Evening star., 1937-04-05
FOUR DIE, 6HURT
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Valentine Walsh, 81, Killed
When Struck by Car in
Maryland.

-Four deaths and at least four serious
injuries have been reported during
the last 36 hours from traffic acci-
dents in Washington and nearby
Maryland.
Valentine Walsh, 81, Of Pitcher Inn,
near Savage, Md, former inmate of
the Soldiers Home here. was killed
when run down by an automobile
while walking on the highway near
his home
Police released D. H. Brady, rs. =
barber Of Laurel, Md, on his personal
bond pending coroner's inquest.
Wesley Lowman. 10, of Gambrill,
Nd, died shortly after he was hit by
an automobile while walking near the
intersection Of Defense and Grain
highways
Omer E. Kawk, IS, of Mount Rainier.
Md. was the driver. Police took his
personal bond for appearance at
coroner's inquest.
Boy Dies of Injuries.
David jackson, 13, Silver Spring,
MQ., WIN was Gu Al . o1Al6cAA- ny
in nearby Maryland on March 13.
died yesterday in Freedman's Hos
pital The boy was injured when an
automobile driven by his father, Will
liam Jackson, ran of the highway
and struck telegraph pole.
The body Of George L. Miller, 10. Of
Howard County, Md, was found on
Washington Baltimore Boulevard near
Halethorpe early yesterday by three
Arlington, Va, girls who happened to
be driving by. Miller apparently was
the victim of a hit-and-run motorist.
Miss Hazel c. Posey, 18, of Arlington
and her companions put the body into
their car and took it to a Baltimore
hospital. the Associated Press reported.
Seven persons were injured, at least
four seriously, in Washington trafnc
today and yesterday.
Roger Lewis, 80, of West Palm
Beach, Fla, was run down and seri-
ously injured about 10 am. today while
walking across the intersection OF
Connecticut avenue and M street.
Lewis was taken to Emergency Hos
pital and treated for possible skull
fracture and scalp lacerations. The
automobile, police said, was driven by
Everett S. Sasel, Is, 1881 Park place
northeast. No charges were placed
against Sasel. The injured man was
stopping at the Mayhower Hotel
Perhaps the most seriously hurt was
William K. Price, 35, Of Lincoln Uni
versity, Chester County, Pa, who suf-
fered a broken leg and possible skull
fracture when an auto in which ne
was q passenger collided with q street
car at Sixteenth street and Rhode Is
land avenue northeast.
Taken to Hospital.
The machine was driven by Betty
Peal, q. of oxford, Pa. Police re-
ported the street car had stopped to
take on passengers when the mishap
occurred. Price and the young woman
were taken to Casualty Hospital. Miss
Pearl was cut and bruised about the
face and body.
Eleven -year-old Evelina Louise
Robertson, $40 Fifteenth street north
east, was hit by an automobile while
crossing Eighth street southeast In the
TOO block. She was taken to Casualty,
where she was said to have scalp
cuts and conclusion Of the brain. The
car was operated by F. N. Boyd, 40,
of 1112 D street northeast.
Daniel Smith, 80, colored, 1850 First
street southwest, suffered internal In
juries early today when hit by truck
operated by Nick Baker, 10. OF 9lo
Fourth street southwest, while cross
inp Pennsylvania avenue at Seventh
street, He was taken to Emergency
Hospital.
Samuel r. Liton, 28. Of 1888
Webster street, was cut and bruised
when his auto was in collision with
. street car at Fourteenth and Webster
streets. He was treated 1t sibley
Hospital.