Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
OFFICER SUSPENDED
ON DRUNK CHARGE;
CAR HURTS WOMAN
PatroIman H. M. Smith Held
on Reckless Driving-PoStS
Bond of $500.
MANS SKULL FRACTURED
WHEN STRUCK BY AUTO
Six Persons Injured in Collision
With Bus-Four Are Treated
at Emergency Hospital.

Patrolman Herbert NJ. Smith, 81 years
old. attached to the Traffic Bureau, was
under suspension today for alleged IN
toxication following an accident last
night in which an automobile he was
driving struck and seriously injured
colored woman near the intersection Oh
Fourteenth and r streets.
Smith. who lives at ASIA Fourteenth
street, was suspended by his command
ing oficer. Capt. B. A. Lamb, shortly
after he had been arrested on recK-
less driving charge and taken TO the
second precinct station by police. smith
was of duty at the time.
The woman, Mary Marshall, 90, Oh
17I3 Fifteenth street was crossing pc
tween a loading platform and the sloe-
walk while on her way to WORK AT tIle
Munitions Building when she was struck
by Smiths machine. passing taxlcao
took her to Emergency Hospital, where
she was treated by stall physicians toI
severe cuts about the head ana aornltVeu
for further attention. =
Bond of $500 was furnished for
Smiths appearance in Police Court
today to answer to the charge OF .reck-
less driving.
Three Seriously Hurt.
The accident was one of series re-,
ported to Capital police yesterday ana
last night in which 10 persons were
injured. Three colored victims, includ-
ing the Marshall woman, were nuTL
seriously. while Mrs. Elizabeth Gisarlei;
"a of 1924 Massachusetts, avenue north
east. suffered fractures OF both ankles.
THE remainder escaped with minor cuts
Mrs Gisariel was attempting to cross
at the intersection OF TWelIth sCreet
end Massachusetts avenue nortneast,
when an automobile driven by Alex
snder Hunt, colored, SO years old, Of
1918 Swami street, knocked her down.
Hunt took the woman to Provloence
Hospital for treatment. The driver was
Richard lowell, colored, IS years old,
If 2426 N street received serious head
injuries when an automobile operated
by Charles b. Cannon, "a, OF 1918
Massachusetts avenue southeast MT
him at Twenty-sixth street and Penn
Sylvania avenue last night. ne was re-
moved to Emergency Hospital, where
MUSICIANS found him suffering from
SKULL fracture. Towel was later re-
moved to Gallinger Hospital for further
attention
The other person seriously hurt was
Wesley Hayes, colored, 35, OF 1928 Ninth
street. who fell from the rear of truck
operated by James Lawrence Baker.
colored, 26, of 1888 Seventh street, and
received fractures of the right leg and
left hip and cuts Of the hands and
head. He was treated at Homeopathic
Hospital.
Car Hits Bus.
Slight injuries were sustained by six
occupants of an automobile which col
lided at Twelfth street and Rhode
Island avenue northeast with a Wash
ington Railway g. Electric bus operated
by George r. Keyser, % of the 200
block Rhode Island avenue northeast
Those hurt were Richard Mahoney,
10. driver of the car; Arlene Poole, II:
James Lee Bradford, Is, and Nellie
Poole, 10, all of Herndon, Va; Eta
Bradford, II of Vienna. Va and George
Bradford, 81, of the 900 block Prince
ton place Four were taken to, Emer-
gency Hospital and the other two were
treated at the office Of nearby physi-
clan.
Justine S. McGraw, "a years old, Of
Gas Park road, was arrested for reck-
less driving last night after he was
taken to Emergency Hospital and
treated for injuries received when his
car struck a parked machine on Wash
ington Circle.
McGraw was proceeding west around
the circle when his automobile struck
a car in which George E. West, 81, of
2606 l. street was sitting. McGraw
was cut about the chin in the crash.
Police took the driver to the hospital
and then placed him under arrest.
Leg Fractured.
A fractured leg was suffered by Will
liam Harris, colored. ~ years old. of
Is L street, when an automobile driven
by William /. Miller, 26, of 637 E street
southeast struck him at First and @
streets Harris was taken to Sibley Hos
pital by Miller and treated by surgeons
at that institution
Fifteen year-old William E. Hopkins.
1901 Window place, received abrasions
of the upper lip and bruises about the
face when he rode his bicycle into a
parked automobile in the 5000 block OF
Belt road yesterday afternoon. He re-
fused hospital treatment.