Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-17

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NEW YORK. September 11.-Gather-
ing up the loose ends of the evidence
that connects Hans Schmidt, confessed
murderer of Anna Aumuller. with the
making of spurious money has been begun
~ detectives under Inspector Joseph
Faurot Facts being brought to light in
this search show that Schmidt has been
a man of varied activities
Two more crimes took their place to-
day on the police record OF Schmidt. In
ransacking his rooms detectives found
evidence that Schmidt had stolen $500
from the Easter collection at st. Joseph's
Church. and that he had robbed visit
fns priest who spent the night at st.
Joseph's rectory as guest of the local
clergy. An empty purse found in
echmidt's rooms today proved to be one
which the visiting priest had lost not
long ago.
Schmidt still insisted today that
neither Ernest A. Muret. his dentist
friend. nor Anna Aumuller, the girl he
murdered. knew anything about his
counterfeiting operations In reply to
written question sent to his cell, he
wrote: ANNA knew nothing of my
plans TO solve the social question by
creating money for all the poor people
here and abroad
Bogus Money is Poor.
Schmidt maintains that he made
bogus money from philanthropic motives
only.
The case against Muret made little
progress today so far as was known
outside the police department The
dentist was brought from a cell in
the Harlem police court and lodged in
the Tombs prison. The detectives
continue to receive information cast
ing light upon his past life.
The police have not abandoned hope
or finding the head of the Aumuller
girl Today they investigated a
gruesome tale about a solitary fisher
man who hooked something heavy last
night in the North river. Just as the
supposed catch was nearing the sur
face il dropped off the hook, leaving a
long human hair said TO resemble in
color the hair of Anna Aumuller.
Everything in the rooms occupied by
Schmidt in the rectory of st. Joseph $
Church where he was assistant rector.
has been seized and today the work of
transIating the contents of letters and
documents found in. his trunks began.
Inspector Faurot hopes through TINS
mass OF correspondence 10 learn defi-
history that will throw light on his mas
querading as DR.. Emil Moliere. The
manner In which the body OF Anna Au-
muller was dismembered leads the de-
have practiced medicine at some time in
lis career.
Deny He Is Insane.
Schmidts familiarity with photography
end his knowledge OF engraving are eth
er points the police will seek to weave
into the evidence TO present in the event
that the priest pleads insanity at his
trial for the murder of Anna Aumuller.
No man OF Schmidts varied pursuits
could be insane. the detectives say, and
they look upon him as criminal with
master mind: man trained in many
things which he turned TO account in
his operations. Schmidt's explanation of
everything--of the murder of Anna An
muller and of the counterfeting-is that
lie did IL at the command of God. These
declarations the detectives say, are part
of plan to feign insanity.
That Schmidt did pose as DIR. Moliere,
q phNsician, as he is said to have ad-
mittnd, was indicated last night by the
finding among his effects of medicines
and drugs. The use of some OF them,
Dentist Still in Cell.
Or Ernest Arthur Muret, the dentist
the West 134th street fat, Is today I'm a
cell awaiting trial on a charge of having
IN his possession a revolver, In violation
of the Sullivan law. This Is merely 8
technical charge, and Muret faces arrest
AZ the hands of the federal authorities or
the more serious charge of counterfeit
inS The hope of the federal authorities
Of connecting Muret with the counter.
feiting which Schmidt admitted yester'
day he had entered into with the dentis
was heightened last night by the discov'
cry In his rooms. according TO the police
statement, of new set of photo -engrav.
ing tools. These tools. the police said
were of the same pattern as those found
In the counterfeiting fiat.
Muret denies connection with the
counterfeiting plot and denounces
schmidt for having mentioned his name
in this connection. Bertha Zech, Mu-
rets servant and office assistant, fol
lowing her release yesterday. returned
10 the ST. Nicholas avenue apartment
occupied by the dentist. There she dis
cussed her detention overnight and
told of her employment by the doctor
last December through an advertise
ment She had come 10 New York
only a few weeks before that time, she
explained. She also denied that she