New-York tribune., 1910-08-20
fhaIIffeur Who Pursued Car
That Hit Carriage Picks Him
Out as the Driver.
lncKED UP: NO BAIL YET
e,roner Schwannecke Denounces
Companion as Liar on the
Witness Stand at Pre-
iinlinary Hearing.

p-ony Yesterday Edward T. Rosen-
,.,,,e- son Of the late Julius T. Rosen-
tes-,er the wealthy needle manufact
-,- who was arrested at his home in
| p,lh.-, early Yesterday morning in con-
/ -ec.ion with the death of Miss Grace
ucueh and the serious injury of her
.,-o friends on Thursday night in a
.oilis,on between his automobile and
/ ,s--iaee. vas held in $4,000 bail for
s-ther examination on September &.
y;l;on Fleisher. an artist. who was with
p,serheirner at the time Of the accident.
rss held in S5.0a0 bail He is charged
u9th being an accessory to the crime.
Neither man had been able to obtain
.y-etv I'D to late hour last night.
number of business men called at
ro-nner SchWanneke's Office yesterday
afternoon and offered real estate bail for
Posenheimer. but as none of the men
we're known 10 the Coroner he refused
N arrept their bond. He announced
.hst unless some individual, easily iden-
-ifed OF personally known TO him.
offered a real estate bond he would re-
fuse 10 accept any other than cash bail.
Between the hours of > O'Clock last
,e'bt and midnight no one came with an
o4rer Of either real estate or cash bail.
Notwithstanding Coroner Schwan-
rese's confident statement that a Mr..
schuusn supposed to have been the
third man in the Rosenheimer auto
-.ohije. and is said TO live in Kelly
street. The Bronx. would be in his Gus
tody by 2 O'Clock last night. Mr.. Schu-
nan Was still al liberty at midnight.
Al l1.30 o'clock last night Coroner
schEanneke went UP to the scene of the
accident Pelham Parkway and Cleve-
lard avenue. to take some measurements
su6 20 observe at what distance
vehicle could he disting guished in the
dark at that particular point.
Was at Wheel. Says Witness.
In Coroner Schwennecke's office yes
terdsy morning 2 witness sWore that
Rosenheimer was at the wheel Of the
car when il crashed into the rear of the
osrrisge occupied by Miss Hough and
her companions. and that Fleisher and
third man sat in the rear seat. One
nan. who surore that he had been close
ty at the time of the accident. testified
/ that the car did not lessen its speed
after the collision. but instead shot
ahead a. an increased rate.
How the death dealing machine was
ctased through the gloom of the night
garste Of more than seventy miles an
of he
Of its driver. was told by John Leans,
chauffeur. who drove UP shortl-- after
the crash Deans swore that he was
Pnstiye in his identification Of Rosen-
hsiner and Fleisher Is two of the men
h the csr When they appeared at the
Preliminary hearing yesterday he pointed
II accusing finger at the prisoners and
-sPeated his assertion that they were
ihs men in the automobile
Then Fleisher took the stand in his
svn defence he said that he had been
The guest OF Rosenneimer on Thursday
hight when the latter took him out for
sfpin on Pelham Parkway, but stoutlE
dsnied that the machine had struck any
accident Coroner Schwannecke, who by
his time was nettled at the witness's
manner, vent at Fleisher savagely and
aimed questions at him so rapidly that
Feisher became confused.
Saw White Horse IN Road.
he finally said that he felt q slight
jsrk at the point where the accident hap
pened. and that when he looked back
II SEE what il was that had caused il
ne only object in the road was white
aorse. This was regarded as important,
Is previous testimony had shown that
ne horse driven bv Miss Hough and her
'fiends Vas q light gray in color
tleisher said that he had started out
esFly in the evening with Rosenheimer
Z earn l7oa- 20 run an automobile. They
Lao stopped ~ Q roadlouse. and turned
aeck on --leir way home about o'clock
rosenheiner was driving the car
iesher said. and when they reached
IHs corner ~ Cleveland avenue the ma
Niihe sTcrEed slightly toward the left
'ae road In regaining the centre Of
parkway. the witness said. the au-
mobile jprt SKINNED" something in
road that looked like Ma gor-
'H3 1ar @ss SO slight. according 10
sher thst he hardly paid any at
mon T. IT at the time. A moment
ne witness said. he leaned over
iront seat and asked Rosenheimer
her he lad heard anything strike
aofonobile. Tie latter said he had
aiia then Fleisher leaned over the
sat AMI saw the white horse.
"c you SEE any dead bodies when
=. q looked arourdc-' asked Coroner
ee,Ip snaocke
SC
Zen Fleisher was asked at wta:
ne machine had been going at the
DE noticeS the EARRING he estimated
- aboct fourteen miles an hour.
= coroner tnen asked him whether
=, 4'iiner had put on speed after
and Fleischer said he had not
q II - such were the case.
says huo Guard Was Bent.
III pressed bs the Coroner, Fleisher
- sat that when the automobile was
INTO the private garage at Rosen-
nome the mud guard was found
10, Cliie bent a moment later AS
oistt3-t Attorney Trumbull, rep
tie case Of the state. drew
"a, ne statement from FIeisher that