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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
CHAPTER ".

It was at St Boniface's Church,
New York, established as assistant
as assistant pastor on letters from
Trenton that Hans Schmidt first met
the young girl, Anna Aumuller, then
a maid in the church house. The
young man was so brilliant, and when
he talked Of st. Elizabeth and Of his
right to officiate at their own mar
riage this in the name of the saint,
every word seemed true.
Trusting, believing, the girl soon
found herself in deep despair. She
talked to her family and friends of
the charity Of the Rev. Schmidt and
Of his gifts to the poor. She said
nothing more. But finally the day
came that the hOusekeeper suspected
and Anna had to leave the reCtory.
But at that time the Rev. Schmidt
had already gone to another church,
and at St. Joseph's, in 125th street,
preached at the services for night
workers.
Then came the strange disappear
anCe Of Anna Aumuller, the finding
on August 81 of the torso and limbs
in the river, the tracing of the odd
pillow slip-wonderful detective work
and finally the visit Of the detec-
tives to the church house soon after
midnight last Sunday
Father Schmidt was in bed. He was
awakened. In his black cassoCk OF
confessional he strobe slowly down
the stairs-a man of middle age and
middle height, of high forehead, low
ering eyes, firm jaw and weak mouth.
He saw the six strangers at the foot
of the stairs. He saw Father Hunt
mann's wondering, shocked face. But
he came on, slowly, steadily.
All We're silent until he reached the
foot Of the stairs.
Like "A flash, FaurOt sprang for
ward. He held a picture of Anna
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
HANS SCHMIDT
DETERMINED To
FIGHT FOR LIFE
Supposedly Mad Priest Suddenly
Changes From Martyr Air When
He Sees the Death Chair.

NEW YORK, Sept 2o.-Suddenly
abandoning his air OF resignation and
perverted martyrdom, Hans Schmidt
the supposedly mad priest, who con-
fessed numbering and dismembering
Anna Aumuller, declared in the
Tombs to-day that he would fight for
his life.
For the first time a look of terror
game into the prisoners eyes at a
mention of the death chair and, while
exercising in the corridor, Schmidt
confded to a fellow prisoner:
81 will fight for my life If District
Attorney Whitman expects to get
anything out of me he will find HIM
self up against a stone WALL
On account OF Schmidts erratic
mental condition, a sudden change Of
attitude with revelations of more
CHASTITY crimes would not surprise the
police.
When Schmidt was asked about a
confession he is alleged to have made
yesterday relatives to euthanasia he
shrugged his shoulders. and refused to
talk One of the beliefs of Schmidts
disordered mind is in the doctrine of
painless death for cripples or persons
who suffer.
The police believe that If Schmidt
had not been arrested he would be
dealing in wholesale murder. Schmidt
intended to make a beginning in his
dreadful work of blood among the
parishioners Of St Joseph's Church,
where he was assistant rector. In or
der to dispose Of his victims Schmidt
had stolen a book of death certificates
from a physician and these were to
have been forged.
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
CHAPTER v.

While the detectives and newspa-
per men sat listening the Rev.
Schmidt told the story Of his crime,
tale never equaled in the annals OF
crime. He told of his relations with
Anna Aumuller and went on: But
Anna talked to me about our child
soon to be born. The full realization
of our sin became apparent to me-
The fact began to worry me.
AT first l could not think out my
course. Anna pleaded Then l de-
cided that we should be married. Sew
eral days before I killed her we were
married at the City Hall We gave
our true names. You will find the
records.
I'VE decided then that we should
have a home. / set about finding q
location. We knew that for a time,
until we decided how to declare our
selves before the world, it must be a
secluded one.
Il engaged the apartment at No. SO
Bradhurst avenue. | fixed it up with
a little furniture ! bought the fur
niture we thought we required.
Anna went there and we began our
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
CHAPTER II.

