The Washington times., 1927-09-05
| DEAD, 10 HURT
IN TRAFFIC

Out Of the maze Of weekend trat-
dc accidents there today doomed
the death of one woman, the serf.
Gus injury of three people. the less
serious injury of seven others ana
an exciting chase, in which the
driver Of an automobile was sub
dued by the use Of a pistol as q
club.
The dead woman was Miss Kate
Murray, 20, of West Arlington,
Baltimore, Md. She was injured
Saturday when the automobile in
which she was riding, operated by
her nephew, Edward ID, Franklin,
of the same address, left the road at
College Park, Nd, and rolled down
q 30-foot embankment. Miss Frank
lin was brought to Casualty Hos
pital here, where she died yesterday.
The other members Of her party
were uninjured.
Close Call For Two
Two women were barely saved
from death when they were knocked
in front of street car at Fifteenth
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue,
Northwest. They were Miss Leona
Barron, "a, 1920 r st. N. W., and
Mrs. John A. Dixon, ST. of Rich.
mond, Va. They were saved from
death by quick action on the part
of Motorman Samuel farrell, Of the
Capital Traction Company.
Miss Barron and Mrs. Dixon, ac-
companied by the husband and son
of the latter, had just reached the
safety zone in the middle of the
street when they are alleged to
have been struck by an automobile
driven by George w. Stout, of Nc
Lean, Va. The fender of the car
passed over them as the motorman
applied the brakes and brought the
car to a STOP.
The women were taken to Erherg-
ency Hospital, where Mrs. Dixon
was treated for a possible fracture
Of the leg and Miss Barron for a
wrerlched back. Stout was arrested
and charged with reckless driving.
Winffred C. Strickland, "a, 140O
Fairmont st. NJ. W., il In an unde-
termined condition In Casualty
Hospital, with a severe laceration Of
the right eye and Commissions the
body as the result OF a collision at
Fourteenth and Morse Streets
Northeast. Police say that Robert
C. Johnson, colored, 81, 2256 Sixth
st. N. W., drove his. automCbile
diagonally across the street, and
into the machine driven by Strtck.
land. Johnson was arrested and
charged with reckless driving.
Knocked From Motorcycle
Knocked from his motorcycle at
Thirteenth Street and New York
Avenue Northwest, Frederick H.
Garretson, Il, AL New Jersey Ave.
N. W., was taken to George WASH
ington University Hospital for
severe bruises to both legs and a
possible fracture Of the left leg. His
condition il undetermined.
Thomas Proctor, colored, %, Of
Clinton, Nd, was brought to Cas-
nalty Hospital here and treated for
q skull fracture as the result OF
an accident near his home. After
treatment at Casualty, he was taken
to Gallinger Hospital. His condl.
ton Is serious.
Following an exciting chase
through the dense Sunday traffic,
by Policeman Frederick A. Schenck,
of the Third precinct, in a COM
Wandered automobile, Henry Ed.
ward Smith, colored, %. 1905 Four.
teenth st. N. W., was subdued by
the butt of the policeman's pistol.
He was locked in a cell at the
Third precinct on charges Of leav.
Ing the scene Of an accident, oper.
ating without a permit, reckless
driving and passing . signal light.
Smith is alleged to have struck
the automobile Of George w. Dam
ielson., rs. of Camden, N, j., at
Dupont Circle. and then to have
Ned. Schenck chased him into 4
blind alley at Florida Ave-, and
Seventeenth st., N. ~. losing his
baton on the way. When Smith
attempted to escape on foot
echsnck drew his rSvelveE.