The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-16

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tight Following the inquest in no.
bckeu. which viii complete the records
of tho case in tho New jersey turis-
dicticn. tho dismembered portions OF
tho womans body Will be turned over
10 the New York officials
AZ soon as the dismcmbcrcd portions
Of the girls body are received at the
Bellevue morguc they will he treated
with "kaiserlin fluid" n prescrNative
which Will help TO retain their natural
coloring, Then Schmidt will be taken
from his cell In the rombs and con
fronted with the mutilatcd remains OF
his victim. lie Will be asked to idon-
tfs tho body. This Ac claims he will
he able TO do by tho mark on the shoul-
dor.
sanity Cnuscs Difference of Opinion.
Despite the many rambling state
iucnts OF Tho self-contcssed slayer and
his claims Of sanity warrant for his
crime. Coroner Fcinbcrg and Assistant
District Attorney Murphy, who nave
closely observed the actions. general
dencanor and conversation Of tic pris-
cuer declare IL is absolutely sane.
Warden l'allon and II host Of alien
lists and PSYCHOLOGISTS. even those OF
opposite religious faith. declare the
man IS absolutely insane.
Coronor's Physician Leblanc i'm his
,epof, to-day to Coroner Fciubcrg on
tie results of the autopsy recently con-.
Quoted on the dismcmborcd torso OF the
eiri IN tho IIobolScn morguc, stated that
tile Girl had become "A mother seven To
tcn days before her death. and that no
Oltgal operation had been performed.
Thc birth was premature.
student Of Medicine.
coroner Foiuhcr.; and the police viii
to.morrow cndcavor 10 secure from
schmidt "A moro detailed account of tho
events leading UP To the murder OF
anna Aumullcr.
THE police to-day found in Schmidt's
eGlcta large quantity OF medical
literature. together with numerous
chemicals and medicines. 1t is believed
r.hmidt either attempted to practice
moaiclnc FOR a livelihood OF was pre-
pa-in- for an Illegal operation.
Carried Scmls of bishop.
Tne belief that schmidt forged his
cfcdcutihle 10 tho priesthood became
moro pronounced when IL WAS discoy
.yed ma, he had in his possession
several seals, One Of which carried tic
episcopal imprint Of Bishop kicr-
stein OF Mainz, Germany whilc an
othcr was used ou all papers passing
through ;hc hands OF the bishop OF
M4inS
I; was learned to-day that Schmidt's
~idc knowledge IN theology and his
general high education aud ability to
converse nucntIy I'm Greek and Latin
saved him many times from an inNcs
tiration while he Was at St Joseph :
Two Of tile curatcs there said they
often noticed that Schmidt WAS un-
familiar with the ordinary duties OF
priest and recall that he frequently
contradirtcd himself in regard to his
college days in Germany
Mnny Indications Appear.
MaNy Indications ~ the insanity or
=, least abuormality of lians Schmidt.
the self confessed murderer of twenty
,wo-ycar-old Anna .Numullcr, de-
Nclopsd to-day
Although the young priest, IN an in
,otyiew with his attorney Nphonse
! I<loeble. In the Tombs to- day, en-
phatically denied that there was amy
trace % Insanity about him. the i'm
preston Of those who have observed
his actions and listened to his couvcr-
morning IS that he IS without doubt
insane
I, was learned to-day that tho young
priast had forged tho papers which he
presented TO the church authorities on
his arrival here four years ago from
Germany whore he WAS under a cloud,
having been denounced and suspended
nv his bishop Nicar-General Mooney,
of tho Archdiocese Of New York. sent
message 10 tho bishop OF MainH.
Germany, Yesterday afternoon. asking
for 4 report of Schmiits record in
that diocese
Record ono or classification.
To-day the following reply was re
reivcd from the bishops secretary:
- Schmidt. horn AschocnenburE
PRIEST OF Diocese OF Mainz ordained
1907 Ran away from Munich because
Of ATTEMPTED fraud, and arrested by po-
lice Declared insane hy courts and
DISCHARGED Suspended hy bishop for
acts and for presenting falsihed slocu-
neNts regarding studies he pretended