Evening star., 1940-02-23

A 7-year-old boy and the wife
Of a former Maryland justice of the
peace were dead today following
a series of accidents which occurred
as ideal motoring weather and the
holiday combined to jam roads in
the Washington area yesterday.
There were no fatalities in the
District. both deaths occurring on
Maryland highways, but several per-
sons were injured in the Capital,
including a woman who lost her
left foot and suffered broken leg
and foot in freak mishap.
The dead are:
Chest Leigh Buchanan, 7, son
of Mrs. Pearl La Dosca Buchanan,
an Agriculture Department typist
of AZ Farragut street, Kensington,
Md.
Mrs. Roger H. Geisbert, ST., 50,
of Urbana, Md, whose husband
until recently was justice of the
peace in Frederick County.
Sister Sees Accident.
The Buchanan boy, a student in
the second grade, was fatally in
jured half block from his home
as his sister, La Dosca Jeanne
Buchanan, 9, looked on.
He was struck, Montgomery Coun-
ty police said, by a truck operated
by Harold T. Carter, 18, of $50
Eighteenth street South, Arlington,
Va, who was released in 81 ZOO bond
on a technical charge of man
slaughter.
The two children were returning
home from school when Chest Leigh
was struck Carter, police say, de-
clared the boy dashed into the street
and ran into the side of the truck.
Several witnesses corroborated his
statement.
II closed my eyes tight when Chest
Leigh fell; then I ran home to tell
mother" the boys sister said.
Chest Leigh, whose father, Hugh
Buchanan, at present Is in North
Carolina, was given emergency treat
mert by a Kensington physician and
then removed to the Washington
Sanitarium Hospital.
HUSBAND Sngntiy Hurt.
Mrs. Geisbert was killed instantly
and her husband escaped with minor
hurts when a tractor-trailer loaded
with IL tons of brick demolished
their automobile in collision on the
Frederick Washington highway 2
miles south Of Urbana.
Mr.. Geisbert suffered multiple
cuts. bruises and several fractured
ribs and was treated at the Frederick
City Hospital.
Maryland State Policeman Nor
man Boone and Samuel Sherwell
arrested the truck driver. Leroy E.
Eisenhart, Al, of East Berlin. Md, on
technical charge of manslaughter.
He was released in $4,000 bond.
The woman who lost her foot was
Mrs. Callie Young, 48. colored, IA
I street NE, who was standing on
corner at I and North Capitol
streets when she was injured.
Post Sewers Foot.
According to police reports, Edwin
D. Cooksey, 36, of Arlington, Va,
drove through REQ light at the in
tersection and his car was in COL
lision with a truck operated by Earl
E. Stewart, 38, colored, 1413 T street
NV. The truck was rammed against
lamp post, severing it at the base,
and the post toppled on Mrs. Young.
She lost her left foot and also
suffered compound fracture Of the
right leg. At Casualty Hospital to-
day her condition was described as
fair.
Mr.. Cooksey was charged at the
first precinct station with reckless
driving and released under bond.
Gladys Thompson, 26, of East
Fails Church. Va, and Stewart
Shinn, 81, of 62l Nineteenth street
NV. were treated at Georgetown
University Hospital early today for
cuts and bruises received in an auto
mobile accident at Chesterbrook, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Davis of 1903
S street Sc. suffered minor injuries
in an automobile accident near La
Plata, Md, yesterday. They were
given first aid at the Physicians
Memorial Hospital In La Plata.