Evening star., 1917-09-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
In. v. May Riley ha. fled suit in the

Mrs. ". May Riley has fled suit In the
District Supreme Court to recover
$4,000 damages from the Washington
Railway and Electric Company for al
legged personal injury. Through At
torney A. L. Newmyer the plaintiff says
she was standing in the aisle Of car
February 10 last when the vehicle sud
denly jolted and threw her against the
car and inflicted painful injury.
Justice Mccoy of the District Supreme
Court has issued a rule on John f.
Gaylard. a laundry engineer. to show
cause September Is why he should not
support his wife. Ethelyn ]. Gaylard.
and his child. The rule is based on n
suit for maintenance filed by the wife
Through Attorney Matthew E. o'Brien
Mrs. Gaylard charges cruelty and fall
ure to support her properly.
Conrad schroth has filed suit in the
District Supreme Court to recover S25,-
900 damages for alleged personal In
Jury from the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. Through Attorney
Andrew I. Hickey he says he was a pas
senger July 25 last. and after alighting
from a car was struck by the vehicle
as he was crossing the highway. He
sustained serious injury and has been
rendered deaf in one ear.
Charging that he was run down by
an automobile driven by Thomas NJ.
Robinson, an employe of the District of
Columbia, James NJ. Carper entered suit
today in the District Supreme Court to
recover $4,000 against both Robinson
and the District He claims that while
standing at Sth street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast March l. last the
automobile coming north at an exces-
sive rate of speed struck him and broke
his leg. Through Attorneys. Wilton j.
Lambert and r. II. Yeatman. he further
alleges that he received severe bruises
about the body and was compelled to ex-
pend large sums of money for medicines
and medical attention.
A coroner's jury mt the city morsuc
yesterday afternoon held that the death
of John c. Cook. who was killed in a
collision between his motor cycle and
an automobile at Cd street and Virginia
avenue southwest was due to lack of
precaution on his part. Michael McCabe
OF Good Hope. n. c.. who was operating
the automobile was exonorated of
blame.
By means of duplicate key robbers
entered the home of Edgar l.. Kenny, |
1914 18th street yesterday and after
three diamond rings valued at $500 and
two razors.
Failing from wagon IN front of 816 |
9TH street northwest yesterday Francis
owens, sixty-ffve years old of 1860 |
Florida avenue northeast, fractured his
SKULL He was taken to Casualty Hos
pital where it was stated today his |
condition is critical
charge of "joy riding" IL placed
against Joseph Frazzano twelve wears
cid. OF 'l6 4th street and Nathan Abell |
fourteen years old of 401 II street al |
the sixth precinct police station The
Boys were sent to the house of deteu- |
Slon TO await trial in Juvenile Court |
me boys were arrested by Policeman
j. Il. wilson at I'd and + streets YES
terday afternoon. 1t is charged they
look the automobile of William Horn |
Ing OF Tuxedo. Md, from in front of the |
FendaIl building ZIG
shooting in n shooting gallery at 122s
[ehhsyIvania avenue late last night was
so 1ast that considerable smoke
emerged from the place A citizen he
heved the place to be on fire and sent
local call for No. 16 Engine comnanvi
TO extinguish the supposed fire.
Alexander Jascalevfch Of Rueno.
ARES Argentina, will deliver a lecture
on The Growth of Socialism in Arpen
una at the Socialist headquarters SI1
z street. northwest, Sunday evening at
o'clock The socialists of Argentina
at the recent parliamentary eiections
elected twelve members to the Arran
tins congress from the city of Buenos
Aires. % Doeios
A four-mile hike IL to he taken hx
the "anderlusters Sunday afternoon nm
aer the leadership of Walter W PAIGE
1he meeting point will be 2Oth and p
stfeets at 2:30 o'clock. The walk will
read through the lower sections of Rock
Creek Park - A>OSh