New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
Evidence in Hands of Inspector
Faurot Shows Clergyman Was
Plying Bogus Money Trade
While Planning to Rid Him.
self of Anna Aumuller.
PLANT" IN bath ST. FLAT
Young Man Accused as Accomplice
Says Curate Was 1nstigator In
Observation-Disclosures for
Illegal Operations Found In
Quarters Occupied by
Friend Of Priest

Prima fac!e evidence, according TO
the police. that Father Hans Schmidt,
held for the murder OF Anna Aumuller,
was a counterfeiter and had been ac-
lively plying his trade while he was
schern!ng 70 rid himself OF the incubus
which his life with the young woman
had placed upon him. was obtained
by Inspector Faurot at an early hour
this morning in the arrest Of DR.. Ern-
est Arthur Muret, CT No. 30l -. Mich
| olas avenue, q dentist, who was capt
ured in d fat in West 13ith street.
Muret, caught. the police believe, in
| the midst Of his attempts 10 rid the
| fat OF the counterfeit!ng equipment
offered no resistance when his captors
came upon him. He was PLACED in an
automobile and hustled away. while
! other members OF Inspector Faurots
| staff went TO his apartments. where
they found Bertha Zech, a servant, and
| took her into custody as a material
witness.
| The events following the discovery of
the new criminal feature Of the priests
activities were swift in their dis
closures. In going through Schmidts
effects at the parish house inspector
Faurot came on some bogus SO bills
hidden away in a box, which also con-
taired the 134th street address and
S4S receipt for dental services signed
| by DR.. Muret.
Find Counterfeitine Plant.
The detectives left the parish house
and went TO the l34th street fiat. AS
! they ascended the stairs and arrived
| opposite the door 10 the apartment II
was opened by DR.. Muret While the
inspector engaged him in conversation
the others entered and began an ex-
animation Of the room.
At once the evidences Of counterfeit
ing operations became apparent. A
die bearing the impression of $40
certificate was one of the first objects
the detectives encountered. II bore
a carefully engraved representation or
the bill. and was marked with the
serial letter "A" and the number T.
456. 1872" All about the room were
scraps of the bogus bills. some of
which had been partly burned, and a
small printing press.
The arrest of the dentist and the ex-
animation of the fiat next gave way to
an examination of Murets quarters in
st. Nicholas avenue. and there. the
police say, they found evidence which
may furnish basis for a new criminal
charge against the doctor. Mixed in
with the instruments the dentist em-
ployed in his trade were others COM
monty employed in illegal operations
and which, it is suspected, may estab-
lish the mans connection with the
priest in another capacity than that OF
fellow counterfeiter.
The latest arrest came after Faurot
employed translator TO go over some
documents written in German which
were found in Schmidt's papers. Among
the documents was an affidavit recit-
ing the details of Schmidt's acquittal
of a charge of forgery in Munich, on
the ground of insanity.
After the examination of Schmidt's
property Faurot and Detective James
ONeill advised through an anonymous
communication, went to a vacant lot
at 1J2d street and McCombs Dam
Place, where they found further evil
dences of the murder Of Anna Aumul-
ler-details which were not mentioned
I'm Schmidt's first confession.
Bone in Chsrred Pile.
II developed that laborer saw q
man enter the lot at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon Of September 5. He carried
a large bundle and small tin pail.
The pail contained kerosene, which the
man poured over the bundle before he
set fire TO 1t. Faurot and ONeill found
the remains of that bonfire. and in the
charred pile they found some feathers.
sol pink pillow covering, spattered
with blood. and a small piece OF hu-
man bone.
They found also portion of photo
graph. from which the face had been
torn. and which seemed to be picture
of a man on a photographers model OF
the observation platform OF railway
train-such pictures as are taken and
sold at Coney Island. The detectives
were satisfied. from the small part OF
the picture left, that ii was a photo
graph of Father Schmidt in civilian
clothes.
George Sachs. the dealer at No. 2762
Eighth avenue. who furnished the police