Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-02
D. {. Motorist
Held After Wild
Rockville Dash
Another Washington
Man Is Cleared by
Mortinsburg Jury

Montgomery County (Md.) police
arrested Paul w. Brown, "a, of 9O4
Twenty-third street NV, early today
on charges of hit and run, exceeding
10 miles an hour and reckless driving
after his machine allegedly side
swiped three parked automobiles in
Rockville last night and led officers
on 90-mile-an-hour chase down
Rockville pike.
The Montgomery County officers
who arrested Mr.. Brown said his car
sideswiped three automobiles before
a Rockville apartment house and
then raced through town between
60 and IS miles an hour"
Policemen Ralph Howard and
Melvin Wheeler said they gave chase
and pursued him at speeds ranging
from IS to SO miles an hour" down
the Rockville pike for nearly 10 miles
| before they overlook him and forced
him to the side of the road.
The two policemen said Mr.. Brown
was driving new automobile and
declared that shortly after they
halted the Washington man a rear
wheel dropped off his car and the
rear end fell apart.
He was placed in the county Jail
at Rockville in default of bond.
Four in Alexandria Hospital.
-Four persons were taken to Alex
andria Hospital shortly before noon
today, when their car coIlided with
a garbage truck on Route Z. between
Baileys Crossroads and Falls
Church. Most seriously injured was
Irene Wycoff, IL, of Madeline. N. c.,
who received deep cut under the
left ear. w. L. Mason, ST., 81, also
OF Madeline, was knocked uncon-
sclous and received cuts and bruises
on the head. His son, W. L. Mason,
Jr., %, and Mrs. Mason, ST., SIS. were
treated for cuts and bruises on the
face.
In Washington four children were
slightly hurt when hit by automo-
biles yesterday afternoon. A GER
tificate of accidental death was
issued in traffic fatality and DO
lice arrested motorist on a driv-
g-while-drunk charge after his car
alegedly ran down Andrew Frizell,
86, 1900 block of M street NV, in
the street near his home.
Nearing for Driver Today.
The motorist, William N. Phillips,
54, of 1920 Twenty sixth street
NV, was to have hearing in
Police Court today on charges of
failure to give the right of way to
a pedestrian and operating a car
with improper brakes, as well as
the hit-and-run count.
Mr.. Frizell was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital for head injuries and
a possible fracture of the right arm.
His condition was not believed to be
serious.
Grace Adams, colored, 2, Of s11
First street NV. was treated at
Sibley Hospital for head injuries
after being hit by a truck near her
home. Katherine Frazier, 8, colored.
of SIS Second street NV. was
treated at Casualty Hospital for cuts
about the head and face received
| when hit by truck in the 400 block
Of First street NV. Pittman Rose,
colored, 10, of 726 New Jersey ave-
| nue. NV. was under treatment at
Gallinger Hospital for head injuries
and cuts and bruises about the face
received when struck by a motor
cycle near North Capitol street and
Massachusetts, avenue Mary Ann
Walters, 7, of 1924 U place Sc,
struck by truck while playing in
an alley near her home, was treated
at Casualty Hospital for lacerated
cheek and abrasions to her arms
and back.
Baby's Death Ruled Accidental.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
issued certificate of accidental
death yesterday in the case of IA
month-old Laurence Honesty of 2215
L street NV, who was fatally in
jured by truck Thursday after he
toddled in front of the vehicle,
which was parked in front of his
home.
The driver of the truck, it was
said, was talking with occupants of
the child's home just before the
accident. He started the truck, be-
ing unable to see the child in front
OF the bumper. The bumper struck
the child on the head The injury
proved fatal within a few hours.
The child's death was the 36th
traffic fatality so far this year, as
compared with AZ at this time last
year.
Stout Held BlameIess.
A manslaughter charge against
James Marshall Stout of the 400
block of Girard street NV. was dis
missed yesterday afternoon by a
Martinsburg CIV. Va coroner's jury
which inquired into a three-car COL
lision near Martinsburg Sunday in
which four persons we're fatally in
jured.
The Martinsburg coroner's Jury
returned a verdict of unavoidable
accident" The verdict freed MI.
Stout, who had been charged with
manslaughter after his car skidded
on the crest of hill and careened
into crowd at the scene of a head
on collision which had occurred q
few minutes previously.
Three persons in the crowd and
the driver of one of the cars in
volved in the first collision were
killed.
The dead included Garrett Sci
bert Of Martinsburg, whose auto
mobile stalled as it backed onto the
highway from side road and coll
lided with another machine.
Others fatally injured were Jef1er-
son Peck and son Raymond, both Of
Charles Town, w. Va, and E. l..
Painter of Martinsburg.
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