The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-16
|SCHRANk' TRIAL
AFTER ELECTION
States Attorney label Gives
Specific Reasons for Post
ponement.
THINKS PRISONER IS SANE
Selects for Scene of His Crime
State Where There Is No
Capital Punishment.
THINKS PRISONER IS SANE

Milwaukee. wis. October 15.-State's
Attorney wanfred C. label. Of Miwau-
kee County. tonight definitely an.
nounced that John Schrank. Colonel
Roosevelfs assai1ant. would not be
brought to trial until AFTER the ma
t3onal elsctAen. November 5. He satd
the trdal would be opened some time
between November II and Is. Mr..
label. who was said to be the only
Socialist States attorney In the coun-
try. gave specific reasons for his decd-
sion to put OF the trial for one month.
He said hrst, It was only reasonable
to await tho results Of Colonel Roose-
veIt's injury: second. he had no desire
to crowd the defendant, and third, he
gave It as his opinion that It would
be unwise to call the case during the
final struggle In the presidential cam
paign.
1T l. my desire to try this case
Justly and exped!tiously." said Mr..
label. "and to avoid having the plain
criminal. aspects OF the case in any
way involved in the national pohticaa
campaign. It would not be fair to any
Of the persons involved II we went to
trial before election day. It is almost
certain that the matter would be
dragged into the campaign OF one or
another Of the big political paroles"
Discussing the case Is viewed by
aid that as far az surface indications
are concerned. Schrank was sane.
IF Schrank 10 insane" said Mr.
label, Ut seems there 10 q method In
his madness when he selects for the
scene OF his crime . StaNe where there
u no capital punishment.
Ne insanity In Family.
ALSO, am Informed by 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 tn-
dications Of insanity"
The states attorney said he believed
Schrank had no accomplices or advts-
ers In the crime.
The plea of guilty flied by schrank
At his preliminary hearing in the Dis
trtct Court this morning 10 looked
upon az merely perfunctory by the
police prosecutors once
Il shall permit Schrank to withdraw
that plea when he goes to trial IL he
10 desires" said Mr.. label He will
be tried Justly and fairly and can ex-
pect TO receive the punishment merited
by the crime"
Schrank spent a quie, afternoon and
evening in hts cell at the county Jail
Much interest conferred In the chemi-
cal tests Of the remaining bullets IN
Schrauk's revolver, which were started
this afternoon BY Professor r. Z. L
Sommer. Of Marquette University. to
determine II the bulle: with which
Colonel Roosevelt was shot had been
poisoned. Professor Somher said that
the result would not be known ex-
actly for some time.
schrank. when questioned on this
point. denied empha'ically he had used
poisoned bulicsa
Milwaukee was remarkably quiet TO-
night ccns.dering the tension OF last
night. after the shooting In front OF
the Gilpatrick
In response TO repeated Questions
from states Attorney label ana
sheriff Arnold. Schrsnk declared tina,
at no time had be been q Socialist or
a follower Of sociaIistic theories
,uss before he lay down to sleep
in his narrow cell AZ o'clock TO-
might. schrank expressed the first
words Of regret that he hse uttered
since the shooting
I'm sorry ! shot" said Schrank. 81
. deputy sheriff was locking him up
for the night
The men who are watching scnrsnA
we're surprised ny two shinep-shae
che prisoner at no time asked 20 zee
n newspaper. and that he made no
inquiry whatever regarding Colonel
Rocseveics condition
a.
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