New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-21

rress. and threatened to sue for libel
every paper that printed any raise
statement about him. Then he posed
as a wronged man who wanted 10 ten
all he knew. fearing nothing. and again
he would refuse 70 answer any ques-
tions.
The bogus dentist. however, showed
an inordinate vanity. and When the
questions became too embarrassing ne
withdrew into the dark recesses OF MS
cell and said:
You will have to excuse me. gentie-
men. I have said all ! care 10 say Ior
the present. I will explain all at the
right time.
'I consider II entirely unnecessary 10
say" began Muret, blinking MS steer
blue eyes, while he fingered goio
chain that hung across his fancy waist
coat, that this case against Schi1liul
is worked UP by the newspapers III
manner calculated TO satisfy the morold
nature of the people. II is unoecomihe
of the newspapers, in view OF tle ldo'
that children and women and young
people must read it.
In so far as il concerns me- j iiliiiN
the statements are unfair. But time
will prove that they are wrong ana !
am right. All my life have been hdru
working, devoting much time TO S'uu''
and everything in my history VIII prove
ultimately that I am wronged man.
Some of these false statements nave
been disproved. Others will be dis-
proved in time"
How long have you known
Schmidt" he was asked.
"Only since last December he "
pred. Most Of the time we were To-
gether we talked about history anu
sometimes. but very little. about PM
Ilosophy. Schmidt always seemed eoou
rs+ured and harmless until the middle
of August. Then he began to tax CUT
stantiy about religion.
AT first he said he wished ne hau
the means to build a church 10 81
Elizabeth. This I thought excellent
but the next time we met ne SPOKE
about Christ and said wouldn't II De
fine thing TO suffer like Christ did. ne
said he would not mind being cruclileu
like Jesus in order 10 do something LOT
his religion. Whereupon l answered
him that ne must he out OF ms nina
.y.S M;Se arris He SAYS.
'T know Miss Harris. Of London, and
as she has stated in the cable DIS
matches. she is not my wife. only
good friend. IT is true that loved her'
but her mother would not let US marry.
The story her mother tells is true, word
for word"
did Schmidt ever talk to you about
his love affairs?"
Never. ! knew nothing about his
women friends. I did not know he ever
had an apartment"
How often did he visit you after the
murder"
Twice, or maybe more. am not
sure But ne never mentioned anything
about it TO me. or l TO him. ] did not
know Anna Aumuller.'
Muret said ne knew nothing about
Schmidts counterfeiting schemes al
though Schmidt has said Muret warned
him against II. He accounted for ne
presence of the bond paper from which
the counterfeits were printed, which
was found in his rooms, as being Just
paper 10 write on"
Muret was asked about his antece-
dents. Then he became angry. He
struck a theatrical pose and said:
u have been informed that Inspector
Faurot and his detectives have given
out statements concerning my history.
/ protest against it."
A cable message from Berlin, which
said his real name was Herman Arthur
and that he was a swindler, was shown
him.
Rot" he exclaimed. That Young
Mems Christian Association card in
Arthur's name was given to me by
himself. He came TO me as he would
to any notary public In fact, you will
find that many Of these papers by
which the police are trying TO prove l
used other names were given to me by
clients"
But questions as TO who Herman
Arthur was, where he lived, and where
he came from. met with these answers:
"I do not know. ] have forgotten.
My papers, now in the hands of the
police will show"
The word police suggested another
question, which met with this response
from the ready Muret:
AT Police Headquarters they gave
me their word OF honor that they be-
lieved I had no connection with the
murder at all"
Were you ever member Of the
Hamburg Y NJ c. Az" he was asked.
Never"
when old you come to this coun-
try"
In 1907. Part Of the time ] spent in
England and part of the time was
in New York and Chicago"
when in Chicago did you go under
the name Of DR.. A HEIDI"
Muret ruffled his hair and assumed