The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-22
Evidence That dentist" Has
Been Involved in Many
Shady Transactions.

rEw YORK, Sept. 21.-A police re-
~ port of the career OF "Dr." Err
III nest A. Muret, companion In
j v crime of Hans Schmidt, the
murderer OF Anna Aumuller. which
was made public today by Inspector
Faurot, seems to give fairly good rea-
son for the belief that Muret and the
doctor who figured in the Johann Hoch
wife murder case In Chicago are one
and the same person.
The police report on Muret's life his
tory was as follows:
Muret stated that about six and a
half years ago he came from England
and stopped at 301 st. Nicholas avenue
for time, He worked for a few months
for DR., ]. c. Minard of 261 West One
Hundred and Twenty fifth street as an
assistant
He also stated that at one time he
lived at 121 West Nienty- seventh street
in a furnished room. This was In Au-
gust, 1911. Also that he lived at 81
West SiXty-ffth street, and that he lived
as Or. Muret at II West Moreland
street, Compton Terrace. London. for
two weeks about five years ago.
Lived In Chicago.
He also lived in Chicago at SOC La
sale street. or avenue and was en-
ployed by man named Farrara. At
that time Muret was known as DR..
Held. He also had an office at 476
North Clark street, Chicago. where he
was known as DIR, Held. a practitioner
of mechanic therapy
Muret said that after coming to this
country he sent several letters to no
taries public and attorneys In London
as well as TO several in France and
Germany, stating that he was a notary
public in the United States and could
take and that he would take. any ac-
acknowledgements they might Wish. In
answer TO these letters he received sew
eral requests TO take acknowledgements
In New York city as well as settlements
Of claims where physicians left money,
etc.
He was also employed as an agent for
a real estate concern in New York City
(name Of firm rcfused) and that he lived
at 30I St Nicholas avenue for one and
one half years. He also worked for other
agencies at 261 West One Hundred and
Twenty fifth street, for few months.
In 1909 for about six months he lived
with Mr. Farrara and studied at the in
stltute college In Randolph street. He
also took q correspondence course. He
states that he lived I'm Germany from 1904
TO 1905 What he did while there he re-
fused TO tell.
Worked as Clerk.
goods and export house in Germany
(name OF house refused). He also said
that some months ngo he put an adver-
tisement In the papers saying he would
like 10 buy some ground In New Jersey.
In due course a man named Percival
Smith called on him In answer to the
and Informed him that lie
knew a man named Patterson In Ware
town. n. j.. who had some acres OF
ground to sell In a few days Patterson
called on him and told him he had been
by Smith 10 offer 900 acres
and after dickerIng a while Muret agreed
to pay $500 for the land. Patterson
showed him deeds To the property and a
Dill of sale was drawn up and Muret paid
5000 in cash and gave his note for $500
payable in three months a few days
after purchasing the property he went TO
Warctown. n. J.. near Barnegst. paving
q fare OF So and called on the town as
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