Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-14
TWO DEAD, SCORE
HURT IN WEEK END
TRAFFIC M|SHAPS
John 0'Donnoghue, Retired
Printing Office EmpIoye,
Fredericksburg Victim.
VIRGINIAN IS KILLED
NEAR CHARLES TOWN
Collision of Sedan and Truck at
Twenty-Second and v Takes
Toll of 4 Injured.

Two men we're killed and more than
a score of persons injured in week
end automobile accidents in and
around Washington.
Victims of the fatal mishaps we're
John ODonnoghue, IS, of 444 Newton
place, retired Government Printing
Office employe, and Paul Homer Of
Gaylord, Va.
ODonnoghue was killed when the
car in which he was riding crashed
into the north abutment of a bridge
across the Rappahannock River, near
Fredericksburg, Va. Homer lost his
life in collision about five miles
east of Charles Town, w. Va, on the
Washington highway.
The machine in which ODonno.
ghue was passenger struck the abut-
ment and overturned. after its driver,
Mrs. Dorothy Swift. "a. of 3217 Con-
necticut avenue. swerved sharply To
avoid hitting a dog walking across
the road.
The impact threw ODonnoghue
against the windshield. and then.
when the automobile overturned, he
was hurled into the road He re-
ceived a compound fracture of the
skull and internal injuries and. Vir-
ginia police reported. was dead when
removed from the wreckage.
Woman Taken to Hospital.
Mrs. Swift, an old friend of the
O'Donnoghue family, had her right
hand crushed and was cut and
bruised She was taken to the Mary
Washington Hospital, in Fredericks-
burg.
The accident was investigated by
DR.. ]. c. Gordon, coroner, who exon
Grated Mrs. Swift.
ODonnoghue and Mrs. Swift, 1t was
said. were on their way to the home
of the latter's mother, Mrs. E. NJ.
George, in Richmond.
Homer was killed in crash between
his car and one operated by Raymod
Hostler of Charles Town. Homer's
fiancee, Miss Gwendolyn Staubs, Of
Pipertown. Va, and another woman
and two men, the last three passen-
gers in Hostlers machine. were In
jured Hostler, who was unhurt. was
arrested and charged with manslaugh-
ter. after police were told he was
driving on the wrong side of the road.
Injured in the other mishaps were:
Harry Edwards 80. of the 100 block
of E street: Miss Pearl Cook. 80, same
address; John T. Kidwell. SIS. of the
900 block of N street, and Morris
Gilfeld. Is. of the 1900 block Of Hall
place. hurt when a sedan and truck
collided at Twenty-second and Q
streets.
William Mcpherson. 81, of the 1400
block of Quincy street, injured when
his machine got out of control and
crashed into the front porch OF q
house in the 1000 block of Klingle
road.
Mrs. Dorothy Lilly. %, of Benning,
D. C. injured in an accident near
Reds Corner, Md.
Driver Flees Collision.
Mrs. Vera B. Stein. 81, of Gathers
burg. Md. hurt when her husbands
double-parked automobile was struck
block of Park road. The driver Of
the striking vehicle. which had been
reported stolen by Claude c. Newtill,
1869 Monroe street, fled afoot
Smith Ferguson. IS. of GAL Ninth
street. and Sullivan Johnson, 80, of
3112 Mount pleasant street, injured in
q collision involving three machines on
upper Connecticut avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Winfree,
Falls Church. Va, hurt in a mishap
near their home.
Miss Rose Cole. 5000 block of Cam
bridge place. injured when the auto
mobile in which she was riding left
the road and tore through a fence
nea. Gaithersburg.
Mrs. Henry L. Myers, Mrs. Joyce
Stern. Edward Fingerhut and Herbert
Fingerhut, all of the 900 block of
Shepherd street, injured in a collision
on Sligo avenue near the Sligo Greek
Myers and William G. Staderman,
400 block of Butternut street. drivers
of the cars, were arrested on reckless
driving charges.
Samuel Deskin, 80. of Riverdale,
Md, hurt when his machine was
struck at First street and Rhode
Island avenue by an automobile that
did not stop.
William Paul, So, colored, 22s w
street, knocked down by a car on New
Jersey avenue between P and @
streets.
John B. MacFadden, &c. colored,
2701 Fourteenth street, who said he
was injured in an accident in Vir-
ginia.
Capital Man Hurt.
E. A. Ffnison, 80, of the 2l00 block
of C street northwest was admitted
to the Alexandria Hospital with un-
determined Injuries this morning
after his automobile and another ma
chine collided on a section of the
Richmond Highway under construc-
ton north of Woodbridge. Occupants
of the other machine. Earl Carter, rs,
of Richmond. Va. and Richard Solo
man. %, of New York, escaped with
minor injuries.