The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-20
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precinct police station and charges
Of driving while intoxicated and
failing to stop after colliding
were preferred against him. He
denied any knowledge of the ac-
cident.
In his cell in the police station
today, Roderick told a Washing
ton Times reporter:
"I don't remember. anything
that happened. ! left my office
ct Thirteenth and F streets north
west and started for my home in
Georgetown. l dom know why l
drove down Pennsylvania avenue.
It was in the opposite direction
cf my home.
Admits He Was Drunk.
'T was drunk or this wouldn't
have happened. 1 don't remember
hitting anybody or driving. up on
any platform. I can't even recall
one thing that happened after i
left my office, except that was
brought into this police station.
Ordinarily I am a very careful
driver. have been driving for
several years and never had an &C.
cident. I would never have been
IN this trouble If had been sober. /"
Roderick is a married man. His
wffe and baby are on a visit to
Philadelphia.
The dead man is also married
ana had two children. He was
forty years old and lived at 1909
Prince street, Alexandra, Va. When
killed he was on his way to q
baking company where he is en-
CAPTAIN E. W. Brown. of the
First Precinct, today commended
Policeman McCutcheon for his
quick work in arrestinS Roderick.
The policenan's version of the ac-
cident ana arrest follows:
II was standing in front OF z
cigar store on the north side or
Pennsylvania avenue at Eleventh
street. noticed several men on
the loading platform. They were
all laughing. I paid no attention
to them.
Like Wooden Soldiers.
''Then I heard a noise. I looked
across the street and saw an auto
mobile. with it's left wheels on
the platform. The machine ran
directly into the men, knocking
them down and to the side. The
men were knocked to the ground
30 quick that they looked just like
wooden soldiers would IL they were
knocked over.
II ran across the street, expecting
the driver Of the automobile to
stop. called to him to halt when
man in a passing automobile and
Instructed him to chase the car.
1.-THE machine went south around
the postoffice at great speed. 1t
took the corner on two wheels. We
were close to him.
'He turned east on Little B street
to Tenth street. south on Tenth to
B east on B street to Ninth. and
then drove into the grounds in
back Of the New National Museum.
BY this time we had caught up to
him. I called to him to stop. But
he kept on.
Shoots At Tires
I'VE drove alongside Of him. but
he paid no attention to US. / saw
he wouldn't stop. 80 drew out my
revolver. I fired at his front tires
and missed. This didn't stop him.
Then we drove ahead Of him and
turned our car into the middle OF
the road. blocking the way. The
other car stopped.
"I placed Roderick under arrest.
He asked rne what was the MISTER.
told him he had run over several
people on the Avenue. Then he
said: L didn't run over anybody.
Then he asked about his hat. He
didn't seem to realize what had
happened. Every time asked
him about the accident. he in turn
asked me about his hat. He was
more concerned about the hat than
anything else.
'The odor OF liquor was very
strong on his breath. took him
out Of his car and to the First
precinct. II was not until several
hours later that he realized what
he had done"
Didn't Resist Arrest.
Mccutcheon searched Rod srIck's
car but reports he found no liquor
In it. Roderick did not have any
intoxicants on his person, police
said. McCutcheon declared Roder-
lex did not resist arrest when final