Evening star., 1942-09-29
79th Traffic Victim
Dies After Crash
OF Auto, Trolley
Toxicob Collision HoIts
Honeymoon Trip Of
Naval Officer and Bride
D. 6. Traffic Toll
Killed in same period of l941 81
Toll for all of 1941- 95

The 18th automobile fatality for
the year and honeymoon trip that
ended in a crash between a taxi
cab and an automobile were added
to the District accident records
overnight.
Milton Ackman, 56, of 904 K street
NE, died in Casualty Hospital
early today of injuries received
when a car in which he was a
passenger was in collision with a
trolley car early yesterday at Ninth
and East Capitol streets.
Bernard P. Shields. 63 of Hyatts-
vile, Nd, driver of the automobile
is in Casualty Hospital suffering
from head injuries. His condition
was reported not serious. Fred
j. Crenshaw, 60, of 1929 B street
NE, was the operator OF the
trolley, according to police.
Bride Injured in Crash.
In the accident involving a taxi
cab. Mrs. Kathryn Matthews, q. OF
2505 Thirteenth street NV, who
police said was married yesterday
to 1t. Thomas P. Matthews, U. S. N.
was injured about the head and was
reported in critical condition today
at Garfield Hospital. The crash
occurred at Thirteenth and Euclid
streets NV.
Police reported the Matthews
couple riding in a cab operated by
Edward j. Shehin, 26, of 927 G
place NV, were just setting out
on their honeymoon when the acci-
dent occurred. Police said the sec
ond car was operated by Leonard
James Miller, 81, colored, 1S4O Ver-
non street NV. Police were unable
to obtain an ambulance and were
forced to remove Mrs. Matthews to
the hospital in a scout car.
John H. johnson, 30, of the Naval
Air Station, Anacostia, and his wife,
Anna, 20, were treated at Gallinger
Hospital early today for minor in
Juries suffered when an automobile
in which they were passengers was
forced from the highway at Silver
Hill, Md. Donald D. E. Levew, %,
also of the Naval Air Station, driver
of the car, escaped injury.
Miss Lillian Hopping, 33, of 4218
Third street NV, suffered a frac-
ture of the left arm and bruises
and decorations of the face and body
when, according to police, she
walked into the side of a station
wagon driven by Joseph Brooks, 35,
colored. 1882 U street NV, last
night at Fifth and Upshur streets
NV. She was treated at Garfield
Hospital.
Roller Skates Into Truck.
Robert Elwood Hefin, jr., II, of
1923 D street Sc, was reported in
critical condition today at Gallinger
Hospital from skull fracture sui
fered last night when he roller
skated into the side of a truck at
Fourteenth and G streets Sc, police
James Alex Thompson, 5, of 4673
Hayes place NE, sustained a con-
cussion and possible fracture of the
skull when, according to police, he
ran into the side of an automobile
while crossing a street near his
home. At the Gallinger Hospital,
his condition was reported serious.
Leslie j. Teets, 48, of 413 Ten
nessee avenue NE, operator of a
bus that struck and fatally injured
John j. Rosemond, 80, of 1929 Hobart
street NV, Saturday, was held un-
der $1,000 bond for the action of the
Police Court by a coroners jury yes
terday. Mr.. Rosemond died yester-
day in Emergency Hospital. The
accident occurred at Sixteenth and
Fuller streets NV.