Evening star., 1940-01-01

gent Homicide Act. Acquitted In
Police Court.
66. Andrew Burgess, 81, 219 D
street NV, at pm. September l6,
walked into side of automobile in
clear weather while crossing Penn
sylvania avenue at Seventh street
NV. against traffic Died October
2. Driver, "a, three years ex-
perience. released by coroner's jury.
Ct. Tanagiro Marumoto, IS, of
Hawaii, at am. September 30,
stepped of safety zone on cloudy
morning into path of street car at
Connecticut avenue and S street
NV Died October S. Motorman,
26, five years experience, released
by corner's jury.
68. Mrs. Carrie Howard, 38. 907
M strict NV. about 3 pm. Octo-
ber a passenger in an automobile,
killed when car sideswiped an auto
mobile at Massachusetts, avenue and
Seventeenth street Sc, struck an
other a block farther on Massa-
chusetts avenue and overturned.
Weather clear. Driver, 38, is years
experience, held by coroner's jury
for Police Court action under Negli-
gent Homicide Act. Held in Police
Court under 81 900 bonds Case still
pending.
SO. Hyler c. William, so, 1451
Park road NV, about 6 pm.
October 10, struck by automobile as
he stepped from his own car in the
first block of E street SW. Clear
night. Driver, %, four years eX-
ptrience, released by coroner's jury.
10. John Chase, IS, colored, 902
Fourth street S.W., about 2:45 pm.
October 25, struck by truck back
ing into one-way alley the wrong
way. The alley runs north from
1000 block of E street NV. between
Tenth and Eleventh streets NV.
Weather clear. Driver, q, 10 years
experience, held by coroner's jury
for Police Court action under Negli-
gent Homicide Act. Held under
1000 bond in Police Court. Case
still pending.
II. Robert Whitney, 70, Ill B
street Sc, about 1915 pm, october
%, struck by automobile going
through red light at Fourteenth
street and Jefferson drive NV, as
he was walking across the intersec-
ton. Weather clear. Driver, 50, 20
years experience, held by coroners
jury for Police Court action under
Negligent Homicide Act. Held under
$1,000 bond in Police Court. Case
still pending.
70. Harry Baker, 50, 600 I street
NV, about $50 pm, october Is,
struck by automobile as he was
crossing Benning road NE. near
east end of Benning Bridge. Dark,
but weather clear. Driver, Al, COL
ored, five years experience, held by
coroner's jury for action of grand
jury. Ignored by grand jury.
NOVEMBER.
70. Mrs. Dorothea Butler, IS, cob
ored, 9O7 T street NV, at 1920
pm, November 4, struck by auto
mobile as she was crossing Ninth
and T streets NV. Weather rainy.
Driver, "a, colored, II years expert
ence in South Carolina, no District
drivers permit, held by coroners
jury for action of grand jury.
Pleaded innocent before grand jury.
Case still pending.
"a. Mrs. Anna Devaul, II, colored,
1919 Second street NV, about $40
am, November l, struck by auto
mobile while crossing in the middle
of the block on New York avenue
NV. near New Jersey avenue.
Weather clear. Driver, 20, two
years experience, released by coro-
ners jury.
rs. Miss Ada Lee Powell, 40, 4344
Ellicott street NV, at $40 pm,
November Is, struck by automobile
while standing in safety button zone
on Wisconsin avenue south Of Eli
colt street NV. Weather clear.
Driver, so, 80 years experience, held
by coroner's jury for action Of grand
Jury. Case still pending.
76, Miss GeorRia johnson, 80, COL