The evening world., 1911-07-27
DRIVER DEMANDED
FARE TO TAKE RICH
DYING MAN HOME
tom" Schreve Fell Out of
Auto While Greeting Man
at Patchogue.

The death OF Thomas W. Schreve
yesterday in the home OF Miss Rose
Evans at No. 1853 West righty-fourth
street 90 the result Of a fall from an
automobile has brought about consld-
srable Of a furry in the Coroners'
ONCE. II was discovered to-day that
the death certificate In the case OF
Schreve. which was signed by DR.. ].
II. Grant of No. lS West Eighty-sev-
snth street, gave the name OF the VIC
tim OF the accident as Thomas w.
Evans"
DR.. Grant says he assumed the name
Of the dead man was Evans. Miss
Evans and others In the household
called The patient Tom" Without
making inquiries the doctor took 1t for
granted that Schreve was Miss Evans's
husband and that his name was Evans.
The mistake will be corrected.
Schreve Was the son of Honest Tom"
Schreve. a millionaire Chicago banker,
and wa f6ty-twO years old. lie came
70 New York about ten years ago and
occupied himself chiefly In spending the
Income Of N,OO0.00O left him by his
father. Recently he lived at the Great
Northern Hotel, In West Bffty-seventh
street, but he also had a room at .he
homo Of Miss Evans. who lives at the
West Eighty-fourth street address with
her brother n sister,
Miss Evans 10 about thirty-three years
old. She said to-day that Schreve had
been a friend OF her family for several
years.. and had a room in her apart
s-.N AtAI a.. =. l.
became lonesome.
Schreve had a farm at louisville. l..
l.. near Patchogue. where he raised
horses. On Tuesday evening he chart
cred an automobile for $50 to take Miss
Evans. Lawrence Fletcher and himself
out to the farm.
Al Patchogue Schreve had several
drinks of whisky. Miss Cassie Carrie
OF Patchogue. vas picked up by the
party and taken out to the farm. where
Schreve invited everybody to have a
drink.
1t was discovered that there was
nothing to drink on the place but white
wine. As there was no Ice at hand
and the wine was warm Schreve's
guests refused Il. but he got away with
three quarts. In consequence he was
not quite stable when the party re-
turned to Patchogue late Tuesday night
to drop Miss Carrie at her home en-
route TO New York.
Tho automobile was in front OF Mrs.
Carries home when an acquaintance OF
Schreve, Howell Adams. happened along.
Schreve called to him n arose in the
automobile. As he reached out his
hand toward Adams he fell backward
out Of the end landed on his
head. When picked up he was uncon-
ecious.
Miss Evans and Fletcher decided "a
bring the injured man to New York.
On the way back the chauffeur got lost
on the Long Island roads and 1t was
daylight when he found his way to the
greensboro Bridge. Then. fearful that
Schreve would die on his hands before
he got his $50, ne wanted TO drive the
party to a police station,
Miss Evans hailed "A policeman on a
stationary post IN Fifth avenue and ex-
planned the situation to him. The po-
liceman directed the chauffeur to hustle
Schreve to Miss Evans's home right
away. AS soon as Schreve was put to
bed Miss Evans summoned DR.. Grant
and DIR. Porter OF No. l2s West Eighty
fourth street. Schreve was beyond hu.
man aid and died OF conclusion of the
brain at l O'Clock.