New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-18
TOLD DETECTIVES SISTER
Letters Found in Doctor
Muret's Quarters May Re-
veal a Criminal Career
in English Cities.

the man VINO came tAcic S'p'ei"'''
rent va-9nt apartment and gave us
name as Jacob Schneider was Fa'he'
Schmidt. Blc'yet reported these tacIS
yesterday ~ Inspector Faprot, VINO or
d,red him and mis- partner, Joseph Draw
lcN. To- go 10 the house and force an en-
trance. This vas done after Mrs. DoWd
identified police pictures Of the priest
The four rooms were bare Of furniture.
Mrs. Dovd said that While the man
she recognized rs Father Schmidt Was
looking at the rooms she noticed he was
more particular about the locks ana
fastenings on the doors and windows
than anything else. The day following
his first visit he came with large SUIT
case and smaller one OF straw
May Be Photograph Of Schmidt
The police visited the nat tn the after
noon and after waiting for time in me
hope some one might come TO the pace
though no one had been there since
September 6. they broke i'm. The on'N
thjrzs found were the two cases.
The larger suitcase contained several
pieces of embroidery work. baoE
under garment ana some cloth. pho'"-
craph i'm n gold frame of a man sitlihS
in n chair was also found The man had
a FUN beard. and the picture is believed
hy Inspector Faurot 10 be- likeness %
Father Schmidt. \ pair Of trousers ana
walstcoat Of the same design and make
as that Of the outer JACKIE, discovered in
the fiat at no tS Eradhurst avenue also
was disclosed.
students reader i'm English and Ger
man was among the Effects In the SUIT
case. as well as a ladies' euimpe TWO
pairs Of stockings and pair OF IohR
white gloves. In the smaller case were
found toilet articles. All these are be
lieved 10 have been the property OF lhe
slain girl
1t is the theory of the police that
Schmidt had intended to remove the-i"o
trunks in which were found al OF INC
personal effects OF Anna Aumuller from
the Bradhurst fiat
That Schmidt feared the police would
soon be on his trail, since he knew IRON
the newspapers they were tracing the
sales slips from the Sachs store Is the
opinion of the detectives. This Is also
evident from the fact that he did not
60 10 the Bradhurst avenue fat within
five DAYS previous to his arrest. II mad
been covered" by the police for TINS
space of time for the purpose OF arrest
ing the first person 10 enter II.
Schmldt's fear that he would ultimately
be found out and the fact that he was
losing courage have been since learned
from other priests OF 81. Joseph's Parish
House who also have recalled since MS
arrest that he freely discussed the MUIR
der Of the girl. mentioning how horriiy-
ling it was to read Of it
one of the many theories which have
been advanced by the police as to ms
motive for killing the girl Is that ne
feared exposure Of his wrongdoings from
the girl herself That he had been threat
ened bv the girl was told to Inspector
Faurot by a Harlem physician In the
physicians presence the girl told me
priest she would stab him II he betrayed
her.
Letters Tell Of Muret's Past.
Letters and other personal effects found
in the apartment Of Doctor" Muret have
partially brought to light some Of his past
life. In the letters found signed by Vera
Harris" No. 10 LIST street. and dated
Walton Brompton. Chelsea. London such
terms as dear Lulu" and MY Ducky
referring TO MureU. and Your loving
wifey Vera" appear. Their contents may
reveal criminal career in English cities
Of Doctor" Ernest A. Muret, who was
known under various names there.
The Scotland Yard detectives have been
notified OF the arrest Of Muret here ana
have been requested TO cable all informa-
tion they might have or are able to get
TO the New York police.
The Muret letters frequently refer 10
medal end certificate taken by the ponce
is grieving mamma and me- Frequent
visits of the detectives TO their house also
are mentioned. A quotation from one let
ter reads. "A detective came TO our mousse
and inquired for you. Soon afterward
three others came and they searched the
house from top TO bottom. Mamma gave
them a description Of you. but it did not
i at all tally with yours. one Of the de-
tectives told me that he did not believe
me when / told him you left for France;
He said YOU would have only been fined
five pounds" This letter also mentions
that mamma is glad to get out OF CHOU
cester."
In addition 10 the letters signed vera
there was a bundle of letters which In
spector Faurot will read to-day. the
envelopes OF all were addressed from
various parts Of Europe in different hand
writing TO Dr. A. Ernst and DR.. h. Muret'
and show ne had been visiting IN ana
around London in 1911. \ membership
card in the Young Mems Christian
Union. OF Hamburg in the name OF
Arthur Heibing is in Faurots hands
Heibing is believed by the inspector TO
be the fraudulent dentist.
Detectives Mullgan and Healy. Of the
West 6Sth street police station, who pre-
vious to joining the Police Department
were safe experts succeeded after sew
eral hours work in opening a safe two
by four feet in Murets fiat. at No. 30l
St Nicholas avenue, late yesterday af-
ternoon.
a safe deposit receipt for q vault for
one year in the Mount Morris Bank. l25th
street and Park avenue, dated February
10. 1913 was found. This will be searched
by the police to-day. Real estate pamph-
/ let's OF the Casualty Realty Company
also were found, as well as correspond
ence concerning the sale OF 636 acres of