Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21
DETECTIVES
SAYSCHM|DT
IS MAS 7 En-
c ri NJ INAL
Priest, Slayer Of Sweetheart, Said
To Be SwindIer, Robber and
Counterfeiter - Dentist Com
panion Has Long Police Record.
Story That He Was Prompted %
Deed by Divine Guidance Held
Only as Pose to Back Up His
Cunning Play Of Insanity Role.

OuIIllliiS Tldy VI INSANITY hOle'
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-That Hans
Schmidt, the priest slayer Of his
sweetheart Anna Aumuner. is more
than fanatical murderer, but
criminal whose activities extended {,
swindling. robbery and counterfeit
ing, detectives investigating his rec.
ord have found
In ransacking Schmidts rooms de-
Jectives found evidence that Schmidt
had stolen $500 from the Easter col,
lection Of St Joseph's Church and
that he had robbed visiting priest
who spent the night at st. Joseph's
reGtorv.
Evidence also was found linking
closer and for longer period than
had been supposed the lives of
Schmidt and his alleged counterfeit
ing partner, the unlicensed dentist.
DR.. Ernest Muret
Dentist Had Other Names.
The latter papers found in his Of
fce by official searchers indicated,
had left London for some offense
committed while practicing medicine
there, and had practiced in Chicago
under the name Of "Dr. Arnold Held"
leaving that city and dropping the
name or Held some time after July.
1909. Although : uret has claimed
he met Schmidt only six months ago
evidence has appeared that they had
business relations as Ions as two
years ago, and that the dentist long
had knowledge Of Echmidt's counter
feiting experiments.
District Attorney whitman, return
ing from brief vacation, took the
Schmidt Investigate i in hand. Co
incidently the Federal authorities
stepped into the case with warrants
for Schmidt and Muret charging that
they had in their possession imple-
ments with which to make counter
felt money.
The detectives, still securing The
neighborhood in which Aha Aumul-
Ter was murdered, -ound to-day tint
three days after the crime a man r.
Sen1bling Schmidt, but Giving another
name, rented an Eighth avenue apart
ment, for which he paid a months
rent. Two suit cases which were left
there contained photographs Of Miss
Aumuller and Schmidt as well as
numerous little feminine belongings
evidently those of the murdered wom-
an. Baby clothes made up and pa
tiently embroidered and material tDc
MANY other garments-enough for
complete outfit for an infant-were
among the contents of the grips. Some
Of Schmidts things were there, too
clothing marked with the name Van
Dyke" one Of his aliases; false
mustache and false goatee and nu-
merous other articles.
Discovery Blocks Plan.
schmidt may have intended to re-
move all the bloody tell-tale evidence
from the Bradhurst avenue fiat to his
newer quarters, but the discovery OF
Anna AumulIer's body and the conse-
ouent police search in the neighbor-
hood where soon it was found the
oirl was killed. spoiled his plans, the
police believe.
Several interesting discoveries re
shifted from the search Of DR.. Murets
office to-day That he had practiCed
in Chicago under another name was
indicated by a certificate issued by
The American College of Medicano-
Therapy to Dr. Arnold Held, attach
Cd to the certificate is an excellent
photograph Of DR.. Muret with the
-ttestation of a notary that he was
the persbn described in the certificate
living at No. 476 North Clark street
IN the city of Chicago, and practicing
medicine" The certificate bears date
# July 1. 1909 A physicians card
bearing Dr. Muret's name with a Lon
5on address also was found, as well
az letters addressed to "Dr. A. Held
In Hamburg, Germany and to m.
ernest" in London
Some of the letters bearing post
marks were signed Vera" the writer
describing herself as your loving
wife" one urged m to come home
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