Evening star., 1941-10-05
September

September
So. Mrs. Myrtle Jordan, SO. of
Huntington, ". Va, about II am.
August 20, fatally injured when taxi
cab in which she was riding was
struck by another cab at Fourth
street and Washington drive NV.
Died September l. Weather clear.
The drivers: That of striking vehicle,
26, with 10 years driving experience;
the other, 80, with y years expert
ence. Driver of striking vehicle held
for Police Court action under Neg
ligent Homicide Act. Case pending.
81. Walter w. Hook, 49, AnaCostia,
Nd, at 2:15 am. September 4,
fatally injured when struck by auto
mobile going west on Benning road
at Minnesota avenue NE. Weather.
cloudy and misty. Driver, q, with
four years driving experience, exon
Grated by coroners jury.
SIS. John Butler, II. colored. 50
Pierce street NV, about 1920 pm.
September 4, while rollers skating at
First and Pierce streets NV, fatally
injured when struck by small ice
cream truck. Weather, clear. Driver,
18, with four months driving eX-
perience, released by coroners jury.
Sc. John j. Ragan, 65 of 1908 Fifth
street NV, about 11:55 am. Sep
tember 4, struck by Westbound au-
tomobile while crossing Constitution
avenue NV, between Twenty-frst
and Twenty second streets. Died
September 5. Weather, raining
Driver, policeman, IL, with Is years
driving experience, eXonerated by
coroner's jury.
81. Edwin A. Walker, 81. Of 808
Nineteenth street NV. about LOS
pm. September 2, fatally injured
when struck by eastbound taXicab
as he stepped off streetcar loading
platform at Fourteenth and F streets
NV. Died September 5. Weather,
clear. Driver. "a, with eight years
driving experience, eXonerated by
coroner'S jury.
SO. Frad Vassaw, 70, Of 625 Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. about l1:20
am. September s, fatally injured
when he apparently walked into side
OF streetcar as he crossed Connect
cut avenue NV, in the north cross
walk of L street. Died September
13. Weather, clear. Motorman, %,
with three months experience, exon
Grated by coroner's jury.
SO. Thomas ]. Coleman, 70, of SO
Fifth street NV, about 1923 am.
September 13. struck by eastbound
streetcar while crossing from one
loading platform to another in 400
block of Indiana avenue NV.
Weather. clear. Motorman, 25, with
more than four months operating
experience, exonerated by coroner's
jury.
so. Quartermaster Sergt. Harry
Gender, 66, of 804 Seventeenth street
NV, about 7:30 pm, September Is,
while standing in streetcar loading
zone in front of Mount Alto Hospital
in the 2600 block Of Wisconsin ave-
nue. NV, fatally injured when
struck by automobile which plunged
through zone. Driver, colored, "a,
with five years driving experience.
Inquest still pending.
81. Horace Johnson. SO, colored,
2144 L street NV, about 7:30 pm,
September 18, fatally injured when
he stepped into side of automobile
while walking from the east to the
west curb of Twenty-fiISt street
NV just south of L street. Weather
clear. Driver, "a, with two years
driving experience. exonerated by
coroners jury. Subsequently, United
States attorney began investigation
of case after coroner said ne was
dissatisfied" with jury's verdict.
Case still pending.
81. Mrs. Katie D. Kelly. 66, of
Franklin, Ind. about 9:15 am,
August e. fatally injured when
automobile in which she was riding
colllded with trailer-truck at Third
street and Constitution avenue NV.
Died September 20. Weather clear.
Truck driver. AZ, with 16 years
driving experience, and driver of
perience, exonerated by coroner's
jury.
g. Mrs. Marie Dimes, about 10, Of
1l29 Girard street NV, about $50
pm, September 20, struck by auto
mobile while crossing Eleventh street
NV, in north croSswalk of Girard
street. Died September rs. Weather
clear. Driver, colored, 81, with 16
years driving experience, held for
Police Court action under Negligent
Homicide Act. Case still pending.
"a. Ulysses Watts, 81, colored, 1884
Ninth street NV. about 10 pm,
September 25, injured fatally when
struck by automobile as he crossed
street in front of his home, about
AZ feet south of crosswalk. Died
September 90. Weather clear. Driver,
colored, 25, with five years driving
experience, released by coroner's
jury.
65. Augustus Cook, II, colored,
400 block of Ridge street NV, about
6 pm, September 20, fatally injured
when bicycle he was riding collided
with rear wheel of a dump truck
in the 1900 block of Fifth street
NV. Died September 80. Weather
clear. Truck driver colored, 46.
with Is years driving experience.
Inquest still pending.