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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-20
SCHMIDT AND MuRET LINKED,
POLICE GRADUALLY SECURE
INFORMATION OF PAST LIFE
OF MURDERER OF
AUMULLER GIRD.
Trace Relations Back for Two Years
and COunterfeiting in Chicago,
When Murct Alleges He Has
Known Priest for Only Six Months.

New York, Sept. 17.-That Hans
Schmidt, the Jekyl-Hyde priest whose
double life was exposed Sunday when
he was arrested and confessed the
murder of Anna Aumuller after kill.
Ing the girl and dismembering ner
body in Bradhurst avenue fa:, hired
another apartment in which he pre-.
sumably planned to conceal himself
was developed from police discoveries
today.
Evidence also was found linking
closer and for a longer period than
had been supposed the lives OF
Schmidt and his alleged counrerfeit-
ing partner. the unlicensed dentist
DR.. Ernest Muret.
The latter, papers found in his Of
flee by official searchers indicated, had
left London for some offense com
mitted while practicing medicine
there and had practiced in Chicago
under the name Of 'Dr. Arnold Held"
leaving that city and dropping the
name Of Held some time after July,
1903. Although Muret has claimed
he met Schmidt only six months ago,
evidence has appeared that they had
business relations as long as two
years ago and that the dentist long
had knowledge of Schmidt's counter
feiting experiments. .sn
District Attorney Whitman returned
to the city today from a brief vaca-
tion and took the Schmidt investiga.
ton in hand. Coincidentally, the
federal authorities stepped into the
case with warrants for Schmidt and
Muret charging that they hal in
their possession implements with
which to make counterfeit money.
The detectives, still securing the
neighborhod in which Anna Aumul-
ler was murdered, found today that
three days after the crime a man re-
sembling Schmidt but giving another
name rented an Eighth avenue apart
rnent for which he paid q months
rent. Two suit cases which were left
there contained photographs of Miss
Aumuller and Schmidt, as we'll as nu-
merOus little feminine belongings, evil
IDENTIFY those of the murdered woman.
Baby clothes made up and patiently
embroidered and material for many
other garments-enough for a com
plete outfit for an infant-were
among the contents of the grips.
Some of Schmidt's things were there,
tOO-clothing marked with the name
Van Dyke" one of his aliases: a
false mustache and false goatees and
numerous other articles.
Schmidt may have intended to re-
move all the bloody tell-tale evidence
from the Bradhurst avenue fiat to his
newer quarters, but the discovery CT
Anna Aumuller's body and the con-
sequent police search of the neigh
borhoOd where soon it was found the
girl was killed, spoiled his plans, the
police believe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-20
Communicated 1tBt SILENT
MEMBERS OF CONFERENCE
CoNMiTrEE NOT TO MAKE
PUBLIC ANY AGREE
MENTS.
silence Will be Broken When Con.
ference Work Is Complcted-Ad-
tustment OF House Differences
Proceeds Rapidly.

Washington, Sept. 17.-Democrati,
members OF the tariff conferenc,
committee now engaged in adjusting
differences between the two houses OF
the tariff bill decided to-day not t1
make public any further agreements
until the conference work Is com
pleted.
Publication of agreements durine
the past few days has brought many
demands upon the conferees for the
reopening OF certain schedules, and
they have determined hereafter to
maintain silence.
Chairman Simmons of the senate
conferees said tonight the work was
progressing more rapidly than he had
expected and he thought a report
might be completed by the end of this
week.
The conferees today finished with
the free list and began on the re-
manning items in the dutiable sched-
ules. When they adjourned they had
gone over the bill for the second time
as far as the third schedule, that cov-
ering metal and metal products. There
was a long debate over the wheat and
flour provisions of the bill. house
members objecting to the senate
amendment imposing duty of 10
cents bushel on wheat coming from
a country that levies a duty against
wheat from the United States. This
question was not settled.
The conferees agreed to leave pig
iron on the free list. where the senate
put 1t, but did not determine whether
ferro manganese ore should also be
free. A compromise was effected ON
the automobile schedule by which the
lower rates fixed by the senate were
increased slightly and an agreement
was reached on the glove schedule,
reducing somewhat the increases IN
rates made by the senate.
compromise between senate and
house whereby cotton grain-bags used
in the West and "press cloths" Of
camers hair used in the cottonseed
oil mills of the South will both 60
to the tariff free list was expected
late today.
The conferees today agreed to the
senate free listing of Photographic
films and giving the secretary Of the
treasury power to censor all imported
Photographic plays or pictures. The
senate rates on Photographic appara-
tus were slightly reduced.
The more important differences be-
tween the two houses on all features
of the tariff bill are still to be con-
sidered and 1t is possible that the
conference will not end before the
early part of next week. -. !. ,,,.. .,.....,,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-20
Pity tho Horse.

man will work all day in the hot
sun and not mind 1t much, but to
stand idle in the hot sun for an hour
is torture. This should be remembered
when we tie our horses to a post
while we do our trading in town.
Horses have feelings as we'll as per-
sOns.-'Ortmill Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-20

The express trade in liouor ia
booming now and rural blind tigers
are fourlshing. -,rr,sgs ,,.y.3sa .oct.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-20
6Enjc0's MOVE # Next, NJ
WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATION
AWAITS RESULT OF ELEC.
TION AND WILL TAKE
STEPS THERE.
AFTER.

