New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-12
SLAYER Priest Turns Away
from Parent Who Crossed
Seas to Aid Him.
WEEPS AS HE
WELCOMES SISTER
Slain Girls Cousin Testifies OF
Warning Cleric He Was in
Danger of GalloWs.

Hans Schmidt. confessed murderer OF
Anna Aumuller, met his sister Mrs. ELI
abeth Schadler. and his aged father. Helm
rich. who have journeyed across seas TO
help him. in the Office OF District Attor-
ney Whitman yesterday afternoon.
Schmidt was seated in Mr.. Whitmans
private office. in the custody Of Detective
Wood, when his sister and father en-
tered.
His sister ran up to him, threw her
arms around his neck and said in Ger
man: 90 Hans, how could YOU do H.
Schmidt buried his head on her shout
yier and sobbed. When his father extended
his hand the prisoner drew back and
would have nothing to do with HIM Ear
Flier in the day, when his father called at
Sthe Tombs, the slayer priest refused to
ssee him.
I According 10 Alphonse G. Koelble. OF
tcounsel to Schmidt, the only reference TO
1.-THE murder was when the sister was
ispeaking OF an accident which befell their
syoungest brother, and told how he had
tbeen badly cut.
"Our family was always for blood
Echmidt replied, according 10 KoeIble'
AT the end Of one and one-half hours
Ebe' father and sister departed. ana
kscbmidt was led back 10 the Tombs.
The testimony adduced at the trial yes
terday has done more. in the opinion OF
counsel for the state than the testimony
lof a hundred alienists TO snow 10 inc
liurv that the priest is sane ana hau
iplanned the murder of his sweetheart WIN
IAN the care and preparation that only
.sane and cunning mind could be capaO'e
;of ,
The demeanor OF the accused changed
yisibly as Judge Foster admitted damas-
ling testimony showing the motive tor the
murder to be his dread of exposure. Ills
fear of a conviction which VIII impose
ON the court the duty of sentencing MN
IN die I'm the electric chair seemed 10 NC
MAINLY written at times on his tWltchlhs
Faaturas. After moments which Would
:bove caused a less stolid prisoner on trla'
for his life TO give way 20 his misery
schmidt merely wiped his face and I'M
,,o,rt heard with his handkerchief.
part,sps the most telling blow dealt at
,ho defence was brought out While carr
ION Brooker the janitor OF the apartment
house. at No. 6S Bradhurst avenue "heio
Schmidt diSmempelGO lit 81 "A' ''0
examined by Assistant District Attorney
nelehanty. Brooker, after testityihg no"
schmidt had rented the fiat on August %
when he insisted that extra locks De put
ON the door. said that the bed SPRING
mattress and two pillows, the only luf-
nishings Of the fiat were delivered just
nrior to the occupancy Of the fiat by the
couple. ,.-,-,
schmidt" BROKER testified, asked me
70 have the rooms cleaned, as his wlie
was a particular woman. l told him ihat
that couldn't be done. as the cleaners ana
n2inters were on a strike. But on sep
tember or I saw him on the street.
and said: Mr.. Schmidt, ] VIII Tx up
vour rooms tomorrow Schmidt was
very excited. and said: no, no. no. Never
mind. Ny wife will do the cleaning her-
self
When Schmidt told Brooker TO never
mind cleaning the fiat Anna AumuleT
had been dead upward OF forty-elshIt.
hours, and part Of her dismemoered pooY
had been cast into the Hudson tNer'