Evening star., 1925-03-30
THREE AUTOMOBILE
VICTIMS SUCCUMB
More Than Dozen Accidents
Reported in District
Over Week End.

Week end traffic accidents in the
District numbered more than dozen,
while similar accidents also occurred
in nearby Maryland. One victim of
a Maryland accident. William Ma
rruder. 36 wears old. a Brookeville
farmer. was killed Saturday night,
while Richard Strickland, e. ii
street northeast. injured six days ago,
died yesterday morning. An inquest
will be held this afternoon.
Magruder and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Rurgett, neishhors. were occupants
Of an automobile that struck cul-
vert on the road near Brookeviile. the
car overturning and killing Magru-
der Mrs. Burgett was sligf-iy hurt
but her husband escaped inj try. Fu-
neral services for AIagruder u Ii be
held at Olney tomorrow morh ns.
Little Boy Dies.
Richard Strickland was in, tr1 J by
an automobile belonging to the Dis
trict at Second and X streets north
east the afternoon of March "a lie
died at the home of his grand
mother, 61S l. street southwest. Har-
old w. Snyder, 350S Ely place south :
east. driver of the car was summoned
to appear at an inquest at the morSue
today.
EIwood B. Athey. % years old. Of
Rurtonsville. Md. died early today at
Garfield Hospital of injuries received
early yesterday morning, when his auto
mobile was in an accident near White
Oaks. Md. He was found unconscious
beneath his car by Roland Gronei and
Arthur Gruhm. Spencerville, Md, and
brought TO the hospital here.
Robert Crump. Is. $40 Kentucky
avenue southeast. sustained a frac-
ture of the skull yesterday after
noon when an automooil in Whlch
he was riding collided with another
machine at Maryland avenue and
Eleventh street northeast. He was
in the automobile of George Wise
miller. jr.. 1865 f street southeast.
that collided with the machine of
William +. Phelps, Chester, Pa,
driven by James w Cunningham also
of Chester. Crump was taken to
Casualty Hospital.
Car Is Overturned.
Or. Thomas L. Miller. 1882 Harvard
street. and other occupants of his
injury late Saturday night when the
physicians car was struck by the
automobile of Zelig Levitt, 1910
Seventh street at Ninth and streets
nd was overturned
An automobile reported by Erline
Falch, 1874 d street southeast. stolen
from in front of 631 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast Saturday night,
went over an embankment near
Branch and Pennsylvania avenues
southeast early yesterday morning,
caught fire and was destroyed. Police
were unable to learn if occupants of
the car were hurt.
boy Slightly Hurt.
Floyd Turner, Virginia Highlands
Va. was driver of an automobile that
collided with another car at Maryland
avenue and Thirteenth street north
east yesterday afternoon and was
overturned Blighe Lee. 12-year-old
occupant of the overturned car, was
slightly hurt
Blinded by glaring lights of an
approaching automobile, Policeman
Duty of the seventh precinct last
night drove his automobile against a
tree in front of 1922 Q street He
was thrown from his machine and
slightly hurt and the car was badly
damaged.
Preston P Bogley. 2232 Thirty
third street, was driver of an auto
mobile that collided with cars parked
in front of 1415 Monroe street The
three cars were damaged and Bogley
was charged with colliding and leav-
inS the scene of the accident without
making his. identity known
Patrol in Crash.
collision between a police patrol
wagon. in charge of Policeman Dor
renbacker of the second precinct.
and an automobile. driven by Eli
vernon Burke. 1101 Fairmont street
occurred at Seventh and |. streets
last night while the patrol wagon
was being driven to a fire Both
vehicles were damaged and Burke
was charged with colliding and fail
ing to have drivers permit
David McGuffiin, 2122 Eleventh
street, cranked his automobile near
Thirteenth and S streets last night.
The machine slipped in gear, started
and knocked McGuffin down, but did
not injure him. 1t stopped when 1t
struck the fence in front of Dennison
School.
Clyde d. Crump. Park Lane, Va.
under instructions. was driver of a
car that collided with the automobile
OF Miss Evelyn Goddard, 652 Pennsyl-
Nania avenue southeast, at Minnesota
and Pennsylvania avenues southeast
yesterday afteroon. Miss Goddard
sustained injuries to her head and
was taken to Providence Hospital
Her car was badly damaged.