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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 111*
PRIEST SLAYER DANGEROUS MANIAC
DECLARE TOMBS PRISON OFFICIALS
He Tells Questioners That St. Elizabeth, His Patron Saint,
Ordered Him to Kilt the Aumutler Girl
New York, sept. 16.-Announco
ment has been made by Police Inspec
tor Faurct that another man is under
arrest here in connection with the
murder of Anna Aumulled. the crime
which Hans Schmidt, the priest, is
charged with having committed.
The announcement was telephoned
to police headquarters from a sub-sta
tion, whjeire Inspector Faurot said
the man was held. He declared the
new developments would prove fully
as sensational as Schmidt’s arrest.
Faurot, as he left headquarters with
Detectives O’Neil and O’Connor, said
they were going to upper Manhattan,
where they had under arrest in his
own home a prominent physician.
New York, Sept. 16.— Hans Schmidt,
the priest who confessed that he kill
ed Anna Aumuller with a butcher
knife as ”a sacrifice to be consummat
ed in blood,” is at the observation
ward of the Tombs prison tonight un
der the watchful eye of Dr. McGuire,
the prison physician.
Warden Felton, of the Tombs, de
bars the man is insane —one of the
most dangerous men ever confined in
the prison—and in this view he is up
held by Deputy Commissioner of Cor
rections Wright.
From far off Mainz, Germany, there
came yesterday to Monsignor Joseph
F. Money, vicar general of the archdio
cese of New York, a cablegram from
the secretary of the bishop, which said
that Schmidt had been declared insane
there and suspended by the bishop.
The message read:
‘‘Schmidt born at Aschaffenburg.
Priest of diocese of Mainz. Ran away
because of attempted frauds; arrested
by police; declared insane by court
and discharged. Suspended by bishop
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JULIUS H. OTTO, President HARRY C. ROBERT, Sec’y and Gen, Manager
for acts and for presenting falsified
( documents regarding studies he pre
tended to have made. Then left dio
cese.”
In his cell today Schmidt told and
retold the story of his crime and how,
after the woman was dead, he cut up
the body with a knife and saw anl
sank it portion by portion in the wa
ters of the Hudson river from the
stern of a ferry boat.
‘‘The Lord told me to do it,” or “St.
Elizabeth, my patron saint, demanded
the sacrifice,” were the only reasons
he gave for his deed, and he invaria
bly added:
“God in His own time will clear it
up; God and Abraham know why 1
killed her.”
Insanity To Be Plea.
Alphonse Koelble, Schmidt’s attor
ney, indicated today that insanity will
,be the defense at Schmidt’s trial. O l
| the other hand, however, the district
' attorney’s assitants are preparing for
a quick trial of Schmidt. They de
clare that Schmidt is a criminal and
[not an insane man in the eyes of the
j lawp They say his excuse for his ac
tion are famed along the lines of re
ligious mania, but that previous to his
1 arrest his acquaintances had observed
no such mental characteristics in
I him.
| The portions of the body of Anna
Aumuller in the Hoboken morgue were
positively identified today by Anna
' Hirt, who formerly served as a domes
tic with the dead girl. She also iden
tified clothing and trinkets taken to
police headquarters from the apart
ment where the murder was committed
as having belonged to the Aumuller
woman.
Inspector Faurot spent the bett r
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We realize that right prices
must necessarily be joined to
right goods and right service in
order to justify our bid for your
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are careful in regard to prices l
they are reasonable, uniform
and alike to everybody.
We w'ant your trade and we
ask for it on the basis of Right
Goods, Right Service and Right
Prices. Come here first.
ELDRIDGE DRUG CO.
Phone 33
part of the early night with a corps
of men in translating a number of let
ters and documents found in Schmidt - '
trunk. One document was a copy of
the affidavit lodged in the municip.’l
court against Schmidt nearlv four
years ago, charging him with forgery
and attempted frauds. He was ac
quitted of this charge, however, fol
lowing testimony of alienists to the
effect that Schmidt was “not responsi
ble.” An important witness has been
discovered, it is reported Faurot has
said, in a contractor who saw Schmidt
carry the mattress to the vacant lot
where it was burned.
