The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-17
PRIEST BELIEVED TO
Be FEM Cling
INSANITY
Schmidt Admits That He Is a
Counterfeiter
LOOKS LIKE ACC0MPl ICE
Detectives Positive That Dentist
Muret is Kin of
Murderer
LOOKS LIKE ACC0MPLICE

New York, Sept 1.-THE discovery
of counterfeiters' den in which
Hans Schmidt, priest and confessed
SLAYER of Anna Aumuller, yesterday
admitted was fitted up by him to
make spurious money led the detec-
tives, Coroner Feinberg and other
visitors to his cell in the Tombs to
express the opinion that Schmidt
WAS sane and that further investlga-
ton will develop that counterfeit
ing was only one of his side lines.
Theydeclared it is their belief that he
was feigning insanity after carefully
thought-out plans of master crimi-
nal mind. To Father Evers, chaplain
of the Tombs prison, to his attorney
and to other callers, Schmidt admit
ted his connection with the fiat in
West One Hundred and Thirty-fourth
street in the rooms of which the de-
tectives found bundles of imitation
SO gold certificates.
DR.. Ernest Arthur Muret, the den
fist arrested Monday night soon al
ter the raid on the counterfeiters
Hat was held yesterday in $4,000 bail
fer a hearing on the charge of having
in his possession a revolver in VIC
lation of state law. Through his
knowledge of the law, Muret fore
stalled the plans of the federal sec
ret-service agents waiting to arrest
him on warrant charging counter
feiting. BY waving preliminary eX-
T animation Muret for the time being
at least, escaped the more serious
. charge.
Bertha Zech, the servant girl EN-
ployed by DR.. Muret and brought to
I police headquarters with him MOndas
night was released, the detectives
. telling the court they were in posses
sion of no evidence upon which she
could be held. DR.. Muret, the search
of his Office disclosed had been study
ing law through a Chicago cores
pondencc school. Many law books
and forms of study from the school
were found.
William Flynn, chief of the secret
service, announced yesterday that he
had temporarily taken charge of the
governments end of the case and
would work with the New York po-
lice in tracing the operations of
Schmidt as a counterfeiter and also
the connection Muret might have had
with the money plant. Chief Flynn
is working on clews furnished by the
passing of much counterfeit money
in Massachusetts and Connecticut in
April, 1912, and last month it was
learned the form of the counterfeits
had been slightly altered.
Inspector Faurot, head of the de
tective bureau, reiterated last night
his belief that Muret and Schmidt
were relatives if MOI brothers. Or.
Muret told the inspector that the re-
sembance was merely a coincidence.
81 firmly believe" Inspector Faurot
said, that before long-for the truth
is bound TO come QUIT will be
shown that these two men are more
than friends. that they are kim The
inspector added that he would co.,
tnue his investigation of the murder
and the cCuterfeiting operations of
Schmidt along the lines OF the strik
ing resemblance between the pTiest
and Muret.
Alphonse G. Koelble, Schmidt's at
torney. visited the prisoner yesterday
and at the close of the conference
declared he was more than ever con
WINGED of the insanity of his client.
lie declared that he is sane" Keel
bic said, In explanation of his be
lief HE says one of his PERSONAL
lies is Schmidt. the priest; that an
other is Or. Moliere. the medical man
and the third counierfeiter He free
y admitted his intention to make
money. but he says the money was
not counterfeit but real money made
az the command of God. He does
not want to talk when the name OF
Aluret is mentioned
To Father Evers. Schmidt is quot
ed as saying. God gave me the
plates" and in reply to a question by
the chaplain as to why he had be
come a counterfeiter. the priest said
There are so many poor people il
the world. There are so many PEG
pie who are sick and who are in dir,
need that ] was going to help them
was going to better their condition
Half OF the money ! was going Q,
devote 20 lettering the condition o
the people of the United States; th'
other half was to be devoted to bet
tering he condition of the poor o
Germany"
Those explanations Of his acts
the detectives contend. are merely il
line with his prearranged plans q
appear insane. while az the sam
time telling his attorney that he .
sane.
Schmidt in his cell was asked yes
terday why he had taken the life O
the Aumuller girl when she expecte
TO become a mother. His reply vas
Well the Lord would rather have