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while crossing Fifteenth street at
U street NV Weather clear. Driver,
q, colored, 7 years experience,
held by coroner's jury for Police
Court action under Negligent
Homicide Act. Acquitted in Police
Court.
40. Miss Lauanne Haywood, 81,
1888 Sheriff road NE, about 1890
am. July 10, struck by automobile
while walking along Sheriff road at
Forty-eighth street NE. Weather
rainy Driver, 20, with limited"
experience. held by coroners jury
for grand jury action. Case ignored
by grand jury.
so. George T. Bancroft, IS, 27l2
Good Hope road Sc, about 7:45
a m. July %, struck by automobile
as he stepped from curb of Naylor
road Sc. at intersection with Good
Hope road. Weather clear Driver,
81. with % years experience, re-
leased by coroner's jury.
AUGUST.
81. George Tarant, 8, 2917 Twelfth
street NE, about 7 pm. August 3,
struck by truck after running into
Twelfth street between Hamlin
street and Girard street NE. in the
middle of the block and from be-
tween parked cars. Weather cloudy.
Driver, IS, II years experience, ex-
onerated by coroner's jury.
52 Mrs. Nellie Moran Paxson, 20,
$40 Eleventh street Sc, at Sis pm.
August IL, passenger in an auto
mobile, killed when car overturned
in failing to make sharp turn on
Livingston road Sc. just over Dis
trict line. Weather clear. Driver,
35, '18 years experience, held by
coroners jury for Police Court
action under Negligent Homicide
Act. Held in Police Court under
81 1000 bond. Case still pending.
SO. George Pettusion, 43, colored,
1908 Twenty-s sixth street NV, at
11:57 pm. August II, walked into
side of automobile while crossing
Pennsylvania avenue in middle of
block between Twenty-fifth street
and Twenty-sixth street NV.
Weather clear. Driver, 18, two years
experience, exonerated by coroner's
jury.
81. Raymond E. Grant, 20, motor
cycle policeman at No. Z precinct,
about 3:35 am. August IA, thrown
off cycle when it skidded on sharp
curve on Loughborough road NV.
near intersection with Conduit road.
Weather clear. No inquest held.
Driver had one years experience.
SIS. Gen. c. B. Matthews, Sc, 1900
Florida avenue NV, about II pm,
July 80. crushed between door of his
car and lamp post on corner when
attempting to enter car after it had
begun to roll downhill. Weather
clear. Died August 20. No inquest
held.
Sc. Eugene G. Dulaney, IS, colored,
1887 Wallach street NV, about PAS
pm, August 81, crushed beneath
truck as he attempted to hitch ride
in middle of block of New Jersey
avenue between N and Morgan
streets NV. Weather clear. Driver,
q, colored, five years experience,
exonerated by coroner's jury.
81. James Journey, 20, Of Raleigh,
N. c., about 1920 am, August 26,
while riding in an automobile on
Hams Point drive, leaned out and
struck head against pole. Weather
clear. Driver, 38, is years expert
ence, exonerated by coroners jury.
SEPTEMBER.
So. Miss Mary Miles, 81, colored,
27O2 N street NV, about 11:30 pm,
August 26, struck by automobile
while crossing on clear evening in
middle of block on Ninth street near
S street NV. Died September Q.
Driver, II, colored, six months ex-
perience, exonerated by coroner's
jury.
50. Joseph L. Carter. 3. colored,