Evening star., 1937-05-06
TRAFFIC CRASHES
FATAL TO THREE
Seven Others, Including
Two St. Johns Students,
Injured Seriously.

Three colored men were killed and
seven persons seriously injured In
traffic accidents here and in nearby
Maryland early today ana last night.
Two st. Johns (Annapolis) students
are in critical condition here.
The death OF George H. johnson,
48. colored. 626 Sixth street, and an
unidentified colored man raised the
Districts traffic fatality list to A for
1887. Thirty-four had been killed
here in accidents at this time last
year.
johnson died in Freedman's Hos
pital several hours after being struck
by hit-and-run driver while crossing
the 900 block of P street.
The Unidentified man was killed
almost instantly when run over by \
street car at Garfield Circle, at the
southwest end Of the Capitol grounds
He was described as about 80 years
old, 5 feet 8 inches tall. and wearing
blue overaus and a brown upper
jacket. His body was being held at
the Morgue.
Motorman Walter B. Kagley, II, of
1925 K street, operator of the street
car, was released in custody of a
Capital Transit Co. attorney. pending
q ooroner's inquest.
Fatality 1t Ardmore.
The third fatality occurred on the
Defense Highway near Ardmore,
Md.
Lewis Brown, 20. oolored, l477
Florida avenue, died OF crushed
chest en- route to Casualty Hospital
after head-on collision with a ma
chine occupied by the two St. Johns
College students.
The students, John Brown, 20, of
Queen Anne, Md, and Edwin Heinen,
20, OF Bay Shore, N. Y. are in 4
critical condition today In Casualty
Hospital Both are being treated for
fractured skulls and internal in
juries. They also suffered from shock
and multiple cuts and bruises. John
Brown was said by police to be the
driver Of the car.
Others injured in the crash. all COL
ored and in Casualty Hospital, are:
George Jackson, 81, of 1888 Columbia
road, severe head injury fractured
nose; James Matthews, l6, of l725
Euclid street, severe head injury,
conclusion; Henry Letterbaugh, 10, Of
1l0l Fairmont street. crushed chest,
internal injuries. and Alexander Smith,
l8, of 1l0l Euclid street, broken leg
and conclusion. Both machines were
almost completely demolished.
Miss Edith Pearson, %, of 3l2 K
street northeast, may have suffered
a skull fracture when struck by an
automobile near her home. Police
listed George E. Wren, %, colored,
1ol7 Browning place northeast, As
the driver Of the machine. Miss Pear
son was taken to Casualty Hospital.
Struck by Motor Cycle.
Hit by motor cycle, Lonnie Ellen,
4s, OF 1406 Maryland avenue north
east, was in Casualty Hospital with a
serious pelvis injury. Charles E. Man.
ley, 81, of IT'S B street, was operat.
ing the motor cycle, which struck
her in the 1900 block Of H street
| northeast.
Louis r. Hale, %, a c. c. c. en-
rollee, Of l240 Twenty-ninth street,
was critically hurt when his automo-
bile crashed into a railroad under
pass at Boyd's Station, Nd. He was
taken to the Montgomery County Gen.
eral Hospital, Sandy Spring, Md. Hale
lost much blood when broken glass
severed an artery. He also received
severe head injury.
Other persons injured yesterday in
cluded Ida M. Nally, 50, Of 211 Della
ware avenue southwest, head cuts;
Jacob H. Penn, So, OF $50 E street
northeast, possibly broken ribs, and
Allen Jenkins, g.. colored, 1852 Scott
place, cuts and bruises.