New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-03
FATHER SCHMIDT SANE,
AL|EMSTS TO REPORT
Four Who Examined Slayer Tor
State Find Nothing to Just
ify Madness Plea.
FEINBERG TO HOLD INQUEST
Not Probable, However, That
Priest Will Be Present To day
DIR" Muret Turned Over
to Federal Officials.

The four aienists who examined Father
Hans Schmidt as representatives of the
state will report to District Attorney
Whitman on Monday that the slayer ot
Anna Aumuller is sane. The four are III
entire agreement, it was said last night.
According to an official in close touch
with the case. the alienis;s found noth-
ing I'm Schmidts manner to JUSTIFY the
slightest assumption that Schmidt mas
been anything but a sane man or that
the murder was the result Of madness.
Those talks of Schmidt that he was
inspired to commit the crime by 81
Elizabeth were nothing but the cunning
conceits Of a man determined upon an
effort 10 escape the electric chair for MS
atrocious crime" said this official, re-
ferrng TO Schmidt's oft-repeated utter
ances that the murder was sacrifice.
While District Attorney whitman re-
fused to discuss the examinations maue
of Schmidt by DR.. Carlos f. Macdonaid'
DR.. George H. Kirby. DIR. A. Ross Diefeh-
dorf and Dr. William Mabon' MS an
nouncement last night that he would SUD-
nit the Schmidt case to the grand jury
on Tuesday was regarded as Significant
The District Attorney said there would
be still another examination OF Schmidt
besides the one scheduled for this AFTER
noon. This examination, which VIII De
,he last. will be made on Monday by I'll
four aenists.
1t is probable that the morbid men ana
women who will besiege Part OF Speciai
Sessions this morning TO get eIIhpSe
of Father Schmidt when coroner rem
berg holds the inquest into Anna Aul'.'
Ier's death will be disappointed. Schm'ut
will not be present at the inquest
Dr Diefendorf. who will examine the
nriest this afternoon. told the Dis,F'0'
Attorney that the effect OF the inquest y"
Schmidt II he was present might l''ei
fere with his examination OF the priso''-
Then. too. Alphonse G.. koeipie' co""se'
for Schmidt. called on the Dlstric' Az
tornev Yesterday afternoon ana asAeN
thu, his client be kept from the inquest
- nossible. He said he would waive any
rights he had in the matter anu nv,
over. he added. he saw no reasoh WY
his client should be present
Mr. whitman said he was OF the sa,ne
oninIon. Since neither he nor any OF "''
assistants would want 10 ask any que9
,to,s of schmidt. Mr.. whitman said theie
u.as M legal reason why Schmidt shoulu
no present. as the inquest could De he'u
,,t,t,ou, him. This. ne said. would Dc
done. unless Coroner FelnoerS ''''''N'
calling schmidt 49,, ,,s,
vrher Coroner Fainberg was told ias'
til, NJ District Attorney whitman
,,,shos no appeared TO be surprised. TIC
sa,d {, was the first that he had hearu
n,, intention Of keeping schmlu'
quay from the courtroom.
.T ,htrt will call schmidt" said Cor
oper Feinherg. But II | near iro"'
n,s,-ict Attorney that he wants III" N.r'
quay from the inquest | VIII coi'ei
him. and Just what will be done VIII
decided at the conference
=, 80, ovent. the fortunate ones VINO
"a oards n, admission will see one OF
IN. greatest aggregatons OF rion ny.
over called together by coroner III '''''
,orrtv II the millonaires respohu
coro,er Feinberg's summonses' III i"N''
:. In oven outrank anything accom-
,i;shod nv Sheriff Julius Harourger "ne"
coroner OF New York county
can,air 7 Il. Greenhut. department
s,ors owner. one OF the seventy-eisn'
,noarthv men summoned to the inquest
hos senifed bis Willingness 10 seiVe DO "
Juror acco; ding 10 Coroner
,r,,is makes four acceptances To oa'e'
,r,,, worc four declinauons' "ni'"
leaves seventy to be heard from -
"Dr" Ernest 4. Muret. the bogus cen
=. n.ao arraigned in Special Sessions
S'' L., and sentence was suspended
90 tho charge of carrying conceaied
oaanons He was then turned over TO
Captain John Henry OF ,he III I'm ~ ar.
states Secret Service. lie VII, 80
raigned to-day before federai 49,
Hough TO plead to an indic'inen.
tanning three counts charging counter 'e
ing and one alleging conspiracS'