Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
THREE ARE KILLED
IN AUTO M|SHAPS
Ten Others Seriously Injured
in Series of Accidents
in Maryland.

Three persons were killed and ten
seriously injured in g series of automo-
bile accidents on nearby Maryland
roads yesterday.
One man was killed and two injured
when the automobile in which they
were riding sideswiped a telephone pole
near Meadows, Md. Frank O. Grimes,
81, Of Camp Springs, Md, who was
found unconscious beside the wreck by
County Policeman Frank p. Prince, was
pronounced dead upon arrival at Cas-
ualty Hospital.
George Gray, Al. of Oxon Hill, also
taken to the hospital by Prince, Is re-
ported in a serious condition, with a
possible fracture of the skull and jaw
and severe chest decorations.
Driver Escapes.
George Armstrong of Forestville
who the police say was the driver of
the car escaped with minor injuries.
James Tillman, 20 years old, of the
500 block of F street was fatally injured
when an automobile in which he was
riding crashed into a culvert on the
Edmonston road near the residence of
Senator Schall
The man was rushed to Providence
Hospital by the Prince Georges County
rescue squad. He died of a crushed
chest soon after admittance to the hos
pital
Helen Vaughan, colored, 20 years old
OF the 2400 block Of Seventeenth street
was killed and four other colored per-
sons seriously injured when their au-
tomobile overturned on a sharp curve
near Beltsville,
william Vaughan, the woman's hus-
band, and Florence Mason, 10, of the
1900 block Of U street were brought un-
conscious to Providence Hospital by the
rescue squad.
Two other occupants of the car,
Ralph Foster and a man whose identity
has not yet been learned, are reported
unconscious at Emergency Hospital.
State Policeman C. w. Cubbage, who
investigated the accident, said the car
overturned when the driver apparently
lost control
Forced OF Pike.
Dudley Middleton, 2l00 block of
Wyoming avenue was badly cut about
the head when his automobile was
forced of the Baltimore boulevard near
Beltsyille. At Garfield Hospital eight
stitches were required to close the
wound.
Colliding with another automobile on
the Owensville road, II miles south of
Annapolis early today, machine driven
by Frank Bauman Of Hyattsyille went
on the road ana seriously injured bau-
man and two Washington friends.
Following the accident, Miss Mildred
Redwood, HOS c street, and William
Girton, 1900 block OF Thirtieth street,
were admitted to the Emergency Hos
pital at Annapolis.
Miss Redwood received fractured
nose and collar bone, numerous cuts
and bruises, and possible fracture Of
the skull Girton received internal in
iuries and a possible fracture Of the
skull.
According to State police, Bauman's
| machine was in collision with car
occupied by some Negroes and forced
off the road. The Negroes stopped, ii
was said, bat another machine directly
| back of them took the injured to the
hospital. Bauman was only slightly
cut about the hand.
Miss Redwood told police that she
was riding in rumble seat when she
was suddenly hurled to the road and
knocked unconscious. She said the
party was returning to Washington fol-
| lowing a visit to friends near Annapolis.
Police are continuing their investiga-
| ton