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ways protesting his innocence.
Also. at that time. the Rev. Hans
Schmidt left Louisville and presenting
letters, believed to be forgeries. in
Trenton, was received as q visiting
priest, and allowed to assist at a
church.
While the Rev. Hans Schmidt was
in Louisville, DIR. Arnold Held appear
ed in Chicago, and registered at a
college Of mechano-therapy. He was.
an especially brilliant student, and
talked Of having been educated at the.
gymnasium at Koenigsburg, in Ger
many So brilliant was he that, in
May. 1909. he was given q certificate.
or diplomas He. lived on the North
Side, with 4 family, one Of the mem,
bers Of which was pretty girl.
This family disappeared. and Dr.
Held left Chicago about the same
time. and no trace could be AfterwardI
obtained.
In, Germany. there is a famous
Held, who was educated at Koenigs-
burg He does not know of the Chi
cago DIR. Held.
CHAPTER FOUR.
It was at st. Boniface's Church,
New York. established as assistant
pastor on letters from Trenton. that
Schmidt first met the girl, Anna Au-
muller, then a maid in the church
house. She had never seen any one
so brilliant before, and when he talk
ed of st. Elizabeth, and of his right to-
officiate at their own marriage, in
the name Of that Saint, every word
seemed true. s.
Trusting. believing, the girl found
herself IN deep despair. She talked To-
her family and friends of the charity
Of Schmidt, and Of bis gifts to the;
poor. She said nothing more. But
finally, the day came that the house
keeper suspected, and Anna had to
leave the rectory.
At thai. time the Rev. fIans Schmidt
already had gone to, another church,
and at st. Joseph s, In One Hundred
and Twenty fifth street, preached at
the services for night-wofkers
Then came the strange disappear
ance Of Anna Aunuller, the finding
on August 81 Of a torso and limbs IN
the river, the tracing OF the odd pill.
low slinWoAd erf1i detective work
and finally the VISIT Of the detectives,
to the church house, soon after mid
night
Schmidt was in bed, but was awak.
efed. In his black c8ssock of confes-8
sfonai ne strobe slowly down the.
stairs nah or middle age and mid
die height, of high forehead, lowering:
eyes, firm Jaw and weak mouth.
He saw the six strangers at the
foot Of the stairs. He saw Father.
Hdntmannis wondering. shocked face.
But he came IN, slowly, steadily .
ALI were silent until he reached the
foot of the stairs. ~.
Like a fash Faurot sprang forward.
He held a picture of Anna Aumuller
before the eyes Of Schmidt.
DID You kill that girl2" snapped
the Inspector. s.
Schmidt held up his hands, shifting
his eyes from the face OF the woman.
he had slain.
Yes yes, I killed her." he said in
a choking whisper.
His arms fell. He reached them.
out toward the good gray
priest, his master in the church. Fa-
ther Huntmann shraak from the prof.
fered embrace, as from q 4 thing
stained With a swing OF his arm he
swept him aside. Schmidt staggered
back.
because / loved her. he. said, as
If finishing his first words.
CHAPTER FIVE.
While the detectives and the news
papermen sat listening, q tale UNI
equaled in the annals OF crime came
from his lips. He told Of his, relations
with Anna Aumuller, and went on:
but Anna talked to me about our
child, soon to be born. The full rea-
lization Of our sin became apparent
to me. The fact began to worry me.
.At first / could not think out my
course. Anna pleaded. Then de-
cided that we should be married Sew
eral days before / killed her, we were
at the City Hall. We gave
our true names. You will find the
records. =. - Ri. ]. 81
eve decided then that we should
have home. ! set about firiNing al
location. We knew that for time,
until we decided how to declare our
selves before the world, it must be al
secluded one. :, ..:.%>:.. II
:"I engaged the apartment at IS
avenue. We fixed it up
with a little furniture I. bought the
furniture we thought we required.
Anna went there, and we began
our married life. But was worried.
# our relations became known how
could l explain?'
4 thought it all out alone >and de-
cided to kill my wife.
my decision made, it was time, 1
to act, l went out and hunt.
ed for tools. I came downtown, Il
thought | could best do 1t with a
butcher knife went to little shop
in Center street, Just south Of Worth
street, or near that street, and bought
the butcher knife and the saw.
81 took the tools with me to our
apartment on the night of September
|. Anna was lying in bed. l do not
know whether she was asleep.
IL