Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-20
DRIVERS CLEARED
IN DEATHS OF BOYS
Two Victims in Week of Auto
Accidents Were 2 and 13
Years Old.

| Inquests into the deaths of two boys
I from injuries sustained in traffic accI-
dents were held at the District norgue
| today and in each case the verdict was
| that the death was accidental.
| Both were struck by automobiles OPP
! Grated by colored men, and both drivers
were cleared by the verdicts.
The latest death was that OF Gerald
Owen Bell years old, of go D street
| southwest. He died at Emergency Hes
| pital this morning from meningitis fol-
| lowing an accident Wednesday in front
of his home. The car was driven by
John Parks of South Washington, Va.
Police have been unable to find wit
ness to the accident. Parks was taken
into custody upon receipt Of word OF
Gerald's death at Emergency Hospital.
The boy was the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerald G. Bell. His father is employed
at an Atlantic g. Pacific tea store, at
1755 Columbia road.
Thirteen-year-old Benjamin FELTON,
of 1925 UpShur street was knocked
down and fatally injured about noon
yesterday while playing at Fifteenth
and v streets in front Of the st. Pauls
Parochial School, where he was stu
dent He died an hour later at Emer-
gency Hospital.
Robert Morton, "a years old, of 1907
Thirteenth street was held by po-
lice of the eighth precinct as the driver
of the car He told the officers that the
boy ran from behind parked automo-
bile and he was unable to halt his ma
chine.
The boy had been a pupil at St.
Paul's for two years, and would have
graduated next year. He entered the
school from the West Public School.
Teachers at the academy said yester-
day that he was well liked by his fell
low students and teachers. He played
on the school base ball team.
Benjamin's father, Hendrix FELTON,, a
general contractor, at present in Cali
fornia on business has been notified of
his sons death, and is en- route to this
city.
Five Persons Injured.
Five persons were injured. one seri-
ously, in traffic accidents reported to
police this morning.
Hattie Friedman, %. of 300 Con-
necticut avenue, is in serious condi-
ton at Emergency Hospital as the re-
suit of being struck yesterday by an
automobile operated by Mrs. Eugene
Crawford. 1855 Tnden street, in front
of her home.
41dAIy oAAChcI, 90, VI A0Ut TOuE-
tenth street. suffered a possible frac-
ture of the skull when the automobile
in which he was passenger and driven
by Richard E. Dowell. 1853 C street
northeast, was in collision at Thirteenth
and B streets northeast with car OPP
eratetd by Joseph H. Ramsey, 1923 B
street southeast.
Bricker was removed to Casualty Hos
pital in a serious condition.
Golden Robinson. %, colored. living
at 1410 r street, was slightly injured
when he is said to have stepped from
the rear of parked automobile into the
path of a machine operated by Clarence
w. Lewis, As. colored, 462 o street.
Robinson was treated at Freedmen's
Hospital.
Auto Runs Into Tree.
Mistaking the accelerator for brakes,
which he attempted to apply. Clarence
H. Jackson, 81, of 1922 N street, jam
med his car into a tree at Connecticut
avenue and Calvert street last night and
suffered severe decorations. He was
treated at Emergency Hospital and
later removed to his home.
A man whose identity was not estab-
lished was treated at Providence He's
pital after another crash.