Evening star., 1940-10-06

action under Negligent Homicide
Act. Case pending in Police Court.
As. Larry Newcomber, 2. of So K
street NE. about Sis pm. August
l8 ran from between parked cars
into side of moving ice truck in
the First block of K street NE.
Weather clear. Driver, SO, colored,
who had no operators permit, but
who said he had several years driv.
ing experience, released by cor.
oner's jury, but held by police to
face charge of driving without per-
NIT.
46. Raymond L. Murphy. Is. Of
6903 Maple street NV, about |: As
am. August 25, a passenger in an
automobile. fatally injured when tbs
car skidded of the road. struck a
telephone pole and overturned on
Riggs road NE, just before the
Maryland line. Weather clear
Driver, q, with 10 years expert
ence, but whose permit had expired
year previously, held by coroners
jury for grand jury action. Had
been drinking prior to accident. In
dicted by grand jury for manslaugh-
ter. -
At. Houston White. jr., 8, colored,
Of 2041 Gales street NE, about
9:55 am. August 27, crushed be-
meath the wheels of a truck after
he fell in attempting to hitch
ride or the running board of the
vehicle in an alley in the rear Of
the 1000 block of Gales street NE.
Raining Driver. "a, with six years
driving experience, exonerated by
coroner's jury.
48. Margaret Ann Watson, II. Of
31l2 Connecticut avenue NV. about
$40 pm. August 81, struck by auto
mobile while crossing Connecticut
avenue at Nebraska avenue NV.
outside of the crosswalk and against
the light, according to witnesses.
Her body was picked up beneath the
wheels OF another car coming In the
opposite direction. Raining. Driver
of the striking car, %, colored. with
three years driving experience. and
driver of car under whose wheels
victims body was found, %, with
three years experience. both held by
coroner's jury for Police Court
action under Negligent Homicide
Act. The case against the latter
was nolle pressed in Police Court.
The case against the 23-year-old
driver still pending in Police Court.
SEPTEMBER.
40. William B. Betters. rs, col.
ored, of 500 Jay street NE, about,
10:40 pm. September 7, struck by
hit-and-run automobile while cross
ing Florida avenue at lexington
place NE. in the crosswalk, but
against the proper signal. Weather
clear. Driver, %, colored, with two.
and half years driving experience,
arrested next day. He was held by =.
coroner's jury for Police Court
action under Negligent Homicide
Act. He had an expired Maryland
permit. but no District permit. Case
pending in Police Court.
SO. Charles w. Johnston, g. OF
3605 Eighteenth street NE, about
10:l5 pm. September 13, while driy-
ing car, was killed in a head-on
collision with street car on Monroe
street just east of Ninth street NE.
weather clear. No inquest held and ,
coroner issued a certificate of acci-
dental death.
81. Berry Minnis, 50, colored. Of !.
!7l7 Webster street NV, about !.
4:4O pm. September 20, struck by
automobile while crossing Sixteenth
street at Webster street NV. in the
crosswalk. Weather clear. Driver,
81, with IL years driving experience
held by coroner's jury for Police
Court action under Negligent Homi-a
eide Act. Had been drinking prior
70 accident. Case pending In Police !
Court.