Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13
MRS. M'Co0k SLAIN BY AUTO
BROUGHT HOME DYING AND
CAR THEN DISAPPEARS.
Walter Schumann Today Gives Him
self Up to Police and Admits
He Is Responsible.

NEW YORK. February l3.-While prac-
tically the entire detective force of this
city was searching today for the oCcu-
pants of the automobile which yesterday
conveyed Mrs. Edwin S. McCook of Chi
cas go in a dying condition to the home
of her husbands cousin. Gen. Arson G
McCook, 33 West 9th street. where she
died shortly afterward a man walked
into the East 10th street police station
AMI announced that it was his machine
jured Mrs. McCook.
He said his name was Walter Schu-
mann and that he had taken Mrs. Me
Cook in his car to the home of her rela-
tive, where she died
Mrs. McCook, sixty-nine years old
widow of Gen. Edwin Stanton McCook.
who was a member of the famous Ohio
family of civil war Fighting McCooks, -
died yesterday afternoon in the home of
her late husbands cousin of internal
injuries received by being run down by
an automobile in Central Park West.
somewhere near 18th street. few hours
before her death.
Mrs. McCook had been living for sew
eral years in Englewood. n j., with the
Cook For the last few days she had
been paying visit to Gen. Arson G. Nc
Cook, who was city chamberlain under
Mayor Strong.
she started to attend services at church.
After the services she boarded car.
The next heard of Mrs. McCook was
about l pm, when a big limousine car
drove up to Gen. McCoOk'S door and Mrs
McCook was lifted out in a semi-consciOus
In no nnr
woman. chauffeur driving
The only persons in the house were
servants.
The chauffeur lifted Mrs McCook out.
and with the aid of servants she was
carried to her room.
She was barely conscious, and all she
was able to say was that she had been
struck by motor car. She soon lapsed
into Inconsistencies. DR.. Allen NJ.
Thomas and DR.. Bayard were called to
attend her. She died at 2:3O pm.
The chauffeur gave the name of Tasker
or Fisher. the servants do not know
which. and the address OPT Madison ave
nue.. The police investigated the address.
but found no one approaching either OF
the names given, and it was said that
no automobiles were owned by those IV-
ing at 927 Madison avenue.
Detectives went along Central Park
west as far as s6th street. questioning
persons who might have seen an accident,
out were UNABLE 10 get any cue
They believed that Mrs McCook was
knocked down. and that when she got
up she thought she was not severely in
jured, and asked that she be taken home
That she was not at once made uncon-
scious is a certainty, since she must
have given the occupants of the car her
address. as she had no cards or any
thing that would identify her in her pos
session.
Gen. Arson G. McCoOk is on his way to
Augusta, Ga, and several kilograms were
sent to him informing him of Mrs. Nc
Cooks death His wife was communicate
ed with and she Immediately left Prom
fret Conn. for her home.
Mrs. McCook was Miss Lauraine
Whitney of Ohio. Her husband. Gen. Ed
win Stanton McCook was named for
Lincon's Secretary of War. He served
with distinction throughout the civil war;
but was killed at public meeting soon
afterward in Yankton s. D. He was
presiding at the meeting, and dispute
arose, which resulted in his murder.