Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Priest, Slayer Of Sweetheart, Said
Te-8e SwindIer, Robber and
Counterfeiter - Dentist Com
panion Has Long Police Record.
Story That He Was Prompted to
Deed by Divine Guidance Held
Only as Pose to Back Up His
Cunning Play of Insanity Role.

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-That Hans
Schmidt the priest, slayer of his
sweetheart, Anna Aumuller, is more
than fanatical murderer. but a
criminal whose activities extended t.
swindling, robbery and counterfeit
ing detectives investigating his rec
ord have found
In ransacking Schmidts rooms de-
tectives found evidence that Schmidt
had stolen $500 from the Easter col.
lection of st. Joseph's Church and
that he had robbed a visiting priest
who spent the night at St Josephs
reCtory
Evidence also was found linking
closer and for a longer period than
had been supposed the lives Of
Schmidt and his alleged counterfeit
ing partner, the unlicensed dentist
DR.. Ernest Muret.
Dentist Had Other Names.
The latter, papers found in his Of
fee by official searchers indicated,
had left London for some offense
committed while practicing medicine
there, and had practiced in Chicago
under the name of Or. Arnold Held"
leaving that city and dropping the
name Of Held some time after July,
1909 Although Muret has claimed
he met Schmidt only six months ago,
evidence has appeared that they had
business relations as Ions as two
years ago, and that the dentist long
had knowledge of Echmidt's counter
feiting experiments,
District Attorney Whitman, return
ing from a brief vacation, took the
Schmidt investigation in hand. Co
incidently the Federal authorities
stepped into the case with warrants
for Schmidt and Muret. charging that
they had in their possession imple-
ments with which to make counter
felt money.
The detectives, still securing the
neighborhood in which Ana Aumul
Ter was murdered, found to-day thlt
three DAYS after the crime a man re-
sembling Schmidt, but Giving another
name. rented an Eighth avenue apart
ment, for which he paid a months
rent. Two suit cases which were left
there contained photographs Of Miss
Aumuller and Schmidt. as well as
numerous little feminine belongings,
evidently those of the murdered wom-
an. Baby clothes made up and pa
tiently embroidered and material f1f
many other garments-enough for
complete outfit for an infant-were
among the contents of the grips. Some
of Schmidt's things were there, too
clothing marked with the name Van
DYKE" one of his aliases; a false
mustache and false goatee and nu-
merous other articles.
Discovery Blocks Plan.
Schmidt may have intended to re-
move all the bloody tell-tale evidence
from the Bradhurst avenue fiat to his
newer quarters, but the discovery of
Anna Aumuller's body and the conse-
ouent police search in the neighbor-
hood where soon it was found the
girl was killed, spoiled his plans, the
police believe.
Several interesting discoveries re-
suited from the search of DR.. Muret's
office to-day That he had practiced
in Chicago under another name was
indicated by certificate issued by
.tbe American College of Medicano-
Therapy to Dr. Arnold Held" attach
cd 70 the certificate is an excellent
nbotograph Of DR.. Muret with. the
attestation of a notary that he was
the person described in the certificate,
Giving at No. 476 North Clark street,
in the city of Chicago, and practicing
medicine" The certificate bears date
Of July l, 1909. A physicians card
hearing Dr. Muret's name with a Lon
don address also was found, as well
as letters addressed to "Dr. A. Held"
in Hamburg, Germany, and to m.
Ernest in London.
Some Of the letters bearing post
marks were signed Vera" the writer
describing herself as Your loving
wife one urged him to come home,
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