Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-09-15
GIRLS MURDER
SOLVED BY A
HORRIBLE
STORY
GERMAN PRIEST coNFEssEs HE
KILLED GIRL AND CUT
UP BODY.

/ my Associated PreHsb
NEW YORK. Sept. b. Endeavor-
ing to prove that Rev. Hans Schmidt
who confessed to the murder Of An
ma Aumuller, victim of the river muir
der mystery, is an impostor church
authorities are conducting an inves-
tigation into his record and preten-
sions to ordination.
1--WE hope to prove the monster is
an impostor with forged papers
Monsignor Lavelle of the general
archdiocese of New York said to-
day. He came here with creden-
tials apparently genuine, but We
know virtually nothing Of him"
Schmidt slept soundly last night
after his confession, according to the
police. He said he killed the girl
lin bed and cut the body in five
pieces He made five trips across
the river and dropped bundle each
time in the river. He said he killed
her because he loved her and was
directed by st. Elizabeth to make q
sacrifice in blood
The girl was about to become a
mother. Schmidt came here from
Germany in 1906 aud in 1900 was
appointed assistant rector Of 81.
Boniface, where he met the girl
They were married in February he
performing the ceremony
LOUISVILLE, KY. Sept 15.-In-
vestgation failed today to connect
Rev. Schmidt with the murder of
Alma Kellner, eight years old, whose
body was found in the basement Of
, St Johns Catholic church May 80
1910, six months after her disap
pearance.
similarity in the cases led the
!, New York authorities to suspect
him. Joseph Wendlingt ianitor Of
. the church, is serving a life sen
! tence. He always denied his guilt
/. The girls family say they never
! knew Schmidt, who is understood
to have been here about that time.
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h Ibled the Truckee river at high water
0 Extending for a distance of 80,
yards and for an estimated deptl
of 20 feet the storm waters roaret
and ragged with a noise that coul'
be heard above the thunder and roa
Of the rain for distance Of a mile
In unrestrained fury the torren
tore across the desert toward Klor
dyke where it again encountered tn
right Of way Of the 4 & G. railroa
an dwashed out Bridge n.
strewn With Wreekaee.
For a distance of six miles tn
! landscape is strewn with sides {
7 houses, doors, windows, telegrap
= poles, wire entanglements, dead an
mais half concealed by several fee
! of mud and ooze which covered ?
" the debris and leaving to conjectul
. what might be buried beneath tt
" surface. There is a possibility tn;
bodies may be found in this maj
of ruins but is not probable as Il
!, sheriff's office says there has nj
been a single inquiry for a missir
person To set at rest all doub
the sheriff will have the debr
overhauled and wherever ruins a
:" pear the timbers will be torn apa
- to discover possible trace of {
cupants. Many of the shacks a
:" supposed to have been used by pre-
= pectors and transient residents who
absence would not be reported a
to establish the fact that only t'
he lives were claimed every vestige
nd the ruins will be overhauled
ng Horse Found Alive.
he An incident that will serve to
he lustrate one of the oddities Of
uf flood was the case, Of horse fou
We in the north end of town He "
My covered completely with mud, !
of even his back was visible His he
jutted out and his ears twitched
Co. a defense against flies and the e.
md looked out brightly as a search
Co party came in sight. The amir
the was dug out apparently none
md worse for his ordeal and after
I'm ing treated to hose bath was tu