Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-16
DENTIST FIGURED
IN GIRL s MURDER,
POLICE DECLARE
Finding of Surgical instruments
in DR.. Muret's Office Leads
to Theory.
DENIES COUNTERFEITING
WITH SCHMIDT AS AIDE
Confessed Murderer Planned a
Flight TO Europe, Let
ters Show.

A. Muret, dentist, at 301 st. Nicholas
avenue, after being subjected for sew
eral hours to the third degree, was
taken from police headquarters to the
East 126th street station today and
locked up on a technical charge of
violating the Sullivan law. The
charge announced against him when
the police arrested him was counter
feiting, but it is admitted an attempt
will be made to connect him with
the murder of Anna Aumueller, to
which Hans Schmidt has confessed
When arraigned today on the tech
nical charge of having a pistol In his
possession, Muret was held in $4,000
bail for trial. Oe waiped examina-
ton.
Detained as a material witness in
the same police station is Bertha
Zeck, q, servant employed in Mu-
ret's Office.
When Inspector Faurot left head
quarters for home, shortly before 6
O'Clock, he said Muret admitted hav-
Ing known Schmidt and worked with
him since last December The dentist
admitted having known the murder
victim also, but denied being impli-
Gated either In the murder or coun-
terfelting. He said he had been prac-
tising dentistry without license, but
had never engaged in any question
able operations with Schmidt.
Tracing Other Murders
inspector Faurot has found a L.
year-old boy who says he saw a man
leave the murder fiat at 6s Bradhurst
avenue on September 4, two days
after Schmidt confesses he killed
Anna Aumueller and cut her body
into nine parts. The boy declared
when taken before the imprisoned
priest Schmidt was not the man he
saw; tnat the visitor was much taller.
Iooay the boy will be taken before
1T. Muret to see if he can identify
Schmidt.
The police say they found in the
oentlsts office all kinds of obstetrical
instruments, surgical saws and hone
iorceps, and many articl, that might
be used In Illegal practise. Muret ex-
piained he bought them a second
nand store because he was able tc
get them cheap.
~ was intimated today that the
police are on the trail of evidence
that may connect Schmidt with other
murders similar to that of the An
mueller girl. They have also found
another possible motive for his want
ing to get rid of her. 1t has been
their belief all along that he was
tlreo or ner, and for that reason put
her out of the way
Dispat tches today from his former
home in Germany state that his
parents few days ago received a
postcard from him announcing that
he intended to return to Bavaria at
an early date, and rejoiced to think
that he was to see them again so
soon. Whether he decided to leave
New York before he killed the girl.
and she was slain to get her out of
the way, or he became frightened
after his awful deed and concluded to
get as far away from the scene as
possible, the police have been unable
Inspector Faurot, who is an expert
authority, stated today that there
is such a striking emblance be-
tween Schmidt and Muret as to fore
head, eyes, nose and ears they might
be brothers.
In reply to a question as to
Schmidt's sanity, Inspector Faurot
quotes doctor as saying:
"Schmidt Shrewd Man,
Schmidt is a very shrewd man,
inspector. He is not any crazier than
you or /. He's very sane man, on
the other hand"
The doctor said when he and
Schmidt talked of Anna Aumueller
they always called her "the girl with
the poison Ivy" because several weeks
ago she was poisoned with it in Cen
trail Park. On September 4, the doc
1aA llxy a-Iy n
Schmidt about her, the priest replied
with loud laugh:
"Oh, she's in great shape. Poison
ivy won't trouble her any more"
The copper plate from which the
spurious bills were struck was made,
In the opinion of detectives, by an
expert engraver. The maker may
have been the priest or the dentist,
but detectives believe that 1t was
neither. They sought such an expert
today as an accomplice. The bills
were limitations of $40 yellow backs.
Schmidt's pretensions to insanity, in
the opinion of Coroner Feinberg. have
been delt a death blow by the barring
of his record as counterfeiter.
Father Schmidt impresses me as
an unscrupulos man with master
mind" Mr.. Feinberg said. Think of
q man who Is able to qalify for the
priesthood, who is a forger of great
skill, & mechanic enough to coin
money, who might have dabbled in
medicine and who had the ability to
commit the crime Schmidt is charged
with. That indicates no ordinary
mind.''
william Flynn, chief of the United
States secret service. reached New
York today and began an investiga-
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feiting methods and plant.
Muret told the police he was born
in Chicago. Framed in his office was
a membership certificate issued at
Chicago December 23, 1911. by the
Dental Protective Association OF the
United States of America.
DIR. Jekyu and Mr.. Hyde.
A remarkable case in real life of
DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde is revealed
in Schmidt's case. Schmidt was Or
dained priest in Germany, but was
suspended by his bishop four years
ago for criminal offense. Supposedly,
his suspension obliterated him from
the priesthood-at least the German
church authorities thought that they
had ousted the recreant clergyman.
But Schmidt. without saying any
thing to parents or friends, came to
this country. bringing with him
forged papers indicating that he was
still in good standing. Besides. he
had seals of the bishop of Mainz.
which he used on papers as he fouo5
II necessary to continue his forger-
les. In spite of the fact that his
priestly function had been taken
away, he succeeded. with the help of
fictitious credentials, in being as
signed to service as pastor of st.
sCe-tsp ses ON pap. CsInnsr A.