Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-18
IN
COURT SIGNED
BY HE|DEMANN
Produced by Detective Who
Trapped Alleged Murderer
of Marie Smith.
LAWYERS VAIN FIGHT
AGAINST TESTIMONY
Tries to Bar Story Told by Ac-
cused to His Betrayer
in Confidence.
rFrom a stan corre.pondent.l

FREEHOLD, April 1s-"Did you
ever have any talk while in Atlantic
City with Heidemann In regard to the
killing of Marie SMITH"
In a dramatic stiffness Prosecutor
Applegate asked this question at Free
hold this morning of Charles Neumeis-
ter, the sleuth who had obtained the
alleged confessions Of Frank E. Heide-
mann, accused of the atrocious murder
of Marie Smith in Asbury Park last
November.
II objectv Judge Hoffman exclaimed
rising. 1T has not been shown he
continued, that no hope was held out
or fear impressed upon this defendant" ("
Justice Voorhees, deliberated and
Judge Hoffman asked some questions.
Where had you been before maxi
ing this statement you have been asked
about?"
"On the boardwalk" he replied.
Neumeister and Heidemann had been
accustomed to play chess in tine de-
tectives room.
Finally Judge Hoffman stated his OBJ
lection to the first question again. "It
was conceived i'll fraud and this de-
fendant was fraudulently imposed
upon"
Court Admits ssConfession.,
You may answer the question: the
justice ruled, turning to the witness, as
the courtroom became hushed.
II suggested to Heidemann that we
part, because l thought he killed that
girl and he ought to tell me the truth.
pretended I was afraid because of the
Yonkers murder. l was laying on the
bed and he was walking up and down.
Then he told me- He said he had seen
the girl and called to her. offering her
some flowers for her father He took
her inside; afterw trds he took her out
again and killed her.
did he say where?" the prosecutor
interrupted
Yes; in the woods He killed her
with a hammer
A confession written in German by
the defendant was introduced into evil
dence and identified by Neumeister,
who had seen Heidemann write it:
This certifies at 1. the undersigned,
have murdered Marie Smith at Asbury
Park, on November 8. 1910.
(Signed) FRANK HEIDEMANN
Became Close Friends.
Charles Neumeister, the witness,
spoke with German accent in clear
staccato voice. He told how he met
Heidemann at Brankle's restaurant, On
Third avenue, New York, January z.
And you roomed together" the
prosecutor demanded, ''at seven differ
ent places
I'VE slept ir the same bed and we
lived together" After having stayed
at Yonkers and Philadelphia Neu-
meister and Heidemann went to the
Newark House, Atlantic City, where on
March 8 the first alleged confession
was made
Later on, so Neumeister testified the
accused confessed in detail how he had
bound a. ribbon around the girls neck,
choked her into Inconsistencies, kicked
her and then battered her head with d
hammer, returning to the greenhouse to
wash away the blood stains. During
the testimony the accused and the de-
tective stared at each other stonily but
neither made a sign of recognition.
After Ray and Walter SCHNEIDER had
corroborated the testimony given by
Charles Neumeister, the principal wit
ness for the State, this morning, the
State rested it's case and an adjourn
inent was taken until the afternoon.