Evening star., 1934-08-13
Baltimore Man Thought
Hit-Run Victim or Slain
in Maryland.
PROBE BY 2 STATES
AND DISTRICT BEGUN
Wife of Policeman McHale Dies
After Scar Crash Near Brent
wood-Many Hurt.

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CATION today into the death of Fred
erick w. Geare, go, Of Baltimore, who
was found in a dying condition, evi-
IDENTIFY the victim of a hit-and-rur
automobile, on Key Bridge late last
night.
The fatality was one of three tc
occur in or near Washington since
Saturday midnight. Mrs. Amelia NC
Hale, wife of Policeman James H. NC
Hale of the tenth precinct, was the
victim of one of the accidents, and ar
unidentified colored woman lost hei
life in the other one.
The mishap in which Mrs. McHale
was killed occurred in Maryland, pu'
both of the others happened in the
District. The local accidents causec
the Metropolitan Police Department
TO 90 to work on the current safe.
driving campaign with increased
vigor.
Death in Scar Crash.
Mrs. McHale, who lived IN the 3oOt
block of Perry street, Mount Rainier
Md, lost her life in a three-car crash
on Rhode Island avenue, in Brent
wood. early yesterday. Seven othel
persons, including her husband, were
hurt
The injured were:
Carroll Smith, 20, Mount Rainier
Kenneth Merella, 19, Of the l40O bloch
of Newton street northeast; Francis
Rosser, %, Mount Rainier; John l.
Capps. 81, Mount Rainier; Hersche
Todd l8, Mount Rainier. and Floyc
Dawes, 20, of the $500 block OF East'
ern avenue northeast.
Smith was the most seriously In
tured. suffering a possible skull frac-
ture. He and all the others were
taken to Casualty Hospital.
According to Prince Georges County
Policeman Albert Anderson, McHale's
machine collided head-on with ons
driven by Smith. A few moments
later. Anderson reported, both auto.
mobiles were struck by a car operated
by Andrew Johnson. colored, Am
Der, Pa.
Found by Two Youths.
The supposed hit-and-run victim
died in Georgetown Hospital early to-
day. a short time after two youths
had found him on the bridge.
The body was identified at the
morgue by Clifford Geare Of Balti-
more, who said the man was his
father. An autopsy was ordered BY
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald, WHIT
said an inquest also would be held al
q date to be decided upon later.
Detective Sergt. John Wise, as
signed to the case by Detective Sergt
George E. Darnall, chief of the
homicide squad, said he was "Jus'
about convinced" Geare was a hit
and-run victim.
ct found quite a bit of broken glas;
at the scene" Wise said, land there
also was a bolt. Both looked a:
though they were from an automobile.
Several deep gashes in his heac
caused police to consider the theory
he may have been dumped on the
bridge after being beaten into uncon'
sciouSness elsewhere. Greater Gre
dence was given to the hit-and-rur
theory, however.
The youths told seventh precinct
police they saw car pull away from
the spot where the unconscious mar
lay a few moments before they dis.
covered him. Police also were tolc
a supposedly intoxicated motorist hac
been seen speeding across the bridge
q short time before the man wa'
found.
Woman Victim of Crash.
The colored woman. apparently
about "a, was the victim Of COLI.
sion between a truck and coupe
According to second precinct police
she was standing on the sidewalk a.
the southeast corner of Tenth and '
streets when the vehicles crashed anc
the smaller one overturned, falling
on her. She was taken to Freedmen1
Hospital, where she died short time
later.
The truck, police said, was driver
by Charles E. Matthews, 81, colored
1900 block of Eighth street, and the
coupe by Gilmore G. Jungkurth, A, o.
the 2700 block of Fourteenth street
Both men were detained for action oi
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald.
George Nolan, rs, of ITO Uhlanc
terrace, was critically injured las
night when hit by a machine al
Rhode Island avenue and V stree
northeast. He was taken to Provi
dence Hospital, where physicians saiC
he had a possible skull fracture, frac'
lures of the right leg and righ
shoulder. a cut over his right eye anC
internal hurts.
Driver TS Arrested
The driver, Charles V. Hyatt, 46, O.
the 1900 block of Franklin stree
northeast, was arrested by Policeman
G. B. Cannon, twelfth precinct
Later, however, he was released II
the custody of his attorney, Stanle,
Fisher.
Other accident victims were:
Thurman A. Redd 48, and Mar.
Bishop, 48, both of Tampa, Fla, hi
on Union Station Plaza, near Della
ware avenue, by an automobile oper
ated by Philip j. Lapalgia, 20, of tn
1900 block of G street
Franklin Ridgway, Is, Fort Myer
Va. artilleryman, seriously injured
when car overturned on the Baiti
more Boulevard, near Muirkirk, Nc
Three other Fort Myer soldiers, VIII
were riding with him, escaped will
minor hurts.
Thomas l.. MCGOWAN, 81, of 311!
Hyatt place, injured in a three
machine collision on the Rockville
pike, near Rockville, Md.
Alice Rufner, 80, of the 100 blocl
of North Carolina avenue southeast
injured when struck by an automobil
at First and B streets southeast.
Earl Wells, S, colored, 1900 block o
Wallach place northeast, hurt whel
hit by a car near his home.
Lieut.. James Keller. Naval Air Sta
tion. Anacostia, injured when hi