Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-29
LITTLE GIRL IS
KILLED BY AUTO
FATHER SAYS DRIVER TRIED
TO STOP MACHINE
]. v. G. Posey's Car Runs Down Child,
Who Dies In Fathers Arms
While He is Carrying
Her Home

Helen Titus, the 6-year-old daughter
of e. M. Titus, 444 South Workman
street, was run down and almost in
stantly killed by an automobile driven
by j. V. G. Posey, $50 West Twenty
third street, secretary of the Dodge
Posey company at the crossing of
Main and Workman streets about 5
o'clock last night.
The little girl was returning home
with her father, 2-year-old brother and
10-year-old sister on a Maple avenue
car. When the car stopped at Work
man street Helen was the first to get
off Mr.. Titus called to her to wait for
him before crossing the street. Not
needing her fathers command the lit
tie girl started to run across the street
behind the car. Just as she passed
from behind the car she saw the auto
approaching at a high speed and, para
lyzed with fear, stopped directly in the
path of the machine.
Tried to Stop Car
J. V. G. Posey, who drove the auto
mobile, is the son-in-law of Frank
Coulter of the Coulter Dry Goods COM
pany and was accompanied by his wife
ut the time of the accident. According
to the story. told the police by Mr..
Titus, father of the little girl, Mr..
Posey did all in his power to stop his
car and prevent the accident.
1.-THE three little ones and myself
were returning home after an after
moons jaunt in one of the parks" said
Mr.. Titus last night. when we
reached Workman street the car
stopped in order to allow us to alight.
Helen got off the car first and started
to run around the rear Of it. I called
to her to wait for me, but she did not
hear my cries and continued running.
ST was carrying Frank in my arms
and had barely touched the pavement
when 1 heard a cry of fear from Helen,
and / rushed around the rear of the car
just in time to see the little girls body
crushed beneath the wheels of the auto.
I sprang to her assistance but was too
late, and when I reached her body she
was unconscious and looked as If she
was already dead.
Dies in Fathers Arms
''I picked her up in my arms and
carried her to a store and summoned
DR.. f. o. Yost from his home on Dow
ney avenue. He attended her injuries
and advised taking her home as soon
as possible. hurried to the house but
within a half hour of our arrival there
she was dead.
"Her mother was not at home when
we arrived, but returned few minutes
after Helen died. She is nearly pro-
strated with grief and the shock has
affected all the family
81 do not blame Mr. Posey for the
accident as 1 know he did all in his
power to stop the machine and he was
not going at a very high speed. I be-
lieve the child would not have been
struck had she not run around the rear
of the car"
The little girls body was removed to
the undertaking establishment of
Bresee Brothers and the coroner was
notified. An inquest will be held today.
Mr.. Posey, the owner of the automo-
bile, is one of the best known business
men In Los Angeles. He has lived
here a number of years and has for a
long time been connected with the
Dolge-Posey company of Dolgeville,
He expressed deep regret that the ac-
cident had happened and his wife was
nearly prostrated by the shock.