SHOT MAYOR

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 459, 17 February 1933, Page 5

SHOT MAYOR

(Press. Assn.-

ASSAILANT'S INTENTION

— By Telegra ph — Cop vrlght) .

Rec. Feb. 16, 8.5 p.m. Maimai, February 15. "I am sorry I did not kill. I want to kill all Presidents." Joe Zingara said in a statement to the County officials after he had attempted to shoot Mr. Roosevelt, the President-elect on Wednesday night. Zingara was jostled by the crowd that swarmed after him following the attempt to kill Mr. Roosevelt. He was housed for safety in the Dade County gaol, 21 floors above the street. Mr. KCrmac, who was spending his vacation here, was standing on the running board of Mr. Roosevelt's automobile when the shots were fired. He, with Mrs. Gill, was placed by members of the President-elect's party, in the tonneau of the car and taken to hospital. Mr. Roosevelt's trip north has been temporarily cancelled to enable him to remain near Mr. Kermac. The secret service man, who leaped from Mr. Roosevelt's car, where he was acting as his usual guard, to grapple with the assailant, was aided ^y local citizens in capturing the man. . It is reported that four or five shots took effect and the sixth was deflected into the air by an unidentified woman standing nearby who seized the shooter's arm. The assailant fired from a distance of from 15 to 20 feet to the rear and to the right of Mr. Roosevelt's car. , Some of the witnesses, including the Federal Representative-elect, Mr. Willcox, of Maimi, said that the shooter did not aim at Mr. Roosevelt. Mr. Willcox said: "He was shooting at Mr. Kermac. There is no doubt of that." It is known that since taking office, in Chicago, Mr. Kermac has been pushing a relentless drive to wipe' out the remnants of A1 Capone's gang. Special policemen from his office recently shot and wounded Frank Nitti, one of A1 Capone's lieutenants. The Mayor's offensive against the gangsterdom is inspired by his desire to rid the city of its worst menace before the opening of the world fair. It is known that many of Chicago's public enemies have been wintering in Florida.