Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-22
SECOND VICTIM OF
RICH MANS AUTO
NOW NEAR DEATH
RosenEleimer, on Bail, May Be
Rearrested on Second First
Degree Murder Charge.

NEW YORK. Aug. 22.-Miss Anna
McCabe, the young woman who was in
jured in Pelham Parkway when Ed
ward I. Rosenheimer. the millionaire.
ran down a vehicle in which she, Miss
Grace Hough and George Vedder were
driving, killing Miss Hough Instantly
and badly injuring Vedder, was in such
a serious condition last night that it
was thought she was dying, but she
seemed to have more strength this
morning and her physician said there
was a bare chance for her to recover.
Although Rosenhelmer has been re-
leased on bail of 25,O00, secured on un-
encumbered real estate worth 500, 900,
he will be arrested again should Miss
McCabe die The bail was furnished
by Mrs. Catherine Knobioch. mother of
Rosenheimer's lawyer, and John H.
Young, an artist friend.
Mrs. Knobloch offered as security
one-third interest in Fifth avenue prop
erty, valued at S100, 900, but this was
refused Then Mr.. Young came forward
and offered to put up the balance to
make up the S50,000 In refusing to ac-
cept Mr.. Knobloch's offer Coroner
Schwannecke said:
Why, this man may be held for mur
der in the first degree. I have no right
to accept a lesser bond. 1t may be diff
ficult to find anyone with that amount
of unencumbered real estate who is
willing to put a lien on 1t in the shape
of bail bond, but this defendant
should have thought of all that when
he drove his car along that road, and
after killing one girl and mortally in
juring another. tried to escape.
Coroner In Strict.
IF he suffers 1t is his own fault 1t
is my duty to fix bond large enough
to hold him and insure his presence in
court when he is wanted
Evidence has developed to show that
women may have been in the machine
at the time of the accident. If this
is true the women disappeared before
John Deans, the chauffeur who ran
them down, came upon Rosenheimer
and F1eisher trying to fix the bent
places on the dashboard.
In tracing Rosenheimer's movements
on the night of the tragedy the detect
ives have found that If women were
not in the car at the time they had
been with Rosenheimer just prior to
In asserting that Rosenheimer might
be held for first degree murder the
coroner cited the case of William Dar-
rach whose automobile killed little
Ingvaafd Trimble.
Darragh was indicted under SUBJ
division 2. section 1044 of the penal
code. which classifies as a capital crime
one committed "by an act imlninently
Ia al %Iav4o ,sx,1 -
praved mind, regardless of human life,
although without premediated de-
sign to effect the death of any in
dividual.''
Another Slayer Lucky.
Darragh was tried before Judge Null
queen in General Sessions, and May 29
1903, the jury brought in a verdict of
nanslaughter in the first degree. His
attorney, e. F. Flammer. promptly All
nounced there would be no appeal, as
he considered Darragh lucky youth.
Several Jurors voted for a first degree
murder. but the youth of the defend
ant and the fact that the killing was
unprecedented swung the majority in
favor Of mercy.
In sentencing Darragh TO serve seven
to twenty years, Judge Mulqueen said
ut has been urged by your counsel
that you did not intend to kill, but it
is an elementary legal rule that mans
intent may be inferred from his act
When you took your seat in that car
you were at liberty to drive carefully
or recklessly. You chose to go at a
most reckless speed, and you knew
that you bore a message of death for
the unfortunates in your path.
'The next man who comes to this
bar charged with this offense may pay
the penalty with his life"
That is what Rosentheimer faces
and that is why Coroner Schwanneeke
is holding him SO tightly. The coro-
ner has received dozens of letters
averring it was Rosentheimer's habit
to drive his car in particularly reck-
less manner, turning it at persons on
the highway to scare them, and then
to show his own skill in lodging them.
The writer's of these missives will be
sed as witnesses to show it was Ros-
enheimers custom to show utter dis
regard Of the rights and safety of
others.