Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-12
EIGHT ARE INJURED
IN AUTO M|SHAPS
Police Seek Driver Who Fled
Car, Leaving 1858 Quarts
of Liquor.

BENJAMIN F. HUM. %, of 459 c
street southwest, and Fred Galley, 1922
Four and-a-half street southwest. were
treated at Emergency Hospital yester-
day after their automobile colllded at
Eighth and G streets southwest with
a car operated by John, r. Coon, $40
H street southwest. They were found
to be suffering from cuts and bruises
about the legs and body. Their con-
dition is not serious.
Accidents in Washington resulted i'll
the injury of three other persons, none
seriously. Thurman McAleXander. It..
of 2400 Thirteenth street. was injured
on the knee in a collision at Florida
avenue and Thirteenth ST. 1t and Josie
Wright colored. &c o :.rect, and Edna
Cooper. colored. 24A o street. were hurt
in a collision at Ninth and Q streets
McAlexander was treated at Emergency
Hospital and the women at Freedmcn's
Hospital.
Two Accidents in Maryland.
Maryland accidents sent two persons
to Emergency Hospital and one to
Casualty Hospital These treated at
Emergency Hospital for cuts and bruises
were Amanda Clifton. colored, 81, and
Wilbur Clifton 5. both OF 1919 Twenty
seventh street. They said they were in
jured on Benning road, in Maryland,
when their automobile was hit by
'hit-andrun" car
Louis Brent. colored, As. of 1870 M
street southeast. the other Maryland
victim. suffered fracture of the right
ankle and decorations of the left knee
In an accident on the Marlboro pike
Twelfth precinct police are today
searching for the driver of a liquor
laden automobile who fled after his
automobile struck a machine driven by
George F. EngroSS, $500 K street. at
Rhode island avenue and Tenth street
northeast early this morning. EngroSs
said that the other machine struck
his left rear fender while trying to
pass and that the driver. despite the
fact that damage was Slight, jumped
out and fed. In the machine were
found 368 quarts of alleged whisky.
Following chase. Motor Cycle Po-
liceman w. B. Hopkins Of tie tenth
precinct, last night arrested Reuben
Blanton McBrayer. 81. of the 100 block
D street, and charged him with reckless
driving. Hopkins says that he gave
chase at Georgia avenue and Rock
Creek road when he saw that Nc
Brayers machine was un,ighted. The
chase continued to Grant Circle. where
two tires on the automobile were blown
out In a collision with the curb and
then to Fourth and Webster streets,
where the fugitive car struck a stone
wall. The driver was un;njured.
Driver Is Held.
Charges of driving without permit
and failing to exhibit registration card
were placed against Maurice Earl Nc
Donald, "a. of the first beck Eighth
street northeast last night after his au-
tomobile overturned following a colli-
sion with a taXicab at Georgia avenue
and Columbia road. There were no
injuries.
Arthur w. Palmer, 80, of the 1000
block Fuller street, was arrested and
charged with reckless driving after his
machine collided on Massachusetts ave-
nue. near the Naval Observatory, with
a taxicab operated by Henry E. Will
kins, 1929 Twenty-first street. Wilkins
claimed that Palmer's Car was being
driven on the wrong side CT the street.
No injuries and slight damage result
ed from collision at Massachusetts,
avenue and Nintf~street between the
Emergency Hospital ambulance and an
automobile operated by Thomas W.
Brown, $3.50 Fifth street. The ambu-
lance was operated by Waverly Pear
son, 500 M street.