Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-11
Drunken Driving :
Charged in Accident;
Two Women Hurt
Two Children. Injured
In Traffic, Receive
Hospital Treatment

A 26-year-old man was charged
with drunken driving today, follow
ing an accident in which two women
pedestrians were seriously injured
last night.
He Is Murray F. Cronin Of 2003
Thirteenth street NE, who was held
at the 18th precinct. In addition to
drunken driving, police charged him
with operating on dead tags and
having bad brakes.
The accident occurred about 8 pm.
at Twelfth and Lawrence streets
NE. The injured women are Mrs.
Mary Schofleld, A, of 10 Michigan
avenue NE, taken to Sibley Hos
pital with Commissions and possible
fractures, and Mrs. Lillian Finan,
81, of 604 Girard street NE, taken
to Casualty with fractures of both
legs and head injuries.
Woman Struck BY Car.
Mrs. Leafy Higginbotham, So, 21lo
Lee Highway. Arlington, Va, was
critically injured about 8 am. today
when struck by an automobile while
crossing Lee highway and Court
house road in Arlington. She was
taken to Georgetown Hospital,
where 1t was said she was uncon-
scious. Police were holding the
driver pending an investigation.
Edward D. Reynolds, 6, of 44O
Delafield place NV, was in Chill
dren's Hospital, under treatment for
injuries received when struck by an
automobile yesterday in front of his
home
Another child, Robert Reynolds
Weaver. S, 1873 Tenth street Sc,
was treated at Providence Hospital
following an accident near his home
yesterday. The child, struck by
laundry truck, was not believed to
have been seriously hurt.
Inquest Clears Driver.
Joseph F.. Bailey, 20, of 80 K
street Sc. today was free from
any further legal action in con-
nection with the traffic death OF
Mrs. Anna Devaul, II, of 1919 Sec
ond street NV. following a coro-
ner's inquest yesterday.
Mrs. Devaul, who was listed by
the police as the Districts 73d
traffic victim, died Wednesday in
Freedmen's Hospital after being
struck by an automobile operated
by Mr.. Bailey as she was crossing
New York avenue NV. in the 200
block on November /.
John Miller, 10, of 100 Old
Georgetown road was treated at
Georgetown Hospital last night
after a head-on collision at Old
Georgetown road and Auburn street
with another car operated, police
said, by Dabney Truett, 38, of 1923
K street NV. He suffered cuts on
the head and was released after
emergency treatment, hospital at
tendants said. Mr.. Truett was not
injured. Montgomery County, Md,
police charged Mr.. Truett with
driving while drunk and held him
under $1,000 bond.
Alfonso Parino, So, of 613 Rhode
Island avenue NE. was in Emer-
gency Hospital today with serious
injuries, including skull injury, re-
ceived yesterday when struck by a
taxi as he crossed Massachusetts
avenue at Fifth street NE.
John A. Smith, 80, of Laurel and
William Good, "A, colored, of Land
over were brought to Casualty Hos
.pital by the Bladensburg rescue
squad today from an accident near
Largo, Md. Mr.. Smith received cuts
to his right leg and arm and possibly
internal injuries. His passenger in
the car suffered an. injury to his left
leg and cuts and bruises. The con-
dition Of neither was considered Sc
rious. Hospital attendants were told
their car ran of the road and over
turned.