Evening star., 1934-03-31
TWO ARE KILLED,
TWO INJURED, IN
AUTO COLLISIONS
Washington Youth and
Quantico Marine Corporal
Die in Crashes.
VICTIMS COMPANIONS
ARE HELD FOR CORONER
Daughter and Son-in- Law of
Claudius Huston Slightly Hurt
in Another Accident.

Two men were killed and two others
injured in automobile crashes in or
near Washington early today.
John c. Johnstone. 90, of 4105
Eighth street, died in Freedmen S
Hospital few hours after the car
in which he was riding collided with
another machine at Fourth and
Bryant streets.
Corpl. 1. w. Hood. %. a Marine
stationed at Quantico, Va, was in
stantly killed when his automobile
collided with truck on the Wash
ington- Richmond Highway at Dogue
Run Bridge.
Charles GasS, %, of ITO Park road,
was critically injured in the crash
in which Johnstone lost his life. and
John Harris, % of 827 Randolph place,
was slightly hurt in the same smash
up.
Crash Overturns Truck.
Hood, according to Sergt. E. H
McDermott of the Virginia State po-
lice. was on his way back to Quantico
at about 1:30 am, after q trip to
washington, when his car collideo
with the truck. The larger vehicle
which was loaded with oranges. over
turned, scattering the fruit over the
road. Kenneth B. Greenlow, Mount
Dora, Fla, driver of the truck, escaped
injury.
The other fatal accident occurred
shortly before 4 am, when the auto
| mobile containing Johnstone, Gass
ay,ie
Grated by Ms. Mary E. Brown, 33, OF
So v street. The woman. police re-
ported. was unhurt.
The crash was so terrific, police
said that Mrs Browns car was
knocked more than 25 feet. The
other machine, it was added, careened
about IS feet, spinning across the
street and striking a tree. its three
occupants were hurled into the street
Two Named as Driver.
According to Capt. Charles Weber
commander Of second precinct police,
Gass. during brief period of con-
sciousness, declared Harris was the
driver of the machine in which the
three were riding. This was denied
however. by Harris, who named Gass
as the operator.
Two empty liquor bottles were found
on the back seat Of the automobile
Harris. who was discharged from
the hospital after being given first aid
treatment, was locked up at the sec
ond precinct station on charges of
reckless driving and driving without a
permit Like charges were placed
against Gass at first. After John
stones death, however, both Harris
and GaSs were booked as being held
for action of Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald. and homicide squad de-
tectiveS were assigned to investigate
the case.
Speeding Says Witness.
The automobile in which the men
were riding. Weber said he was told
by a witness. was travelling so fast
that it seemed to be bouncing up and
down in the street. The witness. a
woman, said she saw the car in her
rear-vision mirror and swerved her
machine Just in time to get out OF
the way
Johnstone salesman. is survived
by his mother, Mrs. Lewis Werden
of the Eighth street address.
Fulton Lewis, "a. and his wife, Mrs
Alice Huston Lewis, 80. daughter OF
Claudius Huston. former Republican
National Committee chairman, were
slightly injured in an automobile ac-
cident at Fifteenth and 1 streets last
| night. Mr. and Mrs Lewis. who re-
side at 4402 Volta place, were treated
at Garfield Hospital Mrs Naomi Will
liams, Chevy Chase, Md. operator Of
the other car, was uninjured.