The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-22
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home. -he police Of this city could not
take any action al yet. but there is strong
possibility that a charge may be made
later on a confession alleged to have been
made to Mccormick by his wife.
A pitifu1 appeal to Mccormick, written
by his wife, brought the necessary for
g~lveness from the wronged husband, who
is q matchmaker by trade. This letter,
written Friday night. disclosed for the
first time the whereabouts Of the couple,
who mao elopsd one week ago Sunday
from Newark. They went to Philadelphia
and later to Baltimore.
Anxiety over the three children, the
Youngest of whom is 2 years old, and an
invalid since birth, caused the clipping
woman to write back for forgiveness.
This the husband gave.
She had arrived home from Baltimore
this morning and was with her husband In
Davis's restaurant. in Market street. near
the Pennsylvania depot, when Bisehon put
In an appearance and tried to attract the
woman attention. She called her hus-
bands attention to Bischoff.
As soon as the latter saw Mccormick
he started to run. Mccormick followed.
As Mccormick ran he sent up a cry Of
stop thief" which was taken up by 9TH
ers. Crowds Joined In the chase, among
which was Policeman Prest. Down Alling
street went the pursuer and the pursued.
Two railroad men headed off Bischoff Just
as Mccormick closed in on him.
Out shot the injured mans right fist
straight at Bischoff's head. II would have
Ronn straight to the mark had not the
policeman and Grove interfered. Learn
ing the nature Of the affair, Policeman
Prest thought 1t advisable TO take both
to the station.
Mccormick says that he moved to Bank
street about two years ago with his wife
and infant child. he being previously a
resident of Brooklyn. 1t was while col
lecting insurance for the Prudential Com
pany that Bischoff, who is a well-dressed
neat-appearing man, about $ years old,
became acquainted with Mrs. Mccormick.
a pretty woman Of pleasing mild man
ners and a pretty face. She is 20 years
old. AS an insurance agent Bischoff called
often; how often Mccormick does not
know exactly, but more often, he claims,
than there was Insurance due.
A Ehort time ago Mccormick suspected
that everything was not right In his
household, but he could not tell exactly.
Suddenly, one week ago Sunday night,
his wife put the three children to bed and
went out. She met Bischoff and they both
went to Philadelphia.
From Philadelphia Bischoff and Mrs. Nc
Cormick went to Baltimore, and on Friday
Mrs. Mccormick began to long for her
children, while her anxious husband did
his best to try and find out the where
abouts Of the missing couple. Mrs. Bis
choff. who was deserted with her two chill
dren. swore out a warrant against her, hus-
band, charging him with desertlon.
Sunday morning Mccormick, who had
not worked after his wife eloped, got q
letter from her begging him for Gods sake
to take her back to her children and send
her the money to pay her carfare to New
ark. This Mccormick did. he says, for
his children's sake.
According to agreement he was to meet
her at the Pennsylvania depot this morn
ing, and in her letter she said that
Bischon would leave her forever and was
ON his way to Philadelphia.
Mccormick met his wife at the station
and they went into the restaurant for
breakfast. His wife seemed repenta1t
enough. While eating the meal, Bischofi
pu his head through a door leading from
the restaurant into a cafe at the corner
of Market and Alling street. He tried Il
attract the woman attention when sh,
called to her husband that Bischoff was
trying to entice her away again.
Bischoff admitted clipping with the
woman, but denied a charge made by Nc
Cormick that he was short in his ac-
counts with the Prudential Insurance Com
pany. This also the company denied.
On the strength Of his wife's admissions
Mccormick told Acting Judge Vreeland
that he would prefer a charge against the
man. Bischoff is said to nave formerly
been q druggist in this city.