The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-09-24
To |ND|CT SCHMIDT
SANE OR INSANE ON
CHARGEOF MURDER
Slayer Of Anna Aumueller Now
in Hands of Alienists in
Whitman Office.
COMES FROM MAD STOCK
Prisoner Won't Be Barbered
but Wants His Beard
To Grow.

In order that the aNenists who have
been selected By the Disuict-A,tornsy
to examine Hans Schmidt. the slayer Of
Anna Aumusilar. may have ample time
for their task. the inquest. which had
been 81 for next Saturday has been
postponed until Friday. Oct BY that
limo sohmldcs mental condition will
have been determined by three alenists,
Two Of whom. Or. Carlos r. Macdonald
and Or. william Mabon. have already
been selected by District Attorney
whitman.
Schmidt was taken from the Tomhs
to rIstrict-Attorncy Whitman's ONCE
this afternoon. There. In the presence
Of Mr.. whitman ana Assistant District
Attorney Delehanty. he was given .
preliminary examination by Ora Mac
Donald and Mabon. Aiphonse Koeyoie,
schmidts counsel. was not present.
TO lNoIcT SCHMIDT. SANE OR IN.
SANE.
Should the District-Attorney's allen
lists report Schmidt insane. an indict-
mcnt against him charging murder In
III. f,rst degree will he found neverthe-
less. Thon he will be arraigned before
Judge Foster In tho Court OF General
Sessions. who will determine whether
or not a jury In to finally pass upon
tho prisoners mental condition.
Further information about Schmidts
family was given to the authorities to-
day BY Rev. Father Franz Markert.
now stationed In n remote Illinois par
ish. who is visiting In New York. lie
was q classmate OF Schmidt In Mainx.
Germany. and comes from Aschaffen-
berg. Schmidts native place.
''Schmldt's family" said Father Mark
ert. after a visit TO the accused muir
derer In tho Tombs to-day. ~ one OF
tho best OF the middle class OF the
e-Darmstadt districG Schmidta
father II In the railroad service and his
standing b of tho highest.
Schmidt has four brothers and one
sister living. His eldest brother. vii.
helm. Is In tho postal service: another
brother. Henry. runs a railroad station
restaurant. a third. Charles. is q prom
inent railroad on,ciai. and the fourth.
Leo. Is a merchant. The sister is mar
ried.
INSANITY IN FAMILY ON BOTH
SIDES.
There is insanity inSchmldts family
on both sides. His mothers maiden
name was Mueller. one OF her brothers.
a tohacc onist In Maine. killed himself
and this suicides daughter IL In an In.
sane asylum.
lotto Schmidt. a cousin OF Hans on
his fathers side. shot himself. Otto
Schmidt's sister Ia In an insane asylum.
Two more OF Schmidts cousins have
killed themselves and others arc in In
sane asylums
"It Ii true that the man known M Dr.
Muret bears a striking resemblance "a
Schmidt and may be his cousin. I asked
Schmidt about II when visited him to.
day. lie denied most positively that hs
Is related In any way to Muret.
As STUDENT WAS "ovERlv
PloUs." SAYS PRIEST.
Schmidt was brilliant scholar In
college at Mainz. lie was particularly
proficient In physics and chemistry and
used TO assist the professors " INSTRUCT
ing other students In these branches.
At that time he was enthusiastic for the
priesthood and his instructors said he
was overly pious-that v. he spent too
much OF his time In fasting and prayer.
Apparently this broke down his mind
eventually"
Inspector Faur0t II investigating .
report that the Hoboksn police have
learned that Schmidt. disyuissd In u
false beard. conducted . marriage
bureau on Hudson boulevard . year or
more ago. Tho persons who say that
they think Schmidt IL tho man who ran
tho bureau have not seen him. but say
they recognize him from his pictures
lie was associated with another man
who II said TO answer " the descrip-
woman.
Tho Tombs barber went TO Schmidts
call to-day and offered TO remove the
thick growth o. hair that has accumu-
lated on tho murderer's face since his
arrest ton days ago. because OF
Schmidts repeated washes for quick
death tho Tombs authorities have not
allowed him 70 use razor himself.
schmidt refused TO be shaved. lie
said he wanted 20 grow a beard. De-
tectives say the beard will serve to pro-
tect him from Identification In case
other crimes are brought home To him.