Little Importance Attached to Huerta
Message to Mexican Congress, I'm
Which He Refers to ''Tcnse Rela.
tiOns with Washington Authorities,
but. Not with People OF United
States.'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-20

Four new State forests have re-
Gently been added to those in Hawaii,
making q in all, with an aggregate
of 6S3,1O1 acres OF this amount,
81 per cent belongs to the territory,
the rest being private land admins
tered by the territorial forest off,
GERS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-20

set in decorating steps fixed in two
sticks of SO per cent. dynamite. The
apparatus was deadly. The dynamite.
when tested, exploded, tearing q
great hole in the earth.
Gen Otis had "surmise only" con-
corning the bomb. ...
That surmise," he said, sis that II
was sent to me by the devils who
wanted To blow up the Times and
me. They may be the same old gang.
or segments of the same old gang,
with the same old animosity."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-20

Farmers who expect to plant to-
tobacco will begin preparing for their
crops and arranging to build barns
i'm the near future. When will the to-
bacco warehouse company get under
way?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-03
STATE CONVENTION
TO Be HELD HERE
Delegates From Many Chap
tiers of Knights of St.
John Expected.
DISCUSS LEGISLATION
Important Matters Will Be
Taken Up-Program
Arranged.

The state annual convention of the
Knights of st. John, Catholic organi-
zation, will be held tomorrow in the
new auditorium of the st. Andrews
parations have been completed for the
convention and the entertainment of
sixty delegates here from all parts of
sixty delegates here fro mall parts of
the state, representing most of the
hundred chapters.
The convention will be held from IL
O'Clock Sunday morning until noon. An
elaborate banquet will be served to
more than $50 members and delegates
of the order bwy the ladies auxiliary
of the ST. Andrews church. After the
banquet, the session will be resumed
and continue until o'clock.
Although there will not be an cleo
ton of officers, several important bus
mess matters will be presented be.
fore the convention. Officers of the or
der are elected every two years, the
state election having been held last
year.
Local members believe that a new
constitution will be presented. There
will be many changes from the pres
ent constitution. Important legisla
ton, affecting the order will be pre-
sented.
After the convention. the delegates
will be given an automobile tour Of
the city and Glen Miller park. The
evening will be spent at Beallview
park where an outing will be given.
Many local committees have beer
at work preparing the program and en-
tertainment for the visitors. The loca
branch expects to make the conven
ton one of the best which has evel
been held.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-03
POLICE UNIFORMS
ADORNED FURTHER
Patrolmen May Wear Stars
and Bars Denoting Years
in Service.

A resolution was passed by the
board of metropolitan police commits
sioners last night allowing the patrol
men to wear stars and bars siSnifying
the length of time they have been in
the service. Many patrolmen will at
once order additional decoration for
their uniforms. The bars stand for one
year of service while the stars will
signify the wearer has been a patrol
man for at least five years. They will
be worn on the left sleeve.
Henry Westenberg, the oldest pa
trolman on the local force, according
to the arrangement is entitled to wear
six stars and two bars on his sleeve.
He has been on the force 80 years and
| is the oldest patrolman, both in years
and from point of service. Several 9TH
ers will have more than three stars.
Chief of Police Gormon stated this
morning that the patrolmen are pleas
ed with the ruling of the commission,
ers ands that, although it will not be
compulsory, almost all the members
of the force will wear the service
badges. These will be ordered from
the same firm in order that they may
be uniform in size. They will be made
of gold braid.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-03
FUN WAS POKED At
THE STANDPATTERS
Object to Report Of Tariff
Board-They Favor"
Commission Plan.
PROGRESS IS MADE
All Schedules Except Free
List May Be Completed
Tonight.
PROGRESS IS MADE
CNational News Association)

WASHINGTON. May 3.-Discus-
sion of the wool schedule of the tariff
bill today showed the Republicans di-
vided over the question of what sort
of a substitute should be offered for
the Underwood rate in schedule X
Standpatters believe that the report
of the tariff board too indefinite to
base an accurate scale of tariff duties
on it, while the progressives insisted
that as the Republicans were declar-
ing for a tariff commission they
should accept without equivocation the
findings of the Taft tariff board. The
progressives took the stand that the
Payne rates on wool were too high
and they supported the Democratic
rates.
Rep. Gardner of Massachusetts. Re
publican, who has been leading the
fight for tariff revision based on the
findings of the tariff board declared
that he believed the Underwood rates
on the better grades of woolen cloth
were entirely too low. Democratic lea
der Underwood intends to keep the
house in session until late tonight and
it is probable that before adjourn
ment is taken the house will have
completed all the schedules except
the free list.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-03
ENSIGN AND MRS,
DEUTER TO LEAVE
Local Salvation Army Work
ers to Be Transferred
in June.