A search of the lot where the mat
tress was burned resulted in the find
ing of a bone thought to be from the
head of a human being about three
inches long and blood stained.
London has a breach of promise
case with a love letter 140 pages long
in it. Probably no love could survive
that.—New York Tribune.
If these merry little uprisings con
tinue much longer, it will soon be the
United States of Santo Domingo.
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THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER.
MAJOR AND MINOR LEAGUE
MAGNATES BEGIN DRAFTING
Commission in Session Today
at Cincinnati
Cincinnati, 0., Sept. 16.—Major
and minor league magnates and otn
ers interested in the drafting of play
ers by major league clubs from minor
leagues were present when the nation
al baseball commission began its an
nual meeting here. The members of
the commission are: August Herr
man, chairman; President Thomas
Lynch of the National league, and
President B. B. Johnson, of the Amer
ican league. t
When the members of the commis
sion went into sesison more drafts had
been entered into than in any year
since the national agreement went
Into effect. It was reported that the
commission would discuss a new plan
for drafting players, which would
give the advantage to the second di
vision teams in the major leagues an l
help them to build up.
At present all clubs in the two big
leagues have an equal advantage.
The first division clubs may put in
as many drafts as the second division
teams and they have an equal chance
to draw the players desired.
Mules Wanted.
Mr. J. M. Billington, of the National
Stock Yards, of Atlanta, Ga., will be
at our stables Friday and Saturday,
Sept. 19th and 20th, to buy your mules.
Now is your chance to sell your mules
at liberal cash price.' Will buy fat or
lean mules from 4 to 8 years old, if
sound. For further information ad
dress or call to see us.
TURPIN BROS.,
Cotton Ave., Americus, Ga.
advt-14-d3t-wlt
The call of the jungle from Denver
was more than the Colonel could
withstand.
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most important thing is how to
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Financial Interests in a careful,
conservative way—giving you
abundant banking facilities —
but can also give you valuable
did and advice about investments
and securities. Opeu aa account
with the
Bank of Southwestern Georgia’s
Saving Department
R. G. M’LENDON IS DEAD |
AT HOME IN ATLANTA
I
The Deceased Was Known
in Americus
Telegrams received in Americus yes
terday conveyed information of the
death in Atlanta of Richard G. McLen
don, aged 32 years. The deceased is
survived by his wife, formerly Miss
Sarah Ray, of Americus, two sisters
and two brothers. The funeral took
place Tuesday at Concord, Ga.
A Base Hit That Landed in a Load
of Hay.
The American Magazine has been of
fering prizes for letters entitled, “The
Greatest Baseball Play I Ever Saw'.”
The winning letters are published in
the September number and the follow
ing letter, descriptive of a “rube” base
ball game, won second prize:
“The greatest baseball play I
saw was when the Maple Hill ‘Sar’l
Tops’ were playing the Redfield ‘Pine
Tree Tops,’ in July, 1905, at Redfield.
New York. The game was on the vil
lage square, into which all the streets
in the hamlet converged, and across
which everybody in the neighborhood
was accustomed to w r alk or drive. A
New York summer boarder officiated
us umpire. He had a college education
and a collection of slang that is still
remembered as one of the wonders of
the world.
“Redfield was one run ahead when
Maple Hill went to bat in the last half
of the ninth. Two men went out In
quick succession and then a sawed-o f
runt of a farmer's boy knocked out a
two-bagger that started a tumult that
rattled the pitcher. Two wild piches
followed, and then the batter caught
an in-shoot plumb on the nose of his
bat. It looked like a twin home run
the way the ball shot up into the air
and out in the world, far over the
heads of all the fielders.
