The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-23
SCHRANK KICKS
ON COMMISSION
Declares He is not Insane
and Never Was-Sent
to Asylum.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis.,. Nov. 23.--John
Schrank. who shot Colonel Roosevelt
on the night of October IA in Milwau-
kee was late yesterday afternoon COM
kus to the northern hospital for the
insane Il Oshkosh until cured.
Judge Backus' ruling was as fol-
lows:
The court now finds that the defend
ant. John Schrank, Is insane and
therefore incapacitated to act for him.
self. 1t is therefore ordered and adj
Judged that the defendant. John
Schrank. be committed to the north
arm hospital for the insane near Osh-
kosh | II the county of Wtnnebago.
state of Wisconsin. until such time
when he shall have recovered from
ed to this court for further proceed
inGs according to law.
And 1t is further ordered hat all
proceedings in this case be saved in
definitely and until such recovery. 1t
is further ordered that the sheriff of
Milwaukee county Is hereby ordered
to convey the said John Schrank to
the said northern hospital for the in
sane near Oshkosh in the county of
Winnebago. state of Wisconsin. and
there to deliver him to the superin-
tendent thereof. and the said superin-
tendent is hereby ordered and direct
cd t" receive the John Schrank as an
Inmate of said hospital and there to
keep him until he has recovered from
such insanity when he shall be re-
turned to this court for further pro-
ceedings as provided by law"
Before being led back to Jail to
await preparations for the trip to the
asylum. Schrank said:
Il had expected that they would
find me insane. because it was in the
papers two days ago.
Il want to say now that I am sane
and know what l am doing all the
time. l am not a lunatic and never
duty and nave done it.
THE commission has sworn away
my life. Each member went upon the
stand and said | was incurably insane.
They AN do what they want with me
now. The ran bury me alive If they
see fit. don't care what happens
now"
Commitment was pronounced fol-
lowing the presentation of an eXhaus-
tive report by a commission Of five
altenistS in which the defendant was
unanimously adjudged insane; the ex-
animation by District Attorney w. c..
zahel. of the five physicians and the
Introduction of prima facie evidence
of several witnesses.
Questioned as to whether the de-
PENDANT had anything to offer, Attor-
neN James G. Flanders following a
whispered conversation with Schrank,
informed the court that the defense
had nothing to say.
District Attorney label submitted a
number OF questions bearing upon
medical terms to each of the ~alienists
all Of which brought forth similar re.
sponses the substance of which being
that Schrank was suffering from
chronic paranoia and all of the phys
icians agreed that 1t was doubtful II
the disease could be cured.
Failure i'm effecting a cure Of
Schrank's mental disorder means that
he will spend the balance of his life in
the asylum to which he has been COM
mitted.
Dr. r. &. Sayle testified as to the
nature of Colonel R~oosevelt's wound.
Captain A. o.. Girard and Herman
Rollenfink told Of the capture of he
assailant after the shooting and De-
tective Lou II. Hartman and two OFF,
GERS told of the trip in the patrol
wagon to the central station following
Schrank's arrest.
No 'hiio teIitleF can i've, was the
statement attributed to Schrank, ac-
cording to Detective Hartman while
the prisoner was being conveyed to the
police station on the night of the
shooting.
Fred j. SrSen. proprietor of a local
hotel told of Schrank having register
cd as ALBERT Ross on the night be-.
fore the shooting. Other witnesses tes-
titled that Schrank drank several
glasses Of beer on Sunday preceding
the shooting but that he was not in
toXicated.
Schrank probably will be taken to
the asylum on Monday next, accord
ing to Sheriff William A, Arnold.