White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-21
PRIEST ooNFHS>TS To THR
MURDER or ANNA aVNUIIER-
SAY His Love pr he eaEI. Ahe
Vas About u Bs<ease = Nczhc-.
Va Cxn@ = Mad At


o. = 7cssas Roman casso
church. i Ses York charged witA
The murder a Ana Aauaaler a do
mestie he mystery Surrounding ths
finding twelve azz a. q par Of
The das1ems=7ea aosT e 3 girl il
fhe Hn5so7 Hr@ s solved
Sehulsl according = - police ~
ports As confessed I'D = re uze
o. his arrest attempted Z commit
saiel6s b cutting rs tarozt SIR a
afetr rzzor blade
According y ~ Toios and The
district attorney o# Sehus5ts
confession as faa ard absolute
= Il he Is quoted = saving that Re
killed rs companion Rlfh & butcher
knife zad szf - fhe eedg Nlih the
knife and zw The deed Nas COR
uitras. the Rs ar. zhls the 30
nan SEPT shortly after midnight on
SEPTEMBER = = a. apartment in
Badkarst zesaae. zhee he priest
lad PLACED her Ire aaEs before
Whsa her hezu had ceased beat
Ing according . the alleged con
fssSsoa. SEuzff carried he body
from re I'D q RE bathroom and
placing Z 4 aae tas. began mmeai-
ately rs gor task o cutting i up
With TIE keen knife and ne san De
cut q IL head. arms ard legs
SIN fearful . detection he then clt
ne bo5y II to
Fire bundles. wrapped IN bed
clothes and papers. we're made OF
tie II parts FIFe times Schmidt
Ieft TIE apartment house Eith a
bundle 70 ross The Hudson river 10
the Jersey shore Five times he
leaned over rhs stem Of ne ferry
boat in midsrream and gently gave
the river his burden Then h. re-
turEed 70 his church
TIE stzIa o he girls blood still
dlscolored TIE hzthtah when detec-
tiFes searched The Brzdhurst
avenue apartment SUNDAY. Schmidt
told the police ne rad taken The mat
tress OF which she lzy when dealt
the death box. under cover Of dark
ness. 70 q vacant iot near By and
burned j.
In the apartment. among other
things. the police found a marriage
license issued n NeH York last Feb
uzv and bearing The names Of the
priest ard the murdered woman
According 70 schmsafs confession he
sent through q marriage ceremony
with RE zi-i. II this ceremony.
Schmidt Nas Goth priest and bride
groom there we're 10 Witnesses
\ gsyIy eoloTed pillow Of unusual
pattern led o Schmidt's a~pprehen-
sion This pillow. stained with
blood and soiiet zfth the filth Of the
river. Eas wrapped around a PARTON
OF the torso- The detectives traced
the pillow 20 is manufacturer. the
manufacturer traced II I the dealer.
the dealer traced i % Schmidt. And
the police tracing schmidt and the
girl. knew al about both Of them
hours before they arrested him
Schmidt Eas arrested b. Inspector
Fzurot. II charge Of The detective
bureau The priest Eas dressed in
full clerical gsrb when the detectives
entered his rooms IN the parish house
Of his church in West One Hundred
and TR~enty-hfth street. The inspee-
tor had produced a photograph Of
Miss AnmuIler-
In the purporred confession
Schmidt IS quoted a. follows. in tell
ing OF his actions after numbering
the girl.
4 cut the bodY into six pieces /
made trips 70 the Fort Lee ferry.
each tine xith a part Of her pree-
ious body in a bundle When the ferry
bosl reached the middle OF the stream
I would thrown a piece into the water
and when the boat reached the other
side Of the river / would return and
20 back TO the fat.
After ! had disposed OF the body
wanted 10 destroy ali evidence OF
the crime. I took the mattress on
which / had slain her and carried it
70 a vacant lot and there l burned it.
I am guilty: that is all ] can say.
must pay the penalty. There Is
nothing else for me 10 do. But /
loved Anna Aamnller.
She wanted me 10 marry her and
! procured a marriage license. She
trusted me.
i am a priest and ordained 10 per
form The marriage ceremony so when
she insisted on a ceremony ! married