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| beg, who committed him to the
Tombs until the inquest is held. The
confession, which the police say
Schmidt signed follows
81 met Anna Aumuller two years
ago at the parish house Of st. Boni-
face. church. She was employed as
a servant there. | was attracted
by her beauty. i became infatuated
with her / loved her. killed her
because | loved her so much. She
was SO beautiful, so good, | could
not let her live without me.
81 had made up my mind thai she
and ! could not live together. ! was
a priest and must remain with my
church ! could not let her go away
from me- So / opened the door Of
the fiat awakened her. | told her
| had come to fulfill my threat. Then
| drew the knife across her throat.
81 cut the body into six pieces.
made trips to the Fort Lee ferry.
each time with part Of her preci-
ous body in a bundle. When the
ferry boat reached the middle of the
stream | would throw a piece into
the water, and when the beat reach
ed the other side of the river would
return and go back to the fiat After
| had disposed OF the body / want
ed to destroy all evidence of the
crime. | took the mattress on which
/ had slain her and carried 1t to VA
cant lot az One Hundred ana Forty
fourth street ana Seventh avenue
and there burned Il;
Il am guilty; that is all can say.
! must pay the penalty. There is
nothing else for me 10 do. But
loved Anna Aumuler. She wanted
ne TO marry her ana | procured a
marriage license. She trusted me
am a priest and ordained to per
form the marriage ceremony. so
when she insisted upon ceremony
| married myself 10 her There was
nc need OF any other priest doing g.
II was just rs absolute as if had
called IN another person with author
ity to perform a marriage ceremony
She was my wife" Schmidt. after
being assigned to cell in the Tombs
removed his coat and using i. as
pillow, lay down and went TO sleep.
The prizes, according to his story
Of his lie, was born in Achaffenbui,
Ger, in 1881 He attended the pub
lie schools in that city until -
years CID ana ,hcn went to college
in Maiuz, Ger At the age of is.
Schmidt enrolled in st. Augustines
seminary, in Mainz. and on Dccembe
%, 1894, was ordained by Bishop
Kestoin. connected with that insti-
tuition. He was assigned TO st.
Elizabeth church in Darmstadt, Ger.
where he remained for six month.
and was next sent to Il village church
at BGgel, Ger. tie spent a year al
Burgel and came to America because
of poor health. After remaining IA
New York city short time he WAS
assigned &c a church at Louisville.
KY; in 1909 he went TO Trenton. n.
j.. and in December, 1910 he be
came assistant to Rev. Mr.. Braun.
rector OF ST. Bonifaces church.
where he met the Aumuler girl In
November 1912, Schmidt left st.
BOniface 10 become assistant rector
OF ST. Josephs church, the assign
ment he held at the time OF his ar
rest yesterday
Little is known of the history OF
Anna Aumuller before she took en-
plcyment in the st. Boniface parish
house the week before Christmas
1910, According to a statement is
sued last night by Rev. Mr.. Braun.
she left his parish house in the sum
mer Of 1911. returning on Thanks
giving day 1912, and left the second
time. August 30 last. At this time
she said she was about to be married
and 80 to Ohio 10 live. Rev. Mr. |
Egaun said that he and his sister
Who is his housekeeper, had become
TO the girl because she was
very pleasant and faithful worker
"All | know about her" he said lis |
that she came 10 this country from
Germany about > - years ago. un
deIstand she was an orphan and
have a dim recollection that she may
possibly have come to us through an
advertisement that I placed in q
newspaper for girl While she HAD
no credentials. ! employed her" De
spite her statement to another maid
employed in the rcctory that she was
leaving to be married. Father Braun
said last nisht that he was forced To
discharge her TWO weeks ago. be
cause her mode OF living was un
satisfactory The girl, as nearly as
could be learned. was 2t tcarg old