Evening star., 1933-10-09
FOUR PERSONS DIE
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
Three Washingtonians Among
Victims In and Near City.
Seven Injured.

1lduiC dCC4ueIlLS III ana around
Washington took a toll of four lives
yesterday and resulted in injuries to
seven other persons.
The dead are Mrs Edward Marceron
and her 19-year- old son, John Marceron,
both of 3512 Eighteenth street north
east; Mrs. Virginia Haag, 81, of De-
troit, and George Clark, colored, 33, OF
1888 Half street court.
Three other members of the Marceron
family were seriously injured when their
car left the Washington-Richm
Highway miles south of Woodbridge,
Va, went down a 15-foot embankment.
took the side from concrete bridge rail
and plunged into Cow Greek.
Woman Killed Instantly.
Mrs Marceron was killed instantly.
while her son died a short time after
being taken to the Marine Hospital at
Quantico.
Others in the car, all of whom are
in serious condition, were Mrs.
Marcerons husband, Edward Marceron;
her daughter, Mrs. Catherine Thomp-
son. and the daughters husband, Ray
mond Thompson, said to have been the
driver of the car. All lived at 35l2
Eighteenth street northeast.
The elder Marceron IS still at the
Quant;co hospital and Is said by au-
thoritieS there to be in too serious a
condition to move. He has a fractured
skull and severe cuts. His daughter
and SON. n-law were both brought to
Emergency Hospital here, where their
condition this morning was reported TO
be fairly good" Mrs. Thompson SUI
fered a broken leg. crushed knee and
other injuries, and her husband
crushed chest, cuts and bruises.
State Policeman James Clark, who
was notified of the accident by Jesse
Downes, driver of Washington-Rich-
mond bus, said he was Informed the
Marceron car left the road when 1t at
tempted to pass a truck.
Clark notified DR.. E. H. Marsteller,
Prince William County coroner, VINO Is
sued a certificate of accidental death
in the case of Mrs Marceron and eX-
pected to take the same action with
respect to her son, saying no further
action is necessary, since only one car
was involved.
The family, it was said, was en- route
to Washington from Fredericksburg.
Victim Was Only Son.
John Marceron was employed with
his father at the Southern Railway. He
was an only son. The ages of Thomp--
son and his wife were given as 25 and
81. respectively.
Mrs Marceron is survived by four
brothers-George w.. Elmer E.. William
j. and Oscar F. Lewis. all of Washing
ton. They went together to Quantico
and Occoquan this morning in an effort
to learn all details of the accident and
to make funeral arrangements.
Mrs. Haag died en- route to Balti-
more hospital early yesterday after an
automobile operated by the Great East
ern Stage Co.. in which she was pas
senger. overturned on a curve several
miles west of Westminster. Md.
William J. Swank of Philadelphia.
driver of the car, was arrested and
placed in the Carroll County Jail on
charges of manslaughter and reckless
driving. He was released last night
under $1,000 bond.
When the accident occurred, Mrs,
Hagg was returning to her home from
visit to her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Phillip M. Cole of Manassas, Va. She
was severely crushed about the hips and
died from loss of blood and internal
injuries as the Carroll County ambu-
lance was taking her to the Maryland
General Hospital.
Passengers Transferred.
According to Swank, transfer OF
west bound passengers was made at
Baltimore Saturday night and the car
he was driving was needed to take
extra baggage to Gettysburg and then
relay passengers from that point to
Washington. Before the bus left Balti-
more. Swank said, Mrs. Haag asked to
be allowed to ride in his car
Swank's arrest followed an investiga-
tios by State Policeman B. c. Mason
Coroner George E. Benson and States
Attorney Theodore F. Brown. Swank
was uninjured.
The driver said he knew the road
but his brakes locked causing the car