Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-11
lK|LLED, 10 HURT
N STREET M|SHAPS.
Three Boys and Man Die as Re-
suit Of Auto and Trolley
Accidents
DRIVERS ARE ARRESTED

rvo boys. one five and another three
,.srs old, were killed in street 1cci-
dents last night in and near the city,
AVID n boy and man died as result
n having been struck by automobiles
saturday. Ten others were injured In
auto accidents.
.Five-year. old Atley Crosson.. while
.Nas,ne n ball. ran onto the highway
along the White Horse pike near his
Name at Absecon. n. j., and was killed
r machine driven by George ID. Orr.
T12 North Thirteenth street. Orr was
arrested.
Frank Hans. three years old, was
hlled BY n street car last night when
ha attempted to cross Ridge avenue be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
ihe boy was the son of William T..
Hans, 1911 Green street.
Boy Dies Of Injuries
Nine. wear old Edward Taggart, 1880
p,own street, died yesterday in the
prssbyterian Hospital from injuries he
..coived Saturday, when he was struck
w an automobile near his home.
Al n hearing before Magistrate Pen
,ock Bertram Schrank, twenty years
al bI14 Catharine street. driver OF
the car. was held without bail to await
Tho action of the Coroner.
William McWhite. 2 North Forty
srst street, another Saturday victim
~ an automobile accident. died of his
tn;nries Yesterday in the West Phila-
ae|nhia Homeopathic Hospital. Tho
driver of the machine which ran him
down. William Rafferty,. .i241 Stiles
street, was held without bail. Accord
inc TO a witness, Mr.. MmWhitc stepped
from behind II milk wagon into the
path of Mr.. Rafferty.s machine.
Five persons we're injured last night
when q pony cart was sidewiped by an
automobile at Washington lane and
Sullivan street, Germantown. The
driver of the cart, Joseph Ehm. 6056
Spring street, was dragged nearly 300
yards when the vehicle overturned.
throwing the four other occupants to
the ground.
yid Dare, his wife Marie, and two small
children. All were treated for minor
injuries at the Germantown Hospital.
Driver Held in $500
James A. Harley, COOL North Elev-
snth street. driver of the automobile.
was held in $500 bail today for q hear
ing next week by Magistrate Lindell
In the Germantown police station.
Confused by heavy traffic at Fifty
seventh street and Lansdownc avenue
yesterday. Mrs. Martha Dean. fifty
seven years old, of 5647 Iansdowne
avenue. was run down by Lester Lea.
man, eighteen years old, 5114 Media
street. She is suffering from frac-
tured skull.
In allghting from a trolley car at
Germantown and Hunting Park avenues
yesterday afternoon, Althea Burton. five
years old. of 222 East COLON street,
was struck by an automobile. Her in
juries were not serious.
While playing near a sand pile in
front of his home at 72O Federal street
late yesterday afternoon, Vincent
Cudrone, six years old. was struck by
a taxicab. lie was not seriously injured.
Samuel Melamed, 1916 De Lancey
street, was injured slightly last night
when the automobile in which he was
riding crashed into machine driven by
Mrs. Hannah Kaufman, 43O Green
Lane, Roxborough, at Forty fourth and
Walnut streets.
Silas Babbott. of Beach street.
Moorestown. is in q critical condition
from injuries received when he was
run into by an automobile driven by
Theron c. Foote, dentist of Phila-
dephia, at Main street and Coles ave.
nue.. Maple Shade, N. J.
Mr.. Babbott was returning from
Philadelphia, while Mr.. Foote was pro-
ceeding westward. Mr.. Foote alleged
there was no rear light on Mr.. Babbott's
truck. The latter was thrown out. cut
ting his face, besides being badly bruised
and possibly injured internally.
Five persons We're injured when two
motortrucks met in a head -on collision
at Farhill street and Oregon avenue
last night. All were treated for cuts
and bruises at the Methodist Hospital.
Inc injured are William McGarry.
twenty-five years old. of 2O4S North
twenty fifth street. driver of a news
sompany's truck containing Stanley
cardigan, forty years old, of 272S
south Fairhill street; Margaret Hardi-
gan eight years old, and Arthur Har-
olsan, six years old, and Edward Brax-
UtUn, Unn, Colored, twenty-five years old. of
truck. ~ " '"e o'ner
The body Of man who died Sep
Nnoer in the Samaritan Hospital
ter being struck by an automobile
- fitth street and Erie avenue was
iaentihed last night as that of John
SSoseph McMay, sixty five years old. of
olf west Mayfield street.