The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-09-19
Police Find Another Place Used
by Girls Slayer in His
Operations.
PRIEST MURET's COUSIN
Aschaffenburg Authorities Tell
"The Sum- Den lists Name
Is Mueller.

that investigation there indicates that
Earnest A. Muret. under arrest ~ .
counterfeiter and an accomplice OF Hans
Schmidt. slayer Of Anna Aumuller. 10
Adolph Mueller Of Mayence and q cousin
Of Schmidt.
According to the Aschahenburg author
tiles the men occupied themselves = great
deal In Germany several years ago with
hypnotism and splritualistic seances.
They had q quarrel and were bitter enc
mies for Q time. but were reconciied be-
fore Father Schmidt left for America.
This word from Germany offsets
schmidts statement yesterday that he
had known Muret only ten months. The
slayer of Anna Aumuiler says he quar-
relied with Murst last month. Muret in
q note from his cell in the Tombs said
last night:
"Schmidt and quarreiled in August.
when We practically parted. Schmidt be-
gan then already to show signs that st.
Elisabeth was with him and he wanted to
become Q second Jesus I called him
Grassy and he got sore At me-"
Msret Fled Fxe. E.sia.d.
A cable despatch to THE Sun from Lon.
don says that DR.. Muret is a fugitive from
English Justice. He went under various
names there. He was summoned to Bow
street police court in 1911 for misrepre-
senting himself rs a qualified physician.
calling himself Stein but Ned to France
without answering the summons.
While Muret was in London he taught
languages. sometimes as an employee Of
a teaching bureau and at others acting
for himself. He used the name Of Ernst.
Vera Harris. who wrote letters to
Muret In New York. and her mother,
who have been living In Chelsea for two
years. have gone to Dover. saying they
were going for fortnight's vacation.
They left some clothes and an address
at Dover which the police there say
does not exist. The landlord OF the Chei-
eea lodgings says Vera 10 II years old.
6he never had q sweetheart 10 far ~
he know and, neither she nor ;her mother
S~er received any letters from America
Muret has been traced to various ad-
dresses In London. The latest was at
10 Westmoreiand place. whose landlady
nrofesses to have seen him In London
Within six months. On the other hand
the officials OF the medical associations
who tried to prosecute him In Bow street
police court believe he has never been In
British territory since that time.
Said He was Schniat's Soa.
Tho ro,ice discovered Yesterday a fourth
Mace which schmidt used in his crime
operations. It was at l:4 west Eighty-
fourth street Mrs. Manser. who rented
a room tncre 70 Scnm'u'. "xs wo.IS'.s
,.u Ir.nector Fourot that when Schmidt
-,.r, 10 mi. room he sometimes brought
,r;th hin, a ave-year.old boy.
Ms Manzer said last night that
Schmidt had a fye-year.o,d boy with
him. who he said was his son. She asked
the lad his name and he replied: sAu-
rust Van Dyke"
van Dyke was the name under which
Schmidt rented the room. and It was
the sau,e alias he used at ss Bradhurst
avenue. where he killed Anna Aumuller.
and at :5S2 Eighth avenue. where he
took baby clothing made by his victim.
1T was In January that ne rented the
room" said Mrs. Manxer. II think It was
from January I to January Is. One day
no brought q boy with him. The boy
looked like Schmidt. in fact there was
striking resemblance. remarked what
= healthy looking little fellow he was and
his father said the boy lived In the
country and he mentioned New Jersey. l
don't remember II he mentioned any
particular town. The poy was nice
looking. . little shy and spoke very low
and was apparently well csred tor' no
s'e''
sHe never slept IN MS room Al All a"o
never came at night. 1t was the SMALLEST
room I had. with no wardrobe. Out 3ust
q chifKonisr and bed. He said That
win do. because I'm not In much He
paid - . week for the room. He had no
baggaSs whatever.
'Hs told me he was out Of the city Q
eooA deal. and from that ! inferred that
no was . travelling salesman. He seemed
to come in only for his mail. He got q
number Of Letters and . package Of shoes
A ooa tina, One OF the letters I saw.
:. q. a medical circular or some such
IN: p,ob.bly came only four or Nv.
the morning or tuo USteruU0ns essu sss