Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-05
HAS A FRACTURED SKULL
Autoists Say They Thought He Was
Only Slightly Hurt.
MOTORS WIND SHIELD BROKEN
Chauffeur, In Signed Statement to
Police, Declares He Lost His
Presence Of Mind.

Milton Brown, twenty-five years old, In
Casualty Hospital with a fracture OF the
skull; Andrew B. Carlson. chauffeur for
George w. Stewart. fish and oyster
dealer. under arrest at the fifth precinct
station, and the wind shield Of an auto
mobile in the room Of Capt. Mulhall at
the fifth precinct police station are evil
dences Of an alleged 10y ride in south
east Washington about o'clock yester-
day morning.
Physicians at the hospital said this
afternoon that Browns condition was ex-
tremely critical and that in their opinion
he could not recover.
The accident happened on Pennsylvania
avenue between 9th and 7th streets. and
a big car, with Carlsen driving 1t and
with Burnes De Mar, Carroll Jenkins
and a seaman in the navy named DAILY
with him. did not stop, the occupants Of
the car saying they thought the victim
Of the accident had not been badly hurt.
Carlson is alleged to have said to Detec-
tives Mullen and Warren:
Il would have stopped, but one of the
other men told me to go ahead; that
somebody would find him."
Found Unconscious in Street.
1t was about $40 o'clock when the un-
conscious man was found on the street.
An individual who was standing near the
scene of the accident saw the automobile
pass there and he then noticed a form
on the asphalt pavement. Shortly after
the accident happened Robert E. Down
ing, cabman, passed. He took the in
jured man, who was unidentified at that
time, to Casualty Hospital.
While the detectives and policemen were
conducting an investigation Yesterday
afternoon to ascertain the identity of tue
man who was operating the car at the
time of the accident, Carlsen surrendered
to the police of the third precinct. He
gave his address as sos street soutneast
and made a statement of the analr. AFTER
being transferred to the fifth precinct
station he made another statement 10
Precinct Detective Woods
His signed explanation is that he was
operating his machine at between hfteen
and eighteen miles an hour wnen ne ssaS NV
a man run from the sidewalk. He calieo
to him and did his best to prevent an ac
cident, but the machine struck nim'
breaking the wind shield.
"I cannot say why did not pick him
up." the chauffeur stated, "oniy tna' :
lest all presence of mind.
He drove the car to about Pennsylvanla
avenue and 9th street. and then tuIneu
and went to the stable of his employer
in the rear of 805 q street soutn"es.,,
There he left the broken wind shield ano
took the car to the Dupont garage. 10
said there were three others in the auto
mobile when the accident happened that
he had met his friends at Sth and
streets Saturday night, and tnat tney
later went to the Southern Athletic and
Social Club, 9o6 Pennsylvania avenue.
Had Visited Saloons.
Burnes De Mar, SO3 I street southeast,
and Carroll jenkins, S35 c street SOUTH
east. also made statements to the police.
De Mar saws he was aroused by the sud-
den application of the brakes and the
footing of the horn, having been almost
asleep. The car was going at a speed
of about twelve miles an hour, he
thought. and he did. not think the man
who was struck had been seriously in
jured. De Mar said they had visited two
saloons and the rooms of the club.
Carroll Jenkins told the police he was
asleep when the accident happened, and
did not know of it until he was told of it.
several squares away. DAILY stated that
he knew nothing of the accident until he
read of it in q newspaper. Mr.. Stuart,
owner Of the car, is reported to have told
the police he did not know the car was
out at the time the accident happened.
Brown was employed at the Bryant
street pumping station, and was to have
reported for duty last night. Walter L.
Beall a neighbor. identified the patient
at the hospital last night. Brown has
wife and two children. 1t is said by the
police that Brown was taken to the hos
pital about five minutes after the acci-
dent happened.