Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-16
Hearing of John Schrank, Who
Shot Colonel Roosevelt, viii
Take Place Soon After Com
inc Election,
PROSECUTOR BELIEVES
PRISONER IS SANE
ASsaiIant Makes Vigorous De-
nial That Bullets in Revolver
Were Poisoned Chemical
Test Being Made,

liN Morning Journm special Leased Wire.
Milwaukee, WIS oct l5 States
Attorney Wiufrcd C Xabel OF NIL
! waukce county late today definitely
! announced that John Schrank. Colo
mel HooseNelt's asSallant. would not be
I brought ia trial uuii after the ma
tiunal election, November ith He said
the trial would begin some time be-
tween the llth and 18TH Of Novcm-
! lcr
AIR zahcl who is said to be the
onN socialist states attorney IN the
country. gave the reasons for his de-
cision to put OFT the Trial one month.
lie said, first, that 1t was only rea-
sonable to await the results Of Colonel
RooscNclts wound before placing
Sehrank On trials second. that he had
no desire TO crowd the defendant un-
duly" and third, that 1t would be un-
wise to call the case during the final
struggle in the presidential campaign"
1T is my deslrc To try this case just
" and expedtiously,' said MIR. ZabeL
"and this VIII be done, but We wish to
avoid having the plain criminal as-
IN the national political situation. 1t
would not re fnir io any Of the pco-
pie involved II we went to trial be-
fore election day, II Is almost certain
that the matter IN one way or another
would he dragged into tho campaign
by one or another of the hg political
.pnrtirs." A.
Taning up discussion of thea ease
.r. l.. a., IA. 4
county prosecutor declared that as far
as surface indications went Schrank
WAS sane.
II Sohrank Is insane said Mr.. IA
bel, II seems that there is method IN
his madness when he selects for the
scene Of his crime state where there
is no capital punishment.
Also. am Informed IN messages
from New York there has been no
lnasnily Ia Schranks : family MS far us
cnn DC traced. The man presents none
OF the usual surface indications Of in
sanity"
The states attorney said he believed
Schrank had no nccomplices or adj
Nisers in the crime and that the shoot
ing of Colonel Roosevelt was the out
growth of individual panning.
When the case is called 1t viii be
heard by Judge August c. Backus OF
the municipal court, unless Schrnnk
should ask for a change Of VENUE. The
public prosecutor said that after elcc-
tion he would consult with Judge
Iackus, and that these two would call
the ease to lraI formally. At their
discretion
The plea of guilty filed hy Schranls
1t preliminary hearing before Judge
a. N Neeicn IN the district court this
Is looked upon as merely
II SHAH permit Schrank to with
lraW that plea of guilty when he goes
q trial II he 50 desires said Mr.. Ia
,cl. In other words this case viii
9 tried in exactly the same manner
is any other ease of like criminal
irnNity Bui there viii be no persecu
ion of the defendant lie viii he
rcd Justly ana fairly and can ex-
rect to receive the punishment merit
'd hN the crime
Schrnnk spent a quiet afternoon
lnd evening in his cell at the county
all where he had been taken after
iis nrraisnmcnt this morning. At the
prisoners request. sheriff w. A. AR
iuld. Of Milwaukee county, refused
q lct any one into the cell house to
zee Schrank
don't want To see any one any
more today or tonight" said Schrank
= h" Nas being taken to his cell. Pre-
iVuslN he had talked freely of the
hootins ana Of the origin of his de-
to Kill Colonel Roosevelt.
Governor Francis T.. McGovern,
hn WAS in Green Bay, Wis, today.
nd Assistant Attorney General Rus
ell Jackson at Madison. both said
hat thoN were satisfied with the man
Ier IN which the Milwaukee county
nd city authorities were handling the
ase ard that they would offer no sug-
estions unless called upon by tho
PROSECUTOR 10 do 50.