The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-18
Sensations Follow Rap
idly as Police Investi-
gate Gotham Crime.
FIND THIRD FLAT
RENTED BY SLAYER
Various Disguises and Costumes
Are Located and Many Letters
From Women, Written in
Endearing Terms, Are
Discovered-Money of
Parish Missing

New York. September 17-Sensation
followed sensation to day In the inquiry
into the career of Hans Schmidt, the
self-confessed murderer of Anna Au-
muller. and his erstwhile friend and
possible accomplice, Dr. Ernest A Mu-
ret.
Late to-day tho police hinted at the
possibility of another arrest tonight
probably woman.
Most sensational Of all the days de-
velopments was the report from AS
chaffenburg. the home town OF Schmidt
that his friend and constant CORE
spondcnt, Rev. Josef Helm, another
Catholic priest. had committed suicide
at Moeschberg yesterday by cutting
his throat with 4 razor. No reason
was given for the act.
Yet Another Apartment.
Shortly before midnight detectives
located a furnished room which had
been occupied by Schmidt under the
name Of "A. Vandyke." In this apart
mcnt they also found a number OF
calling cards bearing the name "Adolph
Sommers" The room was on the
ground floor of 124 West Eighty
fourth Street.
1t is believed that this was the place
where he met Anna Aumuller clandes-
timely. In the room was found a love
letter written TO "A. Nandyke" by a
Girl signing herself Helen Greene
The girl was traced to 20l West l09th
street, but ii was learned that she had
LETT FOR Chicago month ago.
Discover Third Flat.
Discovery was made by the police
to-day OF a third fiat hired by Schmidt
AT 1852 Eighth Avenue for the evident
purpose Of concealing himself after the
murder OF Anna Aumuiler. In two suit
cases left there by tho man when he
rented the fiat on September 5, three
days after the murder, were found a
PAIR OF trousers and vest matching
the coat found in the Bradhurst Ave
nue. fat where the murder was com
mittcd; also a photo of Schmidt wear
ing a beard. 1t had been taken in Ger
many. y false mustache and goatee
and some clerical vestments were also
In the suit cases
In one OF the suit cases was an EN-
broidcry hoop, some crochet needles
and "A small embroidered undershrt.
pathetic evidence of Anna Aumuller' 5
thought OF the baby, which was to
come 10 her. Several articles of fcmin-
inc attire We're also found.
y search OF Schmidts trunks to-day
resulted in the finding of some 200 en-
velopcs, marked with amounts from So
10 $40. which Schmidt had apparently
collected from parishioncrs OF 81. Jo-
seph's and converted To his own uses.
L u: statement WAS also maze tnat he
had robbed a visiting clergyman of
some money and had been suspected OF
taking 500 from last Casters collcc-
ton. \ wallet belonging To the prize st
who had been robbed was found in
Schmidts room to-day.
Alone in Efforts 10 aid Poor"
In the Tombs to-day, Schmidt seem :
ed inclined to be more talkative than
heretofore. He promised the Tombs
rl, Ia IN, 20 IL
write TO his aged parents in Germany
end tell them of his arrest.
To Inquiries by reporters regarding
Anna Aumuller's knowledge of his
counterfeiting plans and the report
that he had sold medicines to girls in
the confessional. Schmidt replied:
Anna knew nothing of my plans to
solve the social question by creating
money for all the poor people here.
Il never sold a thing in the con-
fessional, and I never took money from
the poor. On the contrary. l gave to
the poor freely"
Later, in reply to an inquiry by
Father Evers as to whether DIR. Muret
vas implicated in the death of the
girl, Schmidt said:
NO, Father. He had no part In any
OF my wrongdomgs He has advised
ne regarding my Photographic studies.
but had no knowledge of my method
of making money to help the poor"
Mny HIVE Deceived Other Girls.
Evidence obtained by the police to-
day indicated that Schmidt had de-
ceived other girls besides Anna Au-
muller, and that he may also have been
responsible for the death OF l'raulein
Haan, young telephone operator found
murdered near the home of the
Sohmidts, in Aschaffenburg, several
The police have learned that he was
forced to leave his home town because
of his attentions TO young woman
This was before he got into trouble
with the ecclesiastical authorities and
decided to come to the United States
DR.. Muret, in statement to-day in
the Tombs contradicted Schmidts
statement that the dentist knew moth
ing of his counterfeiting plans.
Muret Knew CounterfeitinE Plans.
Il knew he was preparing to manu-
facturc spurious money" said Muret,
and | advised him against It, How
ever, he continued in his preparations
along this line, not paying any at
tention whatsoever to my pleadings.
II had nothing whatever to do with
the Installing OF the apparatus for the
making Of counterfeit money; neither
did ] have any hand In the making
of the plates or tho printing of tho
piiio iu tic hdt. SCnInlut worked
tho plant alone, my only guilt being
that 1 knew he was planning to carry
on a great counterfeiting scheme
Find Dlsguises nnd Love Letters.
a search of the Muret fiat at sol St
Nicholas Avenue to-day revealed COM
plete outht OF disguises, including false
whiskers, mustaches and goatecs and
several clerical garments. which were
identified by the dentists servant
Bertha Zech, as having belonged to
Schmidt. III
Two hundred letters from women In
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