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Show SCHMIDT INTENDED TO RETURN TO GERMANY ! ASCHAFIFENBURG. Germany, Sept. 15. That Hans Schmidt, the priest who has confessed the murder of Anna Au-mullor Au-mullor in New York, intended to return to his home In Bavaria at an early date Is indicated In a postcard which his parents par-ents received from him a day or two ago. Schmidt wrote that he rejoiced to think that he would sec them and Aschaftenburg soon again. Both of Schmidt's parents and other-relatives other-relatives living here' consider him abnormal ab-normal morally and declare that there have been numerous cases of Insanity In the family. According to the records, ho was born In 1SSI and was ordained In 190-1. He showed no signs of his abnormality, ab-normality, so far as can be learned, before be-fore his twentieth year, and then his character appeared to undergo a strange transformation. He became unsociable and was unable to agree with hie superiors. super-iors. He occupied a number of curacies in tho three years following 1901, but remained only a few months In each placo. Schmidt, it is stated, took holy orders against his own wishes and only to satisfy the wish of his mother. MAINZ, Germany, Sept. In. The Journal today says that Johannes Schmidt, belonging to the Mainz bishopric, bishop-ric, has been long under suspension by the bishop. Ho disappeared from Mainz and later arrived in Munich, where he was arrested on a charge of committing a number of frauds, according to tho newspaper. After he had been acquitted by the court on the ground of weak-mindedness, weak-mindedness, he emigrated to New Vork. The Mainz episcopate was not aware he was exercising the functions of a priest in New York. |