The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
KILLED A CHILD
At |RV|NGTON,
lnhuman Conduct of an
Unknown Man in
a Cart.
DROVE RAPIDLY AWAY.
Scattered Children at Play and
Fatally Crushed Rosie
Ramos.
THREATS ARE OPENLY MADE.
1t Will Not Be Well for the Mis-
creant to Be Seen in That
Neighborhood.
THREATS ARE OPENLY MADE,
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,)

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
90S Broadway, May IS. !
On Friday evening a man in a cart,
while driving along the county road
through Irvington, fatally injured little
girl. He did not stop for a moment to see
what he had done, but drove on and left
his little victim TO die in the road. Hall
an hour later she was corpse.
The residents OF Irvington are much ex-
ercised over the matter, and to-day it was
the only subject of conversation in the
little town. Everybody is trying to dis
cover the heartless driver, and clews are
being followed up in all directions. The
name OF the little victim Is Rosie Ramos,
and her father is one of the best-known
residents of Irvington.
Rosie Ramos was playing in the road
on Friday evening. She was in company
with several other children when they saw
a horse and cart approaching rapidly. The
little ones fastened to run for shelter, but
Rosie STUN bled, and before she could re-
gain her feet the horse and vehicle almost
crushed the life out of her. She was car
ried into house ana a doctor at once pro-
nounced her injuries fatal. She renamed
unconscious for about half an hour and
then breathed her last. Another OF the
children was also struck, but escapedwlth
few bruises.
Although the children shouted TO him,
and although it was broad daylight so that
the driver could plainly see what he had
done, he whipped up his horse and drove
rapidly away.
A DEPUTY Coroner was investigating the
case on Saturday and Sunday, but has dis
covered nothing that viii lead to the
heartless horseman. This morning Coro-
ner Baldwin went to Irving.on to hold an
inquest, but he was not at all satisfied
with the result. No testimony could be
obtained but that of the playmates of little
Ramos and of few friends who had seen
the horse and cart pass along the road.
Tie children all told the same story. but
it shed no light on the affair, and a verdict
in accordance with the few facts at hand
was returned.
a would have felt more satisfied" said
the Coroner, If l had reached a verdict
charging some one with manslaughter.
From the story of the companions of the
dead girl | conclude that the driver must
either have been drunk, or brute, OF
both. The little girl was frightfully cut
and crushed, aud the best proof in my
mind of the mans guilt is that he drove
on and was not humane enough to STOP
and at least pick the little thing up.
IF that cart and driver are ever seen ir
that part OF the county again 1 expect
there will be another job for me. Indig
nation there is very greats and If ever the
man that killed little Ramos be found by
her friends or neighbors he will be
punished enough before they are through
with him. And he would deserve it all
At present We have nothing that will help
to find him but the description of the
children, and they were so frightened tina,
they can give but few details"