The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-10-10
RIPS HIS ROSARY
FROM HIS neck
Tears It Into Bits and Hur1s
It at Reporters.
Jury OF Millionaires- Holds
Schmidt for Murder Of
Anna Aumuller.

New York, Oct. 4.-Hans Schmidt,
the priest who murdered Anna Aumua
Ter, became frenzied today at the
Coroner's inquest into the death Of
his victim, rose from his seat, ripped
from his neck the rosary he had WORD
ever since his Incarceration, tore II
into many bits and hurled them all
at the newspaper reporters sitting
half q dozen steps away.
The jury found him responsible Cor
the girls death.
Schmidt's outburst Of temper oc-
CURED in the presence of a jury Of
miplionaires empaneled to conduct the
inquest. The verdict was quickly
found. It follows:
1--WE, the jury, believe that Anna
Aumuller came to her death on Sep
temebr 3, 1913, at 6S Bradhurst ave-
nue.. at the hands Of Hans Schmidt."
Schmidt was immediately remanded
to the Tombs without bail to await
the action of the grand jury.
Theodore p. Shonts. president Of
the International Rapid Transit Com
pany, was foreman of the jury. His
fellow jurors included Vincent Aston,
B. ]. Greenhut, merchant; Mortimer
Regensberg. cigar manufacturer, and
E.. s. Marston, banker.
During the examination Of witness
v,<sk ~
Schmidt's face, but Coroner Fein-
berg's charge seemed to lash tha
prisoner into a sudden temper Of
fury. Jumping to his feet, his eyes
blazing and his lips moving. Schmidt
tore the rosary from his neck with
a single sweep of his arms and be-
fore detectives could stay him, had
snapped it into many parts and huri-
ed them at the newspaper men.
The torso Of the victim was identi-
fled by Anna Hirt, who roomed with
the Aumuller giIu at the parish house
at St. BOniface church. The Hirt
woman was followed on the stand BY
detectives, the physician who made
the autopsy and finally by Inspector
Faurot in charge OF the detective
bureau here. to whom Schmidt con-
fessed. Faurot detailed in a hundred
words or less the substance Of the
confession.
do you wish to place your client
ON the stand?" Coroner Feinberg next
asked counsel for Schmidt. The an
swer was negative and the Coroner.
apparently expecting that Schmidt
would testify, asked If the priest bad
nothing to say. D
Nothing whatever" replied che
lawyer.
The Coroner's charge was brief. He
told the jury that it could find that
: Anna Aumuller came to her death ct
the hands of an unknown person or
that she was killed by a person to
be named by the jury. sg
"Hans Schmidt does not appear be-
fore you on trial for the MURDER" he
said. you are simply to find a YER
dict e" a Coroner's jury"
Within fifteen minutes from the
time the first witness had taken the
stand the jury had Withdrawn. With
in ten minutes more it had returned
with Its verdict.
/. Counsel for Schmidt issued q state
ment this afternoon saying that his
clients outbreak had been provoked
by the Coroner. who had made "a
holiday" of the inquest and had APP
pealed to public-spirited citizens for
funds to bury Anna Aumuller. Schmis
resented this. he said, and hurled his
rosary and some coins at the news
paper men because he thought they
were laughing at the Coroner's un-
usual appeal.
4 District Attorney Whitman ex-
pressed the positive conviction to-
day that Hans Schmidt Is sane and
consequently viii be placed on trial
for the murder.
Mr.. Whitman's opinion. 1t is un-
derstood. 10 based on the finding
reached by he four alienists who
have examined Schmidt In the Tombs
at Mr.. Whitman's behest. Their
formal report will be made within
few days.