The evening world., 1913-09-15

mind on these points. lie simply said
he didn't remember. explaining tha'
these were details that had not fastened
Themselves IN his mind.
DR.. Frank A. Mcclure. the Tomb
physician. who subjected schmidt 20 d
PHYSICAL and mental tea, to-day, re.
fuses to commit himself a. TO the mur.
derers mental state. lie has put the
man under observation and will mako
his report to tho Distrlct-Attorney.
District-Attorney whitman IL to he q,
his once on Wednesday. BY that ,Ims
the case will Be ready for the Drama
Jury. Coroner Fsinbsrs will hold an
notifies him that the evidence has been
assembled In shape for presentation.
scHMipr oeLievep TO % DE.
oeNF RATE LIKE voUNo.
me facts ssthsred by the police tend
to show that Schmidt 10 q degenerate
Of the same type a. J. Hooper Youns.
who killed Anna Pulitzer In n nat At
Fifty.eishth street and Sixth avenue.
packed her body In a trunk and threw
the trunk into . swamp on tho jersey
meadows back Of Hoboken.
II Ia believed that the authorities Of
the Archdiocese we're getting ready to
take soms action In the case OF
Schmidt. Who appears TO have been an
impostor - priest. although he
studied for the priesthood In Germany.
Aiphonse J. Koslble. a lawyer. was .n-
lgei BY Schmidt to-day. but Mr.. koel.
Bile says Schmidt has no defense. koel-
ble'a defense WIN b insanity.
There is no Doubt that the man II
crazy" said the lawyer. From . long
conversation with him ! should say that
his state OF mind 10 associated with neu.
rastheniA.
Il have known him about two ysars.
He used TO attend lectures on Socialism
that ] delivered In Harlem. and while
he was not a professed Socialist he vas
Interested In the doctrines.
II was asked by some of tho parish
ionsrs Of st. Joseph's yesterday TO COM
munica with Schmidt and ask him II
I co I'D be OF any assistance. wrote
MIN note and he sent me q note In
reply. asking me 70 cail at the Tombs.
II me; him In tho reception room for
counsel He walked Up to me, held out
his hand and said:
"ooo AND ABRAHAM KNOW" HE
AssERTEo.
"'weil. there isn't much TO say about
this. God In his own time will clear II
up. People will never understand Il.
God and Abraham know why killed
her. Policemen tell me that they ques-
tion my rish, to say I an n priest. II
10 too bad. but I an a priest I hold .
double once OF priesthood
~ took . morning paper out OF my
pocket" sAI Mr.. koaoie. and shoWcd
Il to him. He pushed 1t away.
why should ! look N ~ pape:sf
he asked. I know more about this
matter than the reporters. I kaow every
dctaii Of the case
II turned the piper over" Mr.. Kos! bic
"and showed HI, . picture
OF Anna Aumusiicr. Then hs showed
the only trace u emotion during ny
visit. He took the paper and kissed
the rsproductIon Of the photograph Of
his victim. ." 'i'
E ".y snAsaso hsy' 4txfai Schmidt 10 me. 4
j performed the ceremony myself, % !.
had right 70 DO. 1 was commanded, !,
to marry her ~. D. ElisADssh. my
patron sainl' .... "-..
u asked him Why he killed ANN Al.
mueller. He, replied: what b the dssl
of, taikins about III She 10 dead and
killed her. Psopls will not understand
Now they say J am insane. II 10 not 80.
All great people who do ,hinsS are
called insane. Why do they try TO
make me out . crazy manI DR.. Ma
suire. the Tombs physician. came into
ny cell this morning and questioned
mo A. he would question an insane man.
~ don't need AN attorney. but you
may act for me- However. I don't want
you to do anything until you set . mes.
saxs from God and Abraham.
SHOWS NO FEAR or DEATH IN
ELECTRIC CHAIR. ..
II told him Of his rights" said Mr..
koslbis. u ,old him they couldn't uss
his confession against aim. lie said hs
didn't care whether they did or not I
asked him II he know that the penalty
OF his crime WAS death. He said the
prospect OF death didn't wo.ry hun. !
mentioned tho electric oh:ir. but he
ildnt seem - pay any attention"
Mr. koelble said he asked Schmidt q
there had ever been any insanity In his
family. Schmidt replied In the negative,
out added. alter consideration. that one
Of his uncles In Germany had comnitleo
suicide . few years ago. Schmidt told
Mt; koelbls that hs had no desire 70 talk
70 aswspApsr reporters, bscsuss ~ had
told all he knew about the murder Of
Anna Aur,us,ler aud didn't purpose %
talk about anythins else.
When Schmidt was admitted to IN,
Tomos yesterday he wss taken to Q col,
on the fourth tier. To-day. that he mlxh.
DO more accessible to the police sad the
Distrtct'Attornsy's staR. hs was srsns.
TERED 70 cell On the nrsl tlss. There
"ss another prisoner In this csll-ano,hsr
murdsrsr-and BY . peculiar ee.neidsncs
his crime 10 Of the same oharactsr q,
hat Of Schmidt
schmidt's ceilmats 10 Frank Nsss~ms,
. painter. twsnty-sessn ysars old. On
May II he stabbed his wife. Anna, to
death 10 their home at No. a. Ea,,
sixty-ninth street. He was carrying hsr