Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-12
Shot Former President as
Warning to Discourage
Others from Ambitions To-
ward Third Term in White
House.
LUNACY COMMISSION TO
EXAMINE THE PRISONER
Insane, Declares Milwaukee
District Attorney, Who Re-
fuses to Accept Admission of
Guilt.
ny Lease Wire to Evening Herald /

my lease Wire tU Evening Herald
Milwaukee,. Nov. - John Schrunk |
pleaded guilty today of attempting To
murder Theodore Ruuscvclt. ana Ia |
his plea he sought tu distinguish bee |
tween an assault upon Roosevelt as a |
menace and an attack upon NoUsr.
Welt as citizen,
Municipal Judge \. e.. lHvkus an.
nounrrd upon reading II petition ~
District Attorney Winrrcd G. Iabcl
that he would name later today a
commission To examine into Srhrauk' >
mental condition.
Less than liU persons listened to
the proceedings uud watched the
small. compact form Of Schrnnk as hu
stepped slowly to the bar ana entered
hs plea. or this number twenty were
detectives ana half u score deputy
shcrirfs who watched closely all per.
sons in the room nj known 10 them.
SChrank's was the first cuse In the
court
How do you plead tu this clhrgr?'
the prosecutor nskcd the prisoner
why. guilty. of course, Mr.. Hubcl. -
rcpNrd the pTlscnsr IN u corrus ~
way. aS thought he wus not sure ho
wus following the proper procedure.
"Iou have heard the complaint ''
iutcrpuscd Judge liuckus In e loud
voice. you understand that IN 1t YOU
are charged with having attempted
TO murder Theodore Roosevelt DO
you plead guilty or not guilty"
80 did not mean To- XIII u citizen,
Judge" began Schramk Il shot The
udUrr Roosevelt bcCuusc he was Il
menace 10 the country. lie should
not have Il third term. II Ia bad that
a man should have Il thIrd term. !
did not want him to have one shot
him as q warning that men must not
try to have more than Two terms ny
president
Il shot ThrudUrr Iuus,Noll tu KIN
him, think all men trying tu keep
themselves In office should be- Killed
they become dangerous did NOT do
II because he Was - Candiddt" ui the
Progressive pnrty, either, gentlemen,
he concluded
"All right Interrupted ia" court,
taking from the district attorney th"
plea for a sanity commission for TIA,
defendant he read hastily VIM" the
prosecutor cNplninod its unrpuu
"rhc man II insane" said IN" diS.
triCt attorney. 1T would b. WRONG
to sentence him for crime II h" was
mentally nusDund just because II" wns
willing to pl"nd guilty
II will name commission t"da,
10 inquire into his snmily,' announced
the court. Let no on" lcuyc th'
court room until the defendant
Srhrunk In Outsld0 Of the city hull"
Schrnnk went bbck to the Jail viii
his guurdHnirn.
Judge BurKuE announced privately
In advance that having obtained III,
conscnt OF the prosecution he would
appoint on tho commission 10 examine
into Schrhnk'H sanity Drs, T. 6. stud
ley. superintendent uf the snniturium
william Flicker former head Or ~,
northern hospital fur the Insane q
WinncbaaO. WIS. -, w. Harrington
a nerve specialist. and Itichard A
Dewey. all Of Milwaukee. The COur
p appointed Attorney Flanders qf NIL
wHukco 90 represent SChrnnk In th'
Mnity hearing The experts were cx
pettrd 20 begin their examination tnl
afternoon,
Schrank walked from the jail, on
. block to tine city hail and was nken T.
1 the court room IA the public elevator
I The expected crowds at the Jail AM
( city hall were not there, He ent"re
= the court room Just after 1t had grow
. quiet under tho rap of the bnilln
gaVol.
~ the attorneys tables sat grOu
/. Of newspaper men, and Schrunk MI
( down In their midst with his Nv
{ guards and nodded 10 several he rec
/, Ognized. lie did not smile nor did III
+ face or acts betrny personal concerl
O The prisoner watched the district al
n toTney. TO be ready for any of the prt
s ceedlngE he must take part In. u
q held his black 0vercoat over his riEl
G arm and his soft hat In his right ham
i when he replied TO the prosecutor
- question az 10 whether he was suiit
y sehrank nodded 20 the court ana "
b. prosecutor at hia elbow spoke slow
aud In low tone. as though slyin
the district Attorney advance ihio
A. nation of his plea.
10 While the states representative w
D. asking the court for a sanity commi
q sion 10 detefmiins the defendant
mental condition, the former prsa