Evening star., 1939-03-12
THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON
Driver Ordered Held
In Traffic Death
OF Pedestrian
Ten Persons Injured
By Automobiles in
Washington Area


Washington Area
A 22-year old Meadows, Nd. fill
ing station attendant was ordered to
face charge of negligent homicide
in Police Court by coroner's Jury
yesterday in connection with the
traffic death of Norman Simms, so,
pencil vendor, who lived at the
Gospel Mission.
The man, Ernest A. Richardson,
was said by witnesses testifying at
the inquest to have struck Mr..
Simms with his automobile near the
intersection of Third and K streets
NV. early Monday night. The
victim was pronounced dead shortly
after arrival at Casualty Hospital.
His was the Districts Goth traffic
death of the year.
Traffic officers testified that the
hand brake on Mr.. Richardson's car
was inadequate, although the foot
brake was in good working order.
The defendant made a voluntary
statement to the jury. declaring that
Mr.. Simms appeared to dart in front
of the vehicle.
James Smith, 60, of Marlboro, Md.
died in Providence Hospital early
today where he was brought last
night by Maryland State police, who
found him and two other men in
| an overturned car which had run
off the Leonardtown pike near Wal
dorf, Md.
James Chapman, %, of Upper
Marlboro. the driver and Francis
Deville, %, of Marlboro, also were
at Providence, but their conditions
were not regarded as serious.
A 62-year-old woman. who gave
her name as May Hunt of 3446 Con-
necticut avenue N. w.. was taken to
Emergency Hospital by William H.
Maurer, Al, of 1884 B street Sc, who
told police that the taxicab he was
operating struck her as she was at
tempting to cross Connecticut ave-
nue. near her home last night.
Hospital physicians said she sus-
tanned fractured hip and multiple
| lacerations.
Man Seriously Injured.
In serious condition at Emergency
Hospital was Joseph r. KlaWmans.
SO, OF 2807 Connecticut avenue NV,
who was struck, according to police,
by car driven by Joseph B. Thack-
er, 25, of 1914 Irving street NV, at
about II o'clock last night at the
intersection of Connecticut and
Cathedral avenues NV.
His injuries were listed as COM
pound fracture of the left leg, frac-
ture of the left arm and severe
scalp decorations.
A 23-year-old Ashland. Ohio,
woman was being treated for a
fractured kneecap and other in
juries in Providence Hospital fol-
lowing an accident shortly after
| noon yesterday at First ana C
streets NE. involving the automobile
IN which she was riding and
street car.
The condition of the woman. Mrs.
Ethel M. Poorbough, was described
as good"
Police reported that the street car,
proceeding north on First street, was
making a turn into C street when
the crash occurred. They said the
automobile was driven by her hus-
band, Eston o. Poorbough.
Mrs. Isabel Crockett of GOT Duke
street, Alexandria, Va, was in Alex
andria Hospital for treatment of in
juries suffered early last night when
taxicab struck her at Prince and
washington streets in Alexandria.
Her condition was not considered
serious.
The driver of the cab, who gave
his name as Homer E. Paul, was
released under $3.50 bond pending
investigation of the accident.
Dan ODea, 56. of 1905 CORTLAND
place NV. suffered a compound
fracture of the right leg when he
was struck in the 31OO block of
Connecticut avenue NV. early last
night by car said by police to
have been operated by William Men
zies, 38, butler to Bishop Hill, vice
president of local realty firm, liv-
ing at 5000 Woodland drive NV.
Police were on the lookout for a
large black panel-bodied truck
which sped away after hitting the
automobile of William S. Anderson,
colored. 30, of 1894 Thirteenth
street NV. on Independence avenue
S. w. near the intersection of South
Capitol street, early in the evening
Carl Harris, colored, 30, of 1903
S street NV, passenger in the
Anderson car. was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital for a lacerated lip
and conclusion.
Antoine Stroth. ST, of the Good
Samaritan Home, was resting COM
fortably at Casualty where he was
taken with conclusion and possible
skull fracture after. police said, he
walked into the side of a truck op-
Grated by Lovedale J. Lewis, 46, Of
143 w street NV. at the inter-
section of F. street and New Jersey
avenue NV.
Walter Bearinger. 40, World War
veteran of Lynchburg, Va, was
taken to Mt. Alto Hospital by the
driver of the car that struck him at
Sixth and H streets NV. The driver
gave his name to police as Thomas
B. Shepherd of Annapolis, Md.