Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-06
Leland o. Wright Expires OF
Skull Fracture After Being
Hit Near Soldiers Home.
MRS. MARY MILLS, 81,
KILLED IN MARYLAND
Miss Mabel Campbell of Harrison.
burg, Va, Dies After Motor
Cycle Crash.

n series OF automoolle accidents in
Washington and nearby Maryland and
Virginia over the week end
Leland Oscar Wright SIS. of $685.
Bates road northeast died in Emergency
Hospital shortly after 4 o'clock this
morning OF fractured skull received
when he was knocked down by an au-
tomobile while crossing Rock Creek
church road near Soldiers Home last
night.
Mrs. Mary Scott Mills, 81 years old.
/ OF TINS city, was among three persons
| killed yesterday in a crash on the
Frederick, Md. pike, miles south of
Ihurmont. Others fatally injured In
this wreck were Mrs. John Hearne of
salisbury. Md, and Fleming MiIigan
of Baltimore.
Miss Mabel Campbell, 10, of Harrison
| ourg, Va, Is dead from a wreck in
which three girls were riding ON motor
cycle and collided with an automobile
ths morning at HarriSonburg. The
otners were seriously injured.
Wright Inquest Tomorrow.
Coroner j. Ramsey hewitt will con-
uucC an inquest tomorrow morning into
the death of Wright. who was first
taken to Walter Reed Hospital and later
70 emergency. He was fatally injured
when hit by car driven by RAYMOND
Ferry Lelzear, "A years old. of 82I
Philadelphia street, Silver Spring Md
Leizear was held on a technical charge
OF manslaughter until he posted 81 600
conateral. He also was charged with
having faulty brakes on his car and re-
CURED to deposit SIS additional COL
lateral
James Bryan, I9 years old. Tia Var
mum street, suffered a fracture of the
leIt leg when struck by a passing auto
nloolle early this morning while repair-
ing a TIRE on the road between Silver
spring and Wheaton, Md. He was
! taken to Walter Reed Hospital. The
orlVer OF the car that struck Bryan is
reported TO have failed to stop
Solsul Duke, rs, of Leonardtown.
! MO, was treated at Emergency Hosnitai
for a fractured jawbone. He was in
trahc accident near Waldorf Md
| early today. Another accident on the
road near -Four Mile Run. va last
/ night, resulted in minor injuries 10
| street. NAii'il
Five-year-old Pauline Rollins was
Knocked down in front of her home
al 1UIl Fourth street southeast by the
au "a, OF William H. Grey 81 years
oIo' OF SS2 Virginia avenue southeast
Her lower lip and right leg were cut
Sne was treated at Casualty Hospital.
Injured in Virginia.
Denton Spier, %, of 7019 Georgia
! avenue, received an injury to his hin
yesterday afternoon, also, in an acct
| cent at Fordham. Va. He was brought
/ 10 the Emergency Hospital. A motor
| truck driven by Norman Simms. colored.
1928 N street, struck George Hedges
62 years old. of 10 Fourth street south
east: He was given first aid treatment
| at Garneld for fractured ankle.
everett j. Wolfe, 10 years old, 1919
| queen street northeast, suffered a
lacerated scalp in an accident at
TWenty-ninth and r streets. He was
passenger in his fathers car which
was in a collision with another ma
chlne. He was treated at Georgetown
! University Hospital
| Others who received minor injuries
| yesterday were Maj. Henderson, COL
| ored. so years old, of 1881 Sixth
| street; John Minor, colored, II wears
| old, who was hit while crossing o
| street near First street, and John
Smith, colored, 33, of 1888 Ninth
street, who was treated at Emergency
Hospital for slight injuries received in
an accident near Four-mile Run, Va.
Five Seriously Hurt.
| OF those injured in the wreck near
| Thurmont five were considered to
pc seriously hurt. These were DR..
John Monroe, Arlington County Va.
pharmacist; Mrs. Margaret Hutch
lngs, "a, 1887 Webster street, Washing
| ton, sister of Mrs. Mills: John s.
scott, 49, brother of Mrs. Mills, also
Oh the Webster street address; Russell
A. Cheezum of Baltimore and Edward
Pemberton of Baltimore.
A spoke of the shattered steering
wheel pierced the head of Mrs. Mills
when her automobile crashed into a
tree near Catoctin Furnace.
Mrs. Hutchings sustained a lacerated
throat from flying glass and bruises
( about the body. Her brother received
broken hip. They are at the Freder
| lex City Hospital. where it is said their
condition, while serious, is not fatal.
Mrs. Mills, whom it Is said was OBJ
Grating the car. lost control when A.
rear tire blew out, the machine leaving
the road and crashing with great force
against tree. Mrs Mills was thrown
forward on the steering wheel. which
mad broken, spoke entering her face
and coming out at the base of her skull.
She was removed from the car by pass
ing motorists and died in about half
an hour, few minutes after the ar
rival OF a physician. Scott and Mrs.
Hutchings were removed to the Fred
erlck Hospital in an ambulance.
Sherman P. Bowers, Frederick act
ing coroner, following an investigation
by county and State officers, deemed
the accident unavoidable and an in
quest unnecessary.
Miss Campbell IS, a school girl, was
killed and her cousins, Carl and Opal
Grant, were seriously injured at Har-
riSonburg this morning in the collision
of their motor cycle with an auto
mobile. They were riding the machine
triple.
Opal Grant, l9, was taken to hos
oital unconscious. suffering from frac-
, tured jaw and arm and probably con-
cussion of the brain. Carl Grant, %,
was cut on the face and his wrist was
broken. Robert Gaines of Harrisonburg,
driver of the automobile, said the motor
cycle turning into main thoroughfare
from side street ran into the side of
his car. No inquest was held.