The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-02-13
William Schumann SlrrenderS
to Police While Delec-
tiveS Search City
READ OF VICTIMS DEATH
Wagon ObStructed View and
a Caused Accident in Madi-
+ son Avenue, He Says.

The mystery surrounding the acct
\dsnt in which Mrs Edwin $ McCook
met injuries which caused her death.
yesterday. was solved to-day when
william Schumann chauffeur. sur
rendered himself at the East one Hun
fred and Twsnty-siyth street station
and admitted that he drove the car
hhat ran down and killed Mrs. McCook'
lSchumann is employed by Anthony
~. lbbekIn, who conducts garage at
no. 81 West one Hundred and Twenty
fourth street.
Briefly stated, Schumanns confess
zion is that he accidentally ran into
and injured Mrs. McCook lie had
With him IN the car as his fares Mi.
and Mrs, II. II. Harris, of No. 81 West
one Hundred and Twenty-fourth
street The accident occurred at
Seventy-ffth street and Madison ave
hue.
Mrs McCook was conscious and did
Nol appear u ne DdulS Hulls dCCpTulHS
10 schumann. He picked her up and
placed her in the tonneau with Mr..
and Mrs. Harris. She said she lived
with her cousin. Gen. Arson McCook,
BIT No. SO West Fifty fourth street, and
Asked to be taken there.
Wanted to Protect Boss
schumann drove his car to Gen. Nc
Cooks residence, the HAIRLESS support
Ing Mas, McCook during the trip. Al,
The McCook house, when asked his
name. Schumann said he was Henry
Fisher, OF No. S2I Madison avenue. and
hurried away. When asked why he gave
b fictitious name and address he said:
II wanted to save my ho-9 from being
tued. | didn't think the lady was badly
hurt"
AT the time Schumann gave himself
Up thirty detectives were working on
The case. They had narrowed the zone
In which the accident occurred until
they were certain It was in the vicinity
Of Madison avenue and Seventy-ffth
street II Is likely that by close ques-
tioning In that neighborhood they might
have landed Schumann
The chauffeur gave himself UP at the
Suggestion OF his employer Coroner
Shrady, after hearing Schumann's con-
Iession, held him in 5000 bail. The
bond was furnished by Mr.. Levy, who
conducts hotel at One Hundred and
Sixteenth street and Eighth avenue.
0chumann's voluntary surrender makes
plain how Mrs. McCook came to
her untimely death. She went to the
Christian Science Church a, Sixty.
tighth street and Central Park ives,
Yesterday morning with her daughter
lp-law, Mrs. Charles McCook, and
friend OF the latter. The three had an
Engagement TO take luncheon at home
IN seventy.hfth street. between Madison
Ind Park avenues,
On Way to Friends Home.
:, After the church services Mrs.
Charles McCook and her friend sug.
kested walking through Central Park
10 Seventy-hfth street on the east side.
The elder Mrs McCook, feeling unequal
10 the effort. said she would ride around
by trolley and meet them at the house
Tor which they were bound.
Mrs. McCook took a northbound
Eighth avenue car. at Sixty-elghth street
Ind rode to Eighty-sxth street, where
The transferred east TO the trolley line
running through Central Park. At
Eishty-sixth street and Madison ave-
nue. she transferred again. going south
this time.
She left the car at the southerly In.
tersection Of seventy-ffth street and
Madison avenue, and started across. A
grocery cart, bound north, barred the
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