The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-21
PROBING THREE
DEATHS BY
AUTOS
Coroner hewitt to Hold Au-
topsy in Coles case-Six
Persons Injured

Investigations will be launched to-
day by Coroner ]. Ramsey hewitt
into the deaths Of three persons
who died yesterday following traf-
fic accidents.
An autopsy will be held on the
body Of Bruce Cole, thirty-five,
colored, 703 Pleasant court south.
west. Cole was being rushed to
Freedman's Hospital in an Elmer.
gency ambulance when 1t was hit
by an automobile at Seventh and
II streets northwest.
Cole died after he was taken to
the hospital. Doctor H. l.. Smith,
in charge OF the ambulance, was
taken to Emergency Hospital, where
he was treated for painful cuts in
flicted by flying glass.
The operator of the automobile,
William L. Thompsont thirty-four,
918 Florida avenue northwest, was
arrested, charged with reckless
driving.
The inquest which was scheduled
today in the death Of Herbert Hole.
man, twenty-eight, colored, Of AIT
New York avenue, northwest, who
died OF injuries received when a.
street car hit the truck in which
he was riding on Connecticut ave-
nue. northwest, has been postponed.
MOtOrman Badly Hurt
The motorman on the street car,
James E. Johns, of $40 B street
southeast, who was cut by flying
glass In the accident, is unable to
appear today as a witness because
of his condition.
The crew that was in charge Of
the train, at the Ivy City round
house which killed Newton Ste
phens, eighteen, an inmate Of the
National Training School for Boys,
is out Of the city today, Coroner
hewitt declared and the inquest In
that death has been postponed.
Six persons are suffering from in.
juries sustained late yesterday in
traffic accidents.
Harry Epstein, forty-five, Of 4012
Illinois avenue northwest, who was
a passenger in an automobile
at Harvard street and Columbia
road northwest is suffering from
decorations and bruises. Epstein
was taken to Emergency Hospital
and later went home.
Howard Chandler. four years old,
OF 1907 p street northwest is suf-
fering from a broken leg. He was
hit by an automobile driven, by
Herbert Lewis, OF 45O5 J street
northeast.
According to the police Lewis
speeded up after he hit the boy
and started out toward Benning
road. The police sighted him as
he ran from a home near the
Benning Race Track and caught
him.
Charles Poston, forty-seven, Of
1860 X street northwest, is SUI
fering from bruises sustained when
he was knocked from his bicycle
at K and Twentieth streets north
west by an automobile.
Mary Anderson, seventeen, col
ored, 1904 Wylie street northeast,
is suffering from cut to her right
leg received when the automobile
In which she was riding crashed
into a telephone police at Central
avenue and F'iftieth street north
east.
John Meredith, thirty-five, Of 721
Kentucky avenue southeast, was
bruised and cut when an automobile
knocked a barricade on him while
he was working in a manhole at
Fourth and Rhode Island avenue
northwest. His condition 10 not
critical.
Elmer Turner, fifty-nine, colored,
1910 G street northwest, Is suffer
ing from decorations to his head
sustained when he was knocked
down by an automobile at Vermont
axyaD,o opd n sfraaf northwest