The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-12

WARNED THIRD TERMERs
Intended to XIII Third Term candl-
date But Not Roosevelt as a
Citizen or Progressive
Party.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Nov. 12.-John
Schrank, who tried to kill Colonel
Roosevelt here on the night of Octob-
er IA, pleaded guilty before Judge
August G. Backus in the municipal
court, today. The hearing was ad-
journed until p. M, by which time
an insanity commission will be ap-
pointed to examine Schrank's mental
condition.
Schrank was brought into the court
room heavily manacled and between
two burly deputy sheriffs. Police
and deputies were scattered In the
room and the crowd which jammed
the chamber was forced to keep at a
distance The would-be slayer, who
! is small, appeared helpless as he
meekly shuffled in between his
guards.
Schrank made his plea in low
voice, hardly audible short distance
from the judges bench.
did you intend to murder and kill.
with malice asorethought one Theo-
dore Roosevelt as is charged against
you? And do you plead guilty or not
guilty?" asked District Attorney
label as Schrank stood before the
bar.
Il plead guilty to shooting the man
4 If that is what you mean answered
Schrank.
did you intend to kill Theodore
lRoosevelt?" repeated label.
81 did not intend to kill 'Citize1
i Roosevelt - replied Schrank. Z
1 merely intended to warn the thirt
4 termer candidate Roosevelt" contin
ued the prisoner.
i did you intend to kill and murder
1 Mr.. Roosevelt. candidate OF the pro
4 gressive party?" again repeated the
i district attorney.
1 II intended to kill Theodore Roose
I velt, the third termer," Schrank re
peated. "I did not want to kill thu
progressive party. I shot Roosevelt
as warning to other third termers.
Immediately after Schrank had fin
ished his plea Judge Backus appoint
ed Christian Doersler, local attor
ney, to act as Schrank's counsel.
District Attorney label then askes
the court to leave the questions o
Schrank's sanity to commission o
: alienists or to be decided by jury
: Judge Backus decided to take tn
] matter under advisement and adjourn
ed the hearing until two o'clock thi
: afternoon. A committee of alienist
( has already been appointed to ez
, anime Schrank. Identity of the men
r bers of this commission has, however
been kept secret by the district al
J, torney. In the event of the court
' decision to empanel jury, the CON
! mission will report it's findings to tn
n jurors who will decide.
Judge August G. Backus Of tn
municipal court, this afternoon al
pointed three alienists to examin
John Schrank, Colonel Roosevelt's al
sailant, to determine his mental Col
: dition. The commission is compose
of DR.. Walter Kempster, noted brai
specialist, who was one Of commi'
: sion that examined Guiteau, Presider
Garfield's assassin; DR.. Alfred
: Young, county physician, and DR..
:, C. Studley, of Riverside Sanitariun
!. The alienists will report the result
: their examination to the court and
: will be decided then whether Schran
will be allowed to face charge
"wilful intent to murder and kill on
Theodore Roosevelt" to which b
pleaded guilty today.
In the event of schrank bein
: found insane, he will be sent imm
diately to an asylum. If found san
he will face trial on the charge an
IL convicted will be liable to max
: mum penalty Of fifteen years In pri
on.