The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
Ro0seveIt's Assailant Pleads Guilty and Held Under
 S750O Bond
HE DENIES USING
 POISONED BULLET
Chemical Analysis Viii Be Made, However, to Officially Determine Matter - Declares Prisoner
 Will Not Be Prosecuted

tonight definitely announced that John schrank, Colonel Roosevelt's assailant would not be brought to trial until after the national election. November 5, lie said the trial would he opened some time between November Il and 15 MT Zabel who is said to be the only socialist state's attorney in the country. gave three spe- cific reasons for his decision to put off the trial for one month.
 Schrank today pleaded guilty and was held under S750O bond.
 Mir. zabe said, first, it was only reas- enable to await the results of Colonel Roosevelt's condition; second, he had no desire to crowd the defendant, and third gave it as his opinion that it would be un- wise to call the case during the final struggle in the presidential campaign.
 Wants Justice in Case
 Tt is my desire to try this case justly and espeditiously,' said MT. zabel and this will be done, but we wish to avoid having the plain criminal aspect of the case in any way involved in the national political affairs It would not be fair to any of the pesons involved. If we went to trial before election day it Is almosr certain that the matter would be dragged into the campaign by one or another Of the big political parties.
 Dicussing the case as viewed by him. the Milwaukee county prosecutor said that as far as surface indications are concerned Schranls was sane.
 eIt schrank is insane" said MT. zabel Tt seems there is method in his mad ness when he selects for the scene of his crime state where there is no capital punishment.
 Also. I am informed in messages from New York there has been no insanity in schranks family as far as can be traced In addition the man presents none of the usual surface indications ol .ii usiw
 The states attorney said he believed schrank had no accomplices or advisors in the crime
 Sehrank Pleads Guilty
 The plea of guilty filed by schrank at his preliminary hearing in the district court this morning is looked upon as merely prefunctory by the public prosecu- tor s office.
 q shall permit sehrank to withdraw that plea when he goes to trial if he so desirese said Mir. Zabel
 Tn other words this case will be tried in exactly the same manner as any other case of like criminal gravity. But there will be no persecution of the defend- ant. He will be tried justly and fairly, and can expect to receive the punishment merited by the crime
 Schrank spent a quiet afternoon and evening in his cell at the county jail. At the prisoners request the sheriff refused to let any one in to the celhouse to see him.
 Interest centered in the tests of the remaining bullets in Schrank's revol- Yer. which were started this afternoon by Prof. R. E. w. Sommer of Marquette university to determine if the bullet with which Colonel Roosevelt was shot had been poisoned. Professor Sommer said that the result would not be known exactly for some time
 Denies Poisoning Bullets
 Schrank when questioned on this point denied emphatically he had used poisoned bullets.
 Milwaukee was remarkably quiet to- night considering the tension of last night after the shooting in front of the IT.. of deep regret for the occurrence ana Of solicitous inquiry as to Colonel Roosevelt's condition were heard ev- anywhere, there was little talk of pos sible violence against the former Pres ident.s assailant.
 At no time today was there a crowd in the vicinity of either the central police station or the county jail.
 Chief of Police Janssen and Chief Arnold said they expected no trouble of any sort although hotel Hobbies, heaters and other meeting points were frequented by police and detectives to- night.
 schrank's plea of guilty was entered as soon as District Attorney Zabel had read the formal charge of att tempted murder
 charger Judge Neelan asked
 Guilty" replied Sehrank without apparent nervousness.
 Not a Brooding Recluse
 'In my survey of the prisoner" said Sheriff Arnold of Milwaukee county. q was impressed with the improbability that his act was that Of breeding recluse and not the crime of man agitated by fellows in societies or clubs of an anarchistic or semi-anar- chistic character"
 Schrank between two detectives, who lowered a foot above his head. was brought to one side of Judge Neelena box District Attorney, zabe read she formal charge of attempted murder
 DO you nderstand the charge which the district attorney has just read here2r said Judge Neelen to schrank
 ''Yes," replied Schrank as he looked quietly.at the judge.
 Have you an attorney" said the judge
 No"
 With this point the district attorney interrupted by saying:
 DO you want this case tried in haste, Sehrank?'
 Yes"
 .All right" remarked Judge Nelson T will see bail is fixed at the max imum."
 Not a Socialist
 Tn response to repeated questions from States Attorney Zabel and sher- fir Endott, Schrank declared that al no time has he been d socialist or a fol- lower of socialistie theories. The prisoner said according to the sheriff and states attorney, that he had voted the democratic and repub- lican tickets at various times.
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