Evening journal., 1913-09-19
SAY SCHMIDT
HAD PLANNED
MANY CRIMES
Authorities Find Supply Of
Blank Death Certificates
Among Murderer'S SEffeCtS
HAVE BEEN
RIVAL TO HOLMES
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press
NEW YORK, Sept l9.-Had Hans
Schmidt, the confessed murderer of Anna
Aumueler, priest. counterfeiter. forger
and illegal practitioner, escaped detec-
tion his list OF victims might have RI
vailed that of H. H. Holmes, the notori-
ous Philadelphia murderer, who was
hanged in 1925. This was the belief cx-
pressed by the detectives today follow
ing another search OF Schmidt's trunk,
which revealed that he had a supply Of
blank death and burial certificates IL
forge these certificates in doing away
with his victims and In this manner
could have returned report TO the
health authorities indicating that the
person died n natural death. This in "a
measure was the method used by the no.
torious Holmes, who killed at least
eleven before nc was captured.
The police found photographs Of both
sides Of the death certificate issued for
Robert Smith, Co. who died last April.
As a priest Schmidt visited Smith twice,
administered extreme rnction and Off
ciated at the funeral The family did
not know how Schmidt obtained posses
sion OF the certihcate 60 have II photo
/ lgraphed
Or. Ernest Muret Is TO be questioned
to-day as to what he may know of
this apparent scheme OF Schmidts aa
we'll as his counterfeiting activities.
The police believe that had the "mur-
der flat" where Anna Aumueller met
her death, been undisturbed, II might
have been the scene of many Illegal
operations or murders, such as that OF
Miss Aumuellcr. whose body was cut
TO pieces and thrown into the North
river. The finding Of the photograph
of the death certificate has caused tbs
detectives TO believe that Schmidt
either was planning 10 kill Miss Au-
mueller last April, or was just be-
ginning to lay the groundwork OF a
general scheme OF murder
The poiica today We're still search
ing for another man they believe may
be connected with the case as we'll as
for a woman. This woman may have
hecn murdered. the police have init.
mated. hut every effort will be mad
TO get definite trocn pi hefl
IN ADDITION 10 Ntifn Ia nna p
reciory where Schmidt lived,
, fourth place frequented by Schmid
2 has been found Schmidt admitte
. that he rented a room in an apart
ment at i24 West Eighty-fourth street
: Mrs A. Menscr. who lives there, sal
] that the man renting the room CAV
4, the name of A. Vandyke. This is on
J OF the aliases used by Schmidt. Mrs
I Menscr said Schmidt never occupies
, the room at night. but usually In thi
y afternoon. on one occasion he had I
+ boy four or five years old with him
: When she remarked on the facial re
semhlance. Mrs Menser declared
, Schmidt said Yes. he's my boy.
. couldn't deny him If ! wanted to-
The belief Of the detectives tha
Muret and Schmidt are related be
, came stronger today. following -he re
CENT Of word from Aschaffenberg
, that persons acquainted with the fam
ily insisted that Murct was probabi
Adolph Mueller. a cousin Of Schmidt
! II has been ascertained that Murc
. was wanted in London for illegs
u practice OF medicine.
parishioncrs of St Joseph's and :
Bonifce's Churches showed such col
cern today as to the validity Of I'll
Offices performed by Father Schmie
{ while connected with the two church'
. that many hurried 10 Father Huntma
and Father Braun with inquiries A
4, were told it is said, it had been e
r tablished that Schmidt was rcgularl
e ordained priest and any functions
d had performed were valid.
p Reporters today followed their usul
! custom Of sending up notes to Schmidt
! cell and he was asked if he would nc
n say definitely whether the boy he too
10 to the room he had rented was his son
m whether he had murdered another gir
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