New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-04
PRIEST HURLS R0SAR|ES;;
WOUNDS MAN IN COURT
Father Schmidt, Seemingly in
Rage, Throws Contents OF
Pocket at Spectators.
MILLIONAIRE JURY ACTS
Quickly Finds Accused Man
Murdered Anna Aumuller--
Coroner's Reference to Pot
ter's Field Brings Outburst.

Coroner Israel Feinbergs jury of mill
ionaires, convened yesterday in the Grim
inal Courts Building. found that Anna
Aumuiier came to her death at the hands
of Father Hans Schmidt, the Catholic
priest who confessed that he murdered
the girl at No. So Bradhurst avenue on
lSepteEi Der and then dismembered her
body.
( The inquest. which was dramatic from
the beginning. reached climax OF IN
iterest when Schmidt jumped TO his feet
and hurled two strings Of rosary beads
several pieces Of silver coins and dollar
bill toward the persons nearest TO HIM.
The priest apparently was very angry.
Father Schmidt's attack of madness. or
simulated attack of madness. came when
Coroner Feinberg said that the three
parts of Anna Aumuller's body found re-
manned in the city morgue and that If
any member of the jury wished TO defray
the expenses of burial he would see that
the money was rightly spent.
A moment later persons standing In the
rear OF the press table. which was ten
feet away from where Schmidt sat Nith
his counsel. Alphonse Koelble. and De-
tective Cassassa, said something which
caused a ripple of laughter.
Before he could be stopped by Cassassa
and Koelble Schmidt stood up, turned
halfway around and hurled the contents
Of his pocket in the direction Of the
crowd one Of the rosaries struck
newspaper reporter in the face. Blood
came from a slight cut over the right eye.
Schmidt was pulled down to his seat Ivy
CaSsassa and the lawyer
To Mr. Kcelble Schmidt later said: II
thought those fools were laughing al lac.
lie said he did not throw the rosaries and
money at any one in particular. and vas
sorry he hurt the reporter. The money
and rosaries were returned to him.
Koelble said he never before saw the
priest angry. He said the Coroner should
not have made the statement about Anna
Aumuller and the Potters Field and as
serted that the girl left $500 in saw
ings bank.
Six witnesses were called. These in
cluded Mary Bann. the girl who found
a part of the body; the Hoboken morSue
keeper; DR.. George King, Anna Hirt who
worked with Anna Aumuller; Inspector
Faurot and detective.
Just enough questions were asked oy
Deacon Murphy. the Assistant District At
torney, who represented the state with
James A. Delehanty, TO establish the fact
that a murder was committed and tnat
the victim was Anna Aumullere. The pro-
ceedings lasted less than an hour.
The jury. made up of the richest men,
probably. who ever sat on a coroner S
Jury. consisted of Theodore p. Shonts,
president Of the Interborough, foreman;
Vincent Aston. owner of 100000; George
G. McDuff, manufacturer; Marcus Loew'
theatre owner; George w. Fairchllo'
Edward S. Marston and Charles d Dick
ey bankers Latham r. Reed. Jacob h.
Prayer. Howard p. Weir, Pa'rlck
OLOughlin and ]. Benedict Greenhut OF
the Greenhut-Si egel-Cooper Company.
II was said with much emphasis by
Schmidt's counsel last night that ne
would put in a defence of insanity.