Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-09-19

Hans Schmidt, Arrested in St. Jo-
seph's Rectory, Harlem, confesses
He Killed Anna RumuIler, a Serv.
ant Who Was to Become Mother Of
His Child.
NEW YORK. Sept. 15-Coroner
Feinberg learned today that the Au-
muller girl gave birth to the child
before being murdered. The author
tiles believe that Schmidt buried the
child and they have begun digging in
the neighborhood Of the fiat where
the girl was slain.
Story of the Crime.
NEW YORK, Sept 15-The most
gruesome murder since the killing of
Guldensuppe was reveiled early Sun
day morning, when Hans Schmidt,
Catholic priest, 80 years of age, con-
fessed to the staying and cutting up
-ot the body of q year old Anna An
muller
Schmidt, who lives in the parish
house of St Joseph's church at 4O5
West One Hundred and Twenty-ffth
street, with other priests connected
with the church, was arrested shortly
after midnight by Inspector Faurot
and charged with murder.
Hans Schmidt, who is thirty-two
years old calmly sits in his cell today
saying that he is ready to pay the
penalty for his crime.
While Schmidt is languishing in his
cell distinguished members of the
Catholic clergy are piercing Schmidts
disconnected story of his past in an
effort to prove him insane and that
he had never been ordained as 4
priest.
Through some clever detective work
suspicion was turned on Schmidt aud
when confronted with the girls pic
ture he made a confession Accord
ing to the police Schmidt said 81
killed her, but ! loved her, then
drank her blood" He stated that he
had known the girl for two years and
had been infatuated with her beauty.
He also said that when he Learned
that he was about to become father
of her child he was led to commit the
crime by his patron Saint, St Eliza
beth. who demanded this sacrifice.
The FELLOWSHIP. in which the tor
so was wrapped furnished the clue
which brought about Schmidt's ar
rest.
The slain girl had been employed
at the parish house of ST Boniface's
church, where Schmidt became &C
quainted with her some time ago.
She disappeared about two weeks ago.
She was about to become mother,
and when this was discovered she
went at once to the priest, who
placed her in the fiat.
He broke down in wild frenzy,
made a complete confession so horri-
flying in its details that the inspec-
tor could only compare It with the
rawlings of a mailman.
Performed Marriage Rites Himself.
The young priest told no whe had
fallen in love with the pretty girl
who had been in this country only
three years, how he had rented a fiat
and furnished it, how he had previ-
ously married the girl with a cere-
mony self-performed. and how finally
he had entered the fat at midnight
August 81 armed with new butcher
knife.
anna was asleep" he cried, pacing
the floor and wringing his hands. Il
entered softly and she woke and rec
ognized me. Anna I said, 81 love
you dearly, | am now going to prove
it," Then I seized her by the hair
and, drawing the knife, cut her throat
from ear to ear.
Dismembered the Corpse.
He then dragged the bleeding body
to the little bathroom and taking a.
new saw Which lit iiAu PNA Nhe'7NN
with the knife, he proceeded to dis
member the body.
First" he said in his confession
81 cut off her arms and having laid
them aside, cut off her legs close II
the trunk, and in all l made five bun
dies of the body.
While the priest was telling this
part of the story Inspector Faurot
could hardly credit his ears. Schmidts
eyes bIazed and his voice broke as he
related these gruesome details of his
cold-blooded deed.
Feared Discovery.
Having cut up the body the slayer
was seized with the terrible fear of
discovery He ran about the apart