The Tragedy of South 11th Street

The entire morning session of the grand jury today was occupied in the taking of evidence relative to the death of little Albert Hagen, who was run down and killed by an automobile on South 11th Street, between G Street and Tacoma Avenue, on March 21, 1908. Albert Hagen was the 11-year-old son of Harold Hagen, a grocery man. He was playing in the street when a touring car driven by Richard Windsor, a young high school boy, came down the hill. The young man set his brakes, but the heavy car slid down the hill, knocking the little fellow down, and the rear wheels crushed his head against the asphalt. At the time, the coroner's jury decided that death was accidental, and no suits were started. Among those who were witnesses today were C. O. Lynn, undertaker; B. J. Brewitt, a surveyor, who witnessed the accident; I. B. Windsor, father of the boy who drove the automobile; H. M. Williams, W. D. Wionis and F. W. Farrington. John Welch, a livery stable man, was the first witness before the jury today. The nature of his testimony could not be ascertained, but it is understood to have been along new lines.