Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-13
TWO AUTO VICTIMS
DIE FROM INJURIES
Boy Runs Into Bus-GTl Sue
cuInbs to Hurts Suffered
Week Ago.

| One fatality resulted from traffic &C
! cidents over the week end here, with
seven persons injured, two seriously
Another victim of an automobile acct.
dent, Blanche Hawkins, 9, colored, Ill:
Second street southeast, died yesterday
at Casualty Hospital. Fifth precinct
police arrested the driver, George Baker
| 81, Suitland, Md, on a charge of leav-
ing the scene of the accident. which
occurred last Sunday when the child
was struck down at New Jersey avenue
and M street southeast.
The fatal accident yesterday befell
3-year-old Thomas Greenhow, colored
GOT L street southeast, who, police say
ran into the side of Capital Traction
Co. bus yesterday afternoon and was
almost instantly killed. The incident
was witnessed by the child's father
watching through the window of his
home.
The bus was operated by william L.
Aldridge,. 3342 Prospect avenue, who
police say; applied his brakes and skid
ded more than 20 feet in an effort to
halt the vehicle as it bore down on
the child. Motorman Aldridge was
asked to appear at the coroner's inquest
today.
Policeman Is Injured.
Joseph Oldheld. 33-year-old member
of the Bethesda, Md. police force. was
at Georgetown Hospital this morning
following an accident last night in
which he was thrown from his motor
cycle beneath the wheels of an auto
mobile He was treated for fractured
foot and decorations about the head.
Another accident in Maryland, on the
Marlboro, Pike near T B. resulted in
injuries to three persons. Those suf-
fered by Hugh Monte, "a. 1907 Eighth
street southeast. were regarded as seri-
Gus He was brought to Casualty Hos
pital and treated for body decorations
and a possible fracture of the skull.
The accident occurred early this
morning when an automobile operated
by Frank Monte collided with another
machine. Although the driver of the
latter car reported to Maryland
authorities, District police did not learn
his name,
Two other occupants of the Monte
automobile. Mrs. Mary Pyles, 80, route
No. 3, Anacostia, d. c., and A. H. Wilde,
20, 1913 Eighth street southeast, were
taken to Emergency Hospital. the for
nler for fractured leg and the latter
for decorations about the head. Their
condition was regarded as not serious.
Elena Hangliter, so. OF 3101 Nine
tenth street, was lacerated about the
face yesterday when an automobile
operated by Edward Hangliter. ST., 56,
was diverted from @ street near Twenty
first by another machine and rolled
over the sidewalk, striking a. tree. She
was treated at Emergency Hospital.
An automobile operated, police say
by Peter Frank Manning, AS Foxhall
road, struck a trolley loading platform
on Pennsylvania avenue near Twenty
fifth street yesterday morning, careen-
ing over the sidewalk and stopping
against the side of ST. Stephens Church.
Manning was taken to Emergency Hos
pital in No. patrol and treated for
decorations about the face.
Gussie Venezky, years old, of 2605
Irving street northeast. was treated for
minor bruises and shock yesterday after
noon following an accident at South Da-
kota avenue and irving street northeast.
Twelfth precinct police reported the
child was struck by an automobile
driven by John D. Dant, 2S32 Franklin
street northeast