Evening journal., 1914-05-07
Child Tossed TO
death By MOTOR CAR
Hurrying to Her Home 5Year
Old Helen ROdenheiSer
Has Skull Fractured
HOLD CAR DRIVER IN
BAIL FOR COURT TRIAL

Knocked down by an automobile
yesterday afternoon, in front of her
home. No. sol Union street, Helen Ma
rie Rodenheiser, the five-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert b.
Rodenheiser, died at the Physicians
and Surgeons Hospital, at 6 o'clock
Thomas T. Weldin, Jr., a contrac-
tor, of No. 200 West Twenty-fourth
street, who was driving the automo-
bile that struck the child, surren-
dered to the police and was released
under 81 900 bail.
In City Court this morning, when
Mr. Weldin was arraigned on a charge
of manslaughter, Tilghman Johnston,
his attorney, obtained postponement
for a week. Judge Churchman said
the bail In a case of assault with in
tent to kill, is usually $1,000. In the
case of manslaughter sometimes the
accused is not admitted to bail. In
this case, however, the bail was
placed at SS5,OO0 Bail was furnished
by the young mans father.
Mr.. Weldin was proceeding north
on Union street at the time of the ac-
cident, directly behind an automobile
bearing a New Jersey license, when
the child who had been at a spring
nearby darted across the street. The
child cleared the path of the first au-
tomObile but she appeared TO become
bewildered when in front of Weldins
car Mr. Weldin seeing the childs
danger applied the brakes of his car
and swerved the auto towards the
curbstone. As the car ran against
the curb. however. the front wheels
struck the child, throwing her head
| foremost against the curbing. Her
skull was fractured. Mr.. Weldin
! jumped from the machine and ran to
the child's side. The child was placed
in the automobile and Mr.. Weldin
rushed to the hospital He then re-
! turned to the home of the child's
parents and took them TO the hospi-
tai. The child never regained con-
sciousness and died an hour after
being admitted to the hospital
After taking the childs parents TO
the hospital Mr.. Weldin, who was
much affected by the accident, went
to the police station. He was releas-
ed on bail for the hearing this morn
ing.
The dead child was a niece Of Pa.
trolman Rodenheiser
Coroner Spring this morning accom-
panied those who will sit as Jurors in
the inquest in the case of the child, to
Fifth and Union streets, where the acci.
dent occurred. The position of the car
driven by Mr.. Weldin, and the child at
the time the child was struck were
pointed out TO the jurors. The exact
time for the inquest has not been set.
Yesterday afternoon Corong Spring
took the jurors to the scene of the
railroad accident a week ago last Tues
day in North Brandywine Park. Tn,
inquest in the deaths of William Irelar
and Joseph S. Minker. the railroad mer
who were killed as a result of the de
railment of their engine, will be held
early next week
This evening an inquest win be held
in the case of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Griffith and their infant son. who wer,
asphyxiated by gas at their home. il
South Wilmington last Saturday might
a week. Tomorrow evening an inquest
will be held in the case of John w. Dar
1 rell, of No. 623 West Fifth street. VIII,
committed suicide at his home Of
Tuesday.