Evening star., 1928-04-20
WOMAN IS KILLED,
MAN HURT IN CRASH
Auto Strikes Steel Support at
B. & O. Viaduct-VictimS
Hurled From Car. .

Hurled head-hrst into the steel sup
port of the Baltimore and Ohio viaduct
at Rhode Island avenue and Fifth street
northeast, when the car in which she
was riding struck the pillar this morn
Ing. Mrs. Mamie Cooper, 20 years old,
1904 Rhode Island avenue northeast,
vas instantly killed. and her companion,
Carroll Pcyton Nuckols OF the National
Hotel. driver of the car, was seriously
injured. The car was demolished.
Following the crash. both Mrs. Cooper
and Nuckois were found lying In the
street. The woman was pronounced
dead on the arrival OF DR.. Lawrence
Murphy of Casualty Hospital Nuckols
vas taken 10 Sibley Hospital by +. II.
CLAYTON. n grocer. 1901 Twelfth street
northeast, and treated by DR.. O. r.
Gable for a severe laceration TO the
scalp indications OF skull fracture and
injuries 20 the mouth. His recovery
was predicted.
Hits Other Car.
E. c. Stewart 20 Charles street,
Hyattsvilie, Md. who was proceeding
toward the city. started to turn around
In the street when he saw Nuckos
auto approaching. He stopped. noiding
out his hand.
Nuckols, apparently under the I'M
preston that Stewart would complete
the turn. swerved sharply 20 the rignt,
as though to pass. struck and broke the
front wheel OF Stewards car and then
swerved sharply 10 the left. striking
one of the center supports. Mrs. Cooper
was thrown through the windshield.
Stewart, who works IN the railroad
vards ran there and summoned the am
bulance He then returned and assisted
CLAYTON and Policeman j. K. Howes OF
the twelfth precinct. to lift Nuckols into
the formers machine.
Called ON Phone.
According TO the story told police by
the dead womanS son, Bernard Wool
bridge, 10 years old and Miss Gladys
Harahman, with whom the woman ana
her son lived, Nuckols called Miss HARSH
man on the telephone and said that ne
was going TO stop by the house on MS
way in from nearby point In mary"
land
when Nuckols arrived he found Mrs,
Cooper ready 10 90 TO work SO offered
TO take her They had proceeded but
three blocks when the crash occurred
SerRt T.. l.. Eby of the twelfth precinct
was told by Edward j. Beck, 1898 Irving
street northeast, that NuckofS car was
proceeding at an approximate speed of
10 miles an hour when 1t passed the
garage at Rhode Island avenue and
Ninth street northeast, where Beck IL
employed.
Nuckols Is we'll known To police as
"Nubby" Nuckols, and has been ar
rested, they declare, for bootleggtng and
operating gambling houses. When
taken TO the hospital today. he had
81 900 in his pocket. police say
Native Of Richmond.
Mrs Cooper was a native Of Rich
mond and had been divorced from her
husband for the past nine years. She
and her son and Miss Harshman were
employed at Childs Restaurant, Mas
sachusetts avenue and North Capitol
street. Her body will be sent 10 the
home OF her mother. Mrs. r, Wright.
in Richmond where burial viii take
place.
Stewart was taken into custody by
Twelfth precinct police and held un-
der a technical charge of investigation
To await action OF the coroner,
Street car aefpice on the Mount Raj
nler- Rivefdale- -Branehyille line was tied
up for ~ minutes as a result OF the
accident,