The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-15
PRIEST STAYS GIRL
TO FULFILL VISION
DEMANDING CRIME
(Continued from Page One)


midnight, Sunday, summoned the
priest from his room, where he was
preparing to retire, and got him down
to the reception room.
staggers at Picture.
Hardly had the priest stepped into
the room when Inspector Faurot,
waving 4 1 picture of the murdered
girl befoi3sgbhe priests eyes, demand
ed
Where is that girl?"
Schmidt gave one quick glance at the
picture, staggered and almost fell.
Then he said:
81 killed her; I killed her because !
loved her. Then l drank her blood"
Fear Suicide.
Schmidt was ordered 10 dress and
accompany the officers to the station.
HE wanted to go alone to his room,
but detectives insisted upon accom-
panying him Schmidt asked permits
sion then to go to the bath room, but
me was searched first and a razor was
found on his person.
What are you going to do with that
kill yourself?" Schmidt was asked.
YES" he answered calmly. Il made
up my mind to kill myself if | ever
was arrested. But | never thought |
would be-"
Il become infatuated with her." de-
clared Schmidt His infatuation, he
confessed led to his having illicit re-
lations with the girl and when he
learned about a month ago that she
was to become the mother of his child,
he decided to rent a flat for her.
Rents a Flat.
ut
hurst avenue, paid a months rent in
advance, bought a few dollars worth
of furniture and established the girl
there.
Schmidt's confession in concerto
form, follows:
Il met Anna Aumuller two years
= ago at the Parish house of ST. Boni-
face church. | killed her because |
loved her so much
Details Murder.
81 made up my mind that she and |
could not live together. / was a priest
and must remain with my church. So
] opened the door of the flat. She was
asleep in the room. | awakened her
and to/ her | had come to fulfill my
threat Then l drew the knife across
her throat.
est Elizabeth of Hungary, my pat
and told me that a sacrifice had to be
made and that it must be done in
blood, just the same as Abraham was
ordered to Stay Isaac.
Drinks Victims Blood.
$50 l killed Anna. After l had kill
ed her, l drank her blood, because
blood was the sacrifice and then l
threw her into the water because the
sacrifice called for blood and water.
81 cut the body into six pieces. I
made trips to the Fort Lee ferry each
time with part of her precious body
In the bundles. When the ferry boat
reached the middle of the stream |
would throw a piece into the water.
When the boat reached the other side
of the water l would return, go back
to the flat and get another piece of
her body. | think | made about five
Or six such trips.
after | had disposed of the body
wanted to destroy all evidence of the
crime. l took the mattress on which
] had slain her and carried it to a
vacant lot There l buried it.
81 am guilty and that is all I can
BAY"
Past Is CIouded.
Schmidt when asked today concern
Ing his past gave somewhat incoher-
ent answers. At first he declared he
was ordained by a European Bishop
named Kierstein. Later he declared
that ST. Elizabeth, his patron saint,
had ordained him.
The Rev. Luke Evers, Catholic chap
lain in the Tombs prison secured to-
day from Schmidt the admission that
he had been arrested in Munich. 'Mr
Schmidt is insane" declared Father
Evers.
A dispatch from Mainz, Germany
said that Johannes Schmidt belonged
to that bishopric and had long been
under suspicion by the bishop. He
was later arrested at Munich on the
charge of committing a number OF
frauds. He was acquitted by the
courts and immigrated to New York
With view of clearing up the mys
terry surrounding the murder of Alma
Eellner aged 8, whose mutilated body
was found in quicklime in the base
ment of ST. Johns Catholic church in
Louisville, the police today attempted
TO obtain from Schmidt some state
ment of what he might know of that
crime Schmidt was in Louisville from
August 1909 until March 1910, wher
the Kellner girl was murdered John
Wedding, janitor at st, Johns church
Is now serving life term in the state
prison for that crime but steadfastly
nenied his guilt.