The Washington times., 1920-11-26
AUT0IST F[EES
AFTER CRASH
Unknown Driver Hurts Three,
Mrs. SiIas Robinson, Injured
Saturday, Dies.

After his car had collided with an
other machine near Waldorf, Md.
early this morning. causing injury
to three persons. the operator is said
to have refused to give his name or
address, removing his license plate
to foil any attempt at his identifica
ton.
Those injured were Jack Han
cock, Sl2 Fifteenth street northeast.
cut on the head; George ID. Ashby.
1908 Il street southeast, also cut on
the head, and Blanche Inlay, 1873
Second street northwest. suffering
from shock. They were treated Al
Casualty Hospital.
Following the accident, the uniden
tined operator sped off, leaving the
injured to care for themselves. Some
time later a large touring car oper'
ated b Richard Il. Fendall. 6i3 q
street northwest. stopped at the
scene and after learning what had
placed in his machine and made a
hurried run to the hospital. The
Hancock car was demolished.
At the hospital II was said Han
cock and Ashby had spent a COM
Portable night" Blanche INLAY went
home after receiving treatment.
The police have no clue as to the
Identity OF the operator.
Injured in an automobile accident
last Saturday, Mrs. Silas Robinson.
sixty -four, l26 Twenty-eighth street,
Newport News, Va. died Wednesday
at Emergency Hospital. The police
did not report the accident until last
night.
Robert II. Cannon. coIored. SIT
Twenty-second street northwest,
operator Of the automobile in which
Mrs. Robinson was riding. il locked
up at No. Precinct on the charge
OF granddaughter. Coroner hewitt will
conduct the inquest this afternoon.
The automobile was turning from
First street northwest into Maryland
avenue when il collided with a street
car OF the Capital Traction Company.
Mrs Robinson was thrown against
the side OF the machine and suffered
a fracture OF the collar bone and sew
eral ribs. Ernest Robinson. son OF
Mrs. Robinson, who was also pas
senger in the car. escaped with a
slight shaking up. The injured
woman was placed in the automobile
OF the Rev. John J. Queally. 1900
Emerson street northwest, and taken
10 the nospital.
IRISH MARCHER STRUCK.
While attempting to cross the
street at the southwest corner OF the
White House grounds last night
five-year-old Jack Reardon. who said
he lives in Brookland. was knocked
down by a machine. the operator of
which failed to give his name or
license number to the police. The
hoy was one of the marchers in the
parade in memory Of the late Lord
Mayor McSwiney. The unidentified
operator placed the boy In his ma
chine and had him removed to Emer-
gency Hospital. where 1t was said he
was not hurt.
About two hours later Ella Turner
506h Nineteenth street northwest.
was knocked down at the same place
by a bicycle ridden by Arthur Fowler.
$500 Eleventh street northwest. She
suffered slight shock.
Stephen Smith. colored. seventy
years old, 1909 T street northwest,
while crossing Seventeenth street
northwest, was struck by an automo-
bile and suffered bruises about the
hips and back. The operator of the
machine sped off and left the old man
in the road He was taken to his
home in another machine and was
later removed to Freedman's Hospital
1t was said at the institution that his
condition Is not serious.