Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
ARREST DRIVER
OF CORNELL CAR
CHAUFFEUR FISHER FOUND IN
M0JAVE
Man Who Drove Automobile That
Killed Mrs. Dora FelIer Appre-
hended by Detectives and
Led to Confess
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the garage at 1853 South Main street
and went to the home of Mrs. Cornell
on Santee street near Eleventh street
and got Mrs. Cornell and Mrs. Rogers.
We then proceeded north to Third
street, and because of the crowded
condition of the street were unable to
pass, and decided to make detour and
get to where we could view the pa
rade.
"I drove the auto down San Pedro
street and while nearing Eighth street
saw a dark object in front of me. The
automobile was about 100 feet away at
the time, and l was unable to distin-
guish the object.
1.-The auto was going at the rate of
about eighteen miles an hour at the
time. l struck the object and thought
then it was a large black dog"
Sharply questioned on this point,
Fisher admitted he turned to one of
the women in the car and remarked,
II believe 1 killed that person"
He was then allowed to proceed
again.
after the accident 1 turned on full
power and hurried away. 1 turned
down some side street and came near
colliding with a milk wagon, I then
drove several blocks farther, and the
women got out.
II hurried away from the scene of
the accident because Mrs. Cornell.
when 1 stated 1 believed l had killed
that person, exclaimed, Beat it, Carl,
beat it,
Found Dress Shreds
when the women got out of the
auto l took it back to the garage, and
on examining the machine found the
front fender brace was broken and
that a piece of a woman's dress hung
l,,,+ Nf 9 t11n
wheels.
THE next morning told Cornell and
Mrs. Cornell about the matter, and of
my finding the piece of cloth in the
wheel. 1 told Cornell l was going to
report the matter to the police and
give myself up. He told me not to
report it; for me to keep quiet and
the affair soon would be forgotten.
Cornell then suggested that | take
a vacation and go to San Diego, stay a
short time and come back when the
matter had blown over. l took his ad-
vice, but instead of going to San Diego
went to Manhattan Beach and helped
my father, who is building a cottage
there. l arrived there Sunday and re-
manned until Wednesday,.
"On my return l again told Cornell
that 1 was worried over the matter,
and intended to report it to the police.
He advised me to say nothing about
the matter; that it would soon blow
over.
"I then told him I had made up my
mind never to drive another automo-
bile; that the accident was causing
me considera BILE uneasiness, and l
wanted to quit that kind of work.
Cornell said Don't worry; the ac-
cident will be forgotten, and if you get
into trouble I'll do all I can for you
He then urged me again not to give
myself up to the police"
Fisher then said his reason for going
to Mojave was to meet a mining man
who had number of valuable desert
claims. The accused stated he hoped
to make plenty of money and to return
to Los Angeles and make a settlement
with the husband of the dead woman.
OF the reward money, aggregating
$3.50, offered for the arrest of Fisher
$50 will go to Patrolman McCart. This
was the amount offered by Chief Dish
man for the information leading to the
Identification of the auto that struck
Mrs. Feller. The disposition of the re-
mainder has not yet been decided.