New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-20
PRIEST PLANNED A
''H0USE OF DEATH
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without Quivering in a single muscle.
7 am ready TO die this minute.
II am sorry for any man who thinks
this life on earth is worth living. 1t
is only a step TO better and larger
life. and ! would be fool to want to
linger here. Many people feel that
way. | realized 1t. and that was why
I prepared 10 kill the paralytics, inva-
lids and others who were weary Of ex-
istence.
II do not like TO answer the ques-
lions Of the newspaper men or the Dis
trict Attorney. They ask why l did
these things, and If / told them they
could not understand. For the last
time I say that I know nothing about
any one else. 1 am responsible for
everything. do not want the narie
of any one else mentioned. for | alone
am responsible for their trouble. And
| am ready 10 die. Death is only a
step 10 another life and I am not
afraid. because I did what / consid-
cred 10 De my duty.
Father Schmidt was silent yesterday
on the question Of the identity Of the
child he once took TO an apartment he
rented but seldom used at No. ia
West Saith street.
Yes. I took the lad there" he said.
He was not my son. l know who he
is. but l won't say anything about him.
Why drag in the name Of his parents
when there is no use?
Says |. o. v. 10 Wrong.
II do not care to say anything more
about Muret, either. He Is not my
brother: he is not my cousin; he is
Of no blood relation to me. l have
known him exactly ten months, and
any paper that exists that states we
have been acquainted for longer Pc
Rod Is a mistake. The !. Q. l. FOUND
by the police must be wrong. mad
never met, seen or heard Of Muret In
April. 1911.
ct have quarrelled with him because
he did not understand me. ] called &c
see him about making money, and
when I said st. Elizabeth had directed
me n make Il for the poor he told me
was crazy"
A, the suggestion Of meeting death
in the electric chair Father Scnmidt
showed unconcern. His air was tha'
NJ. q man who was tired Of LIE ana
would welcome death.
III ! could convince the authorities
that I murdered Alma kellner' the
eight-year old girl, whose mutiIated
body was found in church basement
at Louisville. Ky, | would gladly 10
90" Father Schmidt said. They can
send me TO the chair but once. and IL
could get that man Vending. who is
serving a life sentence for her murder
out OF Jail. | would confess committed
that crime also. II would not be true
though. and I could not convince them
! i, was was in Louisville WIN the
girl was killed, but did not Kill her.
More arrests OF persons implicated IT
the affairs OF the priest and Or" Ernes
Muret. Schmidts friend. are expected
Murets affairs are principally In th'
hands OF the United States Secret Ser
vice. His every move since he came &c
this country from Europe. in 1911. has
been traced. The only thing that IN
spector Faurot would say yesterday
about Muret's career here was that ne
worked as a dentists assistant.
There are several details concerning
this part OF our investigation which an
unable to make public as yet" Fauro'
said. 1T liz still my belief that the doc
tor. knows more about the murderous
plans OF Schmidt than he has told us. lr
our opinion. he was more than counter
felting accomplish.
The O L found in Murets fiat at No
3O ST. Nicholas avenue shows con
clusively that he and Schmidt knew each
other before December, 1872"
Nuret told the police he first me-
Schmidt AZ that time. The slip was for a
loan OF 800. payable in three months.
Cen,ss Crippen Acqt aintanee.