South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-11
WOMEN SCRAMBLE
FOR ADM|TTANCE
TO SCHMIDT TRIAL
Father and Sister From Ger
many Visit Priest in Cell
Refuses to Answer Question
Regarding His Innocence.

NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Women
stormed the court of Judge Foster,
Thursday in an attempt to attend the
trial of Hans Schmidt, the renegade
priest, accused of numbering Anna
Aumuller, and precipitated a near riot.
When the trial began Judge Foster
barred the morbid and curious from
his room, but more than 100 women
door in a body. They were ordered
away by the bailiff on guard at the
door and then they rushed him..
Several got by the guard, but other
court attendants rushed to his aid and
they were driven out. When they
were elected several of the women
became hysterical and had TO be led
from the building.
Slow TO Meet Father.
SchmidtS aged father was Spurned
by the defendant Thursday. The old
man. who came from Germany with
his daughter 10 aid his son, wept when
he was told that Schmidt would not
see him.
IT will see my sister, but 1 don't
want TO see my father" said the pris-
oner. why should l see my father?
don't care anything about him."
Later he changed his mind and the
father and sister went to Schmidts
cell together. The old man threw his
arms about his sons neck and in sobs
declared the belief in the prisoners
innocence. The sister also wept and
begged her brother to assure he was
innocent but he refused to answer.
According to testimony given by
Mrs. Joseph Igler, whose husband was
cousin of Anna Aumuller, the slain
girl boasted just before her death
that she was going to marry mill
lionaire.
Threatened to shoot Her.
Mrs. Igler said the Aumuller girl
threatened to shoot her because she
upbraided her (Miss Aumuller) for
her relations with Schmidt
Witnesses who knew Anna Aumuller
testified for the state Wednesday at
the trial OF Schmidt for murder.
Through all their testimony the for
mer priest sat as If he were a disin-
tereSted spectator instead of defend
ant. His attorneys seized on every
point that would support their con-
tention that he is insane.
On a table before Schmidt lay the
saw and the knife with which he had
dissected her body, nearby were the
stained pillow slip in which he had
wrapped a portion Of 1T before he
dropped it into the river from a ferry
boat, and stone with which he had
weighted ii.
NnDlONNu.
To these exhibits for the state he
paid no heed. He was unmoved when
stenographer read the confession he
made to the police and when a physi-
clan told minutely OF the manner in
which the victims body had been
dissected.
The only expression of interest
manifested by him was shown when
Anna Hert, friend OF the girl Schmidt
| is charged with Staying, said that
Anna Aumuller told her Schmidt
wanted to marry her.
I'VE will get married" Schmidt
| told the Aumuller girl. according to
Miss Hert, land go TO some far off
country and 1 will hang cassock on a
high book"
BY that Miss Hert said, Schmidt
meant he would leave the priesthood.
| The witness knew of Schmidt'S rela-
| tiOns with the Aumuller girl. Once
Anna Aumuller had asked her if she
would be gOdmOther TO the child
| Anna was expecting.
Il told her maybe" the witness
said. Il never met Schmidt. but
Anna used to tell me. about him. She
called him The Baron"