Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-15

much. she was 20 beautiful 50 good,
could not let her live without me.
l"I had made up my mind that she and
L, could not live together. i was a
priest and must remain with my church
f,could not let her go away from me:
So I opened the door of the fiat
awakened her. told her l had come to
fulfill my threat. Then i drew the knife
across her throat.
81 cut the body into six pieces made
trips to the Fort Lee ferry each time
with q part Of her precious body In a
bundle When the ferry boat reachse the
middle of the stream ] would throw
reached the other side Of the river !
wsuld return and go back to the nat
Burned Blood-Stained Mattress.
'"After I had disposed of the body I
wanted TO destroy all evidence OF the
crime. ! took the mattress on which
hid slain her and carried II TO a vacant
lot and there burned It.
Il am guilty: that Is all | can say
must pay the penalty There is nothing
else for me TO do. But | loved Anna
Aumuller.
.'She wanted me to marry her and
me.
Il am a priest and ordained to perform
the marriage ceremony. so when she In
sisted upon a ceremony ] married myself
10 her. There was no need OF any other
priest doing It. 1t was just as absolute
as II had called In another person with
authority TO perform marriage cere-
mony. She was my WIFE"
Information regarding the early life
OF Anna Aumuller was given by her
cousin. Joseph isIer. Of East 10th street.
She was twenty years old. born In Oed-
enburg, Hungary, and lived there until
she came to this country In 1911. Her
father died when she was q child, and
she had been supported by an aunt, who
sent her to Catholic seminary.
Girl Bright and Pretty.
The girl was bright and pretty. and
when she was graduated. in her seven
teenth year, arrangements were made for
her to receive a musical education. For
some reason these arrangements we're
abandoned and II was decided she should
come to the United States
Igler said the girls aunt was religious
~ incline and through friends In the
clergy arrangements were made to have
Anna cared for when she arrived here
OF Igler she referred to Father Hans
Schmidt. She said that he had been
very kind to her. She never gave Igler
the slightest hint that she had had any
lDlcTtSI iii SCHulIOl lu6H dI dQ-
miration for his qualities as q priest.
The many clues presented by the anna
teur detectives and by the parents and
friends of missing girls as to the prob
able identity of the murdered young
woman did not lead the men under In
spector Faurot astray and a clever piece
of detective work finally led to the clear
ing W OF the mystery. Detectives made
q house-to-house search in the vicinity
of the store of gorge Sachs, on eth
ay "a spI the nj.
low slip in which parts of the body were
wrapped
Sachs record revealed that the only
pillow slip of the description not pre-
v.oIsly ,iaced had been sent to q pur-
chaser at the Bradhurst avenue address
saturday the detectives learned that the
third floor rear apartment had been rent
ed recently, but the occupants had not
been seen for several days.
Knew They Were on Trail.
An inspection Of the Nat convinced them
the river victims body was dssected. On
the floor were blood stains and articles of
wearing apparel and baggage.
In the fiat were two trunks and satch-
ell. the property Of ISIS Aumuller. as
well as letters that connected her with
the rectory of the st. Boniface Church.
Armed with this Information and a de-
scription by the superintendent Of the
apartment house of the man who had
rented the fiat. the detectives interviewed
Father Braun. rector Of st. Bonfface:
From Father Braun the detectives
learned that Miss Aumuller left his en-
ploy two weeks ago, and that Father
Schmidt, while an assistant rector
there, had shown unusual interest IN the
girl Fleeing Their threads Of evidence
together. the detective delyed into the
life Of Father Schmidt. and later laid
their facts before Inspector Faurot.
Z, Schmidt Clears Up Details.
with the three detectives and his Sec
rotary Inspector Faurot went over the
evidence and at an early hour yester-
day morn ng they arrived at the rectory
of st. Joseph's Church. The arrest of
Schmidt followed few moment later.
After his arrest and while en- route to
the Tombs Schmidt was questioned by
the detectives. They asked him what
he had done with the mattress. and he
told them, they said. Inspector Faurot
stopped the machine at the vacant lot,
and the charred remnants Of the mat
tress were found. Then Schmidt was
asked where he bought the knife and
the saw with which the body of M So
Amu.ler was cut up. He Indicated
shop as they passed II. The car was
stopped and Schmidt pointed to knife
with a ten-inch blade. in the window, as
pract cally Identical with the one he
used. This shop Is not far from the
Tombs- Farther up the street Schmidt
the pol ce say. pointed to two butchers
saws in shop window. Il bought one