The evening world., 1911-11-28
On BANKERS TRAIL
Tin MYSTERY Of
/ FATAL AUT0R RIDE
Woman Killed Was Mrs.
Michel, Sister-in-Law Of
Cardinal.
DOCTOR HIDES THE MAN
Prosecutor Demands Identity
of "Wealthy Bachelor"
in Case.

AK 9cti0n OF Souuty FHySiU'sH HhoA-
audsr Of PaasAia N. j.. In revealing
che name Of the woman who died In the
Paterson General Hospital Saturday
uieht from injuries received In an auto
mebdls accident al Lincoln Park as
Msa Lydia Gertrude Michel and hiding
tn name Of the mar who was with her
WI be Investigated by County Prose-
cutor Dunn. The Prosecutor will de-
mend oficial information on all the
dean associated with the death Of the
woman and that witnesses be sum-
mOmed 20 testify to the accident
Aegister Gall Of the Bureau OF Vital
Statistics in Paterson. refused TO issue
permit for the removal OF the body
Of Mrs.. Michel from the undertaker's
shop to q receiving vault to-day. He
ays the death certificate and appaica-
ten for Q permit were irregular.
The cause Of death 10 given as hcsra-
don Of the brain. and the certificate 10
siened by. DR.. Alexander. But another
signature u on the certificate, h a Of
d. d. c. Magennis. and DR.. Magennis
sats he did not aisn It.
Eessuno Michel, of Alameda. Cali
fdfnia, said to-day that the victim OF
thu automobile accident was his mother.
. widow and a sister-in-law OF Cardinal
Nichsll. She was English by birth. he
said, and her late husband was a
brother OF the Cardinal. Mrs. Michel.
her son said. came to New York some
n1onths ago. She left two sons In Ma
meda. They heard from her that she
We living at the Hotel st. James with
an elderly woman named Mrs. d. Whit
nsy.
p0croR SENT MYSTERIOUS TIP
TO ALAMEDA.
The identifoation followed the rsoeipl
eta despatch by young Aiohsli In Ala
mAda from DR.. Alexander. It 10 be-
Ndesd that the companion OF the woman
On the fatal automobile ride Furnished
IL name Of the son TO DR.. E,exandsr
In return for the information the nys'
tsg3ous male companion Of the woman
saoctsd that his name be kept secre
~ thst he b excused from attend
eaee at IN Investigation Of the acci
Tue prosecutor Toes not ofacsaliy
know that there wa an accident. Nc
m saw II except the woman who VA
Moed, her male companion. who gave
III name Of William y. whitney. and
aSAauffsur. The woman died OF cerebra'
ho~norrhage. presumably reNuiting from
SG)ng thrown from an automobile in
collision with . bridge abutmsnt. bu'
D County Prosecutor wants to know
0SW h woman came 30 sustain fata
A5uStss while neither her male oom'
Danion. Whitney. non the chauffeur rs-
oefvsd any hurts
NE woman registered at the st. Jane
Hetsl In West Forty-ffth street abou
f0or months 8 a. Mrs. NJ. r. whitney
A few days later Q man younger tina,
hsfsek appeared At the hotel and wa
tnfoducsd BY her a. her husband. -
nh did not i've At tho hotel regularly
He was absent At times for periods o
thlpe o. four days. The woman pal
all he biih-
NelO SECRET MEETING WITT
MAN IN CASE.
AlS~ the automobile accident TN
m0 dropped out of sight. The won
0nns body rested unclaimed In . Pater
- undertaker's shop. II appeared q
thxugh she had been abandoned !
Asa4h by the man with whom h hs'
Seeu livins.
Alexander was called UP At hi
eGqbe yesterday evening. he sayA. by tn
mn In tho casa. He was told that tn
nasne OF tho would be reveale,
AMI arrangements would be made 70
he burial II a pledge were given tina
The anne Of the man be kept secret.
u. Alexander say he Agreed TO III
Arrangement He went to . place RI
mGl> from Paterson In an automobil
ano met the man Of the accident. o
hid return to his office he made III
following statement:
4 have Eiven my word not to reve
ne name OF the man in this case. Il
New York banker. wealthy and
bachelor. He told me he came from I,
, West. ~ did the rom who was kiile
He rave me the name OF the woma
~ Mrs. Lydia whitney, ~ ! have 1
n~l1rQAtiOn that she IL Mrs. Mcholi."