Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-19
SCHMIDT PLOTTED
OTHER NOlD[Ri
NEW YORK POLICE ~LSGM8
PRIEST PLANNED <lLL
OTHERS
BLANK BURIAL $fIFlcATEs
FOUND ~ N, xaEa's TRUNK
Would Have Made Dispesal sf Dsdlse
Easy-Anothsr Woman Dslns oeuehS
-Murst Believed 70 % Adeiph
Mueller. sehmidts cousin-Evidsneo
Of Fisndish Plot 10 Revealed.

New York. Sept 1s.-Dstectives
delving further into the past Of Hans
Schmid. the priest who murdered
Anna Aumullcr. sought to fethom what
was In his mind last April when he
photographed tho death certificate OF
Robert Smith. one Of his parishioners.
Photographs OF this certificate blank
form issued by tho board OF hcalth
were found IN the priests trunk. This
led the officials to believe he was
even then making preparations to dis
pose Of the Aumuller girl or planning
other murders. The priest has evinced
Il tendency to answer all questions with
the declaration that he was directed In
his acts "by God and Abraham
Planned othsr Murdsrsf. --~-s- Z
To the belief that Schmidt planned
other murders the police are more In.
clined than to the opinion that he was
laying plans last April to be rid Of the
Aumuller girl. They say that skilled
forger like the prisoner would have
been able to have bodies Of victims
buried In any cemetry In fiIlinG out
blanks and forging the signature.
1t is believed that Schmidt photo.
graphed the certificate In order to OBJ.
tain exact copies 20 that he might
have duplicates struck OF in blank.
Another Woman in cass.
Inspector Faurot announced today
that he was looking for another woman
in the case. He gave no details Of
what her connection with the matter
might be. The only other woman whose
name has thus far been associated
with Schmidts Is known az Helen
Green. from letter found in Schmidtn
trunk. in which she said she could not
live without him. Her name was not
signed to the letter but her address
and telephone number led to an apart
ment house where q woman by that.
name had lived until a month ago. It
was said there she had gone to Chi
cago.
The finding OF the photographed
blanks IN Schmidts trunk caused the
detectives to dig deeper INTO tho past
OF Ernest Muret. the seif-styled dem
tist, implicated with Schmidt in coun.
terfeitIng.
Muret May Be Sehmidt's Cousin.
From London came reports that
Muret had been q fugitive from Jus
tice from April 80. 1911. when he was
charged as having falsely represented
himself as DR. Ernest Stein. Thus IN.
Muret has denied all knowledge OF the
manner In which the Aumuller girl
met her death.
Despite the protestations Of Schmidt
and Muret, the detectives are con-
vinced that they are relatives. and to-
day investigated a report from Achef.
fenburg Germany. Schmidt's native
town. to the effect that Muret is really
Adolph Mueller. Schmidt's cousin.
Cooperation between n skilled for.
ger having in his possession accurate
copies Of burial blanks and Il criminal
knowledge Of medical matters would
make possible. the police point out.
the commitment OF many murders
without detection.
Mystery as to Blanks.
Tho photographs found in SchmidtI
trunk were taken from the health de-
partment and issued for the burial of
Robert Smith. aged 60. who died from
natural causes last April. AS a priest
Schmidt visited him twice before he
died. the last time administering ex-
treme unction. and officiated at the
funeral How he got possession of tho
burial certificate Is not yet clear. Mrs.
Smith said that so far as she knew
1t had not been taken out OF tho
house Both sides OF the certificate
had been photographed. The photoEra-
Itisr %hc did the work aaid that
Schmidt was in q hurry for the pic.
lures and fretted when told that he
could not have them for twenty-four
hours.
Enough Blanks For Six Victims.
Detectives rummaging thru the ef-
fects OF Schmidt, were strengthened
today In their belief that he had
planned other murders. by finding COM
pleted sets OF health department blanks
necessary to dispose of six bodies, from
death certificates to undertakers per.
mits.
Such blanks are issued by the de-
partment only to physicians In good
standing whose records have been
vigorously investigated. How Schmidt
got them is unknown.
Raking over theAast OF Ernest Muret,
the dentist implicated with Schmidt.
Inspector Furot. head Of the detective
bureau. had this to say:
"r have learned that DR.. Muret was
in Chicago at the time Of tho investi-
CATION into the life Of Johann Hoch,
the bluebenrd Of Chicago. in 1905. Hoch
was arrested in that year after It was
charged that he had killed eighteen OF
his wives. There was q report that
the number Of wives would reach
nifty" 4.