Evening star., 1925-06-23

career of death and destruction.
Straight out ID street the two cars
turned. the rum-running machine
keeping half block ahead
Ogle said mis- own speedometer read
AZ miles an hour and. in view Of the
fact that the negroes were drawing
away. he estimated they must have
been travelling at rate of close to
90 miles an hour. Believing they
We're being overtaken. however, the
officers said. the Robinson woman
turned and started hurting Jars of
moonShine whisky out into the path
of the police car. Robinson. appar-
emily steering with one hand despite
the terrific pace. turned To help her
Then Second street flashed nearer
the slowly moving sedan with the
quiet faced Sisters of Mercy calmly
converSinc in the tonneau Just en-
terine the intersection at slow
pace. There was no time 10 do any
thing, no time TO think. Ogle press
ed hard on his klaxon button but
il was too late. Almost as soon as
the crash happened il was over
what was left of the sedan was
scattered over one pavement and the
badly battered bootlesGers car put
out of commission, rested partly on
another.
Police Car DOdges Wreck.
Only the experience of OgIe as a
driver saved him from running his
own car into one or other of the
wrecks and probably adding 10 the
casualties. Throwing his whole
weight on the brakes. he barely sue
ceeded in skidding past the scene
and came to stop hundred feet
past the crash. Even before the Of
ficers could retrace that distance
pedestrians were picking up the in
Jured. and the detectives then turned
their attention to the wreckers
And tonight. as scores of families
throughout Washington gather around
frugal boards, they will recall the
Little Angel of Providence" the
smiling little woman in the light blue
habit and big white bonnet who had
Knocked so often al their doors with
Overhowine baskets and promises of
better things for the future-kilIed in
the merciful service to which she ha6
dedicated her life more than 80 wears
ago.
Loved BY City's Poor.
Sister Cephas joined the Sisters of
Charity of ST. Vincent de Paul when
she WAS young girl and after serv.
ing her novitiate had been sent to
Washington. In that time she had
endeared herself to the citv-s poor in
a manner that will not soon be for
gotten. She was on her way TO
market for provisions at the time she
was killed. some for the sick patients
of Providence Hospital and some for
her unfortunate charges elsewhere.
In recent wears Sister Cephas'
sight had begun to fail and she was
almost blind. With the assistance of
heavy. blue glasses. however. she in
sisted upon continuing her work of
mercy. and Father Moore. who admin
istered the last rites. expressed a be-
lief that she never saw the death car
as it rushed toward her.
1T was mercifu1ly quick and j
know she was spared any suffering"
the priest said she had received
holy communion only an hour be-
fore and she was ready to die"
Both Sister Cephas and Sister Ag-
mes were born in Baltimore. The
mother home of their order is at
Emmitsburg. Md. and both had
studied there for the work in which
they We're engaged. 1t has not been
ascertained as yet where the body
will be inferred, but it is thought
likely the funeral service will take
place in Washington. Sister Agnes
and LadSon are expected TO recover
by physicians at Providence Hos
pital.