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Show DECLARES HE IS NOT INSANE New York, Dec. 22. Tho battle of alienists on which may depend the life of Hans Schmidt, was lookod for tocav at Schmidt's trial for the murder murd-er of Anna Aumuller. Before court opened this morning, the prisoner :-;;cd that all the sanity experts but two be excluded from the room. "These two,' he said, "are both - leutific and humane and they know that 1 am sane The others think l am Insane." His request was not granted. The defense today continued its examination of Dr Perry Lichteu-sieln, Lichteu-sieln, physician at the Tombs. Reverting to Schmidt's admission to having forged diplomas for students in Germany, Dr Llchtenstein said that Schmidt told him he could transfer his personality to any one he wished so that when he signed a diploma he was not committing a forgery, be cause for the time being he was really the person whose signature he wa? imitating. Here Hie defense called iis first al ienist, Dr. Smith Fly Jelliffe ot New York. Jelliffe testified as to Schmidt's ec centricltles and related several con vcrsatlons he had with Schmidt The witness had asked the prisoner II 1 1 did not know he was guilty ot crime In slaying the Aumuller woman "1 don't care any Schmidt was quoted as replying I am not guilty before Cod." Schruidt then asked the witness not to testify at. the trial, saying "God will testify Ho will communicate In some way with the judge on the ! bench. My mother 16 crying for me ! every day " : oo |