The Washington times., 1936-04-06
TWO DRIVERS
HELD AFTER
ACCIDENTS

Traffic crashes claimed the
lives of two men, bringing Wash
ington's toll for the year to Is,
while other weekend mishaps in
and near Washington sent nearly
a score Of persons to hospitals.
Elmer j. Payne, SO, an automo
bile mechanic, was killed early yes
terday when his automobile struck
a bridge ahutment at Valley Ave
nue. and Livingston Road South
east, and overturned. Mr.. Payne
who lived at 1914 K st. S. E., was
thrown from the car and pinned
beneath it. He died instantly,
police said.
Death Driver is Boy, IA.
James QLirk, IS, was walking
through an alley in the rear OF
the 1900 block I st. N. W., when
he was struck by an automobile
driven, police said, by Ashton
Belts, IA, Of 119 B st. N. E.
Quirk and his companion,
Charles R. Rogers, 10, of 466
Massachusetts, Ave. N. W., who
also was struck. were taken to
George Washington University
Hospital, where Quirk died. Rog'
ers was not seriously injured
Quirk lived at 1914 Tenth st. NV
Belts is held at the Receiving
Home charged with leaving after
colliding and driving without q
permit. He also is held for action
Of the coroner.
Two Drivers Held
Arch Mccoy, 80, Of 1880 Morse
st. N. E., is held for investigation
at Fourth precinct station while
Alice Aston, colored, "a, Of SIG
Fifth st. S. E., is in Casualty Hos.
pital suffering from a skull frac'
ture. broken back and internal in
jurieS. Police said McCoy'S auto
mobile ran over the sidewalk,
through a fence and onto the
lawn Of a home at $40 Independ'
ence Ave. S. W., striking the
woman.
Wilford c. White, "a, a clerk
living at 3100 Warder st. N. w.
also was held for investigation
after an automobile he was driv'
ing struck william Spirer, 81, a
Western Union messenger, at Co
lumbia and Ontario Roads last
night, police said, and the mes.
senger suffered a skull fracture,
fractures of both legs and internal
injuries. He is in Emergency Hos.
pital.
Police are hunting the driver
who struck Miss Marie H. Con1ey
a stenographer, 20, Of 1920 Penn
Sylvania Ave. N. W., as she was
crossing Fifteenth Street and New
York Avenue Northwest last night.
She is in Emergency Hospital, her
scalp severely lacerated, and her
condition is reported "undeter-
mined"
Eugene Robertson, colored, of
1135 Columbia Rd. N. W., is at lib.
erty on $1,000 bond on a reckless
driving charge, while Leonard Muir.
ply, colored, 40, of 1924 Seven
tenth st. N. w., who was struck
by Robertson's automobile, is in
a serious condition. Murphy was
attempting to cross Georgia Ave
nue. in the 26OO'block when he was
struck, police said.
Long List of Injured
Others injured include:
Archie Harris, 10, colored, OF
314 I St. S. E., struck at Second
Street and Virginia Avenue South
east by an automobile operated by
Richard Sansbury, 80, of 1910 w
st. s. E., in Providence Hospital;
Cecil Dellinger, IA struck near his
Clinton, Md, home by an auto
mobile operated by Howard Wells,
colored, also of Clinton, in Provi.
dence Hospital; John H. O'Brien,
81, of 1000 Massachusetts, Ave.
N. E. struck by an automobile in
front of his home and now in
Casualty Hospital. The automo.
bile, police said, was operated by
George L. Cassidy, As, of 300
Seventeenth st. S. E.
Edward Simms 81, of Upper
Marlboro, Md, severely cut on the
neck and internal injuries, now
in Providence Hospital, injured
when the automobile in which he
was riding overturned near his
home: Robert Dorsey, colored, 80
Of T. B., Md, struck while he wa
walking near his home by auto
mobile operated, police said, by
Bernard Brown, colored, also Of
T. B. Dorsey is in Gallinger Hos
pital.
Arthur L. Edwards, 81, a police
man at the ZOO who lives at 1881
Nebraska Ave. N. w., was struck
by boy on a bicycle in front OF
2311 Cathedral Ave., and suffered
a skull fracture and internal in
juries for which he is being
treated at the Emergency Hospi
tai.