The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-23
.AL|EN|STS ARE TO
PASS ON SCHMIDT
Experts to Examine Him and
Subject Him to Mental
Tests To-Day.
HIS ATTORNEY is WILLING
Agrees to Stand by Reports Made
to District Attorney-Police
Are Still at Work.
Especial to The Times Dlspa tch. ]

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
New York, September 22.-lIans
Schmidt. the confessed murderer of
Anna Aumuller. is to undergo an ex-
animation by alenists selected by Dis
trict Attorney Whitman. This arrange
:nent was made to-day at conference
lctween Alphonse Koelble. attorney for
the priest murderer and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Delehanty.
Two allenists Will call upon Schmidt
in the Tombs tomorrow. and Mr.. Keel
BILE has agreed to abide by their re-
port. Mr.. Koelblc will be present dur
ing the examination with his own san
ity expert. DIR. Gustav Scholer. who
examined Schmidt yesterday. and to-
day aud declares that he Is puzzled and
cannot say whether the man is sane or
not.
AIienist Is Puzzled.
II don't know whether Schmidt is
insane merely shamming," said DR..
Scholcr to-day Il am inclined.
though. to think that the mans mind
il weak. and that he Is suffering from
dclusional insanity.
He talks queerly. and dwells upon
Il sacrifice OF blood When he gets on
that subject he talks like a crazy man.
But l have found him able to conduct
a logical conversation on other points
MIR Koelble warned the Tombs keep
ers day not to allow Schmidt to have
| razor or knife.
I'm afraid he might try to kill him
gclf," said the lawyer. He has told
me that If at any time an inspiration
TO kin came upon him. he would put
to death any one in sight Also he
spoke of the uselessness of his own
/ lite"
/ Schmidt's Identification Not Necesnary.
/ Schmidt to-day reiterated his will
inpncss 10 20 to the Bellevue morgue
! 10 view the fragments of the body
Identified as that of Anna Aumuiler if
he should be asked to do SO.
Mr.. Deiehanty told Lawyer koelblc
/ that Schmidts aid would not be re-
! quired.
Il think we have enough evidence in
, hand to establish the identity of the
I body" said MIR. Delehanty.
! The alicnsts who will examine
I Schmidt for the district Attorney
office Will probably be DR.. Allan Ham
/ ilton and DIR. Flint, who figured in
/ the Thaw case. but it is possible that
/ :; German physician, who can talk to
I Schmidt in his native tongue, may be
named.
Would Raid Insurance Companies.
Schmidt and his alleged accomplice,
DR. Muret. planned to kill persons
for insurance money. according to in
formation given to the police to-da y
by a reputable physician who was APP
preached b. the pair with an inquiry
regarding the possibility Of having
death certificates issued in the even
OF sudden deaths of persons just in
sured. Inspector Faurot refused tc
reveal the name Of the physician who
had been approached.
The inspector stated that his mer
were running down number OF clue:
found through the translation of let
tiers from German and French women
which were found among the effect;
OF SIuret and Schmidt.
\ report tina, a child was born tc
Anna Aumuller in Vienna in 1912 i.
also being investigated. The murdered
girl was absent from New York las
year, but IL is not known whether oil
not she was in Vienna.
Inspector Faurot is also inquirine
into the possibility OF DR." Mure
having been connected in some way
with Johann Hoch. the Chicago wife
murderer