Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-16
HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER.

A Fifteen-Months-Old Child Run
 over and Killed by Sylvan Ave.
 nue Horse Car-Dies in Two Min
 utes-Conductor Frank Rice Held
 The Inquest To-Day.
 A sad and fatal accident occurred about half-past o'clock yesterday afternoon near the Sylvan avenue and Orchard street corner which resulted in the death of child and the arrest of Conductor Frank Rice of the Sylvan avenue horse car line for manslaughter. He with Driver Dick Sullivan were standing on the front plat form, Rice holding the reins, as was his custom on that part of the trip, so as to get his hand in and become an expert, if ever an emergency called upon him to drive. At this corner number of small children were playing in the street, among them being little Lena Wharf man, fifteen months old, the daugh- ter of Richard Whartman, piano teacher, who lives in the second house on Sylvan avenue (No. 98) from Orchard street. The near approach of the car con- fused her and for a moment or more she acted in an uncertain manner, which ended in her deliberately running into the car. Rice, from the reports of all those who witnessed the accident, did all that was possible to stop the car, pulling up the horses and turning the brake with all his might. But it was of no avail, for both wheels of the car passed over the chest of the little girl, crushing her in frightful manner. A man who was on the car rushed to pick up the little victim and car ried her to the house, which was but a short distance away. She died before reaching it, having lived hardly two min utes after the accident.
 Rice also went into the house and wait ed there about twenty minutes doing what he could to help the grief stricken parents
 Officers Phelps and Nichol came to the house and advised Rice to go to the police station and give himself up. He acted arrest for manslaughter and released on @ bond of $500 furnished by his father. The officers secured the names of the following persons who witnessed the accident: MT. and Mrs. Cotter of 104 Sylvan avenue and Miss Flora Prick of 95 Sylvan avenue.
 Dr. Edward Madden was called to attend the case, but death had ensued long before his coming. The medical examiner was summoned and found that the ribs had been crushed in upon the heart and that other facts were as given above. The coroner will hold an inquest to-day.
 The sad affair created considerable ex- citement and much sympathy was ex- pressed for the sudden bereavement of the parents. The little girl would have been sixteen months old the 22d of this month. And there is much feeling of sympathy ex- pressed for MT. Rice, who is young man of excellent character and always consid- cred by his employers as a faithful and trustworthy employe.
 The wonder is frequently expressed by not few that more children, especially on this line, are not run over. They play in the street in droves, pay no attention what ever to the cars or teams passing by, some. times waiting on the track to see how near the car can come to them before they jump aside. The drivers certainly have no but the present lesson will un- doubtedly bear good results for time, both to the children and to parents who allow their young children to play on SO dangerous playground.