The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-09-27
lEW YORK PRIEST A MURDERER
Another Anbsssador Of Ci the Tolls q the LvROnan csb
she Priest Hans schmidt Acknowledge Having Murdered
Anna AunuIsr. Cut Her Body 10 Pieces and
sunk The Parts in Hudson River

q Hudson kivH
much. she va 20 Beautiful. 40 good.
could not ist her i've without ne
The Priest Describes ths Murder
4 had made up my mind that she
and ] could not live together. Z vas q
priest and must remain with NY
church. ! could not let her 70 away
from me. 80 opened the door of The
Cat ! awakened her. I told her !
had come 20 fulhn my threat Then
! drew the knife across her threat
4 cut the body into six pieces. !
made trips 70 Fort Lee Ferry. each
time with a part Of her precious body
In a bundle. When the ferry boat
reached the middle OF the stream I
would throw a piece into the water and
whom the boat reached the other side
Of the river would return and 90
back 20 the nat
After had disposed OF the body
wanted 20 destroy all evidence OF the
crime. took the mattress on which
I had slain her and carried n 20 a
vacant lot and there burned a.
= Am Guilty"
Il am guilty; that is all I can ny.
I must pay the penalty. There is
nothing else for me TO DO. But I loved
Anna Aumuiier.
'she wanted me 10 marry her and I
procured a marriage license. She
trusted me.
Il am n priest and ordained 90 por.
form the marriage ceremony. 20 when
she insisted upon a ceremony I mar.
ried myself 20 her. There was no need
Of any other priest doing II. II was
Just as absolute as II had called IN
another person with authority 10 per.
form a marriage ceremony. She was
my wife"
Sleeps In Hls Cell .r..
Schmidt after being assigned 10 q
cell, went 20 sleep.
The priest, according 10 his story,
was born In AschAfenberg. Germany.
In 1881. He attended college and az
the age OF eighteen enrolled In Saint
Augustine's Seminary. In MainE. and
December 23. 1904. was ordained. He
held several charges in Germany and
then came 70 America because Of poor
health. After remaining in New York
city a short time he was assigned TO
a church at Louisville, KY. In 1909.
he went TO Trenton, N. J., and in De
cember. 1919, he became assistant 20
Father Braun, rector Of ST. Boni.
faces church. where he met Anna
Aumuller.
In November. 1912, Schmidt left St.
Boniface 70 become assistant rector OF
St. Joseph's church. the assignment he
held at the time Of his arrest today.
Girl From Germany. Too.
Little Is known Of the history Of
Anna Aumuller before she took en-
ployment in the ST. Bonlface parish
house the week before Christmas.
1910. According 10 a statement is.
sued tonight by Father Braun. she left
his parish house IN the summer OF
1911, returning Thanksgiving Day,
1912. She went away the second time.
August 30th, last At this time she
said she was about 10 be married and
20 to Ohio 70 live. Father Braun said
that he and his sister. who is his house
keeper. had become attached TO the
girl because she was pleasant and a
faithful worker.
IAN know about her." he said. lis
that she came TO this country from
Germany about two and q half years
ago understand she was an orphan
and have a dim recollection that she
may possibly have come TO Us through
an advertisement that placed In
newspaper for q girl While she had
no credentials. 7 employed her"
Despite her statement 70 another
maid employed In the rectory that che
was leaving TO be married. Father
Braun said tonight that he was forced
TO discharge her two weeks ago. be
cause her mode Of living was unsatis-
factory"
Anna Aumuller was about twenty.
one years old
Il is understood that the hierarchy
Is now claiming that this priest was
insane. but u will be noted that no
body had ever doubted bis sanity un.
al after be was caught with the goods.
They would also like TO deny the
fact that he Was A priest at all but
the record is on straight and there ls
no way out The only thing they
can hope 70 do is 10 land him In an
insane asylum. and later spirit him
out 10 a lucrative parish where he is
unknown. change his name and all
will be well.
This deed Is only another evidence
OF the damnable practice OF celibacy.
and another nail In the conn OF Ro-
nanlsm In the United States.