New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-17
As Clergyman. Physician and
Money King He Thought to
Remedy Conditions.
| AM TRiNITY-THREE IN ONE
Tells Tombs Chaplain That He
Planned To &c 4. Counter
feiter in GrdcT to Get
Money Tor the Poor.


the Roman catholic pics; Who confessed
tina; he Was the murJeger of Anna Au-
muller. and also counterieiter.
AIphonsc G. Koelblr. his counsel! is re
sponsible TO- tine quotations from the
latest erratic u;terancas 81 tie priest.
Kocla'e. who dcniod that he was retained
b. any on" o.hc: than la men to guide
Schmidt in the yarious legal courses 49,
must pass throJ-h before ais arraIgn-
ment iu cour, for tine murdc. o. Anna
NumuIle" iu " nat at 80. - Rradnurst
avenue. had q talk with his client cary
last evening
schmidt told ~. hr Wa, three distinct
persons" the lawyer said. lin substance
his conversation was very similar 10 pre-
vious talks We have had. He cleared up
one new point however H." admitted
that the cards found bon his room ~
St Joseph's Church. on which vas print
I'D the name Of DR.. Emil Moliere, lie
lougcd 10 him. Moliere was another name
assumed by the priest AT times and un-
der that guiso he manufactured auack
medicines
At times Schmidt posed a. doctor.
said KOclble He declared 10 me that
n was one ~ the forms he had been
commanded by God to assume As d.
Emil Molicre he manufactured medicine
which he said he distributed without cost.
One OF the causes OF social evils, the
priest said. was the fact that there were
too many children I'm the world. Their
presence was the cause of much suffer-
+ ing God commanded Schmidt. h. said.
10 make n medicine which would prevent
( the birth Of children. For that reason
he assumed the name Of Molic;e. and had
cards engraved on which he represented
/ himself rs an assistant surgeon at the
/ Municipal Women's Hospital Of Paris. as
/ well as "a representative OF the HYGIENE
Manufacturing Company. maintained ny
Demcralle Brothers.
| WHY did YOU make that medicine" j
asked him." said Koelbl,.
"Rccausc God commanded mo 70.
/ schmidt Is said 10 have replied
what did YOU make % off, he was
asked
/ "f.eutils" said schmidt Asked " II
7 fuitleQ the purpose TOT WIZ" ~ ''''i'''''
( ~. the priest replied
40 II did not helm Anna
rs Murct your brother hI- counsel
asked him
NO. he is not" The priest admitted
fl strong facial resemblance existed but
s,outly maintained that tho dentist was
unrelated % him
Asked how he spent the time after h"
len 81 Bonifacc Church. until he took
M tho duties 81 an assistant priest m
! 81 Joscphs Church. period OF three
months Schmidt said be- wandered about
! Manhattan and Tho Bronx. He made
frequent excursions 70 New Jersey from
time 10 time. he said but was never alb
sent from the city for many days ~ a
time ~ for being involved In any real
/ estate transactions. the priest said h.
/ Was never Interested Ia such dealings
"S Dhmidt appeared perfectly normal
when SO discussed ordinary matters.
! Koclblc said 1T was only when We
dwclt upon subjects pertaining 20 social
evils which be said God had commanded
! him 10 remedy. that he displayed signs
~ mental disorder. iio would lower his
voice when questioned him on his
: breaches of the law and reply that God
had commanded him
| Father Luke j. Evers. rector of St An
drew Church and chaplain OF the ToInbs
/ prison. who has talked with Father
! Schmidt several times since his commit
meut 10 jail. went 10 see the accused
| priest Iatc yesterday afternoon. \ Ger
man priest whose name Father ENcrs
would not divulgc al'o visited tho TomDS
| 10 talk with the murderer. IN" German
! clergyman came from the southern part
/ Of GERMANY tfther Eyers said. and
spoke IN the same dialect a. Father
/ Schmidt An effort was made 60 "stab-
/ fish that schmidt was an hnpoStor
. II have heard" said Father Evers. "cf
men stealing the credentials Of priests
and usurpiug their names. No case n
/ the kind has come 10 my attention in
, this country. but IN Latin America and
| I'm Europe 1t Is not an uncommon thing.
| In the event of priest dying in an
out Of the way place IT Las often been
| known that his papers and namo hive
! been stolen and the news that ne was
4 dead withheld There are records of men
who have stolen the ordination papers Of
priests and performed the functions OF
the office for years.
Father Schmidt admitted 10 ne ,hdt
! he intended To make counterfeit money,
! although he did not call IL by that name.
/ lie said he wanted 10 give II all TO the
poor. and that IL WAS his idea to dis
tribute half of what he manufactured
! among the poor of this country and take
( the remainder To Germany with him. TO
engage i'm charitable work there. He said
he had been commanded by God 10 make
| the currency, and that God himself had
supplied the engraved plates found in his
| apartment"
The German priest who talked With
Schmidt was unable TO learn much in re-
gard To his past. When places I'm Ger
many where Schmidt lived were men
toned he grew laxative but was nom
| committal I'm I'll he said. Father Evers
said he would have good photographs OF
! Schmidt made and would send them 10
Germany for purposes of identification.
Schmidts colmate Thomas Messenger.
who Is awaiting trial for the murder of
| his wife. applied To Warden Fallon yes
J terday TO be transferred TO another cell.
Messenger said ne had not slept the
previous night, out had sat on the edge
| Of his bed nervously watching the priest.
| He did not dare Ia close his eyes he said
Messengers fears reached a climax
! some time Yesterday morning after "A
: conversation with Schmidt Guards heard
| loud cries from where the two men were