“But just a,t that moment a farmer
driving a load of hay crossed the most
distant corner of the square and pull
ed up his horse to get a look at the
game. The ball landed plumb in the
center of the load of hay and was em
bedded there, while the two Maple
Hill runners legged it for the home
plate. Everybody thought that was
j the end of the game, but one of the
Redfield infielders jumped upon a bi
cycle and raced madly after the run
away team. A fourth of a mile away
in plain sight of the umpire and the
crowd, the bicycle rider overtook the
load of hay and just then the ball
rolled off the rear of the loade and
the fielder caught it.
“ ‘Out!’ yelled the umpire, and he
awarded the game to Redfield, quoting
; national rules and breaking a heavy
cane over the head of the Maple Hill
captain to substantiate his decision.”
Wouldn’t Be Here.
(Boston Transcript.)
“I suppose you’ve heard of the Fool
! Killer.”
“Yes; but I’ve never met him.”
“That is quite obvious.”
There is no harm in being stupid,
so long as a inan doesn’t think himself
clever; no good in being clever if a
man thinks himself so, for that is a
1 short way to the worst stupidity.—Mc-
Donald.
AUTO LICENSE
WILL BE ISSUED
UNDER STRICT LAW
NEW REGULATION IN EFFECT
Law Will Raise Revenue in
Slate
i
Atlanta, Sept. 16.—1 n the view of
Secretary of State Cook the automo
bile registration law, effective on Jan
uary first next, will serve one excel
lent purpose at least, and that is t>
make the records in his office fairl/
trustworthy. “Practically the entire
record here is valueless and untrust
worthy under the old law,” he said
today. “The law went into effect first
in 1910, and since then we have issued
nearly 23,000 numbers.
“Under the old law it is impossible
to keep track of numbers and prevent
irregularities. Take numbers issued
back at the beginning. Actually I
have heard of No. 2 being used at half
a dozen places, and this is doubtless
true of literally thousands of other
numbers. Now under the law a num
ber can be used only on the original
car. If that car changes hands, the
number does not go with it, and can
not legally be used on any other car
But hundreds pay no attention to this
law, consequently as an accurate rec
ord, the registrations here in my of
fice, In a large measure, are worthless.
“Frequently, In fact every day, we
have letters of inquiry from officers (
all over the state, or other parties, j
wishing to know the owner of a car 1
displaying a given number. We looa
it up. Then it develops that the pur
chaser of that number has sold his
car and number, and maybe, after
tracing it, it is found that the car has
cliauged hands half a dozen times, and
the number with it each time. The new
law will do away with most of this
trouble, Inasmuch as it will be an an
nual registration, and the numbers
will bear the year. Hence, at the end
of the year, the old number is no good
and can not be used without danget
of arrest and fine.”
Col. Cook estimates that the new law
will raise revenues in excess of SIOO,- 1
000 the first year. Under the act au
tomobile owners • must have their |
numbers properly displayed not later
than March 1. After that time, the> ;
may be arrested, tried and fined as fo r
a misdemeanor, when failing to dis
play a number for the current year.
The fee in each case is $5 annually.
This fund, under the law, will be ap
portioned among the counties of the
state as a road fund, apportionment to
be made by the state treasurer, basing
it on the number of miles of rural
route in each county. The law does
not specify, but it is presumed this
apportionment will be made after
March of each year.
SAWS LACERATED
ARMJEIRFULLI
Hand Was Caught in Gin
Condenser
Mr. Eugene J. Bowers, who is em
ployed at one of the cotton ginning
plants here, was so unfortunate yes
terday morning as to thrust his left
hand too far into the gin condenser at
which he was working His hand was
caught by the razor-like saws and so
badly lacerated as to render amputa
tion necessary. Dr. Wade Chambliss
attended the injured man, and ampu
tated the mangled hand between the
wrist and elbow.
Maud (earnestly)—l want to ask you
a question, George. George (also
earnestly)—Wliat is it, dearest? Mau l
(still earnestly)—lf you had never
met me would you have loved me just
ho same? —Sacred Heart Review.
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I SECRET SOCIETIES I
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F.AIM.
