Evening star., 1939-02-27
Hit-Run Drivers
Hunted in Two
Accidents
Several Persons Are
Hurt in Series
Of Crashes

Police today were seeking hit
and-run drivers who injured pedes-
trians in two of several trafic ac-
cidents in Washington yesterday.
Walter Wilson, colored, of the
1900 block of Seventh street NV,
was in serious condition at Freed
mems Hospital from injuries re-
celved when knocked down by a hit
and-run automobile in a pedestrian
crossWalk at New Jersey avenue and
O street NV. He received COM
pound fracture of the left leg, Sc
we're lacerations and skull injuries.
Witnesses told police the striking
car was green sedan which sped
away after the accident.
Robert L. Ferguson of 174O F street
NV, guard at the Department
OF Commerce, was slightly injured
when struck at Fourteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV. He
said the car was a small dark co,,pe
operated by woman.
Man Is Arrested.
AS a result of an accident in
volving only property damage q
man registered at the 18th pre-
clnct as Benjamin Bomar. 81. COL
ored. was held on charge of
leaving after a collision. He was
arrested four hours after an auto
mobile struck light pole and
parked car at Second and w streets
NV. and then left the scene of
the accident.
Bobbie Allen. 3. colored, of the
800 block of Thirteenth street NE.
received a severely lacerated scalp
when he ran from between two
parked cars into the path of a car
driven, police said, by William E.
kershaW. %. of the 700 block of
Eighth street NE. The accident
occurred in the 1900 block of street
NE. The child was taken to Casualty
Hospital by the driver for treat
ment and later returned home.
Two persons were injured when
an automobile driven, police re-
ported, by John Smith. SO, of 498 G
street SW, struck two parked cars
on Good Hope road near Eighteenth
street Sc A passenger in Mr..
Smiths car. Ella Noak. 80, Of 1l44
Oates street NE, was admitted to
Casualty Hospital for treatment for
conclusion and a severe laceration
on the forehead Mr.. Smith was
treated for abrasions and was then
permitted to leave the hospital.
Three Car Collision.
Two were injured yesterday In a
three-car collision on H street near
Seventh street NV Gustave Gold
stein, 25. of the 700 block Of G.
street NV, passenger in a parked
taxicab, and Fred Collins, "a. COL
ored, of 225 Morgan street NV,
were treated at Emergency Hospital
and released. The accident occur
red when a car driven. police said,
by Samuel w. Allen. 21 of 702 Sec
ond street NE. and Collins auto
mobile collided. throwing Collins
car into taxicab in which Mr..
Goldstein was passenger. The cab
was parked at cab stand on the
southwest corner of the intersec-
ton.
Barbara Wood. 10, OF 1922 T
street NV. received lacerated lip
in an automobile accident at Twenty
eighth and R streets NV. She was
treated by a private physician.
Arthur Mackrill, 90 and his wife
Vera. 25. of 62ll Ridge drive, Brook
mont, Md, were injured when an
automobile driven by Mr.. Mackrill
| f,A4
boro road, block east of the Ma
tional Training School for Girls.
Mrs. Mackrill was admitted to
Georgetown Hospital with a frac-
tured leg and other injuries Her
condition today was not fully de-
termlned. Mr.. Mackrill. treated for
a severely lacerated nose, did not
remain at the hospital
Six persons were injured yester-
day when the car in which they
were riding struck light pole at
Columbia road and Park place NV.
Mrs. Thelma Kunkle, "a, was ad-
mitted to Sibley Hospital for treat
ment for back injuries. Others
treated and released were Earl
AAuiihAc, 90. TAClAlclii Nulihic, y,
Clark Morningstar, 80; Ruth Morn
ingstar, "a, and Jacqueline Morn
ingstar, II, all of 1903 Park road
NV.
Sidney Blake of 1902 Forty-first
street NV. asked police to be on
the lookout for the driver of a
brown coupe with Maryland licenses
badly damaged in front. He said
the car struck his automobile in
front of his home and then sped
away.