nten, clerk at the Argyle hotel, recognized Schrank as the
guest who signed his name as Albert Ross.

"He came to the hotel about 10:15 Sunday night and I assigned him to
room No. 1," he said. "He did not act unusual, and we talked as I
showed him to his room. The room is right above the Milwaukee river, so
I told him he had better keep away from the window, if he didn't want
to fall into the 'Wabash.' That's the name we give to the river."

This struck Schrank as funny and he laughed again.

The report of the alienists was filed with the court just before 10
o'clock in the morning. It included fifty pages of typewritten matter,
and its reading consumed nearly two hours. After the report was read,
the alienists were placed on the stand and questioned by the district
attorney.

[Illustration: Judge August C. Backus.]

Schrank listened to the reading of the report without the slightest
sign of interest, until the clerk read the findings pronouncing him
insane.

Schrank was taken to the Northern Hospital for the Insane, Oshkosh, by
Deputy Sheriff Richard Muldenhauer and Fred Becker, bookkeeper in the
sheriffs office, on the morning of November 25, at 11 o'clock.

The three left the sheriffs office in an automobile shortly before 11
o'clock and arrived at the Chicago & Northwestern depot, Milwaukee, a
few minutes before train time.

Before leaving the jail Schrank asked for the sheriff and thanked him
for his kindness during his confinement in the county jail. He also
shook hands with Jailer Adam Roth and deputies who have been with him
during the trial.

Schrank's duties at the Northern Hospital for the Insane and are light
and remain so until the physicians of the hospital have had ample time
to observe him.

CHAPTER XI.

SHOWS REPENTANCE BUT ONCE.

Although Schrank's bail finally was fixed at $15,000, bail would not
have been accepted. This was announced by District Attorney Zabel. One
of the several reasons for raising the bail was that motion picture men
had planned to pay Schrank's bail and secure his release long enough to
once again go through the shooting for the purpose of making a motion
picture film of the event.

"I absolutely refused to sanction such a thing," said the district
attorney. "It is bad enough to have it happen once without perpetuating
the deed by enacting it once again for the motion picture men.

"I do not begrudge the earning of the motion picture men. What I object