Evening star., 1920-11-26
THREE ARE INJURED
F. |NcRASH Of AUTOS
One Owner Removes Tags
From His Car and Escapes
Identification.

A small automobile crashed into a
machine operated by John Hancock or
6I2 18th street northeast, shortly after
/ O'Clock this morning, about two
miles from Waldorf, Nd. injuring
three occupants of the latter machine
Immediately following the crash
the operator of the unidentified auto
mobile jumped out to the rear and re-
moved the registration tags from his
machine. He refused to divulge his
name and drove off.
A passing automobile. driven by
Richard Z. Fendall of 613 G street,
took the injured persons to the Casu-
atty Hospital, where they were treat
ed. George D. Ashby of 1909 E street
southeast, and Blanche INLAY of 72S
End street, together. with Hancock,
sustained bruises and cuts about the
body. None is in a serious condition.
The woman was released after first
aid treatment and taken to her home.
Dies After Collision.
Mrs. Florence Robinson. sixty flour
years old, wife of Silas u. Robinson.
secretary treasurer Of the w. c. Lauck
.Iewelry Company. Newport News. Va,
died at Emergency Hospital at u:b0
o'clock Wednesday night. as a result
of injuries received in a collision be-
tween a taxicab and street car the night
of November 20. at 1st and Maryland
avenue. west front of the Capitol.
Because of the failure of the police to
have a policeman detailed at the hos
pital, it is stated. the police knew moth
ing of the fatality until late yesterday.
Police of the sixth precinct Immediate
1y made an investigation and arrested
Robert H. Cannon. coiored. S17 ed
street, driver of the taxicab, and
charged him with manslaughter.
Mrs. Robinson was a member of
prominent Winchester. Va, family. and
had been living at 126 2Sth street. New
port News. the last few years. Because
of i'll health she recently had visited
relatives in Winchester, and Ernest F.
Robinson. her son. who served overseas
with the 9th Division and is an officer
in the New York National Guard. had
gone there to accompany his mother
home. They entered the taxicab at
Union station and were on their way to
the wharf of the Norfolk and Washing
ton Steamboat Company to board
steamer when the collision occurred.
Rev. John j. Queally, 1900 Emerson
street. was neaby when the accident oc
CURED and took Mrs. Robinson to the
hospital. Tuesday the Patient became
worse and her husband was summoned
to her bedside, and Wednesday night
she died. Dr.. Joseph d. Rogers, acting
coroner, viewed the body and arranged
to hold an inquest at the mergue this
afternoon.
Other Accidents.
Police of the tenth precinct yester-
day afternoon learned OF an accident
in which Miss Merriam Augustine,
seventeen years old, 1343 Fairmont
street. was injured at Girard and 14th
streets. The driver OF the car took
her home.
Mercer Sampson. colored, forty-two
years old, 1925 T street, was driver Of
an automobile that hit the curb at
Georgia avenue and Jefferson street
yesterday. The automobile was badly
damaged, the police reported, and
Mercer received injuries to his body
and hands.
Mrs. Margaret Lowe, fifty-three
years old, 406 H street northeast. was
knocked down by bicycle ridden by
an unidentified boy at LIST and 3
streets about AIS o'clock yesterday
afternoon. She received injuries to
her face and was taken to Emergency
Hospital.
An ambulance from Walter Reed
Hospital and an automobile belonging
to Kenneth Carter, 1867 Perry place,
collided at Sherman avenue and Park
road last night about $50 O'Clock.
Only slight damage resulted