The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-18
HELDIN
ROCKVILLE
DEATH
Donald Walter Accused Of
MansIaughter as Result Of
Motorcycle Crash

ROCKVILLE, Md, Nov. 1Ss~As
q result Of the death Of Miss Helen
n. Adamson. sixteen ~ ar-Old dauglls
ter of Herbert Il. Adafnson, Of this
vicinity, and Rockville high school
student, which was caused by a
motorcycle accident on the Rock
villet Jamestown pike, two miles
from Rockville, the afternoon Of
June 10 last. Donald Walter, 10
East Kirk street, Chevy Chase.
-, c., was yesterday afternoon In.
dicted for a1ianslanghter by the
grand jury here. The case win be
docAeted for trial ut the term Of
criminal court which begins here
Thursday. He WIN be defeated BY
Attorneys Dawson q Welsh, Of
Rockville.
When the fatal accident occurred,
Miss AdaInson and Walter were
riding tandem on a motorcycle
owned ana operated by the latter.
while travelling at what Is said
to have been q high rate OF speed,
the machine left the road and
plunged into a nearby ditch. throw
ing both riders heavily Miss
Atkinson sustained b fractured skull
and other injuries which caused her
death several hours later In Wash
ington Hospital. Walter escaped
serious injury.
Immediately following the aeci-
dent, Walter was arrested, and the
following day was released on $4,000
bah.
Following an illness Of only . few
DAYS, Mrs. George Valera Sullivan.
wife OF Charles Sullivan, died Satur-
day night at her home near Mont
rose, this county, aged forty-one
years. Her death was due to acute
nephritis. Surviving her are her
husband and seven children, the
youngest being six weeks and the
Oldest eight years. Mrs. Sullivan
was q daughter OF James J. Wyeth,
Of southern Maryland. and until
recently lived in that section.
Wilson l.. Townsend, treasurer
Of the Republican State central com.
n1ittee for Montgomery county, filed
with the clerk OF the circuit court
here today sworn statement Of
the receipts and expenditures Of the
committee during the recent cam.
paign. 1t shows that the total
receipts were $2,026.33 and the ex-
penditures S62.6S less than that
amount.
The principal contributors to the
fund were: State committee, 1900
Charles /. Corby, $3.50: Frederick
". zihlman, 5000: Chester Wells,
500: Thomas &. Robertson, Vernon
E. Hodges, w. S. Corby, r. L.
1 T9,srrt,v4a Rgh aarLs tna tun,a
Joshua Evans, C. w. Fairfax, j. l.
Miller, A. N. Miller, John O. La
Gone. G.. Fl. Gilbert, Joshua Evans
IT., d. ]. DUNCAN, julius l. PeyseI
and NJ. q. Gibbs, $25 each. The
remainder was contributed by q
large number Of persons In amounts
ranging from 81 to $40.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here fol
the marriage of Frank Norman
Gardner, Of Evansville, Ind. and
Miss Mary Catharine Coffman, Of
Hume, Va; Yorke Flynn and Miss
Edna M. Gilbert, both OF Washing
ton, and James T. Hogge, OF Nor
| folk, Va, and Miss Minnie b. Har
ris, OF Harris Grove. Va.
Governor Richie has appointed
Thomas Ridgely, of Sunshine, this
county, a notary public. His com
mission has been received by the
clerk of the circuit court here.
At, the recent annual meeting Of
the Women's Democratic Club OF
Montgomery County, held at the
Montgomery County Club here, the
following executive committee was
selected: Mrs. James G. Christopher
Mrs. Richard L. Waters, Mrs
James B. Maughlin, Mrs. w. Ernest
Offutt, Mrs. Emory H. Bogley, Mrs
William w. Skinner, Mrs. Law
renee Allnutt, Mrs. Charles e. Ben
son, Mrs. William Brooks, Mrs
Sallie B. Bogue, Mrs. William j. T
FarQuhar and Miss Laura GilIiland