Frau Schmidt sat gazing into the
flames in the CRATE and thought of
the youth of her boy, Johannes. Time
and again in those days he had
brought tears to her eyes. At MainZ
Seminary his pranks had scandaiZed
her He had even on one occasion sat
in a bathtub stark naked playing a
guitar, while other students and the
learned teachers looked aghast
through the open door.
At Munich again, where he was sent
for further schooling, his love affairs
with women of questionable character
became a public scandal and led 10
his disgrace. Nevertheless, he was
ordained and sent to officiate at St
Elizabeths Church. He abandoned
the altar in a solemn part Of the
services at Gonzenheim and ran cry
ing through the aisleS and later dis
appeared from the town after an af-
fair. Then he was involved in forgery
and dismissed
A close companion Of Johannes
Schmidt in these youthful days of
revelry and affairs with women was
a cousin, Adolph Mueller. none other
than the dentist and associate OF
Schmidt in New York under arrest
and booked by the police as DIR. Err
nest Muret.
Mueller fed to England and
Schmidt fed to America. Constantly
they kept in touch. but secretly of
necessity.
Mueller became first Doctor Estein,
and in that guise was employed to
teach languages in the Hugo Lam
guage Institute in london. He pad
ded his accounts and was discharged,
immediately afterwards launching out
in another and poorer quarter OF the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Alec Shriners to
Visit Columbus
Savannah Temple VIII Initiate Big
Glass on Trip to West
Georgia.

SAVANNAH, Sept. 2O.-To initiate
a large class Of prospective mobiles
Into the mysteries OF the SNrine and
treat them to a real camels Week ride
over the hot sands the official dlvan
and mobiles Of Alec Temple will make
a pilgrimage to Columbus on Octo-
Der 7
The ceremonial will be one Of the
most important of the year for Alec
Temple Special Ambassador J. p.
Chancellor is making big preparations
for the event. A great barbecue and
numerous automobile rides viii be
some Of the entertainment features,
and the session will wind up with a
banquet at one of the hotels
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Mayor Davant After
Old Tax Collections
Savannah Executive Believes City
Has Been Deprived Of Thou
sands Of Dollars.

SAVANNAH. Sept 2O.-Mayor
Richard J. Davant has taken steps to
enforce the collection Of a large num-
Der Of tax executions which were Ell
Their Cancelled or not collected by the
last administration. He has In
structed the City Marshal TO trace all
executions to determine Just how
each was disposed Of
These executions never have been
satisfied, and the Mayor believes the
city has been deprived of thousands
of dollars that should have been re-
ceived in the general revenues. The
Mayor now has before him a list Of
the executions which have accumu-
lated for several years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

Aumuller before the eyes of Schmidt.
Did you kill that girl?" snapped
the inspector.
The priest held up his hands, shift
ing his eyes from the face of the
woman he had slain.
YES, YES. l KILLED HER." he
said in choking whisper.
His arms fell. He reached them
pleadingly toward the good gray
priest, his master in the church. Fa-
Their Huntmann shrank from the prof
fered embrace as from a thing stain
ed. With a swing of his arm he swept
him aside. Schmidt staggered back.
because l loved her" he said,
as II he were finishing his first words.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

city as DIR. Ernst, teaching a tongue
in one month"
Next he became a surgeon, Dr. Mu-
ret, and was an organizer of a medi-
cal aid society that provided families
with medical attendance and medi-
cine for three pence weekly. The
Medical Defense Union caused the ar
rest Of the bogus doctor, and Muret
dropped out of sight, while Scotland
Yard held warrants for white slavery,
Illegal operations, attacking a young
girl and fraudulently posing as ply
sician,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
Nelson's Greatniece
A Michigan Senior
Death Of Husband Prevents Her
From Taking Title of Brit
ish Naval Hero.

BATTLE CREEK, MICH, Sept. 20.
Mrs. Katherine Nelson, Of Battle
Creek. widow of John Frye Nelson,
greatnephew of Lord Admiral Mel
son. will re-enter the University of
Michigan as a member of the senior
class this month. She would have
been Lady Nelson had not her hus-
band died in London last winter. His
will bequeathed her a considerable
portion of his English estate. but she
decided to return to Michigan and
resume her old life where it was in
terrupted by her romance.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

| haitian. aid up each part OF the body
in a package small enough to carry
conveniently without attracting too
much attention. l made sure that no
blood showed. Then I went to the
river with each piece.
my course was the same with each
package ! laid them on the seats
where other passengers sat on the
ferry boat when | sat down. tossed
them into the water whenever the
first opportunity presented. 1t was
done"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
CUBIST PAINTINGS AND
SEPTEMBER MORN BARRED

WASHINGTON. Sept 20.-Cubist
specimens of artistic brainstorms
and September Morn" the Chabas
painting, have been barred from the
fall exhibition of the CorcOran Art
Gallery.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
SECRETARY DANIELS AFTER
SECONDHAND BR0UGHAM

