The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-19
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CLOSELY RELATED
Cablegram from Germany
Makes Further Disclosures
of Two Men
SET SCHMIDT TRIAL
FOR NEXT MONTH
Hearing on Charge of Murder
Will be Then---Muret and
Priest Quarreled in
August

NEW YORK. Sept. fS,--A cable
dispatch to the Sun from Aschaffen-
burg. Germany, tonight says that in
vestigation there indicates that Err
nest A Muret, under arrest here as
a counterfeiter and an accomplee of
Hans Schmidt, slayer Of Anna Aumul-
Ter. is Adolph Mueller. OF mainz. Ger
many. and a cousin Of Schmidt
Schmidt. the priest. and Muret, the
doctor. say the Aschaffenburg authori-
ties. occupied themselves a great deal
in Germany several years ago win
hypnotism and spirituahstic seances.
They had a quarrel and were bitter
enemies for time, but were re-
conciled before Father Schmidt left
for America.
This word from Germany offsets
Schmidts statement today that he
had known Muret only ten months.
The killer of Anna Aumuiier says he
qua~reled with Muret last month.
Muret, In a note from his cell in the
Tombs, said tonight:
Called Him Crazy.
Schmidt and / quarreled in Au-
gust. when we practically parted.
Schmidt began then already TO show
signs that ST. Elizabeth was with him.
and he wanted to become a second
Jesus / called him crazJ and he
60 sore at me-
The priest, or priest-im poster, has
~a-ti that Elizabeth ordained him
and ordered him To kill the rectory
girl, who loved him.
Schmidt will be brought 20 trial
TO-, the girls murder next month be
fore Judge Warren w. Foster, of gem
erai sessions His defense VIII be
insanity. because that us the only
possible defense" according TO lawyer
Alphonse Koelble, of 90 Broadway.
How could there he any other de-
fense?" demanded Koelhle this after
noon after interviewing Schmidt The
man confesses right and left to every
thing he's accused Of. I'm satisfied he
has a parano!ac form Of deu1entia
praecox.
II want to get a trustworthy alienist
Of the highest standing to examine him
Saturday. | appeal TO such man
to come forward and give his SER
vices W thout charge"
The police discovered today a forth
fat which Schmidt used Tn his crime
operations. II was at i24 West
Eighty-fourth street. and Mrs Han
der. who rented it to Schmidt. was
worrying tonight, the Sun was told,
because she had forgot to tell Inspec-
tor Faurot that when Schmidt came TO
this fiat he sometimes brought with
him a two-year old boy.
Whose boy 1t was that the priest,
masquerading as travelling sales
man. took with him to this place the
landlady had no idea. She supposed
Il was his own baby. Schmidt took
the room under one of his favorite
aliases, "A. Vandyke." He first APP
peared in January, last. and hired
the fiat for two weeks. paying So a
week. He came there in the DAYTIME
only.
Assistant District Attorney Deacon
Murphy who has had charge of the
case against Schmidt for Mr.. Whit
mans office, spent today preparing for
the inquest ard explaining details OF
the case 10 Assistant District Attor-
ney James A. nelehanty, who is to aid
in the prosecution. Mr.. Whitman saw
Judge Foster. of general sessions and
in a long conference arranged for
Schmiets trial before Judge Foster
as early next month as possible,