The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-03
FATHER SCHMIDT
CREATED PANIC
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declaration from the lips of the med
ical man there was chill OF horror
among the spectators. 1t confirmed
what had already been whispered
that the unfortunate victim OF murder
was cut into sections while still alive.
DR.. Simpson explained at length the
manner in which the body was cut up.
He also told OF marks on the right
breast and body which were used to
establish the identity Of the victim.
Anna Hirt, domestic employed at
st. Joseph's rectory where the unfor-
tunate Anna Aumueller also worked
was called. Her descriptions Of marks
on her fellow servants body coincid-
ed In every way with descriptions CIV
en- by physicians. Detectives who
made the arrest followed. They told
of taking Schmidt, Of his being taken
to the blood stained fiat, OF his con-
fession and of the detail with which
he embellished his story. The pen
ciled sketch Of woman's form on
which he had marked the spots whore
he had cut the body into nine parts
was produced.
The detectives told OF the manner
In which their prisoner had marked
UP the sketch OF his complete comics
sion Of the crime and of his demeanor
both just before and after his arrest.
AS soon as this testimony was COM
pleted, the jury retired and returned
q verdict finding that Anna Aumueller
came to her death at the hands of
Hans Schmidt and holding him to
await the action OF the grand Jury.
1t was stated that the case against
Schmidt will be presented to the sit
ting grand jury and that an indict-
ment will soon be forthcoming.
After the inquest. Attorney Koelble,
counsel for Schmidt, denounced Coro-
ner Feinberg and declared that he
and not Schmidt was in reality re-
sponsible for the scene in court.
"As matter OF TRUTH said the
lawyer, Anna Aumueller had more
than $500 in the bank in her own
name. This was we'll known to the
coroner and he knew also that there
was not the slightest danger OF the
body having to be buried An the pau
per's cemetery. But he made that
declaration for effect and when he
did it, some OF those in the court
room Uttered
ut was this fact that resulted IN
the unfortunate scene which both my
client and myself regret exceedingly.
After had managed to get my client
quiet / asked him what was the mat
ter. He said to me: Those fools had
no right to laugh at me- l told him
that they had not laughed at him but
at the preposterous statement OF the
coroner. AS you saw he was perfect
ly quiet after that"
Schmidt sat quietly in the chair
when Foreman Shcnts read the YER
dict that may eventually send him to
the electric chair. He wore no collar
no neck tie, and there was little re-
semblance between the prisoner and
the dapper priest who had officiated
so many times in the New York
churches.
AS the jury filed In, most OF the
members gazed searchingly at the
prisoner. Vincent Astor, in particular
seemed to take him In from head to
foot. But the prisoner gave no sign
OF recognition of the scrutiny. When
the order remanding him to the
Tombs was read Schmidt listened to
it quietly and extended his i.-nds to
the officers for the irons to be affixed
to his wrists. He then walked with
a shutting gait back to his cell.