Evening star., 1938-02-09
WOMAN IS KILLED
WHEN HIT BY CAR
City's Traffic Toll for 1893
Raised to 14-Several
Are Injured.

The death OF a woman pedestrian
last night brought the citys traffic toll
to IA SO far this year as other WASH
ington accidents injured five persons,
at least one of them seriously. Nine
teen traffic fatalities we're counted here
for the corresponding period last year,
police reported.
Matte Blockwell, 56, colored, 1917
@ street NV. was fatally injured by
an automobile which struck her. police
reported, as she was standing in a
safety" zone on Fourteenth street
NV. near @.
The car. according to Investigators,
was operated by John E. McHugh, 50,
of 1918 East Capitol street, an employe
OF the Government Printing Office. He
was released in custody of Representa-
tive Healey of Massachusetts, to appear
at an inquest.
The injured woman was removed to
Emergency Hospital in a taxicab and
pronounced dead Of fractured skull.
Two Girls Injured.
Two girls were injured, one seriously,
when knocked down by an automobile
while running across the street to see
a burning car at North Carolina and
Pennsylvania avenues Sc. Ruby
Halterman, IS, of 207 Sixth street Sc,
suffered internal injuries and shock.
lacerations of the left ankle and
bruises, while her companion, Jac-
queline Ridgley. II, of PIP Sixth street
Sc, was bruised about the face and
head. They were admitted to Provi-
dence Hospital.
The driver, Benjamin c. Albright,
a., of 1922 Massachusetts avenue Sc,
was charged with reckless driving.
Clarence Littleton, "a, of 7l41a Sixth
street S.W., driver of dairy truck.
suffered a fractured shoulder and
bruises today when his truck over
turned following a collision at Glebe
road and Lang street south, Arlington,
Va. He was taken to the Alexandria
Hospital by the Alexandria Rescue
Squad.
William Griffin, 40, colored, and his
brother Willis, 36, of the 400 block of
South Columbus street, Alexandria,
the occupants Of the other car, were
ordered to appear in court at Arling-
ton on Saturday. The brothers were
given first aid at the hospital for minor
cuts and bruises.
A coroner's jury yesterday afternoon
held Mrs. Florence S. Sindell, 46, OF
5465 Nebraska avenue NV. for Police
Court, under the negligent homicide
act, as the driver of the car which
killed Kenneth L. Fenton, IA, on Broad
Branch road. near Brandywine street
NV, last Sunday
Mrs. Sindell told the jury she knew
nothing of dent found in a front
fender of her car and denied that her
machine had knocked young Fenton
from his bicycle. She testified the
youth fell from his bicycle short dis
tance in front of her car as she was
returning home from choir practice at
the Unitarian Church.
Father Corroborates Story.
Mrs. Sindell's story of the accident
was corroborated by her father, Jacob
Sorber, 66, of Reading, Pa. passenger
in her car. and the only witness to the
accident in addition to his daughter.
The youth, son of Fireman Thomas
Fenton, 1882 Charming street NE,
suffered crushed skull.
Three-year- Ruth Ann Payne.
1910 Gales street NE, was treated at
Casualty Hospital for a sprained left
wrist and shock after she was struck
by an automobile while crossing the
street in front of her home.
Billy Houston, 6, Of 1448 Park road
NV. was cut about the face when he
ran between two parked cars in the
5000 block Of Pine street NV. and hit
the side of moving automobile, po-
lice reported. He was treated at Gar
field Hospital.
Marie Butler, 10, colored, of 939
Westminster street NV. was slightly
injured when an automobile careened
against her following a collision at
Tenth street and Rhode Island ave-
nue NV. She was treated at Freed
mems Hospital.
Charles E. Lemonds, IS, and George
snody, 80, both Of Silver Spring, Nd,
were severely cut and bruised when
an automobile driven. by the former
overturned on Dale drive after strik-
ing an electric light pole. The men
were taken to Washington Sanitarium
IN Takoma Park by the Silver Spring
Rescue Squad.