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nine years driving experience, held
by coroner's jury for Police Court
action under Negligent Homicide
Act. Case pending in Police Court.
As. Larry Newcomber, 2. of SO K
street NE, about Sis pm, August
lS, ran from between parked cars
into side of moving ice truck in
the first block of K street NE.
Weather clear. Driver, 36, 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, 25 OF
6903 Maple street NV, about las
am, August Is. passenger in an
automobile, fatally injured when the
car skidded of the road, struck a
telephone pole and overturned on
Riggs road NE, just before the
Maryland line. Weather clear.
Driver, 27, with 10 years expert
ence, but whose permit had expired
year previously, held by coroner's
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 81, crushed be-
meath the wheels of a truck after
he fell in attempting to hitch a
ride on 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
3ll2 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
/ orlVer OF car under whose wheels
victims body was found. % with
three years experience. both held nv
cofoner's jury for Police Court
actlon under Negligent Homicide
Act. The case against the latter
was mole pressed in Police Court
Inc case against the 23-vear-old
oriVer still pending in Police Court.
SEPTEMBER.
49. William B. Betters. Is. COL
ored, of $500 Jay street NE, about
io:40 pm. September 7, struck by
nit-and-run automobile while cross
ing FLORIDA avenue at lexington
ri2"o NE. in the crosswalk. but
"a'Nst the proper signal. Weather
CO. Driver, %. colored, with 21s
NCaf driving experience, arrested
NIX. ~. He was held by coroner's
jury or 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. 80 of
3605 Eighteenth street NE. about
lO:l5 pm. September l3. while driv-
ing a car, was killed in a head-on
collision with streetcar on Mon
roe street just east of Ninth street
NE. Weather clear. No inquest
held and coroner issued a certificate
OF accidental death.
81. Berry Minnis, 50, colored. of
1717 Webster street NV. about
4:4O pm. September %, struck BY
automobile while crossing Sixteenth
street at Webster street NV. m the
crosswalk. Weather clear. Driver
81, with u years driving experience,
held by coroner's jury for Police
Court action under Negligent Homi-
eide Act, Had been drinking prior
to accident. Case pending in Police
Court.
OCTOBER.
So. Miss Mary S. Lord. SO. of 1872
K street NV, about $40 pm. Oc-
tober 2, struck by taxicab while
crossing K street between Eight
eenth and Nineteenth streets
NV. not in the crosswalk. Died
October 4. Weather. raining Driver,
30, with 10 years driving experience,
released by coroner's jury.
SO. Robert L. Genella, 81, of 4
Wine avenue, Hvattsville. Md, about
1920 pm. October while driving
motor cycle, was killed when his
machine struck a depressed board
on bridge in stretch of unpaved
road connecting Sixty-th third street
NE. with Maryland Park near the
District line, throwing the driver off
the vehicle. Weather clear. No in
quest held and coroner issued a GER
tiflcate of accidental death.
54. Maurice Brown, colored. S. of
2409 F street NV, about 2:3O pm.
October u, struck by automobile in
the 900 block of New Hampshire
avenue after running out into the
street from between parked cars.
Weather clear. Driver. SO, had -
years driving experience. No in
quest held and coroner issued a Ger
tiflcate of accidental death
55. Robert A. Scott, IS, of 512 Mis-
sissippi avenue, Silver Spring. Md.
about 1920 am. October 18 while
cleaning the streetcar tracks on
Florida avenue between Seventh and
Eighth streets NV, struck bv au-
tomobile Died October 20. Weather
clear, Driver, 20. with three years
driving experience, exonerated by
coroners jury.
56. John B. Williams, colored. SO.
of 2819 Evans road Sc, about 12:45
pm. October 2l, struck by automo-
bile at Sheridan and Bowen roads
S E, as he was walking along Sheri-
dan road facing oncoming traffic.
Died October %. Weather clear.
Driver, colored, Is, with six years
driving experience, held by coroner's
Jury for Police Court action under
Negligent Homicide Act. Case pend
ing In Police Court.
81. Alfred B. Carter. colored, "a,
OF the 1900 block of Fourteenth
street NV, about 1905 am. Octo-
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