The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-19
LAYING BARE LIFE
OF PSEUDO-PR|EST
ANDC0NF FEDERATE
Sc hmidt Likes White
Lights and Wine
Parties.
SEEN WITH YOUTH
HE CLAIMS AS SON
Left Boarding House Because of
Infatuation of Cuban Widow,
Who Sympathized With the
Salesman" in Great Sor-
row-Shows Signs of
Illness.

New York, September 1s.--More light
vas shed to-day on the Kaleidoscope
criminal career OF Hans Schmidt. self
confessed murderer of Anna Aunuller.
and his accomplice In counterfeitin-
DIR" Ernest y. Murct
IL appears the pseudo priest in the
past rev months mnnaSco TO spend
considerable time among the white
hght resorts. where he was known as
q German count. lie is said to have.
hgured at many wine parties at which
mere were numerous young women as
guests. Schmidt however. was never
known to drink or smoke at any of
these parties. one young woman, to
whom he was especially attentive. WAS
Helen Green. She is now i'm Chicago.
Had SON with Him.
II was also learned that while stav-
ing at the boarding g-house of Mrs. Man
ger. In West Eightyfour;a Street, las.
January, Schmidt "Nandykc" as
he called himself then, represented
| himself as salesman, and was ac-
| companied by -year-old bov. The
latter he introduced as his son. He
said he had just brought the boy over
from New Jersey. but made no refer
ence to the boys mother
lie left the boarding house at the
end of two weeks. apparently because
Of annoyance at the attentions of n
w
infatuated with the pleasant hammered.
sad salesman. who gave the wo-
men in the house the impression that
he was oppressed by some great sor-
row.
Parallel Crime In Home Town.
dispatch from Aschaffenburg.
Schmidts home town, describes the
murder of Josephine Haas. which oc-
CURED ten years ago. while Schmid.
was still residing in the town as a
very close parallel to the murder OF
Anna Aumuller The body of Jose
phine Haas was found on Buechelberh
Heights. dismembered and cut into
twenty-five pieces. EIe is to be ques-
toned regarding his knowledge of this
crime.
Inspector Faurot to-day sent copies
of Schmidt's finger prints TO Germany
as the first step toward an investiga-
tion of the theory of the church au-
thorities that Schmidt may have OBJ
tained the credentials of the real Faith
er Schmidt. the latter probably being
dead. 1t is pointed out that 1t would
be comparatively easy for tn e eological
student to palm himself off as a priest
with his knowledge of the details of
priests duties. Such an impostor,
operating in another country than his
own. might 1t is declared, easily cs-
cape detection for several years just
rs Schmidt appears to have done
Schmidt Is Ill.
Schmidt was seized with an attack
of nervousness to-day in his cell in
the Tombs. His appetite had failed
and an attack OF biliousness caused
him intanse discomfort. He looked
pale and haggard when his counsel
Alphonse G. koelble called to see him
Il am not worried-only sick" he
declared.
He refused to reply to any notes
from the newspaper men.
Mr. Koelble said Schmidt had denied
any knowledge of the mysterious Helen
Green. to whom he is said to have been
attentive. He declared he had never
tried to pass any counterfeit money,
because he had never managed to make
any. He was merely experimenting,
he told the lawyer.
District Attorney Whitman got word
from Judge Foster, OF the General Ses-
the trial of Schmidt early next month
TO Have Early TrInI.
we are going to ask the grand jury.
when it convenes in October to hand
down an immediate Indictment for
murder in the first degree" said Mr..
whitman. The trial ought to be over
by the middle of the month" The dis
trict attorney is ready to summon
alienists TO visit Schmidt as soon as he
gets word that insanity Is to ba the,
defense.
Mr.. Koelble said tonight that he
believed Schmidt to be insane. but was
not prepared to say what the defense
would be. The fact is" said Koel-
ble, they have not yet established the
corpus deficit. They must prove that
the fragments OF the body found in the
river are those of the body of Anna
Aumuller. AS they haven't the head
and have no definite identification be
yond that of Schmidt-which cannot
he used against him--what are they
going to do about it,
In the meantime, the district at
torney is arranging to have the frag-
ments of the body brought to New York
Tor purposes OF identification, follow
ing the inquest that is to be held by
the New Jersey authorities tonight.
DR.. NIuret Is Irritnted.
DIR. Muret was greatly lrrltated to-
day because of the insistence OF the
plots of his former friend, Schmidt
Every one is making false state
ments about me-" wrote Muret in
note sent out from the Toinbs. I'm tho |
first place. want to say that, although |
they have tried to make it out that
am married and have a wife hidden
away. | am not married. Time will
show everything, and you can rest as
sured that do not worry.
The newspaper statements do not
tell why SCHMIDT and I quarreled last
August when we practically parted |
The truth is that Schmidt then already
began to show signs that st. Eliza |
beth was with him, and he wanted to |
become Il second Jesus. I told him he |
waH crazy and ne was sore at me-
Pleads Guilty to Minor Charge.
Muret declared he had been NAL |
treated by the police since his arrest.
He pleaded guilty to-day in the Court |