Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
AUTO KILLS CHILD;
DRIVER IS HELD
Four Year-0Id Son of Fed
eral Reserve Official
Crushed to Death.

-FOUR year-old William Stone of 2262
ffich street southeast was crushed To
death by truck while playing near his
heme late yesterday afternoon, The
driver is being held at the eleventh pre-
cinet under the technical charge Of I'm
vestigation. The child was one Of 81:
vhe figured in traffic accidents.
The boy. the son Of A. NJ. Stone.
secretary To the governor of the Fed
eral Reserve Board. had been playing
On sand pile with his brother, Jack,
years old. and several other young
stcrs. As the truck, driven by Preston
Blair, colored. of 1925 Florida avenue.
approached Valley street southeast
while going north en- Fourteenth street.
the little boy ran out from the curb.
ans before the machine could be
brought to q halt. the wheels had
raised over his body 1t was reported,
A passing automobile took the child
n Providence Hospital. where he was
pronounced dead. Blair immediately
proceeded 10 the eleventh precinct and
reported the accident.
Inquest Is Ordered.
n was found that. Blair did not have
> District of Columbia drivers per-
nit police say. although he exhibited
= Maryland card. His brakes were
tested and found to be in good con-
ditien and, according to the eftacer who
investigated the case, he was going al
\ moderate rate of speed when he
struck the child Coroner hewitt viewed
the body at Providence Hospital last
night and ordered an inquest to be
held Tuesday morning al 1850 O'Clock
At the District morgue.
hx
and New York avenue last night, Ed
ward Nowiin, s years old, SIS Mount
Vernon place. was seriously injured.
Oscar Reundy. IS years old. 2i6 East
Capisol street driver of the cab, was
arrested and charged with operating
with inadequate brakes. He was later
released on collateral.
According to the police report. the
csh was proceeding south on Ninth
street when the boy attempted to run
across the intersection of Ninth and
& streets He was taken to Casualty
Hospital by Roundy.
Two Walter Reed patients were in
she machine at the time They were
Esnry W. Gotten end Walter J. Turn-
bin.
Girl Is Victim.
Margaret c. O'Connor. Is years old,
IF si46 Dumbartnn avenue was struck
" an automobile while crossing Wis
f7asfn avenue at Q street last night,
THE car was being operated by Camp
Jacobs of S40S Reservoir road. The
-tri was taken 10 Georgetown University
hospital and treated for bruises on
,'ae head and left leg.
Edward Cook. IL years old, OF 1850
avert street was slightly injured when
locked down by en- automobile on
rect between Eighth and Ninth
-reets yesterday evening. The boy was
snave6 to Emergency Hospital and
Teated by DR.. Edward Kelly for bruises
m his legs. He was later allowed to
renirn home. The car was driven by
James H. Green, colored. 1929 Fifth
street
while running across Ninth street
tween M and N streets. about
clock yesterday afternoon, 5-year-old
tianita Gould. colorsd. 1881 Ninth
erect, was struck by an automobile
friven By Eugene Sarnoff, 22S p stTeet.
she was taken to Freedmen's Hospital
- SarneF and treated for minor
;1,ises. According to the police re-
merit the child ran out from between
20 parked automobiles and into the
de of SarnefT's machine.
Another accident In which Q child
zas injured was reported to police OF
ne seventh precinct yesterday: Cath
crime Bowers. years old. Of 3S24ia
erect was struck by an automobile
yhile she was attempting To cross the
street. Of Thirty-sixth and NJ streets.
The driver Of the machine took her
~ GEORGETOWN University Hospital
mere her condition was said to be not
sTioaas