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Description: Police News Page 14
Newspaper published in: Washington, D. C.
Washington Post March 5, 1915 Police News Page 14
POLICE NEWS NOTES
Robert CANTER, 22 years old, a tinner, of 700 E street southeast, fell from a roof yesterday morning at 1901 Third street northwest, while walking across the cone, and broke his neck. He died instantly. The body was sent to the District morgue.
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Michael KELLY, 33 years old, of 310 Third street northwest, loading a wagon at the Tenth street wharf southwest yesterday afternoon, was struck on the head by a heavy piece of wood and received a scalp wound. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital.
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Ernest S. SMOOT, 13 years old, of 2521 Connecticut avenue northwest, was thrown from a bicycle on the Calvert street bridge yesterday, when he tried to catch hold of a street car, and was bruised about the face and head. He was taken home by friends.
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Just before daylight yesterday morning fire of unknown origin in the home of Henrietta FRANKLIN, 1260 Tenth street northwest, did $50 damage. The members of the family were asleep when the fire was discovered. They were awakened and got out of the building without difficulty.
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The coroner's jury in an inquest yesterday into the causes of the explosion of an ammonia tank in the plant of the Home Ice Company, Twelfth and V streets northwest, the morning of February 18 last, when Brooks KING, 60 years old, of 3708 K street northwest, received injuries from which he died in the Emergency Hospital on Tuesday, exonerated the ice company and found that the accident was unavoidable.
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Lloyd REGAN, 30 years old, of 818 Eighth street southwest, while on Eighth street southeast, between G and I streets, attempted to stop a dog fight. He was bitten on the hands and went to the Emergency Hospital.