New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
WOMAN MYSTERY
in AUTO DEATH
Asked For by Dying Man,
She Is Shielded by
Friend, Also Hurt.
GIRL CLOAK MODEL
KILLED IN CRASH
Car TumbleS. Down Bank at
WoodSide Bridge and Pins
Occupants Under II.

The CoronerS investigation OF the au-
tomohne accident between WINFIELD and
Noodsioe. Ions Island, az oclock yes
terdaN morning. IN which Catherine Mac
Cormack, twenty-five. q cloak model. was
killed. and Charles Richter. OF No. So
Fort Washington avenue. and otto H..
Schneider. OF No. 80 West Hath street,
we're injured, left unsolved the question
Of whether second woman was in the
machine.
Schneider is dying from a broken back
and other injuries in Sc. Johns Hospital,
Ions Island City. He could not be dues-
toned by Coroner NogeL Richter, also III
ST Johns. denied that there were more
than three persons in the car. He is in
ternany injured. but will probably re-
cover. His father. Victor Richter. So
perintendent Of the Horace Waters Piano
Company. No lsi Fifth avenue. and Mrs
Richter. visited him in the hospital.
Schneider is twenty-three years old and
the son OF Mrs. Frederick w. Saltzseider
OF No IS West End avenue. whose hus-
hand IS treasurer of the Consumers
Brewing Company, Of Brooklyn. He
completed G postgraduate course in
Stevens Institute. Hoboken. in February.
1913 He WIS a member Of the Phi Sigma
Kappa, and had been living in the fra
ternity house. in West Hath street He
owned the automobile. His sister. He'd
wig, was married IN February, 1911. TO
Joseph Edward Ridder. son OF Herman
Ridder.
Richter is twenty-five. He was gradu-
sted from the Columbia School Of Mines
last February. and planned TO sail in q
few weeks 20 South America, where he
was TO enter the employ OF the Guggen-
helms.
Miss MscCormack was twenty-four, a
pretty blonde. She was employed by
Rotherberg & Kahn, dressmskers, NO. "A
West 18th street. To Mrs. Catherine
White, OF No. ns West ssth street, where
the young woman lived, she was known
As Miss Betty Mack. Her sister. Mrs.
Grace Farrell. lives at No. 4S4 West Esd
street. The sisters came from Pepperel,
Niddlesex County, Mass.
Schneider took his car from a garage in
Honoken early Friday afternoon and
came TO Manhattan, where he was Joined
by Richter. They motored about the city
until late in the evening. For short
time a young woman, whose name Rich
ter told the Coroner he could not recall.
was IN the party.
Miss MacCormack met Schneider and
o'clock on Friday night. They went 10
cabaret restaurant at Broadway and fifth
street, and remained there until about
o'clock Then they set out for the Holly
Arms. at Lawrence. Long Island.
AS the automobile was a racing car.
with but two seats. necessity caused Miss
MacCormack TO sit on Richter's lap;
Schneider remained al the wheel They
went over the greensboro Bridge and
came out eventually on Hoffman Boule
ward. This they were following when the
accident happened.
To permit light vehicles and trolley cars
TO avoid the dangerous grade crossing Of
the Long Island Railroad between Wood
! side and Winfield stations. temporary
frame bridge was recently constructed.
There are really two bridges. The one in
/ the centre Of the road takes the vehicles;
a narrower span on the south cares for
( the trolley cars. Heavy vehicles curve to
! the south Of the trolley bridge.
In the darkness Schneider apparently
j came upon the bridgework so unexpect-
.dly and at such speed he presumed the
structure was an obstruction closing the
centre Of the road TO traffic, for the car
nit neither the vehicle nor trolley bridges.
but shot OF to the south, remained on
I the road but q short distance. and then,
I striking a metal sewer cover, bounded
through a weak fence at the side and
! catapulted down a twenty-foot en-
bankment. overturning at the bottom on
all the occupants. Miss MacCormack's
life was crushed out instantly by the
hood.
Cesar Oliver, railroad Waterman,
heard the sound Of the fall, and as he
! made for the victims. he says. he saw a
woman spring UP and hurry away. Fire
men from the Newtown Hook and Lad
der Company. called to lift the automo-
pile, say they saw woman; and TO sup
port these stories DR.. Lavelle, who came
from St Johns Hospital, says that when
eviVed Schneider asked him what had
ecome OF 1.-The other woman" When
he ambulance surgeon told him that a
oman was dead Schneider said there had
ken another woman in the party and
, Rt she was Mrs. Mary Lyons, "of
padyay and 157th ytreet"
ISIS MacCormack's body was taken to
ke's morgue, In Corona, where 1t was
ltified by Mrs. White and Mrs. Farrell
that of Miss Catherine MacCormack.
is the opinion Of the authorities that
bther woman was in the party at some
be during the evening and night and
at the deniaIs are made for the purpose
protecting her. Though Schneider s
20 is hopeless, he is technically pris-
Dbyllr. charged with homicide. Renter. a
fraternity brother Of Schneider, IS also
technically under arrest as a material
witness
The body of Miss MacCormack will be
Whipped to-day to her former home in
Pepperell.
Joseph T. Ridder went to the hospital
late last night, accompanied by Magis-
trate Joseph j. Conway, who, sitting by
Schneiders bed, held him in 5000 bail.
Surety was given by Mr.. Ridder, who
then had Schneider removed in private
Ambulance 10 the German Hospital,
Manhattan.
MEXICANS IN SHOW PARADE