Evening star., 1922-03-08
WOMAN HIT BY AUTO
DIES IN HOSPITAL
SS
Owner of Machine Held to
Await Observation-Disclosures
Traffic Accidents.

Miss Laura Donohue, seventy eight
years old. who resided at the South
ern Relief Home, 2403 Pennsylvania
avenue. was fatally injured by the
automobile of Walter Goodwin, Gies-
boro, at Georgia avenue and Lamont.
street shortly before s o'clock last
night. She was taken to Garfield Hos
pital. where she died shortly after.
The driver of the machine went to
the tenth precinct police station, re-
ported the affair and was detained to
await the result of an inquest at the
morgue. Miss Donohue had visited
her niece, Mrs. David Roy, Cos La
mont street, as was her weekly Gus
tom and was at Georgia avenue and
Lamont street waiting for a street
car when she was hurt.
On Way to Arrange Sisters Funeral.
Goodwin was accompanied by LOUIS
C. West. his brother-in-laW, 6216 IL
linoiS avenue, and was on his way to
Providence Hospital to arrange for
the funeral of his sister. who had
died there yesterday. He went to t.le
police station Immediately after tax
ing Miss Donohuc to the hospital. and
when the police learned that the IN
jured woman had died they concluded
to detain him.
Miss Donohue was a native of this
city. Her father, the late John Dono-
hue was in the grocery business at
the southeast corner of eth and ID
streets many years ago. she is sur
vived by a brother, Thomas Donohue,
well known in theatrical circles: who
was out OF the city last night, and Mrs.
Roy, her niece, q daughter OF Mr. Don
ohue.
Couple Badly Hurt by Auto.
John Waldman. seventy-three years
old, and Fredricka Waldman. his
wife, siXtynine years old. residing
at 81 New York avenue, last night
were knocked down by an automobile
driven by James A. Mckinney. 1915
1st street. while crossing near North
Capitol and N streets, only a short
distance from their home, and Sc
riously injured.
Police of the second precinct inves-
tigated the accident and reported
that Waldman and his wife each re-
ceived fractured collarbone and i'm
juries to their ribs. The husband. it
was reported. probably also received
internal injuries.
Mckinney told the police he had
turned into n street from North
Capitoi street and was about fifty
carrying an umbrella. which probab-
ly prevented them from seeing the
car. stepped from the curb directly
in the path of the machine. He said
he was unable to prevent the acci-
dent Mr.. and Mrs. Waldman were
taken home by friends.
Boy knocked Down by Truck.
Maurice Gordon. ten years old.
Clarendon, Va, yesterday afternoon
was knocked down by "a motor truck
driven by William Love, colored, 2O22
Z street, at 21St street and Massa-
chusetts avenue, and severely injur-
ed. He was taken to Emergency
Hospital and treated for a severe in
jury to his left arm, cut over his eye
and shock.
Mrs Irene Odell. Ambassador apart
ments, was struck by an automobile
driven by Edward Snow, A l street, in
front of her place of residence last
night. She was taken to Emergency
Hospital and treated for a fractured rib
and laceration of her forehead.
Bernard Thompson, five years old. $50
Sd street. YESTERDAY afternoon was in
jrred by motor delivery wagon driven
by Hugh Thompson. in the employ of
the Elite Laundry Company. at 9th and
H streets. He was treated at Emer-