New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-19


sanity defence was evident from a
statement that Muret. or Mueller, is
sued from his cell last night
OuarreIled with Schmidt.
In this statement the fake dentist.
after complaining Of a third degree"
at the hands Of the police, said he
quarrelled with Father Schmidt last
month because he (MurcO told the
priest he was crazy. Muret said at
that time Schmidt talked about 81.
Eliza beth being with him and that h.
wanted to be a second Messiah.
II then called Schmidt crazy. and
he was sore al me-" Muret said
This statement Of Muret did not
come as a surprise 10 Inspector Faurot
for he expected something like this
in view OF the friendship Of the two
men and Of the efforts Of Schmidt at
all times 10 try TO clear Muret Of any
implication in his Counterfeiting work.
The police have not given up their
the murder Of Anna Aumuller. When
he was arrested and taken 10 Police
Headquarters Muret said in his state
ment he was charged with knowledge
Of the murder and when he denied that
he knew anything about 1t he was hit
I, the chest and back.
The case OF Schmidt will not 90 to
the grand jury until early In October.
District Attorney Whitman Yesterday
asked Judge Foster il he could try the
case toward the end Of next month,
and Judge Foster replied that this
would be agreeable TO him.
The District Attorney is preparing
TO fight any attempt on the part Of
Schmidt's counsel TO have the mur-
derer declared insane. Mr.. Whitman is
confident that whether "A commission
in lunacy or a jury OF laymen is ap-
pointed by Judge Foster TO determine
Schmidt's mental condition. the verdict
will be that he is sane, and then the
fight for the priests life will begin m
Part ' or General Sessions.
District Attorney Whitman probably
will insist upon a jury OF twelve men,
as In the case Of Joseph G. Robin. who
was declared sane by the jury after a
dozen alIenists testified that he was
insane
No Proof Of Death.
Koelble hinted that in the event OF
the priest having to stand trial a prob
able defence would be that the authori-
ties have no proof that Anna Aumul-
Ter is dead
THE police have not determined that
the dismembered torso and right thigh
IN Volk's morgue are those OF Anna
Aumuller" Koelble said last night.
"They have not identified the body as
that Of the priests sweetheart. and !
don't think that the identification Of
Annie Hirt, the friend of Anna Aumul-
| Ter will stand in court. 1t will be re-
called that she identified the body by
mark or the right breast. Yet she
said she never knew Of the peculiar
birthmark on the Aumuller girls
| shoulder"
While the police are satisfied with
the identification, they are dragging for
| the head in the Hudson River in the
neighborhood Of 152d street. where a
fisherman brought a tuft of hair up on
his hook on Tuesday afternoon. This
hair has been identified by Annie Hirt
as Anna Aumullers.
The police are confident that they
will find the head in the Hudson River
at that point. schmidt admits that he
threw the head into the river from a
Fort Lee ferryboat, and the police be-
lieve that the tide worked the head a
mile or so upstream, near where the
fsherman's hook caught it. and brought
up a few strands of the hair.
The police are trying also to find
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