Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-24
RUN down BY AOT0
HiIda TulIy, Nine Years Old,
Severely Injured.
WEAK FROM LOSS OF BLOOD
Alleged Heartless Conduct on Part
of Vehicle Occupants.
POLICE CONDUCTING INQUIRY
Child Is Dragged Distance Of Twen-
ty-Five Feet and Her Skull
Fractured.
POLICE CONDUCTING INQUIRY

| Hilda FULLY, nine years old. child OF
Clarence B. Tully. mail carrier. was
the victim of an automobile accident last
night about 10 o'clock. the machine
having struck her while she was on hel
way from q street car to her home, 412s
Wisconsin avenue. Suffering from
number of cuts and bruises and a frac'
| ture Of her skull and weak from loss OF
blood, the little girl was hurried te
Georgetown University Hospital
| Hilda had been in the city with hei
] father to purchase Christmas presents
and the happy little one was carrying
some of the presents. The street cal
stopped almost directly In front of the
Tully residence, and Mr.. Tully alighte6
and started in the direction of his house
! Hilda running ahead Of him. He saw
the automobile coming and called to his
child to be careful, but before she could
reach the pavement the automobile had
run her down and she was dragged 9
distance of about twenty-five feet.
Machine Rushes on Its Way.
Mr.. Tully shouted to the occupants OF
the automobile to stop the machine. but
If they heard him they paid no atten-
| ton to him and continued away at about
a thirty-mile rate. Mr. Tully thinks
Two men who were about a block south
Of where the accident happened heard the
cries Of Mr.. Tully and saw the fast
moving automobile. They express the be-
lief that the occupants of the car knew
| Of the accident. At the Brookvile road
they stated, the automobile made a SHARP
turn without lessening its speed and was
started east through Chesapeake street.
| Shortly before the accident occurred
Sergt. CornwelPs attention was at
tracted to an automobile which was NOV
| ing, he thinks. at the rate OF at least
thirty miles an hour. 1t occurred to him
that the machine might meet with dis
| aster or be the cause OF one, and he
tried to get its number, but the cloud o;
| dust in the path of the machine made
it impossible for him to do SO.
Mr.. Tully hurried to his child and
picked up the unconscious form. He was
assisted by neighbors in putting hel
aboard a car and bringing her to the
city. At Wisconsin avenue and Volta
place the seventh precinct patrol wagon
was In waiting and a record run was
made to the hospital.
Police Have Clue.
| Capt. Schneider had the members Of thu
mounted force and the footmen In Ten
leytown begin an investigation Of the at
fair, and this morning Inspector Board
man detailed Detective Cornwell to as
sist them. The police received informa
| ton today which. they think. will Lead
to the Identification Of the automobile and
its occupants. 1t was learned that ar
| automobile answering to the description
i NJ tho ono which IN used the In ury tn the
child stopped at the willows shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock. The restaurant was
| closed, however, and the occupants of the
| car were not admitted.
| It was stated at the hospital this morn.
| ing that the little sufferer will probably
recover. She is still in a serious cOndi-
| ton. however, and is weak from loss OF
blood. There was q large pool Of the
crimson fluid on the road in front OF the
Tully home. and 1t was covered with dir
| last night in order that the mother OF the
| injured child would not see 1t. Mrs. FULLY
has been i'll.