Evening star., 1925-12-02
THREE LOSE LIVES
IN TRAFFIC TOLL
Two Other Persons in Hos
pitaI Seriously Iniured-12
Slightly Hurt.


phone operator. living at 1903 Wis
consin avenue. was crushed under the
wheels of a large truck operated by
Neal Jackson. colored Of $40 Twenty
seventh street, while she was crossing
at the intersection of Twenty-seventh
and Q streets late yesterday. She
was with her sister at the time. on
her way to visit friend in Columhis
Hospital. The sister saved herself by
jumping out Of the path OF the truck.
Jackson was arrested Immediately
after the accident. pending action OF
the coroner's jury.
The front wheel Of the truck Is be
lieved to have passed over the hody
Of Miss Mahsffer. She was taken to
Emergency Hospital in an automobile
operated by Mrs. s. P Demmier. 1901
X street. Physicians pronounced her
dead on arrival at the hospital.
Brakes Found Defective.
At an inquest today Jackson was
held for the action Of the gran jury.
Policemen Godbold and Schotter Of
the Traffic Bureau testified as to tests
of the brakes on the truck. which Is
listed to SchrofY Bros. trucking con
tractors. al zoos Wisconsin avenue.
The brakes. according 10 tests made
on Twenty fifth street between . and
s streets late yesterday failed to func-
ton UP 10 requirements. The foot
brake stopped the car. according to
Traffic Bureau records. at q speed Of
Is miles per hour. in so feet-the re
quirement being at least 40 feet; the
hand brake stopped the truck in $50
feet at the same speed. more than 100
feet In excess. Police pronounced the
brakes defective following this test.
stating that compression of the motor,
II no gasoline should he fed. should
stop the car within the space that the
emergency brake stopped It.
Col. Walker Among the Dead.
The other two deaths Yesterday re
suited from accidents on previous
days. Col. William H. Walker. 20
years old. OF Maryland Park. Md. a
retired newspaper man OF Washing
ton, died in Casualty Hospital yester
day from injuries received last Sun
day when hit by an automobile said
To have heen operated hy Herbert Will
liams. 1925 First street. in Ca pitoI
Heights. Md. Williams. by orders OF
Maryland authorities, had been re-
leased after the first investigs ton of
the accident.
Col. Walker was born In Dayton.
Ohio. in 1884. and came to Washing
ton 35 years ago. He was city editor
of the Washington Post for * Years
and was AT one time SUNDAY editor.
Later he was night editor OF the As
sociated Press in this city. and had
been actively connected with news
paper work until retiring about FIVE
years ago
He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Dora
Walker and a daughter. Miss Jean
ette Walker. OF Maryland Park. Md.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed. pending an inquest to be
held by Maryland authorities tomor-
pow.
Thomas Lynn Dies Of Injuries.
Thomas Lynn. 20 years old. of 521
Thirteenth street northeast. also died
YESTERDAY He was hit nv an auto
mobile said to have heen opera ed by
Robert I. Waters Of Arlington, Va.
near the Highway Bridge. in Virginia
on nksgivinf eve. Waters took
him to hte Emergency Hospital, where
death ensued yesterday from a frac-
ture Of the skull
These two cases. both occurrences
being just over the Distrlct line. will
moi be subjects Of inquests here.
SiX-vear-old William Hill Of 81
Rhode Island avenue northeast who
was knocked down by an automobile
operated by Victor II. Ruel. % Evarte
street northeast early Sunday in front
of st. Martins Church. North Can
itol and T streets. fs in serious con
dition at Sibley Hospital. with appre-
hension felt by physicians for ul,i-
mate outcome.
Hit-and-Run Case Reported.
A "hit-and-run' motorist added
another serious injury last night when
an automobile hit Mr. and Mrs. Wat
son f.. Coleman. local attorney and
his wife, OF 3ls East Clifton Terrace
as they stepped off the curhing At
the intersection of Thirteenth and
Fairmont streets. Mrs. Coleman was
taken to Garfield Hospital suffering
from severe head injuries. fracture of
the ribs, internal injuries and shock
Mr.. Coleman was not seriously hurt
The automobile did not stop 1t sped
west on Fairmont street and disap-
peared in the stream of traffic on
Fourteenth street.
Other Traffic Accidents.
The II other persons in jured slightly
in accidents and the places where the
accidents occurred were as follows:
Tracey keefer IL years old so Sec
ond street northwest. newshoy. was
struck by an automobile operated by
Paul Golivsrt, 1892 Calvert street. at
Sixth and n streets and slightly in
iured about the body
Mrs. Agnes Williams. Hyattevills.
Md. AZ years old. hit by street car
while crossing In front Of so4 3 street
southwest; badly bruised.
Paul Ford. years old. Of 1927 New
Jersey avenue. cut about the body
when knocked down by an automobile
operated by James Ha wilkins, II Sew
enteenth street southeast at the
mouth of an alley next the residence
Of the boy
James NJ. Lowe. SIS years old. 1920
y street. broken leg and cuts to the
face and hand when struck and
knocked down by an automobile oper-
ated by NJ. Fritts, s73 Ninth street, on
Wisconsin avenue near n street.
Woman Hurt in Collision.
Mrs H. h. Richardson, 20 years old,
Cottage City, Nd, injured about the
arms and body in collision between au.
tomobiles Of Harry q. Richa rdson, in
which she was passenger. and Elmer
| Taylor at First and r streets.
Leon Chase. colored. 1918 u street
slightly hurt when run down by auto
mobile operated by u. 6. Garnes. 1886
Georgia avenue. at Fourteenth street
and Rhode Island avenue.
Virginia Jackson, colored. yea rs
old, SIS n street, struck by auto
mobile operated by Martin Mccarthy
1892 Bladensbure road. near Fifth
and n streets.
Harris Sacks. years old. Of 442F
Ninth street, hit by automobile op
Grated by James Hill. jr., 153 Webster
street, at Georgia avenue and Elmer
son street.
! Fred Gladman, % years old. Of 73s