Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-17
MORE ABOUT SCHMIDT.

of a connterfeiter's den. which Hans
Schmidt, priest and confessed slayer
of Anna Aumuller, today, admitted
vas fitted up BY him to make spuriou
money, led the detectives, Coronea,
Freinberg and other visitors to his cell
in the Tombs, to express the opinion
that Schmidt was sane and that fur
Their investigation will develop tha5
counterfeiting was only one Of his
Side lines" They declared it as their
belief that he was feignine insanity
after carefully thought-out plans Of
IA master criminal mind
TO the Rev. Father E,vers, chaplain
Of the Tombs prison. TO his attorney
and other callers Schmidt admitted
his connection with the flat in West
18TH street. in The rooms Of which
The detectives found bundles of imi-
tation SO gold certificates.
DR.. Ernest Arthur Muret. the den F..
list. arrested. last night, soon after
the raid upon the eounterfeiters' fiat,
today, was held in $1,000 bail for Il
hearing ON the charge of having in his
possession a revolver in violation of 1t
state law. Through his knowledge If
the law, Muret fofestalled the plans
Of the federal Secret Service deent :
waiting To arrest him on u warrant
charging eounterfeiting. BY waving
preliminary examination. Mnret for
the time being at least, escaped the
more serious charge
Bertha Zech. the servant girl en-
piosed by Dr. Muret. and brought 20
police headquarters with him. last
night. was released. the detectives
telling the court they were in posses
sion of nov evidence upon which she
could be held. Or. Muret the search
of his office disclosed had been study
ing law through Il Chicago CORE
spondence school Many law books
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
ernment's end of the case and wound
work with the New York police in
tracing the operations Of Schmidt as a
counterfeiter, and also the connection
Muret might have had with the fake
money plant. chief FLYNN is working
on clues furnished by the passing "
much counterfeit money in Massa :
chusetts and Connecticut. in April!
1912. and subsequently, last month. ii
was learned. the form of the counter
feits had been slightly altered.
Inspector F'aurot. head of the de-
tectiVe bureau, reiterated, tonight, his
belief that Muret and Schmidt were
relatives. if not brothers. DIR. Muret
told the inspector that the resemblance
was merely coincidence.
II firmly believe Inspector Fauro
said that before iong--for the truti
is bound To come Quit will be shown
that these two men are more thar
friends. that they are kin"
The inspector added that he would
continue his investigation of the muir
der and the counterfeiting operate
of Schmidt along the lines of the strik-
ing resemblance between the priest
and Muret.
Alphonse G. Koelble, Schmidt's at
torney. visited the prisoner, today. and
at the close of the conference. declared
that he was more than ever convinced
of the insanity of his client.
He declared that he is sane Keel
BILE said. in explanation Of his belief.
He says one of his personalities is
Schmidt. the priest; the other DR.
Moliere, the medical man, and the
third is the ceunterfeiter.
He freely admitted his intention to
make money. but he says the money
was not counterfeit. but real money,
made Mt the command of God. He
does not want to talk when the name