Evening star., 1938-07-31
D. c. MAN KILLED,
SON,7,AND
HURT IN CRASH
Three Women Also Injured
in Accident Toll for
Capital Residents.
ELDERLY MAN STRUCK,
DRIVER FACES CHARGE
Girl, 4, and Baby Suffer Cuts and
Bruises as Mother Is
Critically Hurt.

One man was killed and six others
seriously injured in the trafic toll
among Washingtonians yesterday.
Watson Shenk, 30, of 1893 Newton
street NV, died instantly and his =
year-old son, Watson, jr, and colored
driver. Frank Williams, 81, of 1907
Walter place Sc, were seriously in
jured when their car collided with
another on the Lee highway about 2
miles west Of Luray, Va, early last
night.
Luray Chief of Police Heywoode
Leake said Mr. Shenk's car collided
with one being driven by Ezra Smith,
20, OF Luray, about miles east of the
town. The injured were taken to
Page Memorial Hospital there.
Mr.. Shenk's son had been visiting
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lacurgus Shenk, in Luray. Mr.. Shenk
and his colored driver were employees
of filling station at Nineteenth and
M streets NV. The child's mother is
Mrs. Elizabeth shenk, 1904 @ street
NV.
Two Women Injured.
Mrs. w. R. Frizzell, 80, of 6316 Fifth
street NV. and her mother, Mrs. G.
w. Mehrling, S., Of 827 Crittenden
street NV, received possible skull
fractures in crash at Eighth and
Tuckerman streets NV. They are
undergoing treatment at Emergency
Hospital, where X-rays will be taken
today.
Also slightly injured In the local
accident, but not confined to the hos
pital, were Mrs. Frizzells two daugh-
ters. Grace Eleanor. 4, and Mary
Elizabeth, IA months. They suffered
abrasions and slight cuts.
The accident occurred when the car,
being driven by another of Mrs. Mehr-
ling's daughters, Miss Marthina Mehr-
ling, 20, collided with one driven by
Miss Frances E. Proctor, 81, of 1926
Montgomery drive, Bethesda, Md. Miss
Proctor was charged with reckless
driving at No. police precinct.
Man, ss. Struck by Car.
William Baylor. SO. colored. 324 c
street S.W., was seriously injured last
night when struck in the 200 block
of Fourth street SW by an auto
mobile police said was operated BY
Clarence Howell, AZ, colored. 1876 M
street S.W. The injured man was
treated at Emergency Hospital for n
double leg fracture and severe head
injuries.
Howell was charged at the fourth
precinct with reckless driving.
Mrs. Douglas Nisewanger, GOT JET
ferson street NV, suffered a frac-
tured collarbone early today in an
automobile truck collision at Third
and Jefferson streets NV. Police
said Mrs. Nisewanger was driving the
car that collided with truck operated
by Everett j. Howell. 106 Elm ave-
nue.. Takoma Park. The truck swerved
over the curb and into the front yard
Of 5402 Third street NV. Mr.. Howell
and Mr.. Nisewanger escaped injury.
A coroner's jury yesterday absolved
Robert E. Herring. IS, of ga Inde-
pendence avenue SW in the traffic
death OF Mrs. Mary Scott, 81, Of AIS
Sixth street S.W., who died earlier
yesterday Of injuries suffered Sunday
when she was struck by Mr.. Her
rings automobile at Seventh and E
streets S.W.
At the same time. the jury freed
Robert O. Chambers. 36. of l79 r
street NV, driver of a car in which
Howard Dent, II. colored. Of 1906
Fairmont street NV, was fatally in
jured July 1s. Mr.. Chambers auto
mobile struck a light pole in the
$500 block of Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE