Evening star., 1927-09-26
ONE KILLED, 3 HURT
AS CAR HITS TREE
Speeding Charge Made A.
ter Tragedy-Coroner to
Hold Inquest Tomorrow.

One man was killed and another and
two women were injured early today
when the driver of the car in which
they were riding failed to make a
turn and crashed into a tree in West
Potomac Park.
The dead man is Adolph Tedman,
AZ years old, 2320 Monroe street north
east, passenger in the car. The
driver, George F. Keyton, so years old.
of the Ventosa Apartments, First ami
streets: Margaret Gray, 90 years
old. of 730 Sixth street and Frances
Clyde Vest, II years old, 925 Eighth
street, were injured. keyton and the
women are held as witnesses pending
an inquest tomorrow at 11:30 o'clock.
The accident took place about
o'clock. keyton and Teidman, who
were employed at the Grace Dodge
Hotel. drove about the city with the
young women and later went to Po
tomac Park for a ride. Just before
the accident, police were told, Miss
Gray requested keyton not to drive
so fast.
This is fast car" keyton is re-
ported To have told her. and Miss
Gray said the speedometer registered
IS miles an hour when she looked at
it.
An instant later the car crashed
into the tree. killing Teidman almost
instantly and slightly injuring the
three other members of the party.
Raymond Salkeld. 597 Columbia road,
reached the scene soon after the ac-
cfdent happened and found it neces-
sary to tear off portion of the top
of the sedan in order to remove the oc-
cupants.
Salkeld took the body Of Teidman
to Emergency Hospital, the surviving
members Of the party going there in
another car. Detectives William T.
DuBusky and William Messer and po-
lice of the third precinct conducted
an investigat ton.
1t is stated that the tree against
which the automobile landed has
figured in at least three other similar
accidents.
Couple Hurt. 3 Arrested.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gibson kinche-
loe, 4S17 Thirtysixth street, were in
jured while on the road near Fairfax,
Va, late last night when their auto
mobile was struck by another car. in
which three colored persons were pas
sengers.
MIR. kincheloe and his wife We're
motoring to Upperville, and when near
Fairfax their attention was attracted
to car zigZa gging down the road.
In an effort to keep out Of the way
of the approaching car. Mr.
Kincheloe pulled to the side of
the road and stopped, and the other
car crashed into his machine. They
we're brought to Emergency Hospital,
where the former was treated for a
broken collarbone and the latter for
painful cuts and bruises.
Louis Thornton. colored % years
old, TAG Irving street, and Raymond
Jackson, colored, Is years old. 1918
Twelfth street, said to have been an
occupant Of the cart at the time Of
the accident. were arrested today by
Detectives William J. DuBusky and
William Messer.
The prisoners were turned over to
an officer from Fairfax to be returned
car having been arrested at the scene
of the accident and held in custody.
-Four Women Hurt i'm Collision.
Four women were slightly injured
about o'clock yesterday morning in
a collision between the automobiles of
A. J. Rappaport. Ali Eighth street
southeast, and Miss Mary Burton, 906
Butternut street. at Rhode Island and
New Jersey avenues. They were oc-
cupants of Miss Burton's car. The
years old, and Miss Nellie Beard. 54
years old, 1927 Chaplin street; Mrs.
Hattie Montgomery, 81 years old, 906
Butternut street and Miss Adrinea
Judge, 19 years old 902 Ashton street
They received treatment for minor in
juries at Garfield Hospital.
Louis Botti, AZ years old. 3033 M
street, suffered a fracture of the left
leg and injuries to his head when
he was struck by taxicab little be-
fore 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
while crossing i'm front of 3115 M
street. The driver of the taxicab was
Carl r. Ellis. c0lored, 11O6 Third street
southwest. The injured man was
given surgical aid at Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital.
Accident Near MuirkiEk.
Three persons were injured in
traffic accident near Muirkirk. Nd,
Yesterday afternoon and were brought
to this city for treatment. Ihey are
Marion Williams, colored, so years
old; Annie Williams, colored. his wife,
45 years old, and Charles Shelby, col
ored 35 years old, all of 1922 Eighth
street. Williams and his wife were
brought to Casualty Hospital in a
passins automobile. The former was
given surgical aid for fractured
arm and leg and the latter for pos
sible fracture Of the skull. Shelby
was brought to Freedmen's Hospital
in the automobile of w. A. Gillespie.
1910 Fourteenth street. He was
treated for dislocated hip and in.
juries to the head.
Others Suffer Injuries.
Other persons injured in traffic ac-
cidents yesterday were: Mrs Ada traZ-
Ter, 81 years old and Catherine FraZ-
ier, 13 years old, 2240 shannon place
southeast; Joseph Harrison, colored,
AZ years old, S1S Fourth street; Gle
ment Solan. colored, 26 years old, 322
l. street southeast; Mrs. Mary ii.
Davis, 210 Tenth street northeast;
Howard Vincent. colored, so years old,
Wayside. Md, and Katie Moon, col
ored 40 wears old III Sixth street