Evening star., 1927-12-06
AUTO|ST ARRESTED
ON -FOUR CHARGES
Two Children Injured by
Motor Cars While Shedding.
Others Hurt.

Wallace V. Craemer, S6 years Old,
of 942 New York avenue, was ar
rested by police of the seventh pre-
cinct yesterday evening and held on
four charges, after the car he was
driving had knocked down Roland
Miller. Is years old 4416 Greenwich
parkway, at Conduit and Foxhall
roads.
Craemer, it is alleged. failed to stop
after the accident. and when finally
| overtaken by Motorcycle Policeman
Fondahl OF the seventh precinct. was
| booked for driving while drunk.
operating a car without a permit,
| transporting liquor and leaving the
scene of an accident.
Miller was taken to Georgetown
| Hospital in n passing automobile and
| treated for shock and lacerations and
abrasions. lie later returned home.
Two children. sleiGhriding, were the
victims of traffic mishaps.
Foster Matthias, 13-year-old son of
| Floyd +. Matthias. 3S44 Thirty-secoud
| street. Mount Rainier. Md. was badly
cut and bruised last night when hit 10y
| an automobile driven by w. G.. Birch
of 3l31 Cedar street, Mount Rainier.
| Mr.. Birch took the boy to the office Of
DIR. John f.. Keenan, of Brentwood
| WnPre ne was treated 1Or ldCcFdJlCnS
| and bruises.
The accident happened at the foot
| Of hill ut Thirty-secOnd and Beach
streets. where crowd of children
| were coasting.
Harvey Hill. 2 years old. suffered
| broken leg while shedding on Rock
Greek Church road near Ninth street
| yesterday. when struck hv an auto
mobile owned and operated hy John
Prizioso. 4126 Thirteenth street. The
hoy was taken to Sibley Hospital in A
| passing machine.
A collision between a taxicab and
the automobile of Alfred Moore. 1892
| r street, occurred about 315 this
morning. overturning Moore's machine
and slightly injuring the driver. who
was taken to F'reedmen's Hospital for
| trea atment. Harry George Bowens.
1921 Twentieth street, driver of the
cab. was not hurt.
Emmett Singleton, colored, 81 years
old, 105 Reeves street. was knocked
down yesterday evening. when struck
| by an automobile as he was attempt
| ing to cross New Jersey avenue at Q
street. He was treated at Freedmen's
Hospital. where his condition was said
| to be not serious. The identity of the
| driver was not obtained. Singleton
was injured ABOUT the nead ana DodF.
| Struck by an automobile yesterday
evening at the intersection of New
Hampshire avenue and l. street, Mag
| gle Jones, colored. 56 years old, 1879
| S street. was taken to Freedmens
| Hospital. where it was found her left
leg was fractured. The automobile
| was a taxicab. operated by George
Newman, colored, of 407 Twenty-fourth
| street.
Russell S. Ridgeley. 25 years old.
was seriously injured this morning
| when he was struck by an American
| Railway Express Co. truck at Second
and streets southeast
The truck. driven by Robert l.. San
ders, "a years old, 1909 Twentythird
street. skidded on the icy street as II
| was turning west into C. street from
Second street. the rear end striking
| Ridgeley and telling him.
The injured man was removed to
| Providence Hospital in passing auto
| mobile. where it was said that his
| skull was fractured. His address is
| unknown.