The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-09-27

NeN rorL cNEN Af-WAa ~
rsst early today Of the Rev. Hans
schmidt. assistant rector of 81
Joseph's Roman Catholic church.
ehArSed with the murder Of Anna Au-
muller. a domestic. the mystery sur
rOundlng the hndlng twelve days aSo
Of parts Of the dismemberod body of
= eiri IN The Hudsoa river vas solved.
schmidt. according 70 the police 70
porti. has confessed. and Al the time
OF his arrest attempted 20 commit sui.
eide By cutting his throat
I killed her because loved her 90
mueh.- schmidt IL alleged TO have told
his captors. But the police version Of
The motive Tor the crime is that the
young woman was approaching moth.
)erhood.
says He Married Her Privately.
He had married her through a eere-
nnony Of his own performances. without
witnesses.
According 20 tbe police and the dis
trict attorneys once. schmidt's con
fession was full ana absolute. In II he
IL quoted a. saying that he killed his
companion with . butcher knife and
cut up the body In a bathtub. The
woman was killed. tho police say. while
abe slept. shortly after midnight, Sep.
tomber I'd. IN an apartment in Brad
hunt avenue. where the priest had
placed her ave days before.
Five bundles. wrapped in bedclothes
and papers. were made OF the parts OF
the body. Five times schmidt left the
apartment house with q bundle 10 cross
the Hudson river 70 the Jersey shore.
Five times he leaned over the stern Of
the ferry boat In midstream and
cautiously gave the river his burden.
Then he returned 70 the church.
Blood Stains In the Bathroom.
The stains Of the girls blood still
discolored the bathtub when detectives
= Nbearched the Bradhurst avenue apart.
ment today. Schmidt told the police he
had taken the mattress on which she
lay when he dealt the death blow, TO
q vacant lot nearby after dark and
burned H.
In the apartment the police found a
marriage license issued In New York
last February and bearing the names
OF the priest and the murdered woman.
This license had been used. According
10 sohmidts confession he went
through a marriage ceremony with the
girl. In the ceremony Schmidt was
both priest and bridegroom; there
were no witnesses.
q A Pillow slip Led 10 Arrest.
A gayiy coiored pillow Of unusual
pattern led TO Schmidt's apprehension.
This pillow. stained with blood and
solled with the flth Of the river. was
wrapped around q part Of the torso.
The detectives traced the pillow TO its
manufacturer; the manufacturer traced
II 20 the dealer; the dealer traced IL
20 Schmidt.
Schmidt was arrested BY the In.
spector 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. on West One Hundred and
Twenty-hfth street The inspector
produced q photograph Of Miss Au.
muller and asked Schmidt whether
he knew the girl.
Tried to XIII Himself
The priest. after q moment Of hes.
itation. inquired whether his visitors
were police oficers.
His actions indicated that he was
expecting arrest He then asked per.
mission to change his clothes. and Il
Fas when he left the room that the
Inspector declares Schmidt attempted
% cut his throat with a small safety
razor blade.
Early today, according 10 parishion.
brs Of the church. Schmidt said 70 the
Rev. Father Huntmann. rector 6f St
5osephs church. that he would hear no
more confessions. and when asked for
MS reason said:
7 have something Of importance to
tsil you"
Told His confsssor First.
With his superior. Schmidt then re-
tired to the study where the latter told
~ that had transpired In the Brad.
burst avenue fat where bis ALLEGED
eonfessioa TO the police says he mur.
tcred the girl
Schmidt was taken 70 the Tombs.
according to the police he made a fun
confession after which he vas taken
before Coroner welaberg. who CON-
nitted him 70 the Tombs until the in.
guest is held. fhe confession. which
ne police signed. follows:
4 met Anna Aumuller two years age
n the parish house OF ST. Boniface
ehurch she was employed as ser.
want here. I was attracted BY her
boanu became infatuated with her.
loved her.
= kiiisd her beeaase loved her %