East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-09-15

DEPOSITED Remains in River. After
He Had Killed Girl While She
Slept-Says He Was Told to Make
Sacrifice
NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-Rey
Schmidt, who confessed he wrouged
the Aumuller girl. murdered her
drank her blood, and then dismem-
oered the body and threw the pieces
INTO the Hudson river said that he dill
so under the scrutiny OF the church.s
medical and legal authorities. Rep
resentatives Of the Catholic church
are trying to determine whether he
Is real or sham priest and phvsi-
clans are trying to ascertain IL he "a
real or sham lunatic Prosecutors
ior the state of New York are gather
ing evidence with the hope of send
Ing him to the electric chair.
NEW YORK. Sept. 15.-"It was by
command of st Elizabeth of Hungarv
my patron saint that l killed Anna
Aumuller"
Thls was the statement TO-DAY of
Rev. Hans Schmidt. the assistant rec
Tor OF St Joseph's Roman Catholic
church who yesterday confessed that
ne murdered the woman whose head.
less body was found in the Hudson
river IL days ago.
His statement was made TO Father
Luke Evers, the tombs chaplain.
st. Elizabeth commanded me ~
offer up sacrifice like the sacrifice
I OF Abraham. II must not be one nj
blood, so killed Anna Aumuller.
drank some of her blood to consumata
the sacrifice .
He confessed that he dismembered
the body with a butcher knife af,er
killing the woman as she slept on the
night OF September in an apartment
IN Bradhurst avenue. where the priest
had placed her five days before. Five
bundles. wrapped in bed clothes and
papers. We're made of the six parts and
five times Schmidt left the apartment
house with bundle to cross tha
Hudson river to the Jersey shore
Five times he leaned over the stern
Of the ferryboat in midstream and
gently gave the river his burden. Then
he returned 10 his church.
May BE Insane.
Father Evers expressed the opinion
today that the letters and credential:
presented by Schmidt to Monslgnor
Lavelle. through which he obtained
permission to celebrate mass. were
forgeries. The impression which
Schmidt perhaps Intentionally gives
is that he is lunatic but the police
are not sure whether his mind is un-
balanced or whether he is shaming.
Alienists are examining him.
Police and alienists alike confessed
themselves baffled by the character
of schmidt Coroner Feinberg declar-
ed he ever saw so marked a case of
dual personality.
"one side of his face wears
sanctified expression. Just such one
as would be expected in the face Of
priest" said Feinberg. while the
other side IS marked by devilish bru-
tality From one side his eyes have
a beatified gaze. from the other a
diabolical leer."
Although Schmidt showed some ex-
element when arrested. he was quite
calm when he arrived with a detec-
tive at the Tomhs and awoke today
apparently in good health and spir-
its.
Gay Pillow l. CIew.
a gairly colored pillow of unusual
pattern led 10 Schmidt's apprehen-
sion. This pillow stained and soiled
with the filth OF the river was wrap
ped around part Of the torso. Detec-
tives traced the pillow 10 the manu-
facturer; the manufacturer traced IL
to the dealer: the dealer traced
it to schmidt And the police trac-
ing schmidt and the girl. knew all
about both of them hours before they
arrested him
Schmidt was arrested by Inspector
Faurot. IN charge OF the detective bu-
reau The priest was dressed in full
clerical garb when the detective en-
tered his room In the parish house
OF his church In West one Hundred
and Twenty-fifth street The inspec-
tor had produced Photograph OF
Miss Aumuller Ind asked Schmidt n
he knew the girl. The priest after a
moment Of hesitation INQUIRED wheth.
er his visitors were police officers.
His actions indicted that he was ex-
pecting Arrest He then asked per-
mission 10 change his clothes aud Il
was when he left the room that In
speCtor Faurot declared he attempted
TO cut his throat with small safety
razor blade