Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-09-17
.COUNTERFEITERS TOO
MORE CRIMES CHARGED To
SLAYER OF GERMAN GIRL.
Police Declare Alleged Priest Is
Hardened Criminal and is Only
Fcigning Insanity.

NEW YORK, Sept l6,-The discov-
cry OF a counterfciters' den which
Hans Schmidt, priest and confessed
s'ayer Of Anna Amullcr, today admit
ted was fitted up by him to make
spurious money led the detectives,
Coroner Feinburg and other visitors to
his cell In the tombs to express the
opinion that Schmidt IS sane and that
further investigation will develop that
Counterfeiting was only one of his
side lines" They declared 1t as their
belief hat he is feigning insanity aft
er carefully thought out plans of a
master criminal mind.
To the Rev. Father Evers, chaplain
Of the Tombs prison, to his attorney
and to other callers Schmidt admit
ted his connection with the flat in
West 1S4th street, where detectives
found bundles Of imitation $40 gold
certificates.
Defeated Federal Officers.
DR.. Ernest Arthur Muret, The dem
tlst arrested last night after the raid
on the counterfeiters' flat. today was
held In 5000 bail for hearing on he
charge OF having in his possession a
revelover in viola don Of state law
Through his knowledge Of the law
Muret forestalled the plans of the fed
eral secret service agents waiting to
arrest him on a warrant charging
counterfeitInE. by waving prelmi-
nary examination for the time being
at least he escaped the more serious
charge
Bertha Zoch, the servant girl en-
ployed bv Mr. Muret and taken to po-
lice headquarters with him last night
was released. the detectives telling the
court they had no evidence on which
she could be held. Dir. Muret, the
search Of his office disclosed. has
been studying law through a Chicago
correspondence school Many law
hooks and forms Of study from the
school were found.
William Flynn, chief Of the secret
service TODAY announced that he had
temporarily taken charge of the gov
ernments end Of the case and would
work with the New York police in
tracing the operations Of Schmidt az
n counterfeit er and also the connec-
tion Muret might have had with the
fake money plant. Chief Flynn ls
working on clues furnished by the
passing ~ much counterfeit money IN
Massa chusotts and Connecticut IN
April. 1912. and subsequently. Last
month. II was learned. the form Of
the counterfelts had been slightly
tered
Inspector Faurot. head Of the detec-
tive bureau. reiterated tonight his be-
lief that Muret and Schmidt are rel
atives. II not brothers. DR.. Muret
told the inspector the resemblance
wos merely a coincidence.
"I firmly believe" Inspector Fauroi
said. that before long the truth is
bound TO come QUIT will be shown
these two men are more than friends,
that they are kin"
Iphonse j Koelble, schmidrs at
torney. after a conference with the
prisoner today. declared he was more
firmly convinced than ever Of his In
sanity"
To Father Evers, Schmidt Is quoted
as saying that God gave me the
plntes' and In reply TO question by
the chaplain as 10 why he had become
a COunterfeiter. the prisoner replied
There are 80 many poor people In
the world. There are so many peo-
pile who are sick and who are I'm dire
need that | was going to help them
was going TO better their condition
Half Of the money ! was going TO de-
vote TO bettering the condition Of the
people ~ the United States. the other
half was to be devoted to bettering the
condition Of the people Of Germany"