Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-19
OTHER MURDERS
LAID TO SCHMIDT
CONTINUED from First pase.)

Il The envelopes found in Father
Sehmidts effects were given to him
by me after the money, several hun
dred dollars in all, had been ex-
4 traeted, to be checked up. Father
Schmidt made a report to me and
| do not know why he did not dispose
of the envelopes.
Father Schmidt was a generous
man, and gave much of his salary in
small amounts to the poor OF the
parish. He was suave and affable
and seemed generous and open
hearted always. But there was
something about him I mistrusted.
1 studied him carefully, at odd mo-
ments and in various places. / could
never fathom the expressions which
fitted across his features. l became
convinced that he was not sincere in
his beliefs. And then, he was prone
to abuse my confidence at times, and
showed no gratitude for kindly acts
others had done to him
No symptoms of Insanity.
Never in the twenty-five months
he was in my service, however, did
he perform an act that led me to
believe he was not perfect mentally.
His mind was complex-little did
dream to what fearful extent-but
it was as keen as steel"
No. further light on Schmidt's past
life was received from the church
authorities in Germany, it was
learned from Monsignor Lavelle.
The local church heads refused to dis
cuss the probability of Schmidt being
the subject of official action by the
Catholic Church.
Posing as Mr.. A. Van Dyck" and
giving the impression that ne was a
travelling man who was away from
the city at intervals, Schmidt rented
a hall bedroom from Mrs. A. NJ.
Manner. at 124 West Eighty fourth
street, last January, for 81 a week.
| During his occupancy of this room
! he brought into the fiat a handsome,
healthy looking boy of four or five
years, who he said was his child.
Schmidt admitted yesterday that
he rented the room from Mrs. Main
| Ter.
The room in the ground floor fiat
was rented to Schmidt by Mrs. Main
ger through an advertisement which
Schmidt answered. He first appeared
at the address wearing black busi-
ness clothes about January 4, paid
weeks rent and left. At no time
did he have any baggage sent to the
room.
MIR. Van Dyck. as we knew him."
said Mrs. Manner came to our
place with a small boy about a week
after he had rented the room.
THE child resembled him very
much. and was fine-looking young
ster. with red cheeks and of sturdy
build
He told Mrs. Manner that the
child's name was August Van Dyck
and. that the lad was his son.
Schmidt was only in his room a
comparatively few number of times,
and never slept there" Mrs. Manner
said. HE would come in during the
day, ask for his mail and then go
out. He got considerable mail, but
1 do not remember any of the post
marks"
The police brought the meagre fur
nishings of the fiat at SO Bradhurst
avenue. where Schmidt murdered the
girl, to police headquarters. At the
same time. the police of the West
125th street station learned that April
80 Schmidt had Photographic copies
made of a death certificate, such as
is issued by the Bureau of Health.
Schmidt is believed to have used
these plates as the basis for print
ing counterfeit death certificates for
number of them were found among
his effects.
Ooroner's Verdict Guilty.
At the inquest by Coroner William
Schlemm. in Jersey City, the jury
found that the torso and thigh taken
from the Hudson river were parts of
the body of Anna Aumuller. and that
the woman came to her death at the
hands of Hans Schmidt. The jury
praised the work of Inspector Fau-
rot.
The jury recommended that the
torso and all other evidence in the
possession of the New Jersey au-
thorities be turned over to the New
York authorities, and this was done
later in the night.
The police have found no trace of
Helen Green, who formerly lived at
the Hillel apartments, POI West 109th
street. Father Schmidt said he did
not know her whereabouts and that
she was only casual acquaintance,
despite a love letter addressed to
him under his alias of ivan Dyck,'
which was found in the raid on
Muret's apartment Wednesday night.
The young woman rented room
from Mrs. Brent, in apartment No. II,
at the above address, for two weeks
in January, at about the same time
Schmidt, posing as A. Van Dyck, had
a room in West Eighty-fourth street.
Mrs. Brent said all she knew of
Helen Green was that when she left
she said she was going to Chicago,
and asked that her mail be forwaded
to general delivery" The Chicago
police are searching for her at the
request of Inspector Faurot.
Inspector Faurot is making an eff
fort to find out just where and when
Father Schmidt used the aliases of
Adolf Somers' and THE Rev. John
p. Schmidt" That he used these
names Is evident from cards found
in Muret's fiat and from correspond
ence now in the hands of the police.
Muret pleaded guilty to the charge
of violating the Sullivan law, in
Special Sessions, yesterday. He was
remanded to the Tonbs until October
2. Muret told the court that the re-
volver couldn't do any HARM" and
offered himself as a target to prove
his contention.
Tells of ''Fhird Degree"
1t was after Muret's arraignment
that reporters sent a note to his cell
asking for an interview. His answer
was a penciled statement, which fol-
lows:
81 cannot see any of you at pres
ent. because / am, on account of the
maltreatment at headquarters, ILL., I
am coughing blood. This is enough
for today. shall be pleased if you
will send me good fountain pen. |
am without funds to buy one
II was hit against chest and back
when / denied that / knew anything
about the murder or the counterfeit
ing. Torturing prisoners has not yet
been abandoned by the New York po-
lice. The Kissing between the teeth of
Detective Casassa, I will knock your
head off before | get through with
youi' is still ringing in my ears"
Inspector Faurot said today he was
sure Schmidt and Muret were old ac-
quaintances, as well as blood rela-
tions. He said he hoped before long
to prove that they were confederates
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