The Washington herald., 1917-05-04
Nutshell News

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The body OF colored girl found
murdered in the woods at Fifty-ninth
street and Field place northeast, We'd
nesdsy morning. was Identified yester-
day as that of Eleanor Taylor, II
years old. Of ~ Q street northwest
The girl is reported as having left
home Monday night walking toward
Seventh street That was the last
seen OF her alive. Persons living In
the neighborhood where the body was
found stated that they heard screens
of murder" and police" coming out
of the woods the same night. Her
throat had been cut,
In collision Of two cars OF the
Capital Traction Company, at Seven
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. northwest. yesterday, two per-
sons were injured. Paul J. Moren. q
guest at the National Hotel from
East Berkshire, Vt, was cut about the
head and elbow, but not seriously in
jured George v. Hunt, jeweler. of
1912 Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
was taken to his home by Policeman
Gaffney. suffering from shock.
voluntary dissolution Of the Coberth.
Hanes and white Company, a corpora
tion dealing in plumbing and heating
supplies. Is sought in a petition nied
in the District Supreme Court yes
terday. The bill is signed by Charles
e. Colbert and G. w. Hanes. The cor
poration was formed in 1908 with a
capital Of $4,000 and occupies the
premises of iii H street northwest
The assets are placed at $500 and the
liabilities at $4,000.
william Hoofnagle. OF 1896 d street
northeast, reported to the police yes
4 4ag. h a
cycle to a stranger while at the circus
grounds at Fifteenth and II streets
northeast, to ride around the block and
the stranger failed TO return the bor-
rowed vicycle.
Beatrice Lepper, 10 years old. of lzs
Fyarts street northeast while crossing
Twelfth and Kearney streets northeast
was knocked down and run over by
a horse and. wagon owned by Harry
Pike. She was hurt about the head
and body.
Mary Rose Morton. % years old. said
TO come from Mayfield. Va. was ar
rested yesterday by Central once De-
tective Joseph Morgan on two different
charges OF petit larceny. 1t Is alleged
that the woman visited two Seventh
street stores and lifted certain arti-
cles Of merchandise.
Suffering severe injuries to his arm
as a result OF. bite by a dog. Theodore
Frenzel. white, 10 year old, living at
$50 X street northwest, was taken to
Columbia Hospital yesterday for treat
ment.
While passing by the new addition to
the Southern Railway Building at Thir-
teenfh street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest yesterday at noon, George
Martin. 7S years old, residing at l7ol-2
Seventh street northwest, was struck
on the head by q falling brick He was
taken to Emergency Hospital
Rubylin King, a 7-yesr-old colored girl.
Of 170f Vermont avenue northwest, was
knocked down and run over yesterday
by an automobile owned and operated
by Warner F. Pumphrey, of Rockville,
Nd, at Twelfth and r streets northwest
Pumphrey carried the child 20 the Chill
dren's Hospital where her injuries are
said TO be slight.
Parents Of l. o. F. James Lee, col
ored, 13 years old. reported TO the police
yesterday that James started for school
at the usual hour but has not yet ar
rived. nor has he. come home. There
is a strong suspicion that James hankered
after the life of circus razorback. The
police are searching the circus grounds.
James lives at $50 P street northwest.