Evening star., 1935-11-30
AUTO TOLL AT 1O2;;
WOMAN OF 83HURT
BY H|T-RUN DRIVER
7. A. WaImSIey, Sc, Killed
on Way to Dine With
Fiancee.
MRS, EMILY TREADWELL
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Colored Man Succumbs in Hos
pital to injuries Suffered
Thanksgiving Day.

A second death in less than "a
hours brought the Capitals official
traffic toll for the year to 102 today.
The 101st victim was Thomas A.
WaimSley, 66, former Washington
newspaper man, who died in Emer-
gency Hospital late yesterday, shortly
after he was struck by an automobile
at Fifteenth and L streets as he
walked to keep dinner engagement.
Joseph Coleman, 20, colored, 629 w
street, was the latest fatality. He
died in Casualty Hospital this morn
ing of a fractured skull and other in
juries received Thanksgiving day
when he and two other persons were
knocked down by a hit-and-run car
on Benning road near Central avenue
southeast.
Woman Critically Hurt.
Another serious crash occurred late
yesterday when Mrs. Emily Treadwell
SO, of 101 Second street northeast was
run down by hit-and-run machine
at Second and East Capitol streets.
She is in critical condition at Casual
ty Hospital with internal injuries and
possibly skull fracture.
Walmsley, recently an employe in
the public relations section of the Fed
eral Surplus Relief Corp, had left his
home at the Portland Hotel and was
on his way to have dinner with his
fiancee, Mrs. Abbie Brown of the Sher-
man Apartments, 1101 Fifteenth street.
He was knocked down by a machine
police said was driven by Henry A.
Magnuson, 40, Of 1880 Chaplin street.
Magnuson, an architect, was taken
to the third precinct, where he later
was released in custody of his attor-
ney pending an inquest.
Mrs. Brown had dinner waiting for
Walmsley when told of his death. He
had called her several times during
the day, she said, and had seemed
unusually happy.
Was Smith Booster.
A native of Washington, Walmsley
was supporter of former Gov. Alfred
E. Smith during the 1928 presidential
campaign and edited campaign
newspaper known as the Challenge.
He had worked on newspapers here
and in other sections of the country.
When Mrs. Treadwell was injured
she was en- route to the George Wash
ington Inn, New Jersey avenue and
C street southeast, where she was to
have had dinner with her daughter,
Miss Annie Treadwell, Government
attorney.
The car which struck her Is be-
lieved to have been an old sedan driven
by white man. A look out was broad
cast for the driver.
It was the second serious hit-and-
run accident in "a hours, Anthony
z. Maths of Philadelphia having been
fatally injured Thursday evening by
q truck that failed to stop after strik-
ing him on lower Fourteenth street.
Two Others Injured.
Two other persons were injured by
automobiles last night.
David z. McCann, 20, Of 1920 I
street, is believed to have suffered a
broken leg when struck at Florida
avenue and North Capitol street by
a machine driven by DR.. Irwin J..
Fields, 40, colored, 506 Twenty-fifth
place. He was taken to sibley Hos
pital.
Mrs. Matilda Davis, 80, of 303
Eleventh street southeast, was cut on
the hands and arms and suffered a
knee injury, possibly fracture, when
knocked down at Seventh and E
streets. The car that hit her was
operated by Bert L. Williams, IS, of
1881 Euclid street. She was treated
at Emergency Hospital.