Evening star., 1926-09-13
NINE. EN1EzAM
BLAMED IN DEATH
Coroner's Jury Refrains From
Holding Her Because Of
Diplomatic Immunity.

Nine. Margaret Hume Entezam,
wife of the third secretary or the
Persian Legation, we'll known WASH
ington society girl, was held respon-
sible for the death Of Thomas J. Cadel.
II years old, a retired farmer, of 194S
Calvert street in an automobile col
lision at Twenty-first and r streets
Saturday afternoon by coroner's
jury at the District Morgue today.
Upon advice Of Assistant United
States Attorney Neal Burk1nshaW,
however, the coroner's jury refra1ned
from holding Nine. Entezam for the
action of the grand jury. Mr.. Burkin-
shaw advised against such action.
pointing to the diplomatic immunity
granted to- members Of the diplomatic
corps and their immediate families.
Daughter Sobs Story.
The accident occurred at the inter-
section of Twenty-first and f streets
when an automobile occupied by Nine
Entezam and Herman Besa, formerly
of the Chilean embassy, and an auto
mobile operated by Miss Jessie May
Cadet, daughter of the victim. in
which he was riding, collided in
sideswiping crash which ended when
the Cadet automobile turned turtle.
In a broken, sobbing voice, Miss Ca
dell told her version Of the accident to
the coroners jury. She said she could
see no automobile approaching in
either direction as she approached X
street from the south on TWenty-flrst
street Saturday.
"As I got a little further toward the
intersection" she said. Il saw the
other car. My impression is that it
was not speeding, but that it was 60
ing pretty fast. 1 thought that L had
ample time to get across the intersec-
ton. / did not put on the brakes and
I did not pick up speed very much.'
Caught by Top.
''The impact came just in back
Of the seat which / was OCCUPYING. 1t
seemed to throw the back Of the car
around. 1t threw my father forward
first and then outward from his seat.
His head went through the window
and the car turned over. 1 spoke to
hi mfirst. He didn't answer. I look
ed and found his head fastened down
by the top of the car"
Miss Cadel said the other machine
did not stop at the approach to the
intersection and that 1t kept on going
after the accident.
Nine. Entezam, who was a popular
local debutante just a few seasons
ago as Miss Margaret Hume, also took
the witness stand.
She said she was driving the big
coupe automobile which figured in
the accident east on r street just be-
fore the accident.
Tree Cut OFF Vision.
"As 1 got toward the intersection, F."
she said, II slowed down a bit, but
| was unable to see the approach of the
| other machine because of an over
| hanging tree on r street and wagon
| underneath that tree
| She said she swerved to the north
| into Twenty first street in an attempt
| to avoid the collision, but that she
was unable to do so. The right front
| wheel of the machine she was driving
struck the other machine, she said,
| and the two machines swung together
across to the northeast sidewalk cor.
ner of the intersection, where they
mounted the sidewalk and then pulled
apart again. The Cadel machine top
pied over. The other car, Nine. Ente'
zam said. ran a short distance north
| on the sidewalk, and then she swung
| it out into the street, between two
| trees, parking it on the west side OF
| Twenty first street. She and Mr.. Besa
| Immediately went to the aid of the in
| jured man. but were unable under the
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