Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-28
TWO men INJURED
|NCRASH ENDING
35-BLOCK CHASE
Automobile involved in 30
Mile-an.Hour Pursuit
Reported Stolen.
FOUR OTHERS ARE HURT
WHEN AUTO HITS TREE
Driver May Have Skull Fracture.
Woman Struck by Car Is
in Critical Condition.

A 35-block police chase Of a speed
ing automobile ended at Fourteenth
and H streets early today when the
fleeing car collided with another and
both overturned, sending their &C.
cupants to hospitals.
In another early morning mishap
one person was seriously injured and
his three passengers were slightly hurt
when q machine struck a tree in
the HOO block Of Florida avenue
northeast. Three other persons were
badly hurt in accidents during the
last "a hours.
Injured In the crash climaxing the
chase was a man who gave his name
as Laurence Tavener, 20, said to have
been driving the fugitive automobile,
and Samuel Farrar, SO. colored, Phila-
delphia. operator of the other car.
Admitted TO Gallinger.
Tavener, police say, was driving a
stolen car, bearing stolen Maryland
license tags. Admitted to Gallinger
Hospital after preliminary treatment
at George Washington Hospital. he
lapsed into inconsistencies before his
address could be obtained. Farrar
was released after treatment.
The course Of the 80-mile-an-h hour
chase, which began at 5 am. was
east on Massachusetts, avenue to
Third street, south on Third street to
Indiana avenue, east on Indiana ave-
nue. to Second street, south on Second
street to Constitution avenue. east on
Constitution avenue to First street.
south on First street to Pennsylvania
avenue, west on Pennsylvania avenue
to the Ellipse, around the Ellipse to
West Executive avenue, north on West
Executive avenue to H street, east on
H street to Fourteenth street.
Edwin M. Souder, 26, of 1900 Staple
street northeast. possibly sustained a
fractured skull when his car rammed
a Florida avenue tree. He was taken
to Casualty Hospital.
Sarah Prefer, "a. Of 1746 Columbia
road; Evalyn Kaufman, "a. of 1883 CO.
lumbia road, and Frank Martin. "a.
of 1435 Harvard street, his passengers,
escaped with minor cuts,
Miss Julia Wilson, so, Of the High
lands Apartments, Connecticut avenue
and California street. was in serious
condition at Mount Alto Hospital as a
result Of being hit by an automobile
at Wisconsin avenue and Woodley
road. q
Driver Is Released.
Harold H. Polk, Is. Ontario Apart
ments, said to have been the driver OF
the car, was released by police pend
ing the outcome of Miss Wilson's In
juries. He was charged with reckless
driving.
Daniel Spaulding. 50, OF 1908 I
street northeast, suffered a fractured
skull, internal injuries and a frac-
tufed leg when he was struck by a
car driven by Bernard L. Newsom,
20, colored, of 124l Girard street, at
Eleventh and X streets southeast.
Spaulding is in Gallinger.
Mary Marmion, so, Of 1885 Upton
street, was struck at Connecticut
avenue and Upton street by car
driven by David E. Walsh. II, Of 2
Newlands street, Chevy Chase, Md.
At Emergency Hospital it was found
she is suffering from a coucussion Of
the brain and a fractured leg. Walsh
was released in the custody Of his
attorney, District Attorney Leslie C..
Garrett.
Struck while riding bicycle on
Constitution avenue at Seventh street,
James williams, SO, colored, s24 E
street southwest, was reported in
serious condition in Emergency, with
a fractured skull, a broken arm and
other hurts.