Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
ARREST DRIVER
OF CORNELL CAR
CHAUFFEUR FISHER FOUND IN
MOJAVE
Man Who Drove Automobile That
Killed Mrs. Dora FeIIer Appre-
hended by Detectives and
Led to Confess

Carl Fisher, a chauffeur who ran
over and killed Mrs. Dora Feller. So
years old, in front of her home at S4l
San Pedro street, the night of July To-,
and for whom the police have been
searching for the past week, was ar
rested by Detective George Home at
Mojave yesterday, brought to Los An
geles last night and locked up in the
city Jail on a charge of manslaughter.
The accused declared to the police he
would have reported the accident the
day following, but was persuaded by
his employer, Fred A. Cornell, to keep
quiet.
Cornell, who owned the automobile
that struck the aged woman; was ar
rested several days after the accident
as an accessory after the fact to
charge of manslaughter, because the
police claim he made no effort to re-
port the matter to police headquarters
and did all in his power to prevent the
authorities from learning the identity
of the driver of the car. He subse-
quently was released on bail.
Cornell was taken into custody in
his garage at 115S South Main street.
The arrest was made by Patrolman
Grant McCart, who at the time failed
to make inquiries for Fisher. who was
in the garage at the time and was paid
off by Cornell before the latter was
taken to the police station. Fisher
then left the place and nothing was
heard of him until he was located ana
arrested at Mojave yesterday.
Acting on information received at po-
lice Headquarters Detective. George
Home went to the desert town yester-
day morning. He found Fisher sitting
on the front porch of a boarding house
reading magazine.
Detective Makes. Arrest
The officer called to Fisher, but the
latter did not answer to his name.
Home then told the lad he had met
him in Los Angeles and after a short
conversation Fisher admitted his iden-
tity and was placed under arrest.
Fisher was brought to Los Angeles,
arriving here at sos o'clock last night.
Chief Dishman met them at River sta
ton and while waiting for the patrol
wagon, placed under arrest A. john
son, a brother-in-law of Fisher, who
attempted to communicate with the
prisoner by making signals and whis-
pering.
Johnson was closely questioned by
the detectives and after being given a
severe lecture on his action in inter-
fering with the police was allowed
to go.
Fisher was taken into the office of
Chief DiShman, where, in the presence
of the chief, Detective Home and Dep
uty District Attorney G. Ray Horton
he made a complete confession. He
blamed Cornell for persuading him not
to report the matter to the police and
surrender himself, as he stated he in
tended to do the day following the
accident.
According to his story to the police
last night Fisher was in the garage
when Cornell was placed under arrest
The latter paid him his weeks salary
and then remarked. 81 am under ar
rest" When the officers took Cornell
away Fisher hurried out the rear door,
went to River station and boarded a
freight train.
II got into box car and rode to
Acton, a small station on the Southern
Pacific" said Fisher to the police. 81
got off the train there and waited for
another train and rode to Mojave, ar
riying there Sunday.
Tells of Accident
81 tried to get employment as
chauffeur. as there are a number OF
motor cars there that run between th,
desert town 3and the camps on the
Jawbone section of the aqueduct I
was unsuccessful and remained there
and kept a close watch on every train"
At first Fisher was reluctant to dis
cuss the details of the accident, but
finally told his story. He said;
Cornell told me to get the auto
ready and take Mrs. Cornell and Mrs.
Frank Rogers to see the parade. / lefs
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