Evening star., 1924-08-18
PROBE D. c. MANS
DEATH IN AUTO
James A. Taylor Only Victim
of Early Morning Crash
Near Alexandria.

James A. Taylor. A. years old, 11OS
Four land -a-half street southwest.
craneman at the navy yard. was
killed and Alfred +. Hall. hacker. 637
X street southwest. is under $4,000
bond for his appearance at 4 prelimi-
nary hearing in Alexandria Wednes-
day morning on charge Of involun-
tary mans1aughter, as the result of
an early morning auto accident at
Russell road and Lloyd lane, Airing
ton County, a short distance north OF
Alexandria.
John Fry, 4S2 I street southwest; !;
II. W. Carpenter. 33S l. street south
west: Harry Mothershead. 1906 Four
and-a-half street southwest, and Will
liam s. Shipley. 466 Nj street south
west. other members of the party.
were held in $3.50 bond for their ap-
pearance Wednesday as material wit
nesses.
Taylor died following the severing
of his jugular Vein by glass. accord
ing to the verdict of H coronsr's jury
called by DIR. r. Marshall Jones.
coroner
According to stories told at the in
quest the party was joy-riding
through Alexandria. Fry and Hall.
who occupied the front seat of the
machine with Taylor. said Taylor
the machine a tug which ditched the
car. 1t hit fence, tore down two
panels and was being ,ightcd when
Taylor fell out.
Dies Oh Way to Hospital.
The car was stopped and when
the party reached Taylor, $50 feet to
the rear. he was dying he was
rushed to the Alexandria Hospital by
a passing milk truck. and was pro-
nounccd dead when ne heached there.
The men testified they had drunk
several rounds Of ''home brew" be-
fore leaving Washington. Policemen
Padgett and East declared the men
had boen drinking. but would not
say they were drunk Mothershead
and Shipley testified they were asleep
at the time of the crash.
Orien r. Benson. Rockville. Nd.
was driver Of an automobile that was
struck by another car at Massachu-
setts avenue and Fifteenth street
last night and overturned. Benson,
40, and Edna J. Benson, 49, sustained
cuts and bruises. They were taken
TO Emergency Hospital Police last
night were unable to locate the driver
of the car that did the damage. 1t
carried Maryland license.
Vester Tate. 234 Second street
northeast. was driver of an automo-
bile of Warner Stutler, Benning.
which collided with the automobile
of Harry B. Strine, Hanover, Pa, at
B street and Delaware avenue north
east yesterday afternoon and was
overturned. John Jackson, colored,
II Myrtle street northeast. occupant
of the oevrturned car, was slightly
injured The injured man was taken
to Emergency Hospital, and Tate was
arrested.
Louis Cheri. a02 Third street. was
injured about the face yesterday aft
ernoon when his motor cycle and an
automobile colltded at North Capitol
and X streets. He was given first aid
at Homeopathic Hospital. Taylor
Knorl. 2211 Libert street was driver
of the automobile.
Three-year- Ruth Faulkner. 1857
D street southwest, was knocked
down by the automobile of w. l..
Alsop, 209 d street. on Linworth
place between c and D streets south
west. yesterday afternoon. She was
treated at Emergency Hospital for
slight injuries to her face.
Helen Thomas. colored, II. Snow
court. fell from an automobile in
Croft court northeast last night about
1880 o'clock and was badly shocked.
She was treated at Casualty Hospital
for internal injuries.
Walter Thain. 4-year-old son Of
A. E. Thain of Baltimore, was injured
yesterday afternoon as a result of a
collision between the automobile Of
relative and q motor truck near
RiverdaIe. Md. He was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital.
John w. Woodson, 81. 519 B street
southeast, was knocked down at East
Capitol and Sixth streets this morning
by an automobile driven by William
Foster. 1851 d street southeast. and
badly shock ed and bruised. He was
taken to Providence Hospital and
treated by DIR. McNulty.