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-Secre-
tary of the Navy Josephus Daniels
is advertising in a local newspaper
for "A second hand brougham, with
dark green interior trimmings
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-12

practically u1oltcl N1a ~ court tod -
TO- prosceu'n them
Miss cannon. who is eighteen nm!
pretty. was asked tv 1920 Evening world
reporter to tell r,V IIe performed hor
remarkably pluck, fcat
WHY. J wgs So scared didn't know
anything else 20 do" ahc explained,
after q pause and - winning smile.
Late yesterday afternoon Miss Cannon.
with her Younger sistcr Laura. started
~ market Nhon tror reached IA"
ground floor of tNc apartment hon.
two m,l were riuginr The various bells
and explaining caru t.mo the bells were
answered tunt lJuistd;c had been made.
Wien the tv Aerl. got outside M.s.
cannon hcsi'ated
"1m sure those men arc burgllrs,"
.Ie tolI Laura.
YOU'RE silly" her sister answered
"Oc course. they're rot Bid you sec
hos wei dressed the. Wera.Y'
Dcspit" this assurance, Miss cannon
felt andous. 40 the two sisters mcee'y
went around the corner, then returned
20 the house. This is the way MIS-
.f,.r,.D .v ri % ms s.nnt fpllous
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-12
832 Mems OVerCOatS
$50 to SIS Grades at $3.50
242 are $40 Grades
40 are $45 Grades
Us are $50 Grades
245 are $35 Grades

These the had hoped to have here Election
choice of the stocks of manufacturing tailoring house the
partners of which retiring coats cut from very fine chevo
sted kerseys whitney, ez and cncIa overcoangs every
Of eacll-eXcept the seams hand tailored
The workmanship in these orercoats mill bear comparison
with that of the best tailors in America
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-12
SHE GRABBED THEIR COLLARS
AND SCREAMED FOR HELP.

THESE two men were the worst sur
! priscd follows YOU ever saw when I
grabbed them both by the collars when
we got 60 Lcnox avenue. I wasn't
scared any longer, because I know they
cuu.dn't hurt me with all the people
passing. / just caught hold and yelled
for help. \ big crowd came, but one VI
/ 'hc mon twisted loose and ran away.
Some one held TIA. other one for me,
and Laura got over her fright en-, igh 20
! call up tho police station and get II
I policeman.
, after while he came. and arrested
the man. described tho other one and
| thcy caught HIM later" She suddenly
LAUGHED.
Tho funny pnrt ~ = all IT," she cN-
chained they didn't yet thing w"
came back before they hnd gotten my
thing at all.
THAT bir. iron '1r certainly did scare
mo. though" she added soberlv
Charles Schneider. of no. East one
Hundred and Seventeenth street. who
was Identified by Miss Cannon's dcscrip-
ton, has criminal record. according to
the police. Emanuel Lang, OF No. 2i3
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-12
Common Sage Tea Recommended,
Restores Color to Gray Hair

hair. tho ef'ect is almost magical. u
goes night to tho cause o. the trouble
ana drrirpys the minute parasites that
live upon the roots OF the hiir, and alb.
sorh their uourishTcut II heals tho dis
casrd glands that supply material for
growth and stimulates the hair TO re
newcd ne ana Sigor. II aids the pig.
mcutary glands to manufacture the col.
uring matter to- .ill tho nollow hair tubes.
and thus restores natural color to gray
or Iifrlyss looking hair In word, 70
makes healthy h1ir, and that means none
falling op'. M splitting ends. no breaking
off no d1ndrrff or itchy sctlp.
This wonderful preparation Il Known
as Swiss~n lilir Remedy, and 1t sells At
soc or 81 per bottle at any drugzIsts or
department store. Try II and see fof your.
self For saie at all drug and department
stores.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-12
INTRuOER's SIGNAL, "PlANo!"
FRIGHTENED GIRLS.

when wc got nearly 10 the top "
tho steps saw n man standing there.
and when he saw US II, said
Plano"
Il knew right away that was a signal
and | was So scared | didn't know
what - do. just grabbed Laura by
the hand aud pretended I belonged ~
another apartment. but saw that they
had broken into our parlor.
They had big bar OF iron, We were
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-12
With Sulphur, as in SwisSco, II
Was Used by the Pilgrim Bellies
to Keep Their Beauty.

