Evening star., 1939-06-12
Auto Mishaps,
fatal, Probed
In Maryland
Driver Held Without
Bond After Youth
Is Hurt

Maryland police today were in
vestigating hit-run traffic death
on the Grain highway and were
holding without bond colored man
who allegedly ran down and serious
ly injured 13-year-oId boy within
the confines of the Guilford (Md)
ball park.
The two accidents were among
series of week end mishaps in the
Washington area which resulted in
injury to more than half a dozen
| motorists and pedestrians.
The dead man is James H. Butler,
81, colored, of Halls Station. Md,
who was found unconscious a few
miles north of Upper Marlboro early
yesterday. He died within a few
hours at Casualty Hospital.
DR.. James I. Boyd, deputy med
ical examiner for Prince Georges
County, who with county police is
investigating the fatality, said the
victims left arm was completely
torn away in the accident.
Driver Taken After Chase.
The ball park incident was
followed by a wild Smile police
chase before the driver of the car
which allegedly struck James Mills,
of Gullford, was captured. Walter
Myers, 26. of Clarksville. Md, was
charged with leaving the scene of
an accident, assault, exceeding so
miles an hour, reckless driving and
driving without license.
Police charged that Myers. driv-
ing around in the park, ran the boy
down and sped away. Witnesses
called State Policemen c. C. Ser
man and Norman Scarboro, who
forced the suspected hit-runner off
the road in upper Howard County.
The yungSter is in an undeterm-
lned condition at the Montgomery
County General Hospital in Sandy
Spring with fractures to both legs
and internal injuries.
Mrs. Starr Badly Hurt.
Meanwhile, one of two promi-
nent sportsWomen, injured in
crash at Middleburg, Va, Saturday,
| was to be transferred today to Emer-
gency Hospital from a hospital in
Leesburg to determine the extent
OF her injuries. She is Mrs. Ayres
Starr OF New York City who was
riding with Mrs. Courtland H.
Smith of Middleburg when their
automobile collided with a station
wagon.
Mrs. Smith was taken to Emer.
gency shortly after the accident
with a broken arm and crushed
knee. Mrs. Starr is believed to be
the more seriously injured of the
two Judge William Metzger of
Leesburg issued a warrant for the
arrest of the station wagon driver on
reckless driving charges.
Frank GassaWay, 81, colored,
2513 Georgia avenue NV, was nurs-
ing an arm fracture and body
bruises received yesterday when he
was struck by hit-run driver at
Florida avenue and Seventh street
NV. He was treated at Freedmans
Hospital and discharged.
Has Punctured Lung.
Gilbert Thomas, 81, colored, e33
Three-and-a-half street NE, was
in a serious condition today at
Georgetown Hospital with a pune
tured lung and other injuries re-
ceived in an accident last night in
Centervllle, Va.
Other accident victims included
Dorothy Coles, %, of 612 Third street
NV; Mary Estes, 40, of 600 F street
NV; Thomas Bridges, 26. Of
Cherrydale, Va; Elmore C. White.
Is; James Shifflett, 49, and Vernon
Harding. 16, all of Gaithersburg.
Md; Willie Murphy, 81, colored,
1907 Seventh street Sc, and Will
bur Thomas, 20, also colored, 504 F.
street terrace Sc.
Richard Souder, II, and GLADYS
Souder, Is, both of 1927 Third street
NE; Margaret Haws, II. of 2O9 R
street NE, and Sue B. Norris, "a.
OF BOOB Twenty-fourth street NE.