Evening star., 1933-02-16
ROOSEVELT LEAVES
WTHHEAW GUARD
Cermak and Mrs. Gill in
Critical Condition From
Gun Wounds.
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ably. A bullet graZed her head.
William Sinnott, New York police
man shot in the head, and Russell
Caldwell of Miami. also shot in the
head. were also reported in favorable
condition.
Meanwhile, the assassin, assured and
defiant, told his questioners he had no
regrets for his attempt to assassinate
the President-elect The penalty for
attempted assassination in Florida Is
life Imprisonment and that for assassi-
nation is death.
Mr.. Roosevelt was met at the hospital
by DR.. r. C. Woodward. the superin-
tendent, who gave him the first report
on the condition of the victims. Az
the request of the President-elect, he
was permitted to go alone to the bed
sides of the wounded.
All Shots Hit Target.
With an old-fashioned .32-canber
pistol zangara, shot wildly into the
crowd gathered about the automobile OF
Mr.. Roosevelt In the picturesque Bay
Front Park Just as the next President
had concluded brief speech.
Mayor Cermak, standing just behind
the Roosevelt car, was among the nrst
hit.
Shocked and startled by the gun play,
Mr.. Roosevelt waited to pick up the
Chicago mayor, and sped to the hospitai
with him He remained there to visit
the other victims and Cancelled his train
departure for New York until today.
Firing blindly into the throng, the
assassin made each of his five shots
good, although he missed the mark for
which they we're intended.
Reassures Crowd.
Confusion prevailed for a few min
,,tes as the crowd milled about. Secret
Service men and police pounced on
the gunman. Women screamed.
Looking back from his car, Roosevelt
waited for Cermak to be lifted in his
car. waved reassuringly to the crowd
and told those near: Tell them l am
ali right"
Returning to the yacht of Vincent
Astor from which he had just landed
from a fishing cruise, the President
elect early today issued the following
Il am deeply moved by the serious
injuries inflicted upon my frlenos TO-
night and I am remaining in Miami to
learn in the morning of their condition.
I am entirely unharmed."
President Hoover Immediately COM
municated with Mr.. Roosevelt by wire.
He said:
Together with every citizen I re-
joice that you have not been injured.
shall be grateful to you for news OF
Mayor Cermak's condition"
The President elect replied:
'I deeply appreciate your message.
Mayor Cermak IS resting. but his con-
dition is still serious. Will wire you In
the morning after have been to the
hospital
Intended to XIII Hoover.
Grueling examination Of the swathy
complexioned, stock built assassin by
Secret Service men and Miami ofhcials
brought out . disconnected, weird
story sss
According To sheE account, zangara
purchased his pistol in q pawn shop
here three days Ago for So. He told
them he intended to kill President Hoo
yer. but. when he, read that Mr.. Roose-
welt was coming here he decided to give
attention to him.
Taking no chances that the gun play
was the work of one distorted mind,
police early today took into custody un-
der suspicion Andrea Valenti, who lives
at the same address rs Zangara.
Newspaper clippings found on Zan-
CARA reported the movements Of Mr..
Roosevelt, and police said one Of the
clippings told of the story Of the assassi-
nation of President Mckinley.
Asked If he intended to kill Roose-
welt. police said he replied:
Yes, and I am sorry I didn't.
would kill all Presidents and all officers.
I like Roosevelt personally, but don't
like Presidents"
Police also said that Zangara told
them that he had wanted to kill the
King of Italy, but he had never had
chance while in that country. He was
said to have lost 5000 recently at the
dog races. A postal savings account
book found in his pocket indicated he
had about $3.50 in the bank.
Surrounded by Friends.
Immediate friends of Mr.. Roosevelt
stood about his car for the brief speech
he made as he motored from the yacht
to the train. They included Robert
Gore Of Chicago, Marvin Mcintyre, sec
retary to Roosevelt, and Representative
elect Mark Wilcox of this district.
The next President had just spoken
q few words into the microphone from
his automobile. Sitting down beside
Mayor Gautier Of Miami, he turned TO
talk with him when the flrng started
about 25 feet away.
Of Miami, who grabbed at the arm OF
the assassin. James Galloway of Miami
Beach Joined her George Broadnax,
a secret service operative, pounced on
the shooter Police joined. With the
departure of Roosevelt and the hurried
carrying away of the assassin, order
was quickly restored.
Mayor Cermak sagged to the pave
ment. Mrs. Gill also fell. The victims
- h INxyCf n n
ers who did the shouting and scream
ing. Newspaper men and photographers
were gathered close TO the car. 1t was
over the shoulder of Rex Safer, cor
respondent of the Associated Press Bu-
reau In Miami, that the shooter had
fired.
Mrs. Cross. gave the following &C
count:
When the President-elect stood up
to make his speech so many STOOD up
In front of me that l couldn't see, so
stood up on the benches. This man
stood up with me and the bench almost
folded up. / looked around. Then !
saw he had q pistol and he began
shooting toward the President-elect.
grabbed his hand which held the pistol
and pushed it up in the air and called
for help. Tom Armour also grabbed
his hand and we held it up in the
air so he couldn't shoot any more. BY
that time some men were choking
him"
Interviewed Assassin
Joe Murphy, assistant chief Of the
United States secret service. was on the
scene He took over the investigation
that has resulted so far in the detain-
ment of the one other man.
Prof Raymond Moley, economic ad-
wiser to Mr.. Roosevelt, and Judge Fred
erick Kernochan Of New York City
who was on the Southern Seas vaea-
ton cruise with him, went to the Dade
County Jail here and interviewed the
prisoner Zangara was placed in the
regular Jail quarters, 81 floors above the
ground, in the county building tower
ing above the railroad station where
Mr. Roosevelt was to have departed.
A huge. crowd waited at the station