Just think OF al the money women and
men have spent Tor tho services o. eN-
pensivo beauty doctors and FOR costly
hair and scalp treatments! And now II
appears that Just common sage. mixed
with sulphur ana other Ingredients, does
all that the beauty doctors and treatments
10. and much that they cannot do,
II seems that when brew o. sage II
compounded with sulphur and some other
medicinal agents. 80 as to secure = prop.
erly and dciic,tely balanced solution, al.
In Swissrc. and when this IL used on 'hc
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-11-12

The coats are dress and ulster length,
single and doublcbrcasted. with custom
like touches in lapcls, pocket flaps and
sleeves: full silk-incd kcrscys with vel
vet collars; back-bcltcd. shawl-collar
chinchillas in blue. hcathcr-mixt,lre. gray
and brown, some with satin yokes and
plaid body: the smoother and
more tightly woven witneys-a very
smart ov,rcCating-.in blue; in both,
heavy wclted seams, bellows pockets and
cuffcd sleeves; six shades of brown;
three shades OF gray; mixture and cross
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-12
MAUD POWELL's VISIT

In a recent issue of Musical
America" there is a resume of some
length on the recent visit of Maud
Powell to these shores, and the
article is accompanied with some
beautiful hal ftones of some of the
beautiful half tones of some of the
noted Yiolinist's recereations while
she was here, including a surfing
scene and one of her departure where
she is shown loaded down with leiS.
In part the article says:
Those of us who have had taste
of the music of the Hawaiian Islands
as prescribed incidentally in that pic
turesque and wholly delightful play,
: The Bird of Paradise" by Richard
Watson Tully, envy the opportunity
enjoyed by Maud Powell. the Anieri-
can violinist, and her party during the
Christmas holidays. As has already
been recorded in Musical America
Nine. Powell gave two recitals in
Honolulu at that time, and her short
sojourn on these islands brought her
i'm close contact with the native mu-
steal interests, so that she could study
at first hand the music Of the people.
The garlands of flowers thrown
about the shoulders of the three rep
resents charming custom Of the ma
tiyes, who thus decorate honored Wis
tiers. The oval in the lower right
hand corner shows a surf canoe. at
the bow of which stands kahanamoku,
the worlds champion swimmer. r.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-12
THAT HAUNTING FACE

There does not seem to be any.
thing quite So funny in the show
line In this city at the present mo
ment as the Post segregation At the
Bijou theater. Notwithstanding that
grand opera Is holding full swing foe
limited season, the Bijou wa
crowded to the doors last night. and
has been every night, for that matter.
since She Post troupe took possession
of the stage. II you are in mood %
be amused this company Of entertaiIt
ers will amuse you II you are
morose and sufky. and feel like kick
ing Honolulu into the next county.
take In the Bijou tonight and you
will laugh anyhow. You can't help e
That is all there is to tia great
big, long laugh from end to end, and
then you laugh after you go home
when you recall that face worn b
Post during the performance.
The songs are all good and catchy
and the chorus is more so. The
aHoney Girls have certainly made 3
hit with the public here.
Take in the Bijou. and II you are
a married man you win appreciate the
situations as presented. II you are not
a married man II viii be q lifting Of
the veis Of the future II you contend
plate matrimony.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-12
Opera Not a Business.

Opera a business? Let me tell you
that opera cannot be a business, posi-
lively said Oscar Hammerstein, the
impressario, to New York Evening
Sun interviewer.
''Of course, you understand that the
office of an opera house can DE run
en- business lines, but that is all.
But if you were to try to run grand
opera as strictly business PROPOSE
ton, Mr. Hammerstein, how would you
go about it,"
How? l wouldn't" he answered
briefly.
why, outside of the cost of building
IN opera house a man would need
81 900, 900. Even if he limited his rep
ertoire and scenery and costumes he
could not do without 100000. He
would need his outfit of costumes and
scenery then he would have to in
volve himself in about half a million
dollars worth of contracts with art
lists, composers and agents. He must
have repertoire of more than twenty
operas, and they must be the best and
most artistic.
IF opera were reduced to ten, TWEEN
ty and thirty cents the New York peo-
PIE would still. demand the highest
priced singers and the most elaborate
productions. All this expense he
stands before he takes in one penny.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-12

