Evening star., 1926-11-26
TRUCK KILLS CHILD;
| Z OTHERS INJURED
Driver Runs Away From
Fatal Accident-Five Hurt
in One Car.

One death and IL injuries, one
serious. were recorded by police as
the toll of Thanksgiving traffic.
Joanne Elizabeth Terry. colored,
S-year- old daughter of DR.. F.. G.
Terry of 3217 Eleventh street, died
almost instantly yesterday afternoon
when struck by a hit-and-run mo-
torist at Eleventh and Kenyon
streets. She had left home just a
few minutes before the accident look
ing for her T-year-old brother, Elmer,
and was crossing the intersection
when a rebuilt truck knocked her
down and ran over her. She was
dead when a passing motorist, who
lad picked her up, arrived ct Chill
Gren's Hospital with her.
Allen HARRISON 1913 Otis Place
nnd Thomas Mitchell, 3005 Eleventh
street. both cOlored. Witnessed the
affair. Mitchell tried TO jump on the
trucl; and detain the Colored driver.
The latter, however. put on speed
and escaped apprehension. Coroner
hewitt viii conduct an inquest today
at the District morgue.
Five I'm Auto Hurt.
Five occupants of an automobile
operated by James Veatch, p years
old. Of 1919 | street, We're injured
when the machine turned turtle
rounding a curve on Central avenue
near Benning road northeast early
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Julla
Neatch "a years old, wife of the
operator Of the machine, sustained
severe injuries to her hip and back,
and is in n serious condition OF
Providence Hospital. Eeatch was cut
y Il, = ,,f
Mrs. Virginia Boswell, % years old.
sister Of V"atch: her husband, VIII
liam Boswell. and. their son John,
aged years, residents Of Capitol
Hei2hts, Md, also occupants Of the
machine, We're less seriously hurt
All except Neatch We're treated at
Casually Hospital He was given
Tl.st-aid treatment at Providence Hos
rital and then arrested on charge
of reckless driving. He posted 5000
bond for his appearance in court.
Mrs. Ruth pretzfelder, - years old,
and her 5-,-ear-old child Jean were
hurt in Il collision between an auto
mobile operated by Leon Pretzfelder.
c739 Woodley place, and one driven
by Charles Tankersley Of 1856 Monroe
street while the former automobile
was pulling out from a gasoline sta
ton at 340I Connecticut avenue
Mrs. Prntzfelder was injured about
the back and face and the child was
hurt about the head. Both were
taken to Emergency Hospital.
! A collision between an automobile
and a taxicab at Eighteenth and *
stroats Yesterday resulted in Mrs.
Anna II. Marvin, 61 years old, 3115
Woodland drive. occupying the auto
mobile, sustaining a broken collar
bone. She was treated at the office Of
Or. George NJ. Rutiin.
Boy Is Knocked Down.
Thomas Mcbride, IL years Old, 1909
Nineteenth street, was the victim of
hit a nd-ruu traffic accident In front OF
1891 Eighteenth street about 2:l5
O'clock yesterday afternoon. according
70 a police report. The boy was cross
ing the roadway when the automobile
appeared. knocked him down and
bruised his right leg. He was treated
ct Emergency Hospital. Police re
ported having obtained the license
number Of the car.
Charges Of reckless driving and
driving while under the influence Of
i'ruC' were filed against II. c. Hood,
1900 Massachusetts avenue. by police
&C the fourth precinct after he had
heen injured in 4 traffic accident at
sixth street and Maryland avenue
southwest about $50 o'clock Yesterday
afternoon. He was injured when his
car colided with the machine Of A. G..
Thompson. 712 Z street southwest.
Hood was treated 1T Emergency