The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-10-16
SCHRANKS CONFESSION.
Police Give Out Formal Stateme Il
Of Roosevelt's Assatlant.

Police Give Out Formal Stateme nt
Of Roosevelt's Assailant.
MILWAUKEE. Oct. l6.-IAte this after
noon the police authorities completed
the work Of transcribing the formal con-
fession Of John Schrank given to Chief
Of Police Jansset last night. His state
ment. the first authentic detailed account
OF his actions. follows in part:
Q. What object did you have in fol-
lowing around and trying to meet Theo-
dore Roosevelt? A. Because ! have been
reading history and have seen that this
man Roosevelt Is trying to break one Of
the old time established traditions of the
country. calling II a third termer. which
he has no right TO. He can create third
party and create all the offices. but to
nominate himself II was absolutely out OF
the way, and I think to-day that II Is
absolutely unnecessary to establish now
and have the third term tradition to exist
and not be violated by anybody.
Q. What did you have In mind to do
when you went around In the different
places? A. had in mind to meet him
and he escaped me every time. He es-
capped me In Atlanta and Chattanooga.
Q. He escaped what? A. He has not
come the way expected. He did not
come out the way I expected. II he goes
he came in this or that way. he goes out
a different way and the man got away.
Q. Why did you want to meet him?
A. Because ! wanted to put him out OF
the way. man that wants third term
has no right to live.
Q. Have you any other reason in want
ing to kill him? A. / have.
Q.-What Is that7 A.. had Q dream
several years ago that Mr.. Mckinley ap-
peared to me and he told me that Mr.
Roosevelt 10 practically his real murderer
and not this hero CEolEosz. or whatever
his name was. Mr.. Roosevelt IL practi-
cally the man that has been the real muir
derer Of President Mckinley in order to
get the Presidency of the United States.
was not supposed to be q President. All
the leaders did not want him. That's the
reason they gave him the Vice-P Presidency.
which is political suicide. That's what
am sore about to think Mr.. Mckinley ap-
peared to me in q dream and said This
Is my murderer and nobody else"
Q Did you speak with anybody IN
New York about this before you left
A No. sir.
@. You made your mind UP to this all
yourseif7 A. Yes. Because am alone,
although own property in New York.
O. What property7 A.. I own prop
erty At 4ss East Eighty-hrst street.
~ Wnht uOcb II CONSIST OF ~ II
consists Of an apartment house With ten
tenants It 10 estimated at $4,000.
Q. DID you attend any political meet.
ings In New York before you lsftf A.
! attended several; yes, sir. Ever since
was coming across the country I had po-
litical meetings in Evansville. Ind.. Of the
three political parties
Q. Who furnished YOU with the funds
you needed to travel around the country?
A. beg gyour pardon. was Just telling
you I have property there and had the
money.
Q. DID you ever meet csoigoss or
know him in his lifetimeI A. No. sir !:
no, sir. How could I have been all that
time since have been hero in New York
Q. Did you know John Most when he
was alive. A. No. sir.
Q. Did you ever hear him talkf 4
No. sir.
O. DID you ever hear Emma Gold
man. A. No. sir. am not an an
archist or socialist or Democrat or Re-
publican. Just took tho thing the way
! thought II was best to do.
Q. You are not a member OF any
partyf A. No. sir. thought there
should be an example Of tho third term n
Y should exist any longer. Mr.. Grant
was refused. and he was satisfied. This
man was refused and he IL not satisfied.