Ensign and Mrs. Herman Deuter of
the Salvation Army will leg this city
in June to be permanently located in
Detroit
Mr.. Deuter has been engaged in Sal
walton Army work for the past four
years in this city and has been promi-
nently allied with all charity societies
and religious organizations of the city
The excellent work done by Mr. and
Mrs. Deuter has been highly commend
ed. Mr. Deuter has been under a
heavy strain since his stay in Rich.
mond because of the unusually heavy
burdens connected with his work. II
is customary for Salvation Army work.
year, though neither have taken more
than a weeks vacation during the four
years work in this city.
1t is customary for the members OF
the Army to stay about three years in
one locality, although because of the
good work done here, Mr.. Deuter was
retained longer 1t was planned by
Mr.. Deuter to leave here last month,
though because of the extra work in
hidhLAS pioflSiolIS Ioi tne ilOOu SUI
ferers who came to this city from in
undated districts, they consented to re,
main until the middle of June at which
time they will leave for Detroit Mr.
Deuter has been engaged in the work
for the past fifteen years and Mrs
Deuter has been working in the army
since she was sixteen years of age.
Division Officer of Indiana COWan
will make an appointment of a member
of the Salvation Army to succeed the
retiring officials.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-03
ATTEMPT MkDE ID >
ROB HOWARTH HOME
Township Trustee Believes
Attempt Was Made
By Tramps.

An unsuccessful attempt was made
early this morning to burglarize the
residence Of James Howarth, 407 Ma
tional avenue.
MIR. Howarth was awakened at 800
o'clock. He Immediately went down
stairs to make an Investigation. Aft
ter searching the entire house no signs
of robbery could be found and moth
ing was missing. This morning Mrs.
Howarth found a screen out of the
kitchen window. A further investiga-
tion proved that an attempt had been
made to Jimmy the window.
Mr.. Howarth suspects that the work
was, done by tramps. AS trustee of
Wayne township many applications
have been made to him by tramps af-
flicted with spring fever, who wanted
transportation to various parts of the
country. All have been refused.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-03
ENGLISH COUNTESS
A MURDER VICTIM
Countess of Cottenham, Rid
died With Bullets, Was
Found in a Thicket.
(National News Association)

tNaLlOnal news ASSOCIATION
HENLEY, Eng, May 3.-Deep mys-
terry surrounds the violent death of the
Countess of Cottenham, wife of
Charles E. P. Kenelme, Earl of Gotten
ham, whose body was found in a thick
ct near Goring. She had been shot to
death.
The case was supposed to be one of
murder although the authorities said
that the countess might have shot her
self.
The maiden name of the countess of
Cottenham was Lady Rose Nevill, a
daughter of the Marquis of Abergaven-
ny. She was married to the Earl of
Cottenham in 1899. They had three
children.
The protracted absence of the Coun-
tess from her home led to a search
and the body pierced with a bullet
was found in clump of underbrush
in the thicket.
There was some delay in calling
the authorities into the case when the
police began their inquiry. A theory
was advanced that the countess had
either been lured to the lonely spot
or else in a fit of dependency had
repaired to the copse to end her life.
There was no evidence of a strug
gle at the scene of death, but the
ground was hard and it was argued
that it would require extreme exertion
to dig up the turf
Members of the family denied there
had been any i'll feeling recently be
tween the Earl and his wife.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-03
LEADS TO POLITICS
Investigation of N. Y, N. H.
& H. Takes New Angle.
(NationaI News Associa tion)


