Omaha daily bee., 1913-09-17
COMPLETE OUTFIT IS FOUND
DR.. Muret, Dentist, an Associate of
Priest, in Custody.
WOMAN HELD AS A WITNESS
Two Men Had Spent Much Time
Together in Flat.
THEY RESEMBLE EACH OTHER
MuTderer'u PretensIons to Insanity
Dealt Death by n blow by HIS
Record a. Countsrfeiter,
Coroner Thinks,

NEW YORK, Sept ls,-stripping from
New York'B river murder its mysteries,
the police barred today nest OF crime.
fathered, they claim, by Rev. Hans
Schmidt, confessed slayer OF Anna Au-
muller, and DR.. Ernest A. Muret, dentist
by day, by night alleged counterfeiter.
Muret is under arrest on a technical
charge OF having In his possession pis-
tol in violation OF the sullivan law. He
was arrested early this morning after de-
tectives, ransacking Schmidt's apart
ments, had uncovered evidence to show
that Schmidt was a counterfeiter. Thls
evidence led them to flat rented by a
man under the name OF George Miller.
In which were found all essentials to
the 'counterfeiter's craft. The janltress
OF the building, brought face to face with
Muret. greeted him as Miller. Muret,
unaware OF his impending apprehension,
recognised her at once and said SO. as
the woman from whom he had rented
tho flat under his pseudonym
Camera and Press FOund.
Schmidt and Muret, the janltress said.
and Muret admitted. had spent long hours
together In the flat. They told the rent
ing agents that they were medical stu
dents and wanted the flat az a place for
making experiments necessitated by
their studies, What they really did, the
police ailege. was to experiment In coun-
terfeltlng. The kitchen was fitted UP as
dark room; camera. printing press.
Photographic supplies and other equip
ment handy to counterfeiters was found
there. But what the police relied on to
rivet their case was q bundle OF charred
counterfeit bills under the kitchen, sink
and bits OF many other such bills. charred
by fire. scattered through the four
rooms.
After the detectives had arrested
Muret, they took into custody ~ ma
tsrial witness the maid sn1plSyed at his
dental office She said she was Bertha
Zach ana protested, that shA know noth-
lhs of the crime OF which her employer
was suspected. The police, busy with
Mutet hadi found little time TO question
her this morning, but expected 10 pry
from her during the day whatever she
might know concerning the counterteitipg
operations. fslF
With Muret locked up, detectives set
about searching his office. There thew
found. in addition to such equipment a.
a dentist uses In practieing his profes-
sion. a revolver and, all kinds OF OBJ
stetrical Instruments, several surgical
saws and. bone forccps. The finding OF
these instruments caused the detectives
TO press with renewed vigor the search
for something which might directly con-
meet the dentist with the murder OF Anna
Aumuller.
Men Locke Like Brothers.
In spite ofsa strong physical resem-
blance between Muret ana Schmidt. Muret
claimed there was no relationship. In
speetor Faurot was of different mind.
The foreheads are the same" he said.
The eyes are. the, same. The noses are
the came. The others are the same. II
these two men nre not brothers. they
are at leaAts closely related. SO
The copper plate from which thA
spurious bills were struck was made. in
the opinion OF detectives. by an expert
engraVer. The maker may have been 4he
priest or the dentist, but detectives he
lieye II Was neither. They sought An
expert today as an accomplice. The bills
were limitations OF 80 yellow backs.
schmidts pretensions to insanity. in
the opinion of Coroner Felnbers, have
been. dealt death blow by the barring of
his record as a counterfeitet.
Father schmidt impresses mo AZ an
unscrupulous man with a master mind"
Mr. Feinberg said, Think OF a man
who Is able to qualify for the priesthood
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