Evening star., 1934-11-03
BODy.OF WOMAN
REPORTED LEFT IN
STREET z HOURS
Bus Driver Tells Police He
Ran Over Her as She
Lay in Road.
TWO OTHER VICTIMS
OF ACCIDENTS DIE
Capital Youth and Riceville, Md,
Woman Succumb in Hos
pitfalls Here.
Maryland police are conducting an

Maryland police are conducting an
investigation into the death yester-
day of Mrs. Esther D. Carwile. Al.
Of Greater Capitol Heights, whose
body was reported to have been left
lying in the street for two hours after
she was struck by a bus.
Mrs. Carwile was one of three per-
sons who succumbed within the past
"a hours to injuries in trafic acci-
dents in nearby Maryland.
The others were Francis J. Clave-
loux. 18, of 1920 Rhode Island avenue
northeast. a first-year student at the
University of Maryland, and Mrs.
Martha Ellen Graves, 81, of Riceville,
Md.
Claveloux was fatally injured yes
terday afternoon when a car in which
he and two fellow students were rid
ing, overturned on the Baltimore
Boulevard near College Park. He died
last night in Casualty Hospital.
Injured October IL.
Mrs. Graves died in Emergency
Hospital yesterday from injuries re-
ceived October IL in an accident at
Hughesville. Charles County. Md.
State, county and town police were
making an effort today to determine
the exact cause Of Mrs. CarwileS
death, her body having been found on
Crystal Spring avenue, after being
struck by q Washington, Marlboro
& Annapolis bus.
Edward Wood, %. Of Boulevard
Heights, driver of the bus which
struck Mrs. Carwile. told police he
saw an object lying on the road which
he thought was sack. Before ne
could swerve or stop the vehicle had
passed over the woman, according to
police.
He was placed under $2,lO0 bond
for appearance at an inquest Wednes-
day night in the Capitol Heights fre
house. Police also accused MIN OF
operating on an expired chauf1eurs
permit. Citizens said the authorities
let the body lie on the road hours
before removing it.
Have Several Theories.
Police are working on several
theories, one that the woman may
have been struck by hit-and-run
driver before the bus reached the
scene. Her husband, Walter w. Car
vile. said she left home about
O'Clock to get some toothache medicine
at a drug store. She was hit by the
bus about IL minutes later. State
Trooper c. F. Schlueter, County
Policeman Elon Turner. Constable El-
win Campbell and Deputy Sherin
Kelly Harris are investigating.
A coroner's jury under Justice OF
Peace John A. Downing was impaneled
this morning to view Claveloux's body
and will hold an inquest at . date
to be announced later.
Two other University Of Maryland
students, Alexander Sadie, II, 449
Randolph street, and Robert Wise,
55o3 Seventh street, were injured IN
the same accident Wise has frac-
tured leg, while Sadie was cut and
bruised.
Truck Hits Car.
Prince Georges County Policeman
Arthur Brown said the accident oc-
CURED when a truck hit the students
car in an effort to avoid a collision
with a taxicab.
George Lathner Of Baltimore, driver
of the truck, and Arthur F. Kelly.
driver of the taxicab, were released
on bond on reckless driving charges
shortly after the accident. Omcer
Brown said he had not learned who
was operating the students car.
Claveloux was graduated from Nc
Kinley High School last June and had
entered the University of Maryland
this semester. He was active in the
Reserve Oficers' Training Corps and
in high school athletics. He Is the
only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis A.
Claveloux of this city. Funeral ar
rangements have not been made.
One man was cut about the face
and hands and two others escaped
uninjured early today when their car
overturned twice at Thirteenth street
and Maryland avenue after a colli-
sion with an automobile driven by
James c. Khmkiewiecz. A, Of sos
Kentucky avenue southeast.
Driver Questioned.
George Gillian, "a. colored. 50 p
street, was treated at Casualty Hos
pital for minor cuts and bruises,
while the driver Of the car. Clarks
Packard, AZ, of 233 H street, and VIII
liam Smith, %, of 619 D street north
east. a passenger, were uninjured, ac-
cording to police reports. Klimkie-
wiecZ, was questioned and later re-
leased, the police said.
Lawrence ]. Grogan, 36. suffered a
fractured skull, broken leg and other
injuries when he was knocked down
last night by an automobile while
crossing the intersection of Seventh
and G streets.
Police arrested Pleas Howell. 81,
colored, 1924 Union street, southwest.
to await the outcome Of Grogan's in
juries. He was also charged with
driving car equipped with bad
brakes.