Evening star., 1940-01-01
Chronology of the IS Traffic Deaths Washington During the Year 1899

Court action under Negligent Homi-
eide Act Acquitted in Police Court
directed verdict.
q. Mrs Rosina Sandoni, 10, TIC
Fifth street NV, at tbs pm.
April 7. struck by automobile while
crossing Fifth street NV. between
G place and G street after STEP
ping into street from between
parked cars. Clear weather. Driver,
81. with IS years experience &C
quilted by coroner's jury.
%. Castell Woodward 43, colored,
626 K street S.W., at 10 pm. April
II, struck by auto after stepping
into street from between parker
cars and attempting to cross Fourth
street SW. near I street in the
middle of the block. Weather rainy
Driver. 80, colored, 10 years ex-
perience, exonerated by coroner's
jury.
20. Willis w. Grist, 81, of no
fixed address. on January IA. struck
by hit-and-run driver, at Fifteenth
and H streets NE Died April 16
Driver still unapprehended.
30. Mrs. Cora Bell Coffman, 80,
1921 M street NV, about Ills
am. April 81, struck by truck while
crossing Fourteenth street at Con-
stitution avenue NV. Weather
clear. Driver, 38, colored, with II
years experience, held by coroner's
jury for Police Court action under
Negligent Homicide Act. Acquitted
in Police Court.
81. Edward E. Dant, rs, 42l
Twelfth street Sc, at 2 pm. April
s, struck by automobile while car
rying a bucket on which he fell
after being hit crossing Twelfth
street at E street Sc. Weather
clear. Driver, &c. eight years ex-
perience, exonerated by coroners
| jury.
80. John R. Kirk. 48, 4437 Klingle
street NV. at 8:45 pm. May l6, a
passenger in an automobile, killed
when in collision with a bus on
Massachusetts avenue near Van Ness
street NV. Weather clear. Driver
of auto, "a, with one years expert
ence, released by coroner's jury.
33. James Hockaday, II, colored
1144 Sixteenth street NE, at 9:4O
pm May II. struck by automobile
while attempting to cross Bladens-
burg road in the middle of block
between Meigs place and Lyman
place NE. Weather clear. Driver, IS
with IS years experience, held by
coroner's jury for Police Court &C
ton under Negligent Homicide Act
Acquitted in Police Court.
"a. James Lawrence Mcdonnell
10, 2315 Thirty second street Sc.
about 4:45 pm. May "a, while riding
on the handlebars of bicycle, was
in collision with truck on Naylor
road between Alabama avenue and
Thirtieth street Sc Weather clear
Driver, At, colored, Is years expert
ence, exonerated by coroner's jury
IS. Donald Thorogood, 6, 313 K
street NE, about sos pm. May Is
struck by automobile while crossing
K street at Third street NV
Weather clear. Driver, %, colored
with four years experience, held by
coroner's jury for Police Court action
under Negligent Homicide Act. Held
under 81 900 bond in Police Court
Case still pending.
36. Fred Cohen, IA, 604 Farragut
street NV, about $50 am. April II
struck by automobile while crossing
in clear weather against red light al
Twelfth and E streets NV. Dice
May 30. Driver, 81, 18 years expert
ence, exonerated by coroner's jury.
81. Nile Tyree, 6, 1116 Chicago
street Sc, about $40 pm. May 80
struck by automobile after running
out from between parked cars in the
midle Of the block of Shannon place
Sc. between w street and Chicago
street. Weather clear. Driver, 23