The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-15
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F'oIice Aroused After Second
Killing by Unidentified
Car in Week

Thoroughly aroused after the
second traffic death within q
week, in which the mctorist has
sped away from the scene of an
accident without reporting TO.
police, Major Daniel Sullivan,
chief Of police, has determined to
put stop to the infringement Of
the law in this respect.
Woman Is Killed.
The police have been moved to
swift action, following the death
today in sibley Hospital, Of Miss
Margaret Heflin. Of 1114 King
street Alexandria, as the result of
injuries received when she was
hit by q speeding auto, while at.
tempting to get on street car at
First street and Florida avenue
northeast. last night.
Inspector Clifford Grant, chief OF
detectives, today appointed Detec-
tives Darnell and Springman, to
find the driver of the car. The
two men will work on clues given
by several witnesses who saw the
fatal accident last night.
A license number reported by an
onlooker was found to belong to
the car Of man In Baltimore who
had been in bed all night with his
machine locked in the garage.
The first fatal accident this
week in which the motorist did not
report to police was at Georgia
avenue and w street northwest last
Saturday night when William T.
Riley, sos Irving street northwest,
was run down and almost instantly
killed. Headquarters Detectives
Waldron and Sweeney have been
working on this case and though
they have arrested several suspects
they report that all will be re-
leased.
Struck Two Women.
The auto which struck Miss Hef-
lin last night, was going east en-
struck Miss Anna Stevens. g17
Eleventh street northwest, Miss
Heflin's companion. Miss Stevens
was treated by Doctor G.. w. War
rem, 1112, II street northeast and
later sent home. Though serious
~ hurt, she is expected to recover.
An inquest into the death will be
held Monday.
William B. Cox. four.yearold
son Of Samuel B. Cox, Of Oxen Hill,
MARYLAND. died in ST. Elizabeth's
hospital yesterday afternoon from
injuries received when he was hit
by an army automobile on Oxen
Hill road, near the District Line.
| The auto was driven by Robert
Washington, Nd, who was driving
two officers. Bird was arrested by
the Eleventh precinct. butt released
for the Maryland authorities, in the
custody of Major Albert Francis
Drake.
Seven other persons were injured
in traffic accidents yesterday and
last night.
An auto driven by Joseph But
tick, 129 c street southeast, struck
a tree on Ninth street. The driver
received slight injuries and com.
panion, Raymond Pozliochini, OF
the same address. received a frac-
tured skull and is in a serious
condition at Emergency Hospital.
When the car she was driving col.
lided with another at Rhode Island
avenue and Twelfth street north
west, Mrs. Joseph e. Wildman. 1898
Euclid street northwest, received
injuries on the head. She was
treated at Emergency Hospital by
Doctor Bats.
Boy, Seven, Injured
Leroy Proctor. colored seven.
was hit by an auto at North Capt
tol and l. streets. He was treated
at Sibley Hospital for cuts on the
knee.
When the taxi in which he was a
| passenger, struck another car, r.
| O.. Proctor, of New York. was
slightly injured. The accident oc.
CURED at Tenth and e streets north.
west.
George Hart. fifteen, 1929
Eleventh street northwest, struck
BY an automobile at Fourteenth
street and Park road northwest,
was slightly hurt.
Benjamin Brooks, 725 Park road
northwest, was injured in a crash
at Georgia avenue and Barry place
northwest. .
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