New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-24
SCHMIDT AND MURET
COUSINS, HE BELIEVES
Father Markert Also Tells FeI-
low Traveller Dentist" Was
Known as AdoIph Mueller.
CALL GIRLS SLAYER SANE
Three Physicians Who Visit
Priest in Cell Say They Are
Convinced He Is Sham
ming Insanity.

ming Insanity.
Father Francis Markert. the boyhooo
friend OF Father Hans Schmidt. accord
ing TO a friend. who travelled with him
from Chicago TO this city. believes 'Dr.
Ernest A Muret the bogus dentist or
many aliases. is Adolph Mueller cousin
OF the SLAYER of Anna Aumuller. The first
dispatches from Germany also said Muret
was Adolph Mueller and was well known
in schmidts birthplace. AschaffenburG,
and that the cousins were constant com
panions.
Father Markert knew Adolph Mueller.
according to The Tribune's informant
but whether he saw Muret in the Tomos
could not be learned
Schmidt Will be examined to-day ny
two alienlsts. Dr. Carlos f MACEDONIAN
and Dr. William Mabon. who were desle-
mated by District Attorney Whitman yes
terday as two OF committee OF four OK
perts IN mental diseases TO examine
Schmidt and report on his sanity.
Three physicians who visited Father
Schmidt Yesterday said that after talk
ing with him, they were convinced ne
was shamming insanity. The physicians
were DR.. John II Branth. OF No. 1873 Yves;
g7th street. Or. Charles W. 7. Horn. OF
No. 90 West Nth street, and Or. Michael
Erlwein. Of No. u Convent avenue.
DR.. Erlwein. who is a parishioner OF
ST Joseph's Roman catholic Church
knew schmidt when he was an assistant
curate there. Schmidt often asked Dr.
Erlwein 10 make charity calls on some OF
the sick poor OF the parish.
Father Schmidt was sitting on his cot
when I went TO his CELL" said Dr. Fri
vein When he recognized me I said {:
You're in a fine Ak He answered:
know IT / then asked him II he was
sorry. and he replied No. ! am not sorry,
for that is a matter between me and God
Only God knows what did. ] want TO
die as quickly as possible
Father Schmidt looked 10 me Just rs
he looked when a priest in our parish.
% not believe he IL insane. RE looked 20
me like a cornered rat, VINO was trying 10
sham insanity 20 escape punishment for
his crime"
DR.. Branth said he found Father
schmldts brain worked perfectly. and
that IN his opinion he was perfectly sane
and trying 10 create the impression ne
vas insane.
Dr. Horn was even more pronounced In
his Views than his associates he de-
nounced those who have said Schmidt IL
insane DR. Horn. who has made n study
OF phrenology. said Father Schmidt had
rot a criminal head or face.
"schmdts predominating qualities are
secretiveness. cautiousness. combative-
ness and constructiveness. He is a cum
ming man" Dr. Horn said.
James a. Delchanty. Assistant District
Attorney. who has been assigned 20
schmidts case by Nj Whitman. said
last night Schmidt might be taken 20
view the body Of his victim to-day.
Schmidt has expressed q wish 10 see II
and to identity H. II Schmidt does 20.
one or both Of the state alienists vii, ac-
company him and note his actions.
Inspector Faurot said last night u ala
not matter whether Schmidt identified tho
body or not
we have enough evidence without
ECnnlluT fOlllFHNlNl VI llAr lA'lAAAAAA<lN A''tt
OF the body 10 convict him Of murder IN
the first degree" said the inspector.
Schmidt is not n crazy man 4 man
who fooled the Church az he did. and
who carried on the counterfeiting ne did.
was not an insane man. lie is Just sham
ming"
The Inspector said the New Jersey 20
81 hgH W.
new witnesses VINO 1--we IN Edgewater.
y. J. The inspector was not Informed as
70 what evidence they had but he be-
lieves they may have seen Schmidt throw
portions OF tho girls body from Fort
Lee ferryboai
one question asked OF the inspector
brought the following reply:
IT do not know where Helen Green.
who wrote love letter 20 Father Schmidt,
is now. I have no reason TO suspect that
she has been murdered. or even is mys-
teriously missing All know is that she
left fat IN Harlem last January. saying
she was going 10 Chicago"
Indictments were returned by the fed
eral grand jury yesterday against Schmidt
and Muret The indictments contained
four counts against each OF the two men.
One was for conspiracy. which carries a
maximum sentence OF two years. The
other three were for counterfeiting. each
carrying a maximum penalty OF fifteen
years. The jurors also commended In
spector Faurot for making out complete
prima facie case against the two men.
Muret was visited by Charles Lehman,
the superintendent OF the building at No.
3Ol St Nicholas avenue yesterday. Muret
told Lehman he could either store his
furniture or sell II. THE police are fran
ing me up" Muret said 10 him.
Coroner Feinberg has ordered an in
quest for Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
II will be held IN Part ] OF Special SEES
sions. The Coroner announces he will
empanel q jury. including some Of the
city's most prominent bankers and bust
ness men.