by
what / read in the newspapers than
others, and after having this dream
was much more convinced thar ever
that / should free the country from
the menace OF Rooseveits ambit on.
Tells of His Plan.
son September 21st. l removed to
the White hotel. at 1856 Canal street,
near the Bowery. did this as my
first step in a plan to kill Roosevelt,
I went soon afterward to gun store
| on Broadway and purchased a re-
volver.
81 then purchased ticket TO
i C.harleston, s. C., and went to that
city by steamboat. My first plan was
! to catch the Roosevelt party in New
+ Orleans, but found that to be inn
( possible. accordingly went 10
I Charleston and upon my arrival there
had $500 left, left bag at the
! HnseIy house in that city which con-
tanned. hesides the box in which the
Z revolver l had purchased had been
packed, q deed TO property on Eighty
Z hrst street la New York worth s25.-
( eco, ana my naturalization papers.
That bag Is there now.
/ Not being able 10 carry OUT my
4 plan in Charleston, ] proceeded TO At
lanta, Ga, then TO Chattanooga,
/ Tenn. and from there TO Evansville.
and indianapolis, Ind. and to Chi
cage In each one Of these cities
| tried 10 shoot Roosevelt but was un-
able To waylay him. decided to
shoot him as ne arrived In Chicago
/ and waited FOR him at the Chicago
and NORTHUMBERLAND Station hut ina
intended victim did NOT arrive there.
II then decided 10 do the shooting AT
thesGollsAusn. bus in this case, sh in
others. Roosevelt left the bpiiing by
sfss .Sss e GIL as9 &