The Washington times., 1926-05-10
With The
|Alibi Artists
LA Cross Section Of the
Nightly Grind in Judge.
Hits Court
Read EN- and Weep.
By DONALD McDOUGAL
In Pedestrian TerritOry

In REGISTRAR TefrleOFy
st was just stepping off the
curb at Eighth Street and the
south side of Pennsylvania Ave-
nue., on my way to the Alexan-
dria bus line, near Ninth Street,
when / saw a truck running UP
from the market and l got back
on the curb again pretty quick.
II had my four-months-old baby
in my arms and the truck driver
looked at him, smiled out All
right, lady, I've got one, too and
brought the vehicle to a stop
with the front wheels barely in
side the white lines of the cross
walk. and motioned me to go
ahead.
When l was a little more than
half way to the other curb, Gen.
ter Market turned upside down
and the sky seemed to be under
my feet. Then someone said
stand back-give her air-she'n
be all right. She's only stunned.
Bring that kid over here-she'H
be yelling for him as soon as she
comes to-
'''The baby was a horrible look
ing sight, your honor, with blood
over his face and clothes. He
had a tooth knocked out--a brand
new tooth--the only one he had"
What was the extent of your
injuries?"
Boob Decorations
my head was cut open, my
shoulder was wrenched, and
had black and blue spots on me
enough to pass for the tattooed
man."
Truck driver: 'tAs / approached
the crosswalk / saw the ladyAjus
stepping off the curb, your honor,
with the baby in her arms, and ]
stopped short and motiOned her
to 60 ahead. / watched her until
she got out of range of my truck,
and then glanced over to my
right, to see If more people were
coming. before started up
again.
"Then I heard a shrek at the
other end Of the crosswalk and
looked over there in time to see
the lady sprawled on her back on
the left fender of a ton and a
half truck about half way over
the crosswalk and headed for the
market, and slowing up faster
than any truck ever saw IN 10
years OF driving.
"She rode about 10 feet before
she toppled off. landing just be-
hind the front wheel, and in the
path Of the rear wheel.
''It was a. toss-up whether the
truck would stop before the wheel
went over her or not, and / sat
there paralyzed and watched the
woman, flat on her back on the
roadway, and that black, MUIR
derous. wheel aimed for right
where the baby was squtrming on
her breast. She pushed the lAby
out as far from her as she
could, clear of the wheels, and
then / found myself lifting her
by the shoulders, and / haven't
any more idea how / got ever
there than a lunatic. The tread
of the left tire left its mark on
the lady's dress"
The cop: "I was directing traf-
fic at Ninth st. and Pennsyl-
vania Ave-, when saw Ford
touring car coming from the d.
rection of Tenth st. and speed
ing up to get across before
gave Ninth ST. the right of, way.
He was about 20 feet from the
intersection when / heard
woman yell down toward Eighth
st. / damned the signal against
Avenue traffic and the Ford
driver threw on his brakes and
did everything he knew how 20
stop before skidding over the
white lines, but he couldn't make
it and when he'd slowed up
enough for me to stand a chance
of hopping his running board
threw the signal in neutral and
hoped.
Stunned
He started to explain it wasn't
his fault and / said agreed
with him and his lower jaw
dropped and stayed dropped the
rest of the afternoon. He got
me down to the scene of the ac-
cident just as they were lifting
the lady from under the truck.
There were skid marks % feet
long from the Avenue to where
the vehicle stopped in the nick
of time"
Boob: II was only running
six or seven miles an hour. The
lady stepped out from between
two cars directly in front of me.
didn't see her in time to avoid
the collision. -
The court: According to the
evidence she was on the cross
walk, where she had a right to
be, and she was In plain view
while she was walking eight or
10 feet. Hitting a pedestrian un.
der such circumstances Is plain.