ns
of emotion.

The court allowed the alienists as much time as they desired to make
the examination of the prisoner, and ordered the sheriff to allow them
to see Schrank whenever they wished. The prisoner also was given an
opportunity to confer with his attorney.

The decision which the alienists were to reach, as ordered by the
court, was whether "the defendant, John Schrank, is sane at the present
time."

District Attorney Zabel announced that the following had been
subpoenaed as witnesses: Detectives Louis Hartman, and Valentine
Skierawski; Dr. Robert G. Sayle and Dr. T. W. Williams, Emergency
hospital, who attended Col. Roosevelt; Capt. A. O. Girard and John
Campbell, Rescue Mission, an eyewitness.

Mr. Zabel received several letters and telegrams from New York asking
for leniency, and commending Schrank's action.

Several were sent with the request that they be handed to the attorney
who would defend the prisoner.

People all over the country sent letters to District Attorney W. C.
Zabel advising him how to handle Schrank.

"Think of all the brains that are uniting with mine in trying to
determine how to handle this case," said Mr. Zabel, with a laugh. "And
the best part of it is that it's not costing the city or county a cent
either. How do you like this one," handing over a letter which said:

"For God's sake, don't let any Catholic priest get near him."

Another said: "Hang him up by the thumbs. No punishment is too horrible
for such a man."

A third man looked with suspicion upon the Socialist district attorney,
and believed that he read something wrong in the statement that Schrank
would not be placed on trial immediately.

"Probably Schrank is not so crazy after all," this man wrote. And then
he insinuated that Schrank very carefully planned to commit the deed in
a state where there is no capital punishment and in a county--the only
one in the country--in which "there is a Socialist district attorney."

Still another advised the district attorney to look into the minutest
details, as he saw some big rich and powerful influence back of Schrank
which had urged him on to the crime.

"These are only a few of the letters I received from men who are
probably in as bad a mental state as they seem to think Schrank is,"
said the district attorney.

CHAPTER X.

SCHRANK DECLARED INSANE.

On November 22 Schrank was declared insane by the five alienists who
had examined him. He appeared in M