Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-09-24
sCHMmTs LONG CREME RECORD
More Grimes UncOvered--He Ope-
rated Under Many Aliases.

Hans Schmidt and DR.. Ernest Nuret
!. nave been uncovered. Evidence is
shown that they have been associat-
: ed much longer than admitted is in
possession Of the authorities. New
= aliases under which the pair ope-
rated and new fields Of activity are
constantly being discovered The
authorities are unwilling to discuss
FULLY, however. The report that Mu-
ret is wanted in London is being
probed to-day.
Bogus Money for PhiIanthrophy.
In reply to written question sent
to his cell he wrote:
Gamma knew nothing Of nv plans
to solve the social question by Great
ing money for all the poor people
here ald abroad"
Schmidt maintains that he made
bogus money from philanthropic mo-
tivos Cnly.
The police have not abandoned
hope Of finding the head of the
Aumuller girl. They investigated a
| Il H.
erinan who had hou""d something
heavy last night in the Mort. ,er.
Just as the supposed catch was ear
ing the surface it dropped OF the
nook, leaving a long human hair,
SAID to resemble in color the hair
Of Anna Aumuller.
No man OF Schmidt's varied pur-
suits could be insane, the detectives
say, and they look upon him as a
criminal with a master mnd-a man
trained in many things which he
turned to account in his operations.
At the Command Of God.
Schmidt's explanation Of every
thing-of the murder Of Anna Au-
muller and Of the counterfeiting-
is that he did it at the command Of
God. These declarations, the detec-
tives say, are part Of plan to feigr
insanity.
That Schmidt did pose as DR. Mo-
liere, physician, as he is said to
have admitted, was indicated last
night by the finding among his eff :
fects Of medicines and drugs. The i,
use of some Of them, the police say, j
is prohibited by law.
Murct Denounces Schmidt.
Muret denies connection with the
counterfeiting plot and denounced
Schmidt for having mentioned his
name in this connection.
Bertha Zech, Murets servant and
office assistant, following her release
yesterday, returned to the ST. Nicho-
las avenue department occupied by
the dentist
She had come to New York ONLY
few weeks before that time, she :
explained. She also denied that she
knew anything about the affairs Of
Muret and Schmidt, bu' threw some !
light on the occurrence. in the den
lists office. Schmidt VI. ted there
frequently. she said, as did many
women, who remained until late at
night.
Inspector Faurot's investigation
yesterday disclosed what he consid-
cred might have been a motive for
the murder Of Anna Aumuller In
the presence of a doctor about a
month ago the girl threatened to
Kill Schmidt, according to a state
ment made by the physician to the
inspector. When Schmidt called on
this physician he was in citizens
clothes and the doctor nd no idea
his visitor was priest.
Schmidt Married Many Couples.
Many young married couples liv-
ing in the vicinity of ST. Joseph's
church were in a quandary last night
concerning the legality Of their mar
riages, which had been performed by
Father Schmidt. Another priest of
the church said that many such mar
riages had been discovered Re-
Gently it was said that Schmidt had
performed many marriages without
demanding licenses and had made no
records in the church books. These
marriages are illegal and must be
performed over again
The little town Of Aschaffenburg
'c' 'li"h!' the birthplace OF Scnmldt,
is all afutter at the news Of the
young priests act, according to spe-
cial cable messages received from
there. Schmidt's parents, a sister
and three brothers, live in neighbor-
ing villages and are highly respected
middle-class people. Schmidt, the
messages stated, was ordained be-
fore his moral definciencies began to
be noticed