The sun., 1909-02-14
HIS CAR KILLED mrs. M'COOK
CHAUFFEUR SCHUMANN GIVES
HIMSELF VP.
Tried TO Dodge Her. lie Says, but She
Jumped in Front OF the Automobile
DID Not Think She Would DIE
Gave Wrong Name because Excited.

Gave wrong Name because Excited.
The chauffeur whose automobile caused
the death on Friday Of Mrs. Lorsin F.
McCook. widow Of Major-Gen. Edwin 8.
McCook and cousin OF Gen. Anson @.
McCook. gave himself up to the police
yesterday after a dozen Headquarters
detectives had been searching for him
with only the fictitious name he gave as q
clew. He proved 70 be Walter Sohumann,
"a years old. OF 10 West i24th street, who is
employed by Anthony @. Ibbeken. pro-
prietor Of the Mount Morris Auto Garage
at 27 West 124th street
Schumann walked into the East l2eth
street police station and said that he
understood a Mrs, McCook had died as the
result OF an automobile accident and he
believed he was the man wanted. He
was accompanied by his employer and the
latter's lawyer. Solomon Hyman Of ~
East l2ist street.
Capt. Walsh took the chauffeur TO the
Coroner's Office, where Sohumann told
Coroner Shrady the 3, ne story that he
had told Capt Walsh. II was TO this
effect:
Yesterday forenoon Henry H. Harris
OF 81 West l24th street called up the garage
and asked for a car. Mr.. Harris, who is
n paralytic. wanted TO 60 down and see his
doctor. He gets a car frequently and as
n -, Al, kt,,. \ rt.t Ua
terday. Mrs. Harris went along. After
| he'd taken Mr.. Harris TO the doctors l
started back up Madison avenue for
Harlem.
AS the car necred Seventy-ffth street
| was driving behind a grocery wagon
that was running alongside a northbound
car As l got close TO the cross street /
turned out TO pass the wagon and then for
the first time saw the woman who proved
10 be Mrs. McCook. She was walking 70
he east side OF the street ] put on the
power and tried 70 dodge her. but she
Jumped back toward the middle OF the
street. almost cleared her then. butthe |
mud guard Of the limousine car caught !
ler iu the side and threw her on her feet. |
Mrs. Harris cried out to stop and
Jumped out to SO, what could do for the
woman. She was on her feet unassisted |
Utmost before ! got TO her side. i told
Ter that would take her anywhere she
wanted TO 20 and she then told me she was
drs. McCook and wanted to 90 10 Gen.
dcCooks house in West Fifty-fourth
treet. put my hand on her arm to help
ler into the car, but she stepped into the
Machine without any aid from me. Then
took hsr right down to Gen. McCook's
Iouse.'
what did you mean bv giving Gen.
icCook's butler the fictitious name Of
'isher?" asked Coroner Shrady.
Il don't understand how happened to
o that said Schumann. Il was very
luch excited when helped Mrs. MoCook
ITO the house and told the butler the
rst thing that came into my mind. l
ertainly had no idea that she would die
4 a couple Of hours
Sohumann said that when he read in the
tie papers on Friday afternoon Of Mrs.
IcCook's death he knew it must be the
oman he had struck. He had told both
is employer and the latter's wife OF the
ccident. and when they heard that Mrs.
IcCpok was dead they advised him to give
mself up. Mr.. Ibbeken called In his
wyer and arranged 10 get bail for Schu-
ann: then they communicated with the
olice. ,
Coroner Shrady held Schumann in |
900 bail to await the inquest. The bond 5
as given by Samuel Levy, a Harlem '
otel keeper. ,
Schumann said that this was the first
rious accident he has had in the seven !
sars that he has been running car. He I
i'd that he took wheel of wagon last
sar and was arrested for speeding and \
led in Special Sessions. but had had no /
her trouble