Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-10-18
Harriet Groves, 10, Riding
Bicycle, Is Victim Near
East Falls Church.
DRIVER is RELEASED,
TO APPEAR IN COURT
Passengers in D. c. Cab Succumb
Following Scar Collision
Near Warrenton.

Church, Va, was killed today when
Knocked from her bicycle in collision
with an automobile at Wilson Boule-
ward and Franklin street, Arlington
County.
The fatal accident followed the
death in Children's Hospital early
today of 6-month-old Barbara Gasser,
1898 Fortieth place, the second victim
of an automobile crash last night on
Highway 2l1, about 10 miles south OF
Warrenton.
Miss Groves was taken by a motor
list to Georgetown Hospital, where she
was pronounced dead on arrival. The
body was identified by her father, W.
c. Groves, after she had been identi-
fed tentatively through 1897 class
ring of Lee-Jackson High School,
Miss Groves was employed as a tele-
phone operator at Clarendon.
Driver to Appear in Court.
Herman Kadan, So. of Vienna, Va,
driver of the automobile involved in
the accident, told Arlington County
police the girl rode her bicycle into
the right front fender of his car as
she came onto Wilson Boulevard from
Franklin street. He was released on
his own recogniZance, to appear In
court tomorrow
Miss Pauline Marschalk. so, OF
Cocoa, Fla, aunt of the Gasser baby's
mother, was killed almost instantly
in the same crash that fatally injured
the baby last night.
They were passengers in a taXlcab
operated by Ernest E. Gasser, the
chiid's father. which rolled down
3o-foot embankment after three
way collision. Gasser and his wife,
Mrs. Myrtle Gasser, 49, who also was
in the car, were not injured, but
Gassers sister, Miss Helen Gasser, 10,
suffered severe head injuries and pos
sibly a fractured skull Gassers
cousin. Miss Bernice Wilson. IS, also
suffered a serious back injury. Miss
Gasser and Miss Wilson were taken
to the Fauquier County Hospital at
Warrenton.
Car Sideswiped.
According to State Police Sergt. c.
w. Carr, Gasser's car sideswiped one
operated by Ray D. Humphlett, 80, OF
472 G street, which careened into
third car operated by Wilmer Maihl.
81. of Baltimore. Mrs. Maihl suffered
cuts on both legs.
Gasser and Humphlett were being
held in Culpeper for investigation and
Maihl was held as witness by State
police. All three cars were badly
damaged Miss MarSchalk's neck was
broken when the Gasser car rolled end
over end down the embankment and
Barbara Gasser is believed to have
died of fractured skull, although no
autopsy has been performed.
Miss Marschalk had been visiting at
1910 Kalorama road with her sister,
Mrs. Anna Heitmueller She had gone
with the Gassers for ride. it was said.
Pvt. Lester B. Jenkins, Fort Wash
ington soldier from Grimesland, N. c.,
was killed when struck by hit-and-
run driver as he was walking near the
Army post.
George Humphrey. 80, colored. 300
block of First street, was killed in
stantly yesterday when his car and
another, which police said was driven
by A. J. Neam, 81, of the 1900 block
Of C street southwest, collided on
Central avenue, miles from Capitol
Heights. Md. He was hurled so feet
into a field off the road. Neam was
held under $1,000 for a coroner's in
quest Thursday night.
Hattie Booze, 700 block of Fourth
street northeast. and Dorothy Wright,
first block of Massachusetts, avenue,
passengers in Humphreys car, were
injured slightly.
Earl L. Harvey 43. of 1908 L street,
was injured critically when struck by
an automobile on the Arlington Ridge
road last night. He was treated at
Emergency for a fractured spine and
later transferred to Gallinger.
In the District two hit-and-run
drivers were involved in week end
accidents.
Carrier Is Injured.
David Lewis, jr., IA, newspaper
carrier of 1910 Sixteenth street north
east, was struck by at hit-and-run
automobile at Sixth and K streets
northeast early today as he was on
his way to get papers for delivery.
A passing autoist took him to Casualty
Hospital, where he was treated for
head injuries and shock.
The driver of an automobile which
had been reported stolen a few hours
previously, fed on foot after it COL
lided with another machine at Six
teenth and v streets early today. Ray
S. Richardson, A, and Florence Y.
Richardson, both of 1928 Worthington
street, who we're in the second car,
were treated for cuts and bruises at
Emergency Hospital.
Man, 81, Is Hurt.
Hyman Tabb, 81, of 1920 Ritten-
house street, suffered severe head in
iuries when struck by an automobile
early yesterday at Piney Branch road
and Rittenhouse street. He was trans
ferred to Emergency Hospital after be-
ing treated at Walter Reed Hospital.
Six persons we're injured when two
automobiles, which police said were
driven by William Barry, 80, Grafton
Hotel, and Wilbur Fookes, 81, OF 3625
Eleventh street, collided early yester-
day at East Capitol and First streets.
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forehead; Fookes, head injuries; Her
bert Haderman, 81, of 1922 Twelfth
street southeast, internal injuries;
Pearl Holmes, Is, Seagirt, N. j., cuts
on leg Fred Holmes, 80, Seagirt, N. j.,
bruises on face, and Joan English, %,
OF 1914 I street, bruised hip. All
were treated at Casualty.