Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-10-18
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN
TELLS WHY HE SHOT

The would-be assassin of Col. Poose-
welt revealed himself to the police as
John S. schrank and gave his address as
No. $40 e. 10th street, New York. In an
incoherent manner he told Chief Jannssen
at police headquarters of having wanted
TO kill Roosevelt because he did not be-
lleve any president ought to have more
tn an two terms.
The prisoner gave every appearance Of
being crazy. He mumbled to himself and
looked wild eyed In his pockets the po-
/ lice found a letter addressed ITO the
People," In which Schrank wrote of what
he called a dream that came to him In
which he saw Roosevelt as the assassin
of President Mckinley He asserted In
the letter that no president ought to serve
| three terms. Schrank Informed the police
that he had followed Col. Roosevelt
| around the country for the last week to
kill him.
"a went to the Coliseum In Chicago last
Saturday night to kill Roosevelt" said the
| prisoner without a CULVER. ~ waited
around the entrance. thought he would
| come out but he fooled me. He came
| out by another door. II made me mad
that J missed. was bound I'D get him
here"
schrank In his confession to the police
told Of a careful laid plot often frustrated
but finally successful. The man talked
profusey after his first refusal to give his
name. He said:
~ formerly ran saloon at 10 e. 10th
street, between Avenues 9 and c, New
| York City. ! was born In Erdng, Ba-
varla, two hours out Of Munich, the cap
| itai. am SO years old and came to this
country when nine years old with my
parents. ! have been engaged In the sa-
| loon business as proprietor and as an en-
ploye nearly all of my life until decid-
| ed that II was my duty to kill Col. Roose-
| welt. I have been personally acquainted
| l,stttt,
| was police commissioner of New York In
| 1895. I was first attracted to him as a
| political parsonage during the convention
| In Chicago. Then | began to think Sc
rIously of him as a menace to his coun-
try when he cried 'thief at that conven-
tlon.
"a looked upon his plan to start third
party as danger to the country. Ny
knowledge Of history, gained through
much reading, convinced me that Roose-
Welt was engaged in dangerous under
taking. | was convinced that IL he was
defeated at the fall election he would
again cry thief and that his action
would plunge the country In bloody civil
war.
al deemed It my duty, after much con-
slderation Of the situation, to put him out
of the way ! was living at my home ad-
dress at the time but soon after | had a
dream In which former President McSln-
ley appeared to me. ! was told by Nc
i<Inley In this dream that II was not czoi-
eosz who murdered him, but Roosevelt.
Mckinley In this dream told me that his
blood was on Roosevelts hands and that
Roosevelt had killed him so that he might
become president.
"a was more deeply Impressed by VIII at
I read In the newspapers than others, and
after having this dream was more con-
vlnced than ever that ! should free the
country from the menace of Roosevelt S
ambition.
al am sorry I have caused all this trou-
BILE for the good people of Milwaukee and
Wisconsin, but am not sorry that ! car
red out my plan."
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make an immediate examination OF
the wound at the Emergency hospital
"Oh, do it here" urged the colonel
as he started to sit in a chair. The
doctors insisted that he ought to go
to the hospital.
'If you think it's that bad, I'll go,
said Roosevelt, cheerfully.
The ex-president felt his coat and
found that the bullet had scorched il
on its way through. Underneath his
vest was crimsoned.
do you feel much pain?" asked DR.
Terrill, as he helped the colonel into
the waiting automobile.
Nothing to speak Of" replied
Roosevelt, with a show of nonchal
ance.
"The bullet undoubtedly is resting
comfortably in the flesh somewhere
l know it didn't pierce the lung, as
haven't felt any trouble in speaking
1t. didn't get very Deep"
Work of Crank.
The wound was not dangerous. Th,
) attempted assassination of the ex
| president was the work of a crank
| The fellow mingled with the crowd il
t the street when Roosevelt drove VI
in an automobile to the Gilpatrick he
: tel at dusk. He brushed into the he
} tel while Roosevelt was at Dime
} with leaders of his Progressive party
The stranger, lily dresses, about 8
years old, of wiry build and long hail
? asked the clerk at the desk where h
could find the ex-president
1 Hes at dinner and you can't Sc
, him." returned the clerk curtly, as h
. critically surveyed the caller.
= well, I've got to see him." mum
E bled the stranger. "Pve got to Sc
!, him. The clerk bluntly ordered tn
a unwelcome visitor from the hotel an
i he shuffled out. He evidently waite
around the street in throng tina
o hung around to see the colonel as
!. left the Auditorium.
/. 1t was shortly before 8 p. m. whe
{" the eX-president, to the cheers of tn
s waiting throngs, walked out of the ht
n tel and stepped into a seven-passenge
touring rar. He had just gotten int
|. the tonneau and turned around to s
v down when from the opposite of tn
car facing the street came fash an
s a loud report. Leaning over the ca
e was the i'll visaged stranger, who ha
2. shuffled an hour before the hotel lool
4, ing for the colonel. In his hand wa
a smoking revolver. After firing tf
e first shot the would-be assassin le
eled the weapon again at Rooseve
k and was about to fire again whe
e Martin, the expresident's stenograp
III er, a strapping fellow, leaped at hir
The colonel will remain in Chicat
1t until it is found how serious his i
ID jury becomes. He expressed wis