The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-15

moaned and pleaded not to be con
fronted with the picture.
Later. however. he made a SILL
preme effort to control himself. and
asked to DO permitted to go to the
bathroom. Permission was about to
DO given to him when Inspector Faurot
decided to search his prisoner. He
found a razor In his pocket After
that Schmidt was carefully watched
and Mt no tino was he permitted to uso
his hands freely.
Subjected to GriIIfng
AT police headquarters Schmidt was
subjected to close grilling by In
spector Faurot. Tho Inspector said:
| schmidt has admitted to us that ho
hired the fiat and took the girl there
| lie said that ut midnight on August
81 he let himself into the apartment
with the keys. He said he had known
the girl for moro than two years and
was infatuated with her. Miss Au-
muller was asleep In bed, but he won't
over to her. He had large butcher
knife In his hand. He cut her throat
before she could make an outcry. He
| believed he had killed her and carried
| her into the bathroom"
Tho autopsy had shown that tho girl
| was dismembered while still alive ana
! tho absence OF blood In her veins had
| given rise to the belief that tho per-
son who had cut her to pieces had
drained her so that In disposition of
the body there would be no trail.to fol-
| low.
Il produced n diagram OF tho BODY"
continued Inspector Eaurot. land show
ed 1t to him. and he identified II as the
Ia 81 l,u hnI NJ.
tho bathtub. He severed tho head. then
the upper part OF tho body. then tho
arms. the stomach part and the legs.
He said he went to n neighboring
store and bought quantity OF brown
wrapping paper and then wrapped up
each part separately.
Disposed of Rody.
The next day. September /, Schmidt
said he took a part OF the body from
the Hat. He boarded an Eighth Ave-
nue. car. rode down to One Hundred
and Twenty-fourth Street, took n cross
town car to the Fort Lee Ferry. board
ed boat. and when In midstream threw
the bundle into the river. He did this
five times. until he had disposed of the
last vestigc of the body. Then he re-
turned to the fiat, and to destroy evil
dence OF his crime had carted the mat
tress up to a vacant lot in Ono Hundred
and Forty-fourth Street and attempted
tirely In this, as we have bits OF tho
mattress with the stains on 1t.
In addition to the evidence discov-
cred through the finger prints. we also
found in the pocket OF the coat hang
ing in the apartment n handkerchief"
The police searched the rooms OF
Father Schmidt in the parish house
and found n marriage license issued TO
Anna Aumuller and Hans Schmidt
The address given was a number in
East 159th street. and the police declare
that il is fictitious. The license was
issued on February g. 1913.
The Information charging Schmidt
with the crime was made by Detective
ONeill one Of the detectives who &C
companed Inspector Faurot when tho
arrest WAS made. All through the
reading OF the affidavit Schmidt sat
unnoved until tho detective read that
part in which lie was accused OF hay.
ing 'cut up and removed" the body OF
Anna Aumuller. Then he WINGED.
Throughout tho proceedings before
Coroner Feinberg, he sat In n dazc.
His blonde hair was dishcveled and his
blue eyes had CLASSY appearance.
After the reading OF the AFFIDAVIT, the
to saw. and he shook his head IN the
negative.
The coroner asked: do you desire
to make statement now"
Father Schmidt shook his head.
NO he said in whisper.
Prisoners Pedigree.
Harry Leisersen. the coroncrs secrc-
tnry. then proceeded to take the prs-
oner's "ped:grce.'
Your Nance" he inquired.
"HAns Schmidt"
Where do YOU ltvo?"
mo. it5 West l25th street"
Your agc?"
Thirty two"
"Occupation?"
81 am q priest
Where we're you born"
I'm German"
"Single or marriedT'
Married
II commit you TO the Tombs with
out bail until the inquest is held.
I>le prics- was taken to tho Tomhs
prison By Detectives Cassassa and Nc
Kenna.
AS the party approached the prison.
Cassassa inquired:
Where did you purchasc the knife
and saw with which the murder was
committcd?"
"In stores near the Tombs prison."
was the reply, according TO Cassassa
tire Street, conducted hy Charles Lang
bcin, cutler and grinder, in the window
Of which a number Of butcher knives
with tcn-inch blades were on exhibi-
tion. The shop Is directly opposite the
Tombs prison.
rs that whero you purchased the