Evening star., 1935-06-24
WEEK END TRAFFIC
TOLL 3 DEAD AND
TWOSCORE HURT
Bridge Crash Climax OF
Many Accidents as Two
Lose Lives.
WOMAN HURT JUNE 16
\ DIES AT HOSPITAL
Washington Record of Fatalities
for Year Mounts to 54-0ne
in Critical Condition.

Three persons were killed in traffic
accidents over the week end, two OF
them in the District, while fourth
died of injuries received in the city
q week ago. Nearly two score others
were hurt in accidents in the District,
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
Martin j. Mueller, 81, 2613 L street,
and Francis Mulcare, 33, OF 634 D
street northeast, were killed early yes
terday in a head-on collision on High
way Bridge between automobiles they
were driving.
Mrs. Mary L. Osborne, 68, visiting
here from Buffalo, N. Y. and staying
at 719 D street southeast, died in
Garfield Hospital yesterday from in
juries received June 16 when an auto
mobile in which she was seated drifted
away from its parking place in the
1900 block of Clifton street and
crashed into the wall of the Garfield
Hospital grounds.
Annie Turner, 81, colored, was
fatally injured early yesterday when
hit by an automobile in front of her
home near Rockville, Md. She was a
cook in the home of Mrs. Cecil ALL
mutt of Rockville, a sister Of State
Senator Stedman Prescott.
District Toll Now 81.
The deaths mere raised to 81 the
total number of traffic deaths in the
District since January /, according
to the official police count. Another
fatality on a street car right of way
Is not included in the police traffic
list.
In the Highway Bridge accident,
Charles Stebbens, 20, 335 Eighth
street northeast, passenger in Null
cares car, suffered serious head in
juries. X-rays were to be taken at
Emergency Hospital to determine
whether he has q skull fracture. Two
others, Paul Sullivan, 20, of 1928 H
street and Bernard INLAND, 21, $50
Twelfth street, passengers in MuelIer's
machine, escaped with minor injuries
They were treated at Georgetown
Hospital.
4AC ddGOA41Ob44C III W11ASl1 104 o. No-
borne was fatally injured had been
parked on Clifton street by her son,
Thomas M. Osborne, whom she was
visiting here. Mr.. Osborne, accord
ing to police, said he had set the
emergency brake and placed the car
in gear when he parked 1t.
Charles Butt, 81, of Rockville, Md,
Iri1 Of Ii xrrIi efr ,nlr
the colored woman, Annie Turner, was
arrested by Maryland authorities on
q charge of manslaughter and leaving
the scene after the accident. He later
was released under $1,000 bond. Wit
nesses told police he leaped from the
car and ran.
Some 10 others we're injured in local
traffic accidents since midnight Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Myrtle c. Richardson, 81, of
$40 Tenth street northeast, Treasury
Department employe, was treated at
Emergency Hospital early yesterday
for numerous cuts, bruises and shock
suffered when struck by an automobile
at Seventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue. Herbert A. Rosch, 81, of 317
N street southwest, driver of the auto
mobile, was arrested on a charge Of
reckless driving.
Two colored persons, William Bur-
ton, 40, of the 1000 block of Twenty
second street, and Bessie Burton, 80,
of the N street address were treated
at Emergency Hospital for cuts and
bruises when the automobile in which
they were riding was struck by an
allegedly hit-and-run machine at
Fourteenth street and Constitution
avenue.
Others injured in local accidents
included: Estelle Tagalon, so, of 816
K street northeast, who suffered cuts
and bruises when struck by an auto
mobile at Eleventh and K streets
northeast; Frank Daniels, 4, colored,
of the 1900 block of Union street
southwest, who suffered leg fracture
and cuts when hit by an automobile
In front of his home and three col
ored persons injured, one seriously,
when their automobile ran into pole
at Twenty eighth street and Benning
road northeast. They are Stewart
McCald, 72, Of the HOO block of Nine
teenth street, who may have back
fracture; John Cant, SO, of the 1900
block of L street and Garrison Smith,
A, of the 300 block of Highland
place, both of whom returned home
after receiving first aid at Sibley Hos
pital. McCald, was transferred to
Gallinger Hospital, after receiving
first aid at Sibley.
North Carolinian Hurt.
In an accident early today, E. P.
Rackley of Wallace, N. c., was seri-
ously injured when a truck he was
driving collided with a parked inter-
city bus on the Baltimore Boulevard
at Berwyn. He was removed uncon-
scious to Sibley Hospital. B. j. River
back, also of Wallace, N. c., said to
be a helper on the truck, was taken
to Casualty Hospital suffering from
bruises and shock.
Andrew Baremtine, first block Of
M street, a mechanic in charge of the
bus, which had broken down, es-
capped unhurt, but was arrested on a
charge of failing to park the vehicle
as far as possible from the center OF
the highway.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Copsey OF
Baltimore were cut and bruised yes
terday when their car left the Grain
Highway near Brandywine. AT
Providence Hospital today their con-
dition was said to be not serious.
Thomas w. Lambert. 66, of the
1900 block of d street northeast, suf-
fered fractures of both legs when
struck by an automobile as he alighted
to investigate a previous accident at
Mechanicsville.
James w. Knott, 10. OF Clinton
Md, received broken collar bone
when, according to police, the auto
mobile In which he was riding struck
q pole on the Marlboro Pike this
kakav IN Casualty