Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
ONE DIES, TWO HURT
AS AUTO HITS POLE
Everett Robey Succumbs to
Injuries Sustained in
Earlier Wreck.

One man was killed in an automobile
crash early today and another died of
injuries suffered in a wreck yesterday
The victims were James Panos, an
Albanian. of 1871 Tenth street, and
Everett Robey. % years old. of Silesia.
Md.
Panos was fatally injured early
today when a car he was driving
struck an electric light pole head-on at
high speed at Connecticut avenue
and Bradley lane, in Chevy Chase, Nd,
Michael Hendricks, SO years old, 1900
block of Massachusetts, avenue. a pas
senger, sustained a fractured skull. A
third occupant, Walter Hatton. l9 years
old, 3317 N street, escaped with slight
cuts and bruises.
The automobile was demolished,
bursting into flames when the gasoline
tank was shattered Hatton pulled his
companions from the wreckage before
the fire reached them.
Rushed TO Hospital.
Edwin j. Sackett and Donald Reed
of the Chevy Chase Volunteer Fire De-
partment took the trio to Emergency
Hospital. The Albanian was pronounced
dead upon arrival by DR.. S. L. Tabb.
Hatton told police he did not know
the names of any of his companions.
He said he met them in pool room
and lunch room in the 700 block OF
Ninth street. He picked up the dead
man, Hendricks, and youth living on
Bradley lane near Connecticut avenue
during the course Of the evening.
lie Roy Rodgers and j. S. McAulitte,
Montgomery County policemen, learned
Hatton took home the boy who lived on
took the wheel at the Bradley lane adj
dress and headed for Washington. He
added they had just crossed Connecti-
cut avenue when the driver lost control
of the automobile after striking rough
place in the road. Hatton said they
were travelling about 40 miles an hour
Police held Hatton pending a oe-
cision by Stedman Prescott, states
attorney, as to whether an inquest
would be necessary.
Robey Hurt Yesterday.
Hatton said the car involved be-
longed to his brother, Charles Hatton.
Police learned the formers drivers
license had been revoked.
Injured yesterday Robey died IN
Emergency Hospital early today. he
was riding in light delivery truck
driven by Ernest Jackson, colored, 81,
If BROAD Greek. Md, when the mishap
occurred. George w. Trevener, 81
years old, of 1923 Taylor street was the
operator of the second vehicle, accord
ing to police.
Coroner ]. Ramsay hewitt has sched-
uled an inquest into Robey's death LOT
IL 80 o'clock tomorrow morning at the
District Morgue, al which both IreVen-
er and Jackson will appear.
The vision of Trevener was saIo oy
notice to have been obscured by car
parked in front of stop sign at ttiS
intersection of Seventeenth ana M
streets. The owner of the parked car
George C. Fowler, 40, of Annapolis, MO-
was arrested for illegal parking ana fe-
leased on collateral.
Jackson, who with Robey, was en-
ployed at Harmony Hall Farm, IN
Southern Maryland, and IreVenei
escaped with slight cuts and bruises
while Dorothy Hall, colored, Oh mar /.
mony Hall Farm, also an occupant o!
,Jackson's truck; Walter Baddy, ga
Tenth street northwest, and Harvey
Gordon, 1925 Twelfth street. passengers
in TreVener's auto, were unhurt.
Fractures of both kneecaps were sur
fsred by Motor Cycle Policeman Marvin
Carpenter, "a, of the Traffic Bureau,
when he was knocked from ms motor
cycle by an automobile at Tenth street
and Florida avenue northeast yesterday
He is being treated for his injuries at
Emergency Hospital.
The driver of the car which struck
the officers motor cycle was arrested
and booked at the ninth precinct station
en- a charge of reckless driving. He
gave his name as j. c. Davis OF Ball
ston, Va.
Nine-year-old Pauline Paul, 623
Fourth street. was treated at Casualty
Hospital for slight conclusion OF the
brain, cuts and bruises yesterday afOer-
noon after a taxic9b driven by Jchn Z;
Harding, colored, of the 900 block Thlro
street southwest, struck her in front OF
her home.
Others hurt in traffic accidents yes
terday included Liam Barbour, Al, OF the
first block of L street; William Green,
Is, 81 Fenton street northeast, ana
Lucille Manns, 7, 600 block K street
southwest, all colored.