Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-17
raingnment before Judge Neelan,
the district court TO-DAY

Will IN UdIl at y t,OVV, ShC hAcShA
mum under the charge upon which the
prisoner has been arraigned" said
Judge Neelan.S Schrank was immedi
ately returned to the police station.
The Judge said he was prompted by
memories of The bullet which killed
President Mckinley and also by per
sonal desire to give the surgeons at
Chicago every possible aid in treating
Col. Roosevelt's wound.
Said MekinIey's Vision Prompted Act
Schrank insisted again today that a
vision in which former President Nc
Kinley appeared to him caused him to
shoot the colonel.
Followed Over Country.
A long proclamation of the people
found in Schrank's pockets declared
that the attack was made by prear.
rangement and that the assassin meant
to end his own life after disposing OF
the colonel. Scraps of hotel memoir
anda dates and the like on the back
of an envelope showed that the man
had apparently been following the col
onel all about the country, waiting for
a favorable time to attack the progress
sive leader.
Copy Of Itinerary.
He appeared unperturfed over the
description of the colonels itinerary
written on the back of sheet Of note
paper taken from the Bismarck hotel
and cafe, Nashville, Tenn.
He confessed to the police that he
fired the shot. and added:
ANY man looking for third term
ought to be shot
A written proclamation found IN the
clothing of the prisoner reads:
Sept. Is. 1912.-Sept. Is, 1901, 1:30
a. MN dream l saw President
Mckinley sit up in a monks attire,
in whom I recognized Theodore
Roosevelt, The dead president said,
"This is my murderer, avenge my
DEATH
Sept. IL, 1912, 1870 a. M While
writing a poem some one tapped me
on the shoulder and said: Let not
a murderer take the presidential
chair. Avenge my death" I could
plainly see Mr.. McKinley's features.
Before the Almighty God, I swear
this above writing Is nothing but
the truth.
The police believe however that
Schrank is afflicted with some mental
disorder. Whatever his state OF
mind. it was apparent to all who saw
him that John Schrank was thoroughly
in earnest and that he felt that it was
matter of high duty for him to kill
Theodore Roosevelt.
Another note found in the mans
pocket reads:
So long as Japan could rise to the
greatest power Of the world. despite
her surviving tradition more than
1000 years old, as General Nogi so
nobly demonstrated, 1t is the duty Of
the United States of America to up
hold the third term tradition. Let
every third termer be regarded as
a traitor to the American cause
Let it be the right and duty Of every
citizen to forcibly remove a third
termer. Never let third term
party emblem appear on the official
ballot. I am willing to die for my
country. God has called me to be
his instrument, so help me God. = ~
Innocent Guilty.
In German a strong tower is our
God.
Schrank looked little the worse for
a night spent in a cell at the central
STATEN.
How do you feel?p schrank was
asked.
ooh. pretty we'll, considering every
thing" he answered.
He appeared unpruturbed over the
probable consequences of the shooting.
He talked nationally. He said he
usually voted the democratic ticket
but that some times he voted as
...
Prisoner Curious Study.
1t was learned from Schrank that
his sweetheart, whom he called
Emily Zeigler lost her life in the de-
struction by fire Of the steamship Gen.
eral Slocum in New York several
years ago. He never married he says.
Schrank is curious study. His
hands are small and well formed and
smooth. as though unused to toll. He
talks fluently at times, using excel
lent English but often stopped abrupt
ly and refused to say another word,
until his changing mood made him
once more. His appearance
is that of an intelligent man, and his
large clear eyes. which he held stead
lily upon his inquisitors. did not seem
like these of most men who are In
sane.
Broad Proceedings.
Proceedings of the board of super
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