The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-17
Will be Arraigned With Ac-
complice for Countefeiting
Today
SCHMIDT IMPOSTER.
SAYS FATHER EVERS
Does Not Believe Confessed
Murderer is Priest at All
and is Making Inves-
tigatlon

NEW YORK, Sept. ls.--Hans Schmidt.
the former assistant priest Of ST. Jo-
seph's Roman Catholic church, who
confessed he killed and cut up the
body of Anna Aumuller and dumped
the pieces in the Hudson, and Ernest
Arthur Muret the self confessed
fraudulent dentist, of 30l St Nicholas
avenue, who was arrested early today
in connection with his couuterfeiting
partnership with the priest will be for
maliy charged tomorrow by the federal
authorities with carrying on a bogus
money-making enterprise
John j. Henry, head Of the New York
secret service. said tonight that war
rants will be issued by United States
Commissioner Hitchcock tomorrow
morning.
Muret Arraigned.
Muret was arraigned today before
Magistrate Krotei in the Harlem court
on charge of violating the concealed
weapon law. A revolver was found
among his personal belongings when
he was arrested and the charge was
made as the easiest formal way OF hold
ing him FOR the purpose Of the future.
The magistrate committed him in de-
fault of $4,000 and Muret was sent to
the Tomes, which houses the priest
Four secret service men went today
TO the fat at sic West one Hundred
and Thirty fourth street. which Muret,
as George Miller" and the priest, rig
ged up as a couRterfeitinE plant and
confscated everything in sight
In the complaints subsequently,
drawn up Il vas alleged that Muret
and Schmidt had been engaged in max =
ing counterfeit money and making in
mart counterfeit p10YeV
Muret and Schmidt hear a striking
resemblance to each other, a fact which
has led the policefto believe that they
naye be related, although each man
soiemnly AYERS that different blood run
in their veins.
Mnret, according to Father Evers
the Catholic chaplain of the Tombs
looks upon Schmidt in the light of "a
4corsummate scoundrei'' and called
him such, while Schmidt expresses
great sorrow that his friend Muret
finds himself involved in trouble.
Believes Him Impastcr.
1T is only a personal opinion OF
mine" said Father Evers today but
I have an idea that this man, who says
/ he is Schmidt. isn't Schmidt AT all. but
an imposter. He had many fake pa
pers and fake seals That We know
( II has happened in Latin countries that
after a priest died his credentials were
stolen. and others, in some cases stu
dents dismissed from seIninaries, have
5nasquefaded under them.
Il want To solve this mystery If |
can and tomorrow afternoon | will
send three photographs of Schmidt
To his parents in SChweinheifn with a
request that they send me word IL
they are the pictures of their son,
the priest"
In a prior talk with the seIf-con-
fessed murderer today. Schmidt. drop
ping, placing the responsibility for his
actions upon st, Elizabeth. of Hun
gary. and Abraham. to which he has
laid much emphasis since his arrest.
repeatedly assured Father Evers that
Ii was the voice of God who had d.
rected him.
Did the dentist help you cut up
the body of Anna Aumuiler7" asked
the chaplain
No" replied Schmidt. II acted
alone as a priest at the sacrifice.
Muret had nothing 20 do with it,"
Where did you get your counter
feiting OUTFIT"
God gave them to me-"
Then the chaplain asked:
What We're you going TO do with
all the money that you made?"
THE condition of the poor is bad"
responded Schmidt. Its the few who
have all the money, l was going to