The Washington times., 1918-08-02
CORONER'S JURY
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The police today had not learned
the identity Of the operator of the
automobile. carrying q Conneeticuf
license. which struck and killed four
year-old camelo Dagras, danghtsr o.
William Dagras. 112 K street north
west, on Tuesday.
A coroner's jury which Investigated
the ehild's death recommended that
the Police Department station at an
hospitals q person with police author
ity to make immediate investigntion
Of cases OF injured persons brought
to the institutions. Had such q per-
the little girl was taken. the police
would have had no difncu1ty getting
his identity.
Hunt For AutomOhiIs DrfuaE.
The Jury's verdict was:
I'VE. the jury md that camslo
Dagras came to her death At smiley
Hospital July so. 1918, from crushed
chest hemorrhage. and shock cauasd
oy being run over By an automobiie.
operator not known. on July 80, 1919
In front Of 116 X street northwest.
We believe death to be the result
OF accident. and recommend that some
person with police authority be here
after stationed at all hospitals In the
District OF Columbia 10 lnvestieata
cases OF such character"
Coroner J. r. Nevitt today sent Q
copy of the Jury's recommendation
periutendent OF police.
Donald c. Kahn, seventeen years
old, 10 street northwest, was in
jured about the head and legs when
a motorcycle he was riding last
night collided with an automoblls
operated By Philip Barzune, 1909 n
street northeast, at Fourtsenth ana
ID streets northeast. de was takan
to the Emergency Hospital
Pedestrians Knoeksa Down.
Struck by q motorcycle ridden b.
John A Fox, 633 Raleigh street
southeast: Reuben II. April sixty
years old, 2552 Nichols avenue south-
east, was knocked down ana injured
about the body. He was taken 70
the Casualty Hospital Mr.. April
was crossing the street in front of
his home when hit By the motor
cycle.
Arthur o. Lanlford, tventy-tvvo
years old, 525 Eleventh street south
east, was slightly injured last night
when motorcycle be was riding was
in collision with an automobile oper-
ated by Michael Prinin, 533 Tsnth
street southeast. At Ninth and I
streets southeast. ~
While crossing P street at Dupont
Circle northwest last night, John
Thomas, hfty-nve years ola rs
Eighth street northeast, was struck
BY an automobile owned by the Chew
rolet Automobile Company. He was
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was sprained.
Making q misstep as she was
alighting from q car Of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company a1
Fifth and @ streets northwest, Mrs.
Johanna Berry, employed at the Gov
ernment Printing office, fen and re-
ceived slight injuries to her hip yss-
terday.
Machines Damaged.
coIIiding with a car OF the wash.
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany on Fourteenth street. near New
York avenue northwest. last night, an
automobile operated by s. @. Gottlish.
615 Irving street northwest! was
damaged. Mr. Gottlieb escaped un-
injured
An automobile operated By Miss
Minnie Sperlfng. 1926 + street north
west was IN collision on West Ex-
ecutive avenue with the automobile
OF William Burgess. 3104 Mt. Pleas
ant street northwest. last night Both
machines were slightly damaged.
A lamppost standing in front OF
3066 Q street northwest was broken
on at the base last night By an auto-
mobile truck, owned by walters q
Co.. 1928 N street northwest
While the automobile owned By
Max Levin was parked in front OF his
home, sol New Jersey avenue north
west. last night 1t was struck and
slightly damaged by an auto-truck.
operated by Ralph Snapp, 40 G
street northwest