Evening star., 1939-05-20
Man Is Killed,
Five Badly Hurt
AutoN Nishaps
Jummed Brakes
Throw Rockville
Victim Under Trailer

A Rockville man was 0ead ana
five other persons were in hospitals
seriously injured today as result
of traffic accidents in the Washing
ton area.
The fatality occurred late yester-
day when Leslie L. Cochran, 81, was
crushed beneath the wheels of a
tractor-trail truck he ordinarily
would have been driving.
Shortly before the tragedy, Mr..
Cochran asked helper, Charles E.
Baul, 20, also of Rockville, to drive
and he climbed in the back of the
moving machine. The victim was
thrown beneath the wheels when
the brakes jammed as Mr.. Baul at
tempted to slow down on the Rock
vile pike to greet their employer,
William H. Hoskinson, who was ap-
preaching in another car.
County police said the accident
was unavoidable and released Mr..
Baul Mr.. Cochran was married
and the father of three children.
Other accident victims were:
John Blackwell, %, of 1011a M
street Sc.
George w. Hartman, 10, of the
1900 block of Yuma street NV.
James Williams, %, colored, 20O7
r street NV.
Ballard Flemming, %, colored,
30l112 Sherman avenue NV.
William B. Brown, 1S, of Mount
Rainier, Md.
Car Plunges Into Gully.
Mr. Blackwell, occupant of an au-
tomobile which failed to negotiate
curve in River road near Bladens-
burg, overturned several times and
plunged into a 12-foot gully, is in
Casualty Hospital with internal in
juries, fractured jaw and thigh, cuts
and bruises
Policeman r. A. Pearson of Prince
Georges County arrested Michael j.
Policy, %, of 202 l. street Sc. on
charge of reckless driving after
Bladensburg f1remen extricated the
two occupants from the wreckage
and brought them to the local hos
pital. Mr.. Policy was given first aid
for cuts on his shoulders.
Mr.. Hartman is in an undeter-
mined condition at Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital with injuries re-
ceived when an automobile he was
driving ran into pole on the Rock
ville-Frederick road near Snowdens
Corner.
Two Hurt in Collision.
The two colored men were hurt
when their car collided with Dis
trict refuse truck at Twenty-siXth
and P streets NV this morning.
Williams, who, police said, was the
driver of the car, remained in an
unconscious condition at Emergency
Hospital with a fractured skull and
head decorations. His companion
was in an undetermined condition
following treatment for severe
bruises, cuts and shock.
Joseph P Hill, 48, driver of the
truck, said the sedan swerved into
him after the driver apparently ap-
piled his brakes in an effort to avoid
a collision in the intersection.
The left side of the passenger car
was crushed against the truck and
the machine was pinned against a
fire alarm box on the corner.
Police said skid marks made by the
sedan measured 81 feet.
Other Accidents.
The Brown youth was injured
when a rear tire of his motor cycle
blew out, throwing him to the street.
He is in Casualty with brain con-
cussion, face cuts, skull injuries and
cuts and bruises on his body. The
accident occurred in the 3400 block
of Eastern avenue NE.
Hiram A. Bush, "a, a taxicab
driver of 225 Sixth street Sc, suf-
fered a fractured nose when he
drove his cab into tree at Massa-
chusetts avenue and North Capitol
street early today to avoid a COL
Ision with another car. He was
treated at Sibley Hospital and re-
leased.
Richard F. Farr, 18, of 922 M
street NV. narrowly escaped Sc
rious injury when his car crashed
through three sections of guard rail
on the Mount Vernon Memorial
Boulevard south of Alexandria early
today.
United States Park Police said
the car was badly wrecked and that
1t had damaged shrubbery along
the road as we'll as the guard rail.
The driver was not injured and no
charges were placed against him,
police said. It was the second ac-
cident within a week at that sec
ton in the highway
A taXicab smashed a show window
of a clothing shop at 8O2 Seventh
street NV. early today after collid-
ing with another automobile.
The cab driver, John A. Booker,
81, of II Bates street NV. was not
injured, nor was the operator of the
other car, Louis o. Dade, 1914 Fifth
street NV. The collision occurred
at the H street intersection, and the
cab jumped the curb to hit the store
front.
A few hours later the shop had
added troubles. A re broke out in
the basement and filled the place
with smoke Firemen extinguished
the blaze quickly and little damage
was done.