BOSTON, May 3-The interstate
commerce commission investigation
into the affairs of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford railroad was re-
sumed today before Commissioner
prouty, and it was announced that tes-
timony would close this afternoon, and
arguments will begin Wednesday be-
for the commission in Washington. In
connection with the explanation OF
President Charles S. Mellen, of New
Haven, that s102, 900 was turned over
to him by the road through stock
transactions in 1904, to reimburse him
for contributions to the Republican
compaign fund there was a flat declar
alton from Nathan NJ. Wright, Repub
lican state treasurer of Rhode Island
that he never received any money from
Mr. Mellen.
According to MelIen's statement
Rhode Island had benefited by his
donation nine years ago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-03
DYING GIRL MAKES !
A SERIOUS CHARGE
Alleges She Tried to End
Life With Poison Lover
Bought Her.
(National News Association.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 3.-A sssisa-
tional story in connection with the sup
posed suicide attempt of IS. year old
Viola Ritter, a seamstress from Ash
ley, O., was made public today after
the arrest of Harry Lineberry, aged
20, a street car conductor. The girl is
believed to be dying at the city hos
pital from an overdose of poison II
is limited by the police that much more
serious charges may be lodged against
Lineberry, who is now held on the
nominal charge of lettering. The girl
during a few minutes consciousness
told the police that Lineberry waIs re-
sponsible for her condition. Answer
ing questions by nodding her head
Miss Ritter indicated that she had TAX
en- the poison with suicidal intent and
that Lineberry had furnished her with
the drugs. The girl had been in this
city but few months.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-03

In about two weeks a number Of
Richmond business men will meet
with the Rev. II. l.. Haywood, pastor
of the Universalist church of this city,
TO discuss plans for financing MIR. Hay
woods project of building an ''insti-
tutionar' church somewhere in the cen
ter of the city.
Ii is the minister's plan to have the
church conform with his idea of the
needs of the church of today.
my plans for building such a
church in Richmond are too indefinite
at the present time to discuss the pro-
ject in detail" stated Mr.. Haywood
this morning. for the question of
financing ii still remains to be solved,
but / will say that have received en-
couragement and in about two weeks
about thirty business men of this city
will meet with me and the matter will
be thoroughly discussed"
Mr.. Haywood explained that the
institutional" church which he plans
would be non-sectarian and a novel
departure from the established order
''Such a church would be open ev.
cry day of the week and would be a
social center. There would be meeting
rooms for women, a smoking room for
men, reading room, banquet room
and pool and billiard hail." Mr.. Hay
wood explained There would be nc
revenue from the various departments
of the church and it would have to
be maintained by popular subscrip
tions.
Il know 1 am correct in my state
ment that the Christian church has not
advanced with the times. Evengelistie
campaigns are of no avail for the
church does not make an appeal tc
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-03
SCOTCH MILITANTS
BURNED A SCHOOL
National News Assoelationl

ABERDEEN, Scotland. May g.
Scotch suffragettes are adopting the
methods of their English sisters. Mil.
itants today burned the new wing of
the Ashley public school. entailing a
damage of 81, 500.
Suffrage literature was found scat
tered about the ashes showing the
identity of the incendiaries. One OF
the cards bore the inscription: Jus
tice as well as education" The incen-
diaries escaped
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-03
MINE OWNERS FEAR
AN INVESTIGATION
Pressure Brought to Bear on
Kern to Drop His Reso-
luton.
EVIDENCE is FOUND
BY Senator That Reports
Were Suppressed in De-
partment.
EVIDENCE is FOUND
(National News Association

WASHINGTON, q May 3.-Powerful
influence by mine owners and oper-
ators is being brought on senators to
block the proposed senate investiga-
ton into conditions on the Pain Creek
and Cabin Greek coal districts of West
Virginia. Senator Kern, of Indiana,
who offered the resolution authoriz-
ing the Investigation, today was sought
by those interested in suppressfng the
inquiry and representatives OF New
York financial interests having in
vestments in the district called him on
the telephone and urged him to halt
the investigation.
Senator Kern said today that he
had in his possession the report Of
the federal agents which were sup
pressed by officials of the department
of commerce and labor. One of these
agents told the Indiana senator of al
legged barbarous treatment undergone
by the miners and their families.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-03
A Modern Church For This 8
City is Rev. HayW0Od's Plan

the great masses of the people. In fact
the church of today is grasping for
breath and before it becomes an ef-
fective force again it will have to be
remodeled TO meet modern condi-
tions."
Il have read where a minister in
Cleveland, O.. is to permit young peo-
pie to dance in his church, the eongre-
CATION having approved his plan" re-
marked a newspaper man.
AN excellent idea. Young people
must have amusements. Ii is neces-
sary to them as eating. One OF their
favorite pastimes is dancing. Why
should the church denounce this form
for it? Why not recognize ii as a pas
time for young people and encourage
them to dance in the best possible
surroundings, the church?
Mr.. Haywood would favor one reli'
gious service on Sundays in an "insti'
tutionar' church, which is the kind oil
a church advocated by the Uniyersal
list denomination. such services being
held in the mornings. ION Sunday al
ternoons free moving picture shows
with high class films, could be given,
he stated. "and strongly advocate an
endowment for such a church for the
purpose of bringing leaders in the va
rious branches of social, economic and
political endeavors for Sunday night
lectures.
"I believe such a church as is being
l.
strong appeal TO all classes-tha'
hundreds who do not attend church
| now would be attracted to it, to their
benefit and to the entire community
benefit"