Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-01-05
Be|tsvi||e Man Killed
Crossing Boulevard;
Several Hurt Here !.
Three Persons Injured {
In Hit-Run Croshes; ii
Deoth Investigated "
D. &. Traffic Toll
Killed in 1912 J
Killed in same period of 1871 o
Toll for all OF 1941-----o5

One man was killed in a trafdc
accident in nearby Beltsville, Nd,
over the week end, while three
persons were injured here In hit
run cases. District Coroner A.
Magruder Macdonald also was in
vestigating to determine whether .
Washington woman's death was due
to 4 trafic accident.
James Ayton, IS, of Beltsville. an
airplane' factory worker. was killed
when struck by an automobile ~
he walked across the Baltimore
boulevard. Police listed G. B. Evely,
Of Is Sixth street NV, IS driver Of
the car and charged him with man
slaughter.
Crash Death Investigated.
DR.. Macdonald was investigating
the case Of Mrs. Ruth L. Robinson,
80. colored, of 557 Twenty-third
place NV, who died at st. Eliza
beth's Hospital yesterday after her
automobile went out Of control
when she became faint at the wheel.
According to police. she was driv-
ing on Nichols avenue Sc. about 10
am, when she had an attack OF
faintness and her vehicle crashed
over the curb and into q gate lead
inig into st. Elizabeth's. Taken to
the hospital, she was revived and
thought not to be in q serious con-
dition, but she died three hours later.
DR.. Macdonald planned to conduct
an autopsy today.
Auto Plunges Into Creek.
On the Little River pike about two
miles west of Fairfax, Va, today an
automobile carrying seven persons
crashed through guard rail and
dropped 20 feet, landing on its top
in Difficult Run, but only one per-
son required hospital treatment.
Water at that point in the creek is
about 8 feet deep.
Mrs. Edna Bicksler of Herndon,
Va, acting county purchasing agent.
was taken to Alexandria HOSPITAL
with q neck injury. Hospital At
taches said she was not believed
to be in q serious condition but an
X-ray would be taken today.
Other passengers. all of whom
live in Herndon and were en- route
to Fairfax, where they work were
James Myers. the driver, bruises
on the head; Miss Elizabeth Woody,
cut near the right eye. and shaken
up Miss June and Leila Yeakle,
sisters: Mrs. Virginia FISHERMAN and
Miss Gladys Fox All are employed
either in the county courthouse or
TN private law ofices.
They were extricated from the
automobile by State highway en-
ployes who happened by. The auto
mobile went out Of control. it was
said, when the car skidded on q
thin sheeting Of ice caused by .
small spring which flows across the
road. A number Of serious accidents
have occurred along the stretch Of
road near the run.
Most seriously hurt Of the three
hit-run victims was Robert Bowers.
20, of 70 New York avenue NV, who
was struck by an automobile as he
crossed at North Capitol and X
streets. He was in Casualty Hospital
with internal injuries and 2 possible
fracture Of the left leg. Police found
the left front headlight Of the strik-
ing vehicle at the scene and were
attempting to find the car through
the clue.
Another hit-run victim was . po-
liceman, william j. Matthews, u,
of 1917 Fort Davis drive Sc. He
was struck while walking across the
street in the $500 block OF Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. He was taken
to Casualty Hospital with bruises on
the shoulders and hips and . pos
sible head injury.
The third person injured In an
accident In which . vehicle failed
to stop was Mary Thornton, 10, Of
l706 Twenty eighth street Sc, 4
passenger In an automobile that col
lided with the hit.run car at
Twenty-second and Z streets NV.
She was taken to Emergency Hos
pital with . possible fracture Of .
bone In the hip.
Motorcycle Officer Hurt.
Another policeman, Motorcycle
Ofncer Z. Z. Skinner, 81, was injured
today when his motorcycle and an
automobile collided ut Wisconsin
avenue and Upton street NV. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital