The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-16
Dir. Muret And Bertha
Zeck Held For
COunterfeiting
Occupied Apartment With Alleged
Priest Who Confessed Stay
Ing Anna AunNI!eT
Ry Associated Press.)

New York. Sept 16-A plate from
which counterfeit $40 gold certificates
may have been struck off, found IN
the rooms of Hans Schmidt, the con-
1essed murderer of Anna, Aumuller
whose body he told the police he cut
up and cast into the waters of the
Hudson river, led to the arrest shortly
after midnight. this morning. OF Dr.
Ernest Arthur AIuret, a dentist, on
the technical charge of counterfeit
iEE-
Bertha zeck. 81 years old, who was
Muret'S housekeeper, was held a
material witness on the counterfeit
ing charge preferred against her en-
pIoyer.
After the finding of the counterfeit
plate in Schmidt's room, the detectives
ransacked Schmidt's personal papers
and discovered a receipted bill for
rent paid by a George Miller for an
apartment at SIG West 134th street
and there the detectives allege, they
found complete outfit for the manu-
facture of Photographic prints such
as might be used in making counter
felt bills. Here, also, the detectives
told of having found the half burned
parts of several impressions Of a SO
gold certificate Examination dis
closed that they may have been print
ed from the plate found early in the
night in the rooms of Schmidt.
From sources which Inspector, F'au-
rot refused to divulge. he stated that
he had traced the George Miller
whose name was signed to the rent
receipt, to the office of Dr. Muret in
st Nicholas avenue. In the mean
tfnes Mrs Mary Bowye, owner of the
apartment at the 134th street address,
went with detectives to the dentists
oface where he also lived, and posi-
lively identified him as George Mill
er-" In reply to- questions put to him
by Inspector F'aurot, AIuret is report
ed to have said to him that he had
been in counterfeiting operations with
Schmidt, in the same breath that he
was sorry he had ever met Schmidt.
After his arrival at police headquar-
ters. Muret answered questions put to
him by the inspector with apparent
candor. On many occasions, he said,
Schmidt had visited the 134th street
ing his clerical collar with his hand
until he had entered the hallway.
From tenants in the same building
Inspector Faurot said that he learned
that Muret, Schmidt and Bertha. Zeck
often reached the apartment as early
as o'clock in the morning, remaining
frequently until 10 at night, but that
they never spent the night there
The last rent for the hath street
apartment was paid on Atgust,25 last,
VIXEN the police say the land1ady re-
ceived $22 from Schmidt. On this
same date Schmidt paid a SIS de
posif on the Bradhurst avenue apart
ment whmere he had confessed that
he killed Anna. Aumu1ler.
Dr. Muret bears a striking resem-
blance to Schmidt, but is taller by
several inches.
In the library OF DR.. Muret at his
oflce-home in St Nicholas avenue.
the police found a large number of
books dealing with Photography and
printing and also catalogues from pa
per houses and printing Jobbers.
Among other things found at both the
Office of DR.. Muret and Schmidt's 8
rooms were photographs of Bertha
Zeck and in DR.. Muret's apartments
also was found set of photographs
OF Schmidt in street and clerical
clothes
The detectives questioned the dem
fist for hours, this morning, concern |
ing his relations with the confessed |
nun derer of Anna Aumu1Ier. Schmidt, |
Inspector Faurot declared, had been |
questioned about Muret and had not |
given him the lead that led to the |
Iatter's arrest. After finishing with |
Nuret, the detectives planned to |
question Bertha Zeck, who was being |
held in the Inspectors office. And |
later today, it was announced, the po-
lice would confront Muret with II
year old boy who has told the detec-
tives that he saw tall man accom-
pany Schmidt to and from the Brad
hurst avenue fiat on different occa-
ssons.
At the 1s4th street fat, which con-
sists Of four rooms and a bath, the
detectives found a perfectly appoint
ed dark room in the kitchen while
IN the dining room was a large cam
era In the bedroom were a small
hand press and two pairs of rubber
gloves and in the tubs in the dark
room kitchen chemicals mad acids of
the kind used in developing photo
graphic plates.
On his way to headquarters, Muret
admitted the police allege, that he .
vas practfcing dentistry without a Ii
,ense He had studied dentistry ir
Berlin, he told the police, and in New
York. but had failed to pass the exam
nations for a certificate to practice
Among his effects brought to head
quarters was a framed license bear
ng the proper certihcations. The DO
ice set about tracing the authorship
II this certificate, this morning.
Muret, the detectives say, is no.
AIRY public and a member of the
Dental Protective Association of Chi
ago
Stripping from New York's river
murder it's mysteries, the police barred,
oday, a nest of crime, feathered, they
lain, by Hans Schmidt, the confessed
layer of Anna Aumuller, and DR.. Er-
est A Muret. dentist by day, by night c
lIIeEed counterfeiter. @
with Muret locked up, detectives set i
bout searching his office There they !
ound, in addition tc such equipment +
s dentist uses in practicing his r
rofeseion, a revolver and all kinds {
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