Evening star., 1918-07-06
POLICEMAN LEWIS
SUFFERS INJURIES
Goes Over Bicycle Handle
bar and Avoids Running
Over Woman.
OTHER STREET ACCIDENTS

Bicycle Policeman Wilbert C. Lewis
of the sixth precinct started out yes
terday to chase an automobilist
who he thought was driving too fast.
He finished at home. laid up in bed
with broken jaw and a number of
little cuts and bruises, all received
when he did a high dive over the
handlebars of his wheel to avoid in
juring a woman who came between
him and his supposedly speeding
quarry.
Harry c. May, 33S Indiana avenue,
was the driver of the machine that
Lewis was pursuing. AS the police
William ]. Naylor. 407 Massachusetts
avenue. stepped in the way.
Makes Dive lover the Top"
Seeing he could not avoid running
into her, Lewis dived over the handle
bars of his wheel. The bicycle rolled
right along, hitting Mrs. Naylor and
knocking her down. but as its rider
was piled up on the asphalt some dis
tance to the rear the collision merely
jolted Mrs. Naylor.
May, hearing Lewis yell as he was
about to run over Mrs. Naylor. looked
back, turned his machine around and
picked up his pursuer. Lewis was
knocked out cold, remaining uncon-
scious for several minutes. May took
the injured man to his home. 40
Quincy place. where a police surgeon
found Lewis right jawbone was
broken and that he was variously
skinned. cut and bruised up. Mrs.
Naylor received no hurts The sup
posedly speeding motorist was not ar
rested. and the only injured partici-
pant in the chase and collision was
the policeman. who will be confined
to his bed for some time.
Three Persons in Motor Mishap.
Ernest Angermann. twenty eight
years old, 3613 10th street: Mrs. Cath
crime Angermann. his wife, and Miss
Virginia Andrews. $40 Good Hope
road, Anacostia, last night about S:15
o'clock were occupants of motor
cycle and side car that skidded on
Conduit road near the reservoir and
and his wife suffered from shock.
while Miss Andrews received cuts and
bruises to her face.
The victims of the accident were
given first aid at the residence of
Walter Crane, 1899 Conduit road,
where they remained until they re-
covered from the effects of the shock.
motor cycle was only
slightly damaged.
Automobile Rams Tree.
Ellison Brown, colored. ten years
old. 4413 Sheriff road northeast, was
riding in the automobile with James
E. Crenshaw, colored. 442S Sheriff
road. that came to sudden stop
against a tree in front OF 1417 LIST
street yesterday. The automobile was
badly damaged. and the boy, who re-
ceived severe injuries, was taken to
Freedmen's Hospital.
An automobile operated by Miller
Johnson. 1925 18th street. and a bicy-
Gle ridden by William Therrien, 1912
. street. collided at Rhode Island
avenue and 18th street yesterday aft
ernoon. Therrien was slightly hurt
and his bicycle broken.
A collision between automobiles op-
Grated by Wallace Ricketts,, Rock
Vile. Md. and William w Thompson,
3141 Mount Pleasant street. occurred
near Wisconsin avenue and River road
afternoon. Slight damage
to the automobiles resulted
Charles F. Appler, 1407 Perry street,
yesterday afternoon was operator of
an automobile that collided with a
motor truck operated by Thomas
Sweeney at 10Th and streets The
automobile was slightly damaged.