Evening journal., 1913-09-20
SCHMIDT HAD
MANY MURDERS
MAPPED OUT
Declares He Intended to XII
CrippIeS and IncurabIeS in
His Parish
MAY Fight TO
AVOID ELECTROCUTION
By The United Press.

by The United Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2o-Havine
confessed that he murdered Anna
Aumueller and chopped up her body.
and that he planned to slay many
others who would be better of dead
because OF Illness or infirmities." and
that he also planned counterfeitinR
campaign, Hans Schmidt the assist
ant priest Of ST. Josephs Church, as
founded officials at the Tombs prison
today when he indicated that he
might make a fight to avoid death in
the electric chair And this was in
the face OF an interview given yester-
day in which he protested against
the formalities and delay and said he
was ready and willing to die at any
time
Schmidt showed couple Of
changes Of front today. When the
prisoners We're given their regular
hour for exercise. Schmidt was al
most clipper He grufiy asserted
his rights to the guards, and IN con-
yersing with other prisoners declared
that If Whitman tried TO get anything
out Of him he would find he is up
against a stone wall"
81 am not afraid Of live wire"
Schmidt declared, indicating that he
meant he was not afraid TO grapple with
lany one concerned in the case. Up to
today Schmidt has been sullen, but quick
TO admit the crimes charged against him.
He seemed to indicate a complete change
of front
The health department was making
a thorough investigation today TO deter
mine whether Schmidt may have used
some of the forged death certificates
which he had in his possession The be-
lief will not down that Anna Aumueller
is not his only victim, and the presence
Of stun. with one certificate missing
from the book he possessed resulted in
Inspector Faurot urging that the health
department officials make q thorough
lprobc. Schmidt's former parishioncrs
were fairly overwhelmed today when
they learned that it was from among
them tha. he had chosen his next VIC
Tins Schmidt was not particular as to
how he made away with his prospective
, victims II might have been by poison
, or the knifo The signature Of a physi
/ lciQn would have BEEN forged 20 the deatl
I certificates which schmidt obtained anI
the disappearance of the victims thu
accounted for.
Officials At the Tomhs we're at Z
loss to account for Schmidts changes
demcanor today His attorney, al
phonse Koelble, has pointed out Z
him that he can enter n plea OF moi
guilty. when called to trial, and tina
his confession must be corroborated
AS his case now stands, koelble has
said the state has little against Sch
midt. except his confession insofar a;
| proving the one charge that he muir.
derod Anna Aumueller. The girl was
not weH known and unless the head
Is recovered. it would rest with the
state 10 establish that the fragment:
OF the body taken from the North
river was really that Of Anna Aumuel
Ter.
, Schmidt has said that he could posi-
lively identify the body but II he nov
! refuses TO go TO tho morgue. as HI
! may do. the state must establish thl
/, identity from another source.
Schmidt has not been restricted b.
d Koelble I'm the statements he has mad
as the interview yesterday was con
q Quoted through the attorney. He ha
. explained Schmidt's rights to hin
Z however and some Of the Tombs Off
! cials believe he has suddenly decide
= TO fight