Evening star., 1923-11-30
AUT0K|LLS WOMAN;
I OTHERS Injured
Miss Mary L. Jenkins Victim
Crossing Street-Man's
Shoulder Fractured.

Miss Mary L. Jenkins, fifty-two
years old 1916 B street northeast
was knocked down last night by an
automobile at Massachusetts, avenue
and A street southeast and so seri-
ously injured that she died atNCas-
ualty Hospital less than five hours
later. Mrs. ]. ]. Davis, her sister,
also residing at the B street address,
was knocked down by the same au-
tomobile and slightly hurt.
Because of the darkness, persons
near. the scene of the accident were
unable to get the license number on
the car, which did not stop. One OF
them obtained what he thought was
the number, but the owner of the car
readily convinced the police mistake
had been made.
On Way to Church.
Miss Jenkins and her sister were on
the way to the Chapel of the Nativity
to attend church service and were
near their destination when the &C
cident happened. When taken to the
hospital and examined by physicians
it was reported that Miss jenkins
probably had not been seriously hurt.
It developed that her skull had been
Fractured, however, and death re-
suited.
The deceased, a native of this city,
was a daughter of the late j. H. Jen ,
kins of Charles county, Md, who DIED
in Baltimore several years ago. She
was bookkeeper at the washington
branch of the Singer Sewing Macnlne e
Company, 927 F street. Her body VIII
be taken to Baltimore for interment. L.
j. p. Moore, 221S NJ street north
west, last night sustained a frac-
tured shoulder and minor bruises as
a result of being pushed off the run
ming board of an automobile atter
reported that an automobile driven
by George w. Spinner, colored
seventeen years old, collided with
Moore's automobile, parked In front
of his home, turned north on @La
street and damaged the car or
Benjamin Manuel, 632 I'd street south
west, parked at the curb.
Hunt Driver of Car.
In an effort to accomplish the ar
rest of the driver of the car that had
done the damage. Moore jumped on
the running board Of the moving
machine, He later told the police
he was pushed to the roadway by
the driver. He was taken to the
office of DR.. Casimir Leibell and
given treatment, and police or the
third precinct are looking for the
Mrs. Susan A. Hallihan, forty-ffve
years old, and Gilbert Hallihan, her
ten-year- son, 1417 Sth street.
crossing at 4th and o streets north
west last night. were struck by an
automobile. The mother, slightly
hurt, was taken to Emergency Hos
pital, while the child. who escaped
injury, was taken home.
Timothy Carroll, twenty-one years
old, of Gallaudet College. was knock
ed down by an automobile at 7th and
G streets northwest, last night and
injured about the head. He was
treated at Emergency Hospital.
Knocked Down by Truck.
Allen Kennedy, colored. 622 5Sth
street northeast, was Knocked down
and injured by motor truck in
front of Union station last night. He
was treated at Casualty Hospital for
a cut over his eye. Police were told
that the driver of the truck failed
to stop.
A horse-drawn delivery wagon of
the Chestnut Farms Dairy, 1116 Con-
necticut avenue northwest, early to-
day was struck by the automobile of
James NJ. Turton, 1907 X street north
west, on 18th between Q and r streets
and overturned. The machine landed
against a lamp post and was dam
dairy team, refused hospital treat
ment for injuries to his face and
hands.
Miss Alfredo Scheytt, 1910 E street
southeast, was slightly injured last
night when an automobile in which
she was riding struck a motor truck
parked at the curb in the vicinity of
the bureau of engraving and printing.
She refused hospital treatment.