IHb UptId IIdLIoSCIIIOIIS ISL. :,
that the curtain will rise promptly at
SIS unless otherwise announced IN
this paper. 1t is further noted that,
owing to the heavy sale of seats for
the remainder of this week, patrons
are requested to call for their tickets
not later than noon on the day OF
the performance.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-12
EMPIRE MOVIES
BEST YET SHOWN

There is being shown at the Empire
theater a series of movies that are
the last word in that line of enter
tainment. The Empire seems to have
the happy faculty of selecting the best
and most pleasing subjects of photo
plays and for that reason this COM
Portable little play house never lacks
for an appreciative audience.
The addition of a number of electric
ceiling air propellers places the En-
pire in the comfy" lire for the COM
ing summer
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-12
Ia TOsCA' SETS new STANDARD
OF ACHIEVEMENT BY LAMBARDIS

The dominant Scarpia overshadows
all else in the second act, even the
terribly and repellantly strong tor
ture scene. Giovacchini is amply able
to bring out this character of Scarpia,
both in the music and the acting The
third act has powerful double
tragedy, the first of such vivid real
ism that it makes the suicide of Tosca
come as an anti-climax.
The story, though gloomy, furnishes
a theme of graphing power and
great Conference, and the music is adj
mitted5y in the heights OF operatic
achievement. The orchestral effects,
while foreshadowing the inexpl.cable
demand of some later critics for
Kaleidoscope effect without continui-
ty, even occasionally indicating the
possibilities of dissonance, contains
many passages of pure melody.
Adaberto's performance may quite
properly be characterized as superb,
marked in the first act by the dash
and vivacity of a Carmen and through
out a direct and heart speaking pre-
sentation, the music being admirably
suited to her voice. Agostini gives
quite the best performance we have
seen from him. Giovacehini is his
inevitably capable sell. The other
roles have been almost neglected by
the composer, but so far as their OPP
portunitles allow are well taken.
Last nights presentation will I'M
doubtedly greatly strengthen the COM
pany in the estimation of local music
lovers, and should stimulate attend.
anee during the remainder of the
stay.
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Tonight's performance of 1.-TWO Old
Cronies" will be the last of the fam
Gus Robson-Crane comedy, and marks
the beginning of an entirely differ
ent class of plays at the Bijou theatre
by James Post and his company, Post
claiming to have learned just what
class of comedy is best suited for
local patrons, and intends offering
what is wanted.
Tomorrow night witnesses the pre-
sentation of farcical comedy that is
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-12

said to abound with local hits and
slaps by Post, introduced in the mimi
table Post MANNER, and those who
heard this comedians monologue on
"Kukui lane" may know what to ex-
pect when tomorrow's comedy is pre-
sented.
A feature of tomorrow's bill will be
a specially by the pick Of the chorus,
in which fancy umbrellas, posing and
dancing play the principal parts. Fri,
day night a genuine contest for popu-
lar favor will take place between the
girls of the chorus, each one doing
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-12

La Tosca" is easily the laureEwinner
of the operas that the Lapbardi COM
pany has produced thus , its local
season, and with the pc, ance last
night the company ROD a new
height of strength and q, pility
The saccharinee music Ardi, the
Italian fnsistence on nfefoA for the
sake of melody, on continuous beauty
of musical form, is put aside for the
episode brilliance of Puccini. With
Verdi the drama is ssubordinated to
the music. With .Pueeini, the music
is made to tell the dramatic story.
In strength, grace, coherent expires;
sion of occasional incoherent thought,
Ito use an easily.unde paradox,
LA Tosca" is UNNECESSARILY SUI
perior to the unstable operas of Verdi,
Tosca" was accordingly better re-
ceiyed than any operas, save perhaps
aida" that the Lambardi song-birds
have given us.
The combination of Nine. Adaberto
and Signor Agostini is a strikingly eff
fectiye one for ''Tosca" ard probably
it will be for other operas. Unlike
some critics, the present writer re-
CARDS the opening scene between La
Tosca and the painter, Mario Cayara-
dossi, in the Church of st. Andrea as
one of the finest creations Of the
composer. The marref2us finish is
scarcely understood until one notices
how perfectly the song and drama
of the two lovers interlock. Adaberto
and Agostini are an effective pair in
this as throughout the opera.