Evening star., 1927-10-31
MORGAN CAHO DIES
OF AUTO INJURIES.
Found Unconscious Five
Hours After Crash-0ther
Traffic Accidents Reported.

Found in a lot near Sixty-first and
Clay streets northeast nearly five
hours after he had been injured in a
traffic accident, Morgan Joseph Caho.
81 years old. of 2S42 Belair place
northeast, died this morning at
Casualty Hospital Of fracture of
the skull.
Caho was unconscious when found
by police. The accident occurred near
Central avenue and Forty.seventh
street northeast, about $50 o'clock
Yesterday morning. Caho, who works
for Horace Van Tassell, 1887 II street
northeast, was driving his employers
car home from Maryland and, accord.
ing to the police, was on the wrong
side of the road when the car skidded
and crashed against a telephone pole.
The car was demolished.
The lot where Caho was found was
fully a mile from the scene of the
accident. Police, who first thought he
had been assaulted. believe he wander
ed away from the place where his car
crashed and finally lost consciousness
and fell. A certificate of accidental
death is expected to be given by
Coroner hewitt.
Boy Dies of Injuries.
Six-year-old Edwin Baker, colored,
1899 Twenty-third street, who was in
jured by the automobile of John G.
Hall, Berwyn, Md, last Thursday.
died at Emergency Hospital yesterday.
At an inquest today it was testified
that colored boys, schoolmates of
Bakers, tried to prevent his crossing
the street at Twenty-first and NJ
streets, where he was struck. The
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death.
WOman's Skull Fractured.
Daisy Nokes, colored, 81 years old,
Herndon, Va, was brought to Emer.
gency Hospital early today by Ralph
Riley, colored. also a resident of Hern-
don, Va, and treated for a compound
fracture of the skull and other in
juries. Riley is reported by the police
to have said the woman received her
injuries as a result of jumping from
an automobile on the road near her
home. Her condition was reported
critical.
Paul E. Counts, 10 years old, a
bricklayer. residing at 636 E street
southwest, was arrested by police of
the fourth precinct after his car was
alleged to have injured Irene Will
liams, colored, 40 years old, of 712
Ninth street southeast, at Ninth and
T. streets southwest Saturday night.
Irene, slightly hurt, was treated at
Emergency Hospital. Counts fur
his appearance.
Reckless Driving Charged.
A charge of reckless driving was
preferred against Bernard w. Downs,
SO years old, 1924 V street southeast,
after his car had collided with the
car of George Walsh, 80 years old,
Hyattsville, Md, at Second and d
streets northeast. Walsh sustained a
broken collarbone as a result of the
accident. He was given surgical aid
at Casualty Hospital.
An automobile driven by Hugh
French, colored, 129 c street south
west. was damaged early today as a
result Of landing against a cement
support of the railroad viaduct at
Florida avenue and Second street
northeast. Will-ler Bundy, colored, 20
years old, 1910 Thirteenth street, oc.
cupant of the machine, received in
1uries to his lip and tongue. while the
drivers chest was hurt. The injured
men were given first aid at Casualty
Hospital.
Motor Cycle Policeman Charles w.
Peters of the fourteenth precinct re-
ceived injuries to his face and knees
early yesterday when ne endeavored
10 avoid a collision with an automo-
at Connecticut avenue and Daven-
port street and was thrown to the
roadway. Peters, not seriously hurt,
was treated at Emergency Hospital.
Two Hurt in Collision.
A collision between the automobile
of Charles c. O'Donnell, 1929 Sixteenth
street, and a similar vehicle driven
by Harry Boyd, 1903 Twentieth street,
occurred yesterday afternoon at
Nineteenth and r streets. Boyd, who
resides at 1909 Twentieth street, driv-
in: the car of Mrs. Abigail Bishop,
Kensington, Md, and the owner OF
the car were slightly hurt. They were
treated by a physician from Emer.
gency Hospital
Others injured in traffic accidents
yesterday. as reported by the police,
were Mary f. Cooper. years old,
300 f street northeast; Edward Daily,
16 years old, 1898 Bladensburg road
northeast; Charles Knapp, 16 years
old, $3.50 Eleventh street: Mrs. Mary
Smith, colored, As years old, 1912
Twelfth street; Mary Norris, 4
years old. Mount Rainier, Md, and
William Lewis, colored, 73 years old,
514 Tenth street.