Evening star., 1935-11-27
CORONER PROBES
DEATH IN TRAFFIC
Motor CycIiSt to Leave Hos.
pitaI to Tell How Girl
Was Killed.

An inquest delayed four months
by the disability Of an important
witness involved in the traffic accident
which killed l6-year.old girl on
Bladensburg road northeast July %,
was to be held today.
The inquiry concerns the death Of
Virgini;. Donnelly, 1855 Wyoming
avenue, Powell Junior High School
student, killed when the motorcycle
she was riding with James Parker.
18, Of 18 Seventh street southeast,
was struck by car driven by Detec-
tive James F. Boxwell of the twelfth
precinct. The accident occurred at
Bladensburg and Queens Chapel roads,
northeast, the intersection where
Motorcycle Policeman Raymond v.
Sinclair met his death some months
earlier.
Parker'S leg was so badly fractured
ne left hospital only last week. He
will testify today.
Driver Ordered He'd.
Joseph S. Chick, %, of 1923 New
Jersey avenue southeast, was held
responsible by a coroner's Jury today
for the death late Saturday night Of
Richard Good, so, colored, 488 L
street southwest, and ordered held
for Police Court under the new negli-
| gent homicide act. Chick was the
driver of the car which fatally in
jured Good at Seventh and Water
streets southwest. The colored man
died shortly thereafter in Emergency
| Hospital, where Chick took him.
The autopsy report indicated the in
! jurtes to Good were so severe that
they could not have been inflicted
by car travelling at a moderate rate
Of speed. The headlight on Chicks
car was smashed and the hood dented.
Joseph H. Hunter, "a, of 676 Fourth
| street northeast, was in a critical con-
dition in Providence Hospital today as
the result Of crash yesterday at
Twelfth and G streets northeast. His
| chest was crushed and he was be-
lieved to have internal injuries. CIar-
ence Moulton. %, of 127 Twelfth street
northeast was treated at Casualty
Hospital for injuries received in the
same accident. He was a passenger
in car driven by Harvey j. Jones, 26,
OF 1887 H street northeast. Jones
was uninjured.
aaron R. Jones, his wife and three
| children escaped serious injury last
night when their car overturned and
was virtually demolished when struck
by car driven by Clarence Belcher,
27. colored, 226 F street southwest. at
the intersection of Pennsylvania and
North Carolina avenues southeast. The
entire top was ripped from Jones' car.
His wife, Mrs. Clara L. Jones. 81, and
three children, Richard. 13; Mary, 8.
and Robert, 4, were taken to Provi-
dence Hospital for treatment for minor
bruises and shock. Jones is an elec.
| trician with the Interior Department.
Belcher is employed at the Cudahy
Packing Co. Failing to furnish bond,
he was held at Traffic Court.
Truck Strikes Child.
Five-year-old Patricia Van Sise OF
3501 Nicholson street southwest, was
knocked down at Alabama avenue and
Fifth street southeast yesterday by a
truck driven by Evan d. Gardner, 33,
of 2242 Chester street southeast. She
was treated at a physicians Office for
bruised and cut knees and forehead.
Leslie A. Matthews, 36, of 1916
Twenty-second street, was struck late
yesterday near Twelfth and F. streets
by a car driven by Roland F. Shu-
maker, 26, of 631 I street. He was
treated at Emergency Hospital for
possible skull fracture and face lace
rations. Shumaker was paroled in
custody of his attorney.
A police car driven by Policeman
H. S. Childress of the first precinct
was struck from the rear in the 700
block Thirteenth street yesterday by
taxi operated by Ralph N. Council,
1885 Bennett place northeast. Po-
liceman ]. F. Gawen, in the car with
Childress, was slightly injured.