Evening star., 1932-07-05
TWO PERSONS DIE,
TWO BADLY HURT
IN HOLIDAY TRAFFIC
Man, So, and Girl, 18, Fatally
Injured in Auto Collision
in District.
HORSE is KILLED AS CAR
CRASHES INTO WAGON
Operator Abandons His Machine
and Escapes on Foot After
Animal Is Struck.

Two persons were killed and two
others seriously injured in the heavy
holiday traffic yesterday afternoon and
last night.
Norman Harrell, SO, Of lot Fifth
street southeast, died at Providence Hos
pital at 4:30 o'clock this morning from
injuries received when run down by an
automobile last night while crossing the
street in front of his home.
The driver of the car, Miss Yvonne
NJ Beuchert. 10, of 201 Fifth street
northeast, was taken to No. 4 precinct
for questioning following Harrells death
Later she was released for appearance
at the inquest, probably tomorrow.
The injured man was taken to the
hospital by a motorist and treated for
compound fracture Of the right leg
and internal injuries. The accident oc-
CURED between 9 and 10 o'clock pm.
Girl Fatally Injured.
About six hours earlier Miss Mae
Strickland. 10, of 1908 K street, was
fatally injured when the automobile in
which she was riding with three COM
panions was overturned at Sixth and K
streets southwest by another machine
operated by a solored man, who failed
to stop.
The girl was removed to Emergency
Hospital in private automobile and
died shortly after arrival there of a
fractured skull and internal injuries.
The others hurt in the same accident
were Miss Gertrude Sanders, also 18
who roomed with Miss Strickland al
the K street address, and John Walton
81, of 1912 Seventh street. The gir
was treated at Emergency Hospital fol-
internal injuries and Walton at ProVi.
dence Hospital for a fractured pelvis
The condition of both is considered
serious.
James Burnett Jones, 16, of 164t
Argonne place, driver of the machine
escaped injury. He told police he wai
proceeding south on Sixth street anc
the hit-and-run car was coming east
on K street. Jones is George Wash
ington University Law School student
This morning. Policeman r. S. War
ner of the fourth precinct, arrested
William Nelson. colored, 80, Of the 10C
block of c street northeast, said to bt
the owner of the car which struck
Jones machine He is being held fol
investigation.
Taxicab Passenger Hurt.
Little was known Of either Mis-.
Strickland or Miss Sanders at theil
rooming house, which they entered
about two weeks ago. The girl who
was killed is thought to have come
from Funston, Ga, and Miss Sanders
is from Lugoff, s. G. Both are said
to have been mattresses.
George Jackson, Sc, of 726 Seventh
street southwest was slightly cut anc
bruised yesterday afternoon when the
taXicab which was hurrying him tc
Emergency Hospital was in collision
with an automobile at Twelfth street
and Constitution avenue. The Other
machine was operated by William
Black Of Henderson, N. c.
When jackson became Ill at his
home, a taxi driver. John r. Burns
439 K street, volunteered to take him
to the hospital. Mrs. jackson, who
was accompanying her husband to the
hospital, was slightly bruised in. the
accident. No arrests were made.
A horse lost its life yesterday after
noon when an automobile crashed
head-on into a wagon near First anC
M streets. The driver of the horse
Robert Simms, colored of the 200 block
Of @ street said the operator of the au.
tomobile fed after the accident, aban.
doning his. machine, which bore Vir.
ginia plates. Simms escaped injury.