Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-21
REJECT KNOX Plan KILLED BY AN AUTO
Russia and Japan Decline Lieut. DAILY OF War Depart
Manchurian Proposal. ment Watch Force VICTIM.
PERCEIVE NO ADVANTAGES NOT SEEN BY CHAUFFEUR
China would Not Benefit by Neu. Attempting Cross
tralization Project Near 18TH
CONCLUSIONS NOT QUALIFIED DRIVING RAIN AT THE TIM
Argument was Going Slowy-Coroner to
Qualification. Hold Inquest Tomorrow
Lieut.. DAILY of War Depart.
ment Watch Force Victim.
NOT SEEN BY CHAUFFEUR
Attempting to Cross H Street
Near 18th.
DRIVING RAIN AT THE TINE
Witnesses Tell Police That Vehicle
Was Going Slowly-Coroner to
Hold Inquest Tomorrow.

watch force at the State. War and Navy
building. was struck by an automobile de-
livery wagon and almost instantly killed
this morning
The fatality occurred on H street just
west Of 18th street about $40 O'clock
According to eye-witnesses. the horseless
vehicle was proceeding at a moderate rate
Of speed. Those who saw the accident
believe that Lieut.. DAILY was prevented
by the driving rain from seeing the au-
tomobile. He was knocked down and one
Of the rear wheels passed over his chest
His legs were broken. his skull fractured
and his chest crushed.
A big crowd quickly assembled. DIR. l..
s. Nicholson of 1906 III street. who had
witnessed part of the accident from an
upper window Of his home. went to the
street. thinking he might be able to ad-
minister first aid, but life was extinct.
The police of the first precinct re-
spOpded with the patrol wagon. Capt
Hollinberger accompanying it. and De-
tectve Vermillion was sent from head
quarters by Inspector Boardman to make
an invest tfgation. Fully twenty persons
were found who said they had witnessed
part of the affair. and the police took
their names and addresses in order TO
have them appear at the inquest.
The Chauffeur's Account.
Joseph Ebel. chauffeur. was SO exercised
by the occurrence that he was unable to
give a clear account of just what had
happened. He is thirty years old. lives
| at 627 Maryland avenue southwest and
has been in charge Of the horseless deliv-
cry wagon about two years
"The first / knew there was any trou-
! ble," said Ebel at the first precinct police
station to a Star reporter. was when I
| heard somebody scream. I stopped the
| automobile as quickly possible and got
off, but / was SO excited and worried that
| l cannot tell where the body was lying
Ebel said he had been running the
| machine about two years. and had not
had an accident before this morning. He
was certain the delivery wagon was not
making speed In excess of six miles an
hour. 1t can make only about twelve
| miles an hour on a level road when 1t
has on a load. he said. and where the
accident happened the street Is almost
level.
the east said Ebei. land was going west
to 14th street. 1 had delivered several
orders. and had several more to deliver
Ebel says he did not see Lieut. DAILY
before the vehicle struck him, nor did he
| realize anything had happened until q
pedestrian called to him. Then he stopped
and remained until the police came and
| took HIM to the station. his employers be-
ing notified to send for their wagon.
What the Police Learned.
AS soon as Capt. Hollinberger reached
the scene of the accident he began an in
vestigation. The witnesses he saw were
not able to tell a clear story of just how
Lieut.. Daily was struck. and the captain
made an examination of the automobile
delivery wagon. He was told that the
operator had the storm cover across the
front of the wagon when the accident
happened. The captain took measure.
ments of the vehicle and storm cov0e,
and said he could not understand how
the chauffeur could see ahead without
| bending to one side.
Detective Vermillion was told by the
witnesses he questioned that the deliv-
cry wagon was going west along RI
street slowly. while Lieut.. DAILY
endeavoring to cross Fl street to the
| north side of New York avenue Some
of the witnesses said that he walked
from the curb against the front wheel
| Of the automobile. His head struck
| against the curb. while his body was
caught by a rear wheel. dragged
short distance and was then run over.
Both legs were broken. his skull frac-
tured and his breath crushed out. J. NJ.
Miller of the Treasury Department,
who was on his way to work and who
witnessed the accident, called to the
| chauffeur to stop. The latter stopped
Immediately.
The automobile delivery wagon is owned
by the provision firm of Kingan & Co..
| $50 Pennsylvania avenue, and Joseph
Ebel was Its chauffeur.
BY q coincidence the accident occurred
but a few feet from the spot where little
Nary Louise Hopkins met her death be-
meath the wheels of an automobile We'd
| nesday morning. The remains of Lieut..
Daily reached the morgue just as Coroner
hewitt was about to proceed with the in
quest over the body. of the Hopkins
child.
Veteran of Civil War.
Bartholomew DAILY was lieutenant OF
the watch force at the State War and
Navy building. He was promoted to that
Office in November last and was in spe-
cial charge OF the night force Of watch
men. He was born in Ireland sixty
seven years ago and came to the United
States in the early sixties 1t is said
| that he served with the late Gen J. J.
Coppinger. United States Army, in the
papal army. and came to this country
with him. Like him. also. he served i'm
the Union army during the civil war.
Lieut. DAILY was naturalized in 1882 and
in July 1888. was appointed on the
watch force of the State, War and Navy
building.
Esteemed by Associates.
He was especially respected and es-
teemed by his associates. and the news
Of his sudden death was a great shock
to them. 1t is said OF him that he never
lost his temper and that so far as known
he had never said harsh or unkind word
to any one.
He was an exceptionally fine gentle
man." said Capt Diggins. captain of the
watch in the War Department.
Capt Diggins said the lieutenant was
on duty in the department last night
He was relieved this morning at
o clock, and why he was returning in
the direction OF the building he did not
know. Coroner hewitt viewed the body
this afternoon and decided = hold -