The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-02-08
HOWARD KING Is KILLED
ON B. AND 0. CROSSING
Is Struck By Diplomat" AS He
Attempted To Push Automobile
From Tracks
AUTHORITIES TO PROBE

While attempting to push stalled
automobile from the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad crossing on Second
street about one o'clock Sunday morn
ing, Howard King, 60, of near Deer
Park, was struck by the westbound
Diplomat" No. 3, and instantly killed.
He suffered broken neck, broken
right leg and crushed chest and his
body was thrown for a distance of
about thirty feet but did not become
entangled under the wheels Of the
engine.
His companion, Lloyd R. "Mac" Tas-
ker, who was in the car at the time
of the accident, is being detained by
county authorities on a technical
charge, pending full investigation. I'M
mediate investigation was delayed due
to the absence of Neil C. Fraley,
States Attorney.
Upon Mr.. Fraley's return to Oak
land yesterday Tasker was released
from jail under $500 bond for his ap.
pearance at hearing to be held later
this week.
According to authorities Tasker,
who lives near the crossing, attempted
to get out his automobile preparatory
to taking King to his home near Deer
Park when it became stalled on the
tracks. King got out of the car and
tried to push it out of danger
Jim Meyers, Davis, w. Va, who
happened along about that time, and
hearing the approach of the train, at
tempted to get King off the tracks and
got hold of his hand but King seemed
very determined to continue with his
task and a few seconds later was
struck by the engine and instantly
killed. Only one fender of the auto
mobile was touched.
Tasker was later taken to the county
Jail pending investigation. 1t has
been Tasker's misfortune to have been
in three accidents now in which four
men have been killed, although he has
not been held responsible for any of
the deaths.
He was driving his truck on July
13, 1885, with Gilderoy Wharton as a
passenger when the latter was killed
when the truck struck a parked truck
owned by the Weeks brothers of Mt.
Lake Park. The accident occurred on
route PIG, north of town, near the De-
Berry farm. Ira W. Weeks and Ham
ilton Weeks were later indicted for
manslaughter and after trial Ira was
sentenced to four months in jail and H.
Weeks to one year in the House of
Correction. Tasker was not blamed.
Again, on June 20, 1886, he was
driving truck when car driven by
Charles Hoover, Cresson, Pa, travel
ing at high rate of speed, rounded
the turn at the top Of Columbia Hill,
entering Mt. Lake Park from Oak
land, and crashed into him, killing
Hover's passenger, DiMauro, As, a
VindeX miner. DiMauro received a
broken neck. Hoover sustained frac-
tured skull and died July 5 in a Cum
berland hospital. In the meantime,
however, coroner's jury recommend
ed that Hoover be held for action Of
the Grand Jury in connection with the
case. Again Tasker was not held
responsible.
Funeral services for King were con-
Quoted Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Bolden Funeral home with
Rev. E. A. Critics, Of Loeb Lynn, Off
ciating. Interment was in the Ours
cemetery near Loeb Lynn on Wednes-
day.
The deceased was born August Z,
1879 He was unmarried, and is sur
vived by a half-borther, Duke King,
of Charleroi, Pa.