Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-19

from a letter found in Schmidt's
trunk in which she said she could not
live without him. Her name was not
signed to the letter, but the address
a2d q telephone number led the police
TO sn apartment house where q Wom-
an By that name had lived until about
q month previously. There it was
said that she had gone to Chicago and
that several letters had been for
warded to her, none of which had
come back. The finding of the photo
grabbed blanks in Schmidts trunk
caused the detectives to dig deeper
into the past of Ernest Muret, the
seif-styled dentist, implicated with
Schmidt in counterfeiting. From
London came reports that Muret had
been a fugitive from Justice since
April 20, 1911, when he was charged
with having falsely represented him
self as DR.. Ernest Stein, a medical
practitioner. Thus far Muret has de-
MED all knowledge of the manner IN
which Anna Aumuller met her death.
Despite protestations of both Schmidt
and Muret the detectives are con-
WINGED that they are relatives and to-
day investigated report from
Aschaffenburg, Germany, Schmidt's
native town, to the effect that Muret
Is really Adolf Mueller, Schmidt's
cousin.
Easy to Bury Victims.
Cooperation between skilled
forger having in his possession accu-
rate copies of burial blanks and a
criminal versed in medical matters
would make possible, the police point
out, the murder and disposition of
many victims without detection.
The photographs found in Schmidt's
trunk were those taken of the health
department certificates issued for the
burial of Robert Smith, siXty-nine.
who died of natural causes last April.
AS a priest. Schmidt visited him
twice before he died and officiated at
the funeral How he got possession
of the burial certificate is not yet
clear. Mrs Smith said that, SO far
as she knew, it had not been taken
out of the house. Both sides of the
certificate had been photographed
The photographer who did the work
for Schmidt said that the priest was
in a hurry for the pictures.
Schmidt paid visit to the Church
of st. Boniface, at Second avenue
and East Forty-seventh street.
where he was formerly engaged as
a curate, few hours prior to his ar
rest by Inspector Faurot on the muir
der charge Saturday night.
The housekeeper at the rectory, a
sister of Father Braun, answered a
ring of the doorbell early in the eve
ming, to be confronted by man she
is positive was Schmidt. He was
dressed in dark gray suit, without
the clerical collar or vest He ap-
peared to be under the influence of
liquor, although that might have
been assumed, and inquired for
Father Schmidt. Father Braun's sis
ter was convinced it was Schmidt
inquiring for himself.
Scant attention was paid to the in
cident, however, until yesterday.
Then Father Braun learned from one
of his parishioners, a woman, that
a man whose description tailed per-
fectly with that of Father Schmidt,
spoke to her on the sidewalk beside
rae parish house Saturday night.
The woman, who lives near the
church, was returning TO her apart
ment with her little daughter, when
a man descended the steps from the
rectory door in East Forty-seventh
street.
Are you poor woman" she was
asked by the man she asserts was
Schmidt.
Receiving an affirmative reply, the
man reached into a pocket and drew
forth a coin, which he gave to the
thild. Then ne leaned forward and
peered into the woman's face.
do you know me?' he asked.
THE woman was startled The
mans features resembled those of
Father Schmidt, whom she had
known we'll at ST. Boniface's Church,
but the absence of clerical attire led
her to believe herself mistaken.
No." she told him.
The man seemed vastly relieved,
but repeated the question. Again the
woman repeated her denial.
You go to this church here" Qn-
GScating st. Boniface's), the man said.
IN the morning"
Handing the child another coin and
that he had enough money
ito buy all New York." the man de-
parted.
Mystery in His visit.
What Father Schmidt's purpose for
visiting the rectory may have been
Is uncertain. 1t is held, however, that
he may have wanted to learn if any
alarm was felt by Father Braun at
the disappearance of the Aumuller
girl. By inquiring as to the where
abouts of Father Schmidt" he may
hHve hoped to learn II his name was
Abociated with that of Anna Aumul-
Ter.
sssWhatever he came for, Father
Braun said yesterday, "if. indeed, it
was schmidt, was for some carefully
thought out reason. He was a man
of great cunning and would not have
eome here from One Hundred and
street for no purpose"
Asked if Father Schmidt had ever
stolen funds of the church while an
assistant at St. Boniface's, Father
Braun said that to his knowledge he
had not.
NJ have a very thorough, careful
system of accounting for the money
that is received and disbursed in my
parish" he said. Il know about how
much money is due every Sunday,
and ! check up with extreme care.