The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-09
ATTEMPTED SPEECH
HALTED IN COURT
BY HIS ATTORNEY
Italian immigrant Who Slew
Cermak Tells Anew Of
Murderous Desire
AGAINST KINGS, PRESIDENTS
Confession % Entered 70 First
Charge Preferred BY sps-
cial Grand Jury

Miami, Fla., March s.-(R-0 iusep-
Pc zangara Thursday pleaded guilty
to charges Of numbering Mayor An
ton j Cermak Of Chicago when his
mad attempt to assassiuate President
Roosevelt here February IS failed.
zangaras plea was entered by
Louis +. Twymaz, chief Of the counsel
appointed for him after Zangara him
self had said. In response to query
q to his guilt by States Attorney, N.
Vernon Hawthorne.
II want to kin the president. I
want to kill all kings and presidents"
zansara apparently started on .
lengthy discourse, but was halted by
Twyman.
The latter said his client would
plead guilty to the first count Of an
indictment returned Monday BY q
specially convened grand jury II the
second count was dropped.
The first count charged Zangara
with killing Mayor Cermak O. he
tried to kill the president. The Sec
ond charged premeditated murder Of
Cermak.
Zangara already has been SEN
fenced to % years. imprisonment on
his plea Of guilty to charges Of At
tempting to murder the president
and three Of the persons his bullets
struck.
Heass Several Witn1ases.
The Judge recessed court over, the
noon hour after hearing several Wit
nesses, as required BY Florida law
before passing sentence.
The guilty plea entails . death cen.
tence unless the Judge decides Fan.
CARA deserves mercy, In which case
he may order Life imprisonment.
Zangara himself took the stand.
I'm g." he testified.
Il want to kill Ill capitalist people.
Get no bread. That's important
thing-not money. I feel this way
since IL years old.
II have stomach pains since six
years old. not mad ut my father
but I mad ct capitalists. They got
education.
=. !. I don't smoke. drink because
It makes my stomach on fire."
Are you mad at anybody now7'
he was asked.
mo. except mad ct capitalists Ill
time-I not mad Ut jailers or ct any
body here.
don't belong church. Idon't
believe In God.
Il tried to shoot Mr.. Roosevelt BE-
fore. when he talk. but lots Of people
In my road and I can't Do It.
I feel have . right to kin
him. feel that many years.
I know they give me electric
chair but I don't care-1'm right.
II don't make no difference
who keel XIII Mr.. Hoover or Mus.
0olini Il I - them first"
SeETy He 1giase1
Are you sorry you shot the other
people?" he Was asked.
II sorry I no shoot Roosevelt"
''Do you want to tell the court any.
tAing3"
mo"
Eyes, I XIII Mr.. Roosevelt II hs
G1mes In this room now" Zangara
I'D In response to . question from
Qoate's Attorney N. Vernon Haw-
would you KIN Mr.. Hoover,"
mo. he's not president now"
I'd Kill any king or president"
Angara said he knew nothing
o0t Mayor Cermak until after thu
doting.
Dut want to XIII Roosevelt" he
uDated.
nngara said he had planned 70 kill
mer President Hoover but chaugod
mind when he learned Roosevelt.
pm he later tried 70 kill, was com.
~ to Miami.
No. no. not crazy" 10 said In
Sponse to question b Two man.
Defore the hearing started Judee
4ompson threatened % cite Tor an.
tnpt Of court amy spectator carry.
80 gun In The court room ce IN The
983dors."
he Judge said 10 would pase EN-.
- yroo Friday moeninR ~ 10 osol0oak.