The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-05-04

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fered. Faurot then inquired if
Hans Schmidt was known there.
Yes, he was known; he had been
a priest in the parish for some
months. At present he was in a
church on I25th street. Thanking
the priest, the detectives withdrew
and, although the hour was late,
Faurot decided to call on Father
Schmidt.
The men were admitted to the
reception room and asked to see
Father Schmidt. A moment later
he entered the room. II am In
spector Faurot of the Police De-
! partment, Faurot said. And
then proceeded to introduce the
other detectives. Before the in
Productions were completed the
! priest was trembling so violently
that he was forced to sit down.
Puzzled somewhat by the priests
show Of nervousness, but willing
to take a chance, Faurot showed
Schmidt a photograph of the girl,
which had been found in the
apartment. do you know who
this is?0 No answer. is her
name Annie Aumuller?' The
priest hesitated for a moment.
Faurot stepped closer and snap
ped: did you kill her? Did
your" The priest half rose in his
chair and then sunk back sobbing
bitterly. Yes, Il killed her." he
said, Il loved her.
Tells Weird Tale
For the next two hours in the
dim light of the church rectory,
Faurot and his men sat spell
bound as Schmidt told his weird
tale. He had met Annie Aumul-
Ter shortly after coming to this
country from Germany and for
two years they had been having
secret meetings. When the girl
became pregnant she spoke of
marriage. Schmidt procured a
license under the name of John
Schmidt and then performed the
marriage ceremony himself. The
girls condition soon became
noticeable to the housekeeper and
Annie was dismissed. 1t was then
that Schmidt hired the apartment.
During the following week he
purchased butcher knife and a
large saw and at midnight on Sep
TENDER 2, 1913, he quietly en-
tered the apartment, disrobed and
tipt0ed to the bed where Annie
was asleep. With one sweeping
slash of the butcher knife, he slit
the girls throat from ear to ear.
Places Body In Tub
Carrying the lifeiess form of
the girl to the bathroom, Schmidt
placed it into the tub and then
dissected the body into nine sep
arate parts. Each piece of the
body was carefully wrapped and
weighted with stones. Tar paper
was used for the outside cover
and this held firmly with insulated
copper wire. From midnight, the
following night. until dawn he
carried the body piece by piece to
the Fort Lee Ferry, boarded the
boat and, as the Ferry slipped
through the water, he disposed of
the dismembered body.
The next evening September
4th-- Schmidt returned to the
apartment. scrubbed the bedroom
floor, secured the bathtub and
disposed Of the blood-stained mat
tress, sheets. etc, by burning them
in = nearby vacant lot. He had
intended to remove all of Armies
belongings from the apartment
the following day, but the upper
part of the body was found that
morning and he was afraid to visit
the apartment.
Mortified by the crime. clergy
men investigated Schmidt's stand
ing and from Germany word came
that Schmidt has been ordained,
but had been suspended. He had
been arrested for fraud and for
indecency. He had operated
business under the pseudonym
"Dr. Emil Mollierre. and had pre-
scribed to female patients metli-
cines that would tend to produce
an abortion. Also, he admitted
having been engaged in counter
feiting.
For two long years Schmidt
battled for his life. The first
trial. on plea Of insanity, ended
in \ disagreement. But on the
second trial he was convicted
and
Judge Vernon NJ. Davis raped
his gaveI. "Has the prisoner any
thing to say." The stenographer
blinked to free himself from the
blazing eyes Of the murderer. The
prisoner looked up ut the judge.
Nothing" he answered.
Judge Davis cleared his throat.
The judgment Of the court" he
began. sis that You. Hans Schmidt,