New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-04
BROKER IN CAB CHASE.
Il WOMAN SAMARITAN.
RhineIanders in Carriage Pursued IN
Fifth-aUe.-Bicyclist Hurt.

Miss Laura V RhineIander and her sister.
Mrs. Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo. OF the well
known Rhinslsnder family. We're for some time
yesterday In Captain Cottreirs room at the Ten
derIoir police station while a complaint was
being lodged against their coachman by Samuel
F. h. Morse who lives at the Pierpont apart
ment hotel. in Thirty-second-s When the
coachman whipped I'D his horses and tried to
get away. after boy bicyclist had been in
jured Mr Morse and his wife pursued him in
The hanson cab in which they were riding. and
caught him after exciting race.
In the mean time the Easter paraders saw
richly attired woman stop her carriage in the
midst Of the throng Of vehicles, jump out. pick
up the boy and carry him to the curb and seat
Ing herself there. place his head in her lap and
wipe the blood from his face with her handker-
chief
Mrs Waldo who has been rI for some time.
was ON her way to visit friend. accompanied
by her sister Both live at No. 81 East Seventy
secoud-st. The carriage was from the Seamon
staties NJ No. 2;2 East Seventy -sixth-st, and
the coachman was Charles Schmidt. 1t was
just after > o'clock, when Fifth-ave. was
thronged with the Easter pa-aders that the
coach containing the two women. with stream
Of other vehicles was going down the avenue.
At Thirty -second-st. Michael Chichie. sixteen
years old Of No. Is Spring-st. who was riding
a bicycle became confused by the number OF
vehicles and ran into the of horse of the coach.
lie was thrown from his wheel and one OF the
wheels Of the carriage ran over his body.
Schmidt according to witnesses. whipped up
his team and dashed through Thirty-frst-st.
toward broadway. Following him on the ave
nue. was the cab in which Mr. Morse and his
wife were riding Mr.. Morse. seeing the accident.
ordered his driver to pursue the driver OF the
coach Both drivers raced through the street.
Iva ba
and Mr.. Morse, jumping from his cab. called
Policeman Genuer. Of the West Thirtteth-st-
station. and told him 10 arrest schmidt The
policeman mounted the coach in which Miss
Rhnelarder and Mrs. Waldo were, and all were
driven to the station.
At the station Mr.. Morse told of the accident
to captain CottreIl. denouncng the act OF the
driver.
boy like a dog. 1 can't think that he deliber-
ateIy ran over the boy. for / think that probably
70 was an accident. However. he whipped up
his team and tried to escape / overhauled him
and l intend 10 follow up tEte case. VIII
he in the jefferson Market police court in the
morning and appear against this man.
THE women i'm the coach had been taken out
and placed in the captains room. Mrs. Waldo
was overGome by the accident. policeman
was sent bv the captain to get another coach
for the wCmen. 6nd they were driven TO their
home. After making n complaint against
Schmidt Mr.. Morse and his wife were driven
to their home I'm West Thirty -seCOnd-st
The boy was rendered unconscious by the fall
and Law for some seconds in the street, until
4 woman who fashiOnably atttred and who
driving north IN the avenue. saw hin
She ordered her driver to stop Then she jumped
out of the CAB and went to the boys side. She
picked MIN up and carried him to the sidewalk
and sitting down on the curb placed the un-
conscious boys head on her lap. With hand
lerchiefs she wiped the blood from his face
and asked some one to send for an ambulance.
When one arrived from the New-YOrlI Hospital.
with DR. Humphries. she assisted him in han
daging the cuts his head. The boy finally
rcgained consciousness and was removed TO the
hospital. where II said that Il was feared
that he suffering from internal injuries.
There were numerous cOntusiOns about the body.
The woman while the hoy was being placed
i'm the ambulance. entered her cab and drove
away. her identity not being revealed Her
dress. which made of brown silk and
trimmed with lace. was stained In places with
blood.