The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-15

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take charge of the case he saw moth
ing for Father Schmidt to do bu
throw himself on the mercy of thu
authorities. Father Schmidt appar
emily slept we'll Last night He wa!
cool and unconcerned even while
making his confession. Assistan
State Attorney Murphy said he hao
/ gathered the history of his entire life
and found no trace of insanity.
Refuses to Hire Lawyer.
NEW YORK, Sept 15.-sitting calm
ly in his cell In the Tombs Hans
Schmidt the priest of st. Joseph's
church who confessed that he murder.
ed Anna Aumueller, cut up her body
and drank her blood to consummate
the sacrifice. today declined the offer
of an attorney for his services. you
and do not understand this. God and
Abraham only will be able to clear the
matter UP" said Schmidt.
When Alphons j. Koeble, the attor-
ney who has long known Schmidt,
left the confessed murderer's cell, he
said Father Schmidt would receive
with contentment any punishment that
would be inflicted on him. There is
nothing you can do" Koeble said
Father Schmidt told him.
If l need lawyer God will send
you to me but my case is past human
aid. l am content to receive the
punishment that may be ordered" AS
Father Schmidt was talking he took a
paper from the hand of Attorney
Koeble and noticing picture of the
dead girl on the front page he raised
1t to his lips and kissed it several
times. Then he suddenly handed it
back. saying che did not like the taste
of it" Koeble then asked the priest if
he had married Anna Aumueller. Faith
er Schmidt reiterated his statement
that he had married her. performing
the ceremony himself. II married her
by command" he added Koebel told
Father Schmidt that doubt was ex-
pessed in some circles as to whether
he was an ordained priest and also
mentioned the fact that hints that he
might be insane were being made. "Of
course | am a priest. was properly
ordained" said Father Schmidt las
to my sanity, all great men who do
things out of the ordinary are consid-
cred insane now days. There is no
uppact inu If tnsopitv ~ nv, fo,,{I,
Then as an apparent after thought,
Schmidt added: 81 did have an uncle
who committed suicide"
But l am priest In fact was
ordained into double priesthood" he
said. 1t was taken however, that
Father Schmidt meant that he had
been ordained by Bishop Kierstein, as
he claims. and also by st. Elizabeth,
as he told Father Evers, the tombs
chaplain. Coroner Feinberg again
talked to Schmidt today and said he
was satisfied that the man was sane.
Awaiting Advice.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-The police
here today are only awaiting further
advices from Louisville, KY, as to
the circumstances surrounding the
death of little Alma Kellner before
questioning Hans Schmidt who has
confessed to the killing of Anna Au-
mueller as to what he may know of
the Louisville murder for which 10
seph Vending, janitor of ST. Johns
Catholic church in Louisville is now
serving life sentence for murder but
has steadfastly protested his limo
cence. Schmidt was in Louisville a,
the time of this murder Father Schul
man OF st. Johns is said to have de
clared that it was impossible thai
Schmidt killed the child as he had
never been to the rectory and was not
acquainted with the interior of the
church
At the parish house 1t was learned
today that Schmidt was not popular
with his associates, the other assist
ant priests. He often talked of the
murder of Avis Linnell by Rev Clar
ence Richeson of Boston. Father
Schmidt, 1t was declared, often saic
that Richeson was not guilty because
he loved the girl. 1t was the opinion
of Attorney Koeble that Schmidt |:
insane. He said he first met Schmid
when the latter attended lectures OF
socialism which he delivered. Schmid
was interested In the doctrines HI
said, but was not a professed social
list.
once Lived In Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 15.-Han
Schmidt, acting as Catholic prizes
and arrested In New York for tn
murder of Anna Aumueller, parts o
whose dismembered body were foun,
in the Hudson river, lived at Louis
Vile from August, 1909, to March
1910, during which time nine year oil
Alma Kellner disappeared 1t was il
May, 1910, shortly after Schmidt hat
left Louisville that the girls body wa,
dug up in the basement Of the paro
chial school of st. Johns church.
Joseph Vending, the church JAM
tor was missing. He was later ar
rested in California and in July, 1910
was tried and convicted NJ the mur