The Washington times., 1905-07-30
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About I O'Clock on the morning of
the 2Ist the mother Of Matte Green,
who lives in Ford's row. reported to
the police Of No. 10 precinct that the
infant child of her daughter had died
without medical attention. An tnvest-
cation followed, after which the infant
was buried In the District buryins
grounds.
While out riding in the Park last
Saturday evening, about 1890. William
Jones and his friend II. S. Thomas,
accompanied by two ladies. lot con
troll of his automobile, which, after
running some distance, plunged over
the embanlment at the end Of Four
teenth street extended, hurlinG the oc-
cupants of the vehicle TO the ground.
The automobile was badly damaged,
and all those in it We're badly bruised.
Mr.. Jones received injuries on his
right leg, and Mr. Thomas a slight
scalp wound, which, though painful,
was not serious. The ladies escaped
with a few bruises and a severe shak-
ing up.
Mr.. Kennedy. who lives near where
the accident occurred. took the party
derson attended them They were
I taken to their respective homes in Mr..
Kennedy's automobile
A bad depression has occurred in the
middle Of the sidewalk on the north
side of Sheridan street, south of Whit
ney avenue.
Last Monday evening an attempt
was made TO enter the grocery store OF
Michael Lusby. a Chinaman who con-
ducts a laundry next to the place
heard noise as of some one cutting
into wood. He ran to the rear OF his
| shop and saw a tall colored man, wear
! ing dark brown clothes, attempting TO
cut through the door at the back OF
the store. Before the Oriental could
| call for help the housebreaker saw
him, and, picking up his implements,
/ ran away. The police were notlhed
and are looking for the man.
| Monday afternoon a bad accident &C.
j CURED on Brightwood avenue, when car
| No. 14IS. of the Brightwood avenue line,
coliided with a wagon owned and driven
! by e Mustgrave of Ednor. Md. The
car was going north. in the rear Of the
! wagon, which was bound In the same
| direction. Mr. Mustgrave, not knowing
| of the close proximity of the car, turned
his horse onto the tracks almost i'm
! medIately in front of the car, which
stxlck the hind wheels of the vehicle,
breaking the wagon pole and two OF
the wheels Conductor J. T. Weaver and
Motorman E. P. Andrews were in charge
CT the car
At the approach to Fourteenth street
extended is dangerous embankment al
the side OF the road which is a menace
to users of that road. At this place
is a declivity of some six or eight feet
which is guarded by no rail nor even
a light to warn passers Of its danger
Already a number of bad accidents have
occurred here. and more are likely tc
follow unless something is done to pre-
vent Il recurrence.
The rear wheels OF William Larkins
wagon were broken and his horse injur,
ed in a collision on BrightwoOd avenue
at the corner of Sumner street Ias
Wednesday morning when car No. 1870
of the Washington Railway and Electric
Company's line, in charge of MotOrmar
Thomas Johnson and Conductor John F
Rickter, ran down his team. Mr.. Lar
kins was uninjured.
The police of the Tenth precinct have
had a dozen or more complaints register
ed with them by citizens against auto
mobiIists who persist in speeding thei
machines along BrightwOod avenue an'
the driveways in this vicinity. 1t il
the same old story Of pedestrians mar
rowIy escaeing injury and perhaps death
While BrightWood avenue is one of th
, most frequented of all speedways ant
| drives in the city. there is only on
; lone bicycle policeman assigned to thi
locality. and it IS easily seen that Il
view OF this fact. the patrolling Of
district like Brightwood. especially il
the evening, by one officer shows a lacl
of judgment on the part OF the authori
: ties.
| Charles /. Bliss has transferred tn
property in lot z. square p. 10 Lewis
O'Niel.
Mrs. Edith Curry returned to he
| home in Ingraham street last Friday
after short visit with her sister, a
Virginia Beach.
Miss Bertha German, of Richmond
Va, who has been the guest Of Mis-
Ruth Crenshaw for the past few day!
: has returned to her home. Miss Crer
: shaw is expected to leave in few day
for weeks stay at Atlantic City.
Private J. A Pearson. of No. 10 pre-
cinct, is on leave. He will return TO hi
duty on August 3.
, Acting Desk Sergeant J. z. Wilson
stili on the sick list at the precinct.
Privates J. F. Lightfoot and j. f. :
Webb are also off duty because OF scF
! ness AS their ailments are nothing ser
GUS the men expect 10 report for dut
> at an early date.
Richard J Boyn, husband OF Mr.
Ida BOyn tnee HarD, died at his hOm
5512 BriEhtwOOd avenue. Thursday. Jul
q, at els in the morning