Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-02
GIRL KILLED, 9HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
Charlotte Pressman, Four, Of
5618 Race Street, Loses Life
Near Home
TROLLEY STRIKES MOTOR

A four year old child was killed and
nine other persons injured In automo :
bile accidents in the city last night.
Charlotte Prcssman, four, was struck
by truck in front Of her home, 56ls
Race street. Louis Miller, the driver,
took her to the Homeopathic Hospital,
but she was dead from fractured skull.
Miller gave himself up to the police and
is being held
Two women were hurt when n street
car collided with an automobile in which
they were riding at Orthodox and Girls
com streets. They are Mrs. Pauline
Cramer. thirty years old, of Salem. n.
j.. and Mrs. Linnic Saltzman. fifty
two. Of 1904 North Fifth street.
They were taken to the Frankfort
Hospital. Mrs. Cramer received n
fractured left arm and right shoulder
and Mrs. Saltzman had a fracture OF
the left leg. Their car, driven by DR..
Israel Cramer. husband of Mrs Cramer.
was struck with such force that II was
overturned. David Erich. motorman,
4272 Orchard street, was arrested.
Falls Under Trolley
After being brushed from the running
board Of an automobile by n trolley at
Forty sixth and Woodland avenue,
F. w. Dexter. thirty -four years
old. of 6O4S Elmwood avenue. fell under
the trolley car and was dragged fifteen
feet. He was treated at the University
Hospital for cuts on the face. head and
body.
Motorman Rook. operator Of the
westbound Route II car which struck
Dexter, was given hearing this
morning before Magistrate Dugan.
in the Thirty second street and Wood
land avenue police station. and held
for further hearing to await the out
come Of the mans injuries.
Lieutenant Harold +. Rouse. of the
release last night on the plea of the
parents of boy he had struck with his
automobile. after he explained that he
was hurrying through the city and If
detained would overstay his leave. At
Sixty third street and City Line his
car struck Anthony Limbo. fourteen, of
527 FELTON, street. The boy was not
seriously hurt.
Keen sight Of passersby was respon-
sible for arrest of David NJ. Rooms,
Locust street near Forty sixth. driver
Of an automobile who is alleged 10 have
fed az high speed after striking Mrs.
Caroline AmeS. fifty eight years old.
G607 Ride avenue. last night at Ridge
and Parker avenues. Roxborough.
License Number Caught
Mrs. Ames, who is the wife of re-
tired police sergeant. was treated for
cuts and bruises on the head and body
at the Memorial Hospital and then sent
home. but she collapsed later and is IN
q serious condition. Rooms license nun =
her was caught by witnesses. He was
held in $500 bail today for the Grand
Jury.
Walter Bullas. three, was badly Gu,
about the face when an automobile
driven by his father, Wallace Bullas
1920 Mellon street. collded with an
other machine at Eighteenth and Spring
Garden streets last night The chile
was treated at the Osteopathic Hospi
tai. After the accident the driver Of
the other machine fed
Benjamin Meyers. 4S1S North Ninth
street. suffered severe injury when hi:
automobile and that of Charles J
Belsito, Fifth street near Courtland
collided at Ninth street and Wyominl
avenue. Meyers was taken to the Jew
. ISL IlDsUltdI, "UtTe IL Is DtlltNfu uls
skull is fractured. At hearing befor,
Magistrate Lindell in the Branchtowr
police station, Belsito was held under
$500 bail.
Jennie Goblin. twenty nine years old
Of 303 Mexican avenue. Germantown
was struck by an automobile at Fiji
teenth and Cayuga streets and suffered
possible fracture Of the skull. Sh'
was taken to st. Luke's Hospital
Paul Arrot. Lindley avenue neal
Tenth street driver of the. car, gave
himself up to police of the Nicetowr
station.
Timothy Kelly. seven years old, ALI
son street near Girard avenue, had {
leg broken when truck backed ant
knocked him from his tricycle. in from
Of his home. George l.. Trout. Thirty
eighth street near Girard avenue. wa
arrested. He said he was backing VI
for some potatoes that had ialIen iron
his machine and the child had ap
parently not seen the machine.