Evening star., 1931-12-16
THREE LOSE L|VES'
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
" OTHERS INJURED
Nephew of "jimmy" La Fon-
taine Seized After Death
of Bridge Operator.
TWO MEN ARE VICTIMS
OF CRASH IN VIRGINIA
Car Sideswipes Produce Truck and
Turns Over on Highway
Near Woodbridge.

Three men, two of them residents Of
Washington, were killed and a dozen
other persons, 10 of whom also live in
the Capital. were injured in traffic acci-
dents early today and last night.
All but one of the mishaps occurred
here. The other, in which New
Yorker and one of the Washingtonians
lost their lives, happened near Wood
bridge, Va.
The victim of the fatal crash here
was John T, King, SO, operator of the
Highway Bridge draw. He was fatally
injured early this morning when struck
by an automobile driven by Millard E
La Fontaine, 81 nephew Of Jimmie"
La Fontaine, Washington gambler.
Union Agent Killed.
Those killed in the Virginia smash-up
were Opie Lindsay "A, of 701 Farragut
street, business representative of Wash
ington Local, No. 9. Wood, Wire and
Metal Lathers' Union, and George E.
Mcdonald of New York, a member Of
the organization.
The accident occurred early last
produce truck ana overturned on the
Washington-R Richmond Highway, about
a mile south of Woodbridge.
Both men were killed instantly. Lind
saws body was crushed beneath the
splintered steering wheel while Nc
Donald and three other passengers
were thrown into the road
Four Receive Injuries.
Those hurt are James R. Goldman,
s6, of 703 Ninth street northeast w.
northeast; Arthur D. Mulloy So, OF
East Riverdale Md, and Mckinley
Carter. 35. of Charlottesville, Va,
driver of the truck
Carter. an employe of r. B. Pase &
Sons Charlottesville, was taken to the
Alexandria Hospital, while the others
were removed to the Marine Hospital,
at Quantico. None was critically In
jured and Louie Nelson of Richmond.
who was with Carter on the truck, was
unhurt.
An inquest will be held Friday by DR..
T.. H. Marsteller, Prince William Coun-
ty coroner.
Following Kings dea1h, young La
Fontaine was arrested by fourth pre-
cinct police He subsequently was re-
leased in the custody of his attorney,
however, p6IlQlIlS lllc OulCOiiS Va oAA
inquest at IL am. tomorrow.
King Dies at Emergency.
His car, bound north on the bridge,
was at the draw when the accident oc-
CURED. King, who lived at S7o8 New
Hampshire avenue, received fractured
skull. a broken arm and fractured
collarbone. He died a short time la1er
H0Snital
Harvey A. Davidson, A, and his wife,
Mrs. Olivi R. Davidson, 80, were hurt
about l:35 am. when their machine
overturned and burst into flames after
a crash with another automobile at
Connecticut avenue and Military road.
A passerby ran to Connecticut avenue
and Legation street and turned in an
alarm, and firemen extingulshed the
blaze, The car was wrecked, however.
The Davidsons, who reside at 1925
Fortv-first street, escaped the flames
However. Mrs Davidson, who was drlv-
ing, suffered a pelvis injury, broken
Jaw and fractured knee, While her
husband received head cut, an injury
TO his ribs and sprained back. They
were taken to Emergency.
The operator of the other machine,
Frederick Parker, Chevy Chase, was un-
hurt.
-Four children were injured last night,
when an automobile driven by their
father. Clayton Donaldson, 81, OF 2125
Quincy street, collided with another car
at First and D streets.
The youngsters-Dorris, 2; Lorene, 4;
Celeste, 6, and Burial, 12-Were treated
for cuts and bruises at Casualty Hos
pital. Both their father and the op-
orator of the other machine, Herman
Staley, 10, of 929 Tenth street escaped
injury.
Francis j. Stoegerer, Al. of 1927 Sew
enteenth street was slightly hurt last
night when his taxicab collided with
another automobile at Twenty-frst and
r streets and caleened into a nearby
electric light pole, swapping it off at
the base.
CycIist Sustains Cuts.
The hacker was taken to Emergency
by third precinct police and treated for
bruises about the chest. The driver Of
the other car, William j. Gallagher,
26, of 2125 G street. was unhurt. Both
machines were badly damaged
Michael Catilla, Is, of 1920 Maryland
avenue northeast was cut about the
neck and hands last night when his
bicycle was struck by an autmobile at
Trinidad avenue and Morse street
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