A AMERICUS
£\\ LODGE, F. A A.
meets every
2nd and 4tb Frl
" y' o day night at 7n.
w. Visiting brethren welcome.
8 L. HAMMONto, W. M.
W. P. SMITH, B ee’r.
M u. a oouMcm
Zv, LODGE, I, A h
% to., meet* vntmg
' V/\ nights. Vlsitlag
brethren invited.
J. E. MATHIS, W. M.
NAT LeMASTKR, Secretary.
MN7GHTS TEMPLAR.
®DeMoLAY oOM
MANDEBY, No. 5.
K. T. meets every 3d
Wednesday night at
7:00 p. m. All vis
iting Knights are oor
lially invited.
A B. HOWARD, E. C.
F. G. OLVER, Recorder.
ROYAL ARCH MASOSR.
O WELL’S CHAPTER
ss&• No. 42, B. AM. meets
Ist & 3d Monday night
ijJ ftt P* m ’ * via
-27$ iting companions quel,
itibd are cordially in
vited.
uaNSING burrows, bl p.
r. O. OLVER, Sec’y.
AMERICUS CAMP, 202, WOOOHRM
OF THE WORLD.
Meets every Wednesday night in Oot
.ey building. All visiting Sovereigns
nvited to meet with us.
G. M BRAGG. C. a
to. K. FORD. Clerk.
Washington Camp, No. 24.
Washington Camp, No. 24, P. O. 3.
of A., meets every Monday night In
Cotney Building at 8 o’clock. Visit
ing brothers cordially invited to at
tend. E. J. M’MATH,
B. H. M’Math, President-
Secretary.
WASHINGTON CAMP, NO 14
P. O. S. OF A.
Meets on Thursday nights. Wood
men’s Hall, in Cotney Bldg. AH mem
bers urged to attend. Visitors wat
romed. PHILO H. SMITH, Prea’t.
O. D. REESE, Reed. Sec’y.
CofGaßy
Current Schedules Effective 11th Sept
Central Time.
TRAINS ARRIVE.
F r om Savannah, Augusta,
Atlanta and Macon * *:W p «S
From Columbus and in
termediate points 12:20 a m
From Lockhart, Dothan,
Albany, Troy and Mont
gomery *10:45 p i*
From Lockhart, Dothan,
Albany, Troy and Mont
gomery * 2:05 P ■
From Atlanta and Macon.* 2:15 p m
From Augusta, Savannah,
Atlanta and Macon * 5:25 • ■
From Columbus and In
termediate points ! 7:10 p a»
From Columbus and in
termediate points *10:00 a ■
From Albany and Jack
sonville *2:55 a a
From Albany * 6:50 a Bl
TRAINS DEPART.
For Macon, Augusta and
Savannah .. * 6:50 a M
for Albany, Dothan,
Lockhart, Troy and
Montgomery * **:2s a W
for Albany, Dothan,
Lockhart, Troy and
Montgomery * 2:15 p a
For Macon and Atlanta ...* 2:05 p a
For Macon, Atlanta, Sav
annah and Augusta *10:45 p a
For Columbus * 2:45 p u
For Columbus I 8:00 a a»
Bor Columbus, Birming
ham and Chicago * 2:55 a a
For Albany * 7:30 p a
For Albany and Jackson
ville *12:20 a a
•Daily. ! Except Sunday.
,Sl epii.g cars between Americus and
Atlanta on trains leaving Americus
10:35 p. m., arriving Atlanta 6:25 a. m
Leaving Atlanta 11:45 p. m. Connects
at Macon with sleeping cars to and
from Savannah.
Pullman sleeping cars between Chi
cago, St. Louis and Jacksonville oa
“Seminole Limited,” leaving Americus
for Jacksonville 12:30 a. m. Leaves
Americus for St. Louis and Chicago
via Columbus and Birmingham at 3:56
i m.
For further information apply S.
B. Ellis, Ticket Agent, Amerifcus, or
b | John W Blount, District Passe,.-***
Agent, Macon, Ga