The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-09-18
SCHMIDT PLANNED
TO HIDE AFTER
HIS CRIME
Police Discover His Effects in
Rented Flat
FIND CLOTHING OF VICTIM
More Evidence of Tragedy Which Cul
minated in the Murder of Pretty
German Girl

New York, Sept. 1S.-Haus Schmidt.
the Jekyl-Hyde priest, whose double
life was exposed last Sunday when he
was arrested for and confessed the
murder OF Anna Aumuller. had. after
killing the girl and Remembering her
body in MISUNDERSTANDING fiat, hired
another apartment in which he pre-
sumably planned TO conceal himself.
it developed from police discoveries
yesterday. Evidence also was found
linking closer and for longer period
than had been supposed the lives of
Schmidt and his alleged counterfeit
ing partner. the unlicensed dentist
Dr. Ernest Muret.
The latter, papers found in his of.
flee by official searchers indicated
had left London for some offense com
mitted while practicing medicine
there and had practiced in Chicago
under the name of DIR. Arnold Held. 8"
leaving that city and dropping the
name of Held some time subsequent
to July, 1909. Although Muret has
claimed he had known Schmidt only
SIX months, evidence has appeared
that they had business relations as
long as two years ago and that the
dentist long had knowledge of
Schmidts counterfeiting experiments.
District Attorney Whitman return
ed to New York city yesterday from
Drlel vacation and assumed direction
OF the Schmidt investigation. On the
coroner's side of the inquiry into the
murder it was announced that the in
quest will be held some time next
week. With this formality over. Dis.
ttlct Attorney Whitman hopes to put
the case before the grand jury early
IN October and bring it to trial by the
latter part of that month.
The detectives still securing the
Harlem neighborhood in which Anna
Aumuller was murdered on the ID
Iound yesterday that three DAYS after
the crime. man resembling Schmidt
hut giving another name. rented an
tlghth-avenue apartment and paid
months rent and left two suitcases
there. The fiat was opened and the
sultcases found yesterday afternoon.
In them. with Photographs of Miss
Aumuller and Schmidt, were numer.
Gus little femme belongings. evident.
~ those Of the murdered woman
Baby clothes made up and patiently
embroidered, and material for the
making of many other garments
enough for complete outfit for an in.
lant were among the contents of the
grips.
Some of Schmidts things were
here, too-a pair of trousers and "A
Walstccat to match, both marked with
me name Van Dyke one OF the ALA
SEES schmidt IS known to have assum-
cd; a false moustache and false goat.
ee and numerous other articles.
Schmidt may have intended TO re-
move all The bloody, toltale evidence
from the Notwithstanding nat to his
newer quarters but he was not there |
AFTER The 9Th it appears. The discov. |
cry OF Anna Aumuller's body in the |
! hudson river and the consequent po- |
lice search in the neighborhood where |
], was soon found the girl was killed. |
must have spoiled his plans.
TWO more crimes took place YES |
ierd1y on the police record i'm conncc. |
ton with Schmidt. I'm ransackinc his |
rooms detectives found evidence that
Schmidt had stolen $500 from the Eas /
ter collection al st. Josephs church |
and that he had robbed a visiting |
priest. who spent the night at st.
Joseph's rectory as a guest of the To- |
cal clergy. An empty purse found in
Schmidt's rooms yesterday proved to
be one which the visiting priest had |
lost not long ago.