Evening star., 1946-11-02

year old mother Detective Hamilton.
but no appeal for public subscription
to the fund Mas yet been made.
Inspector Walter H. Thomas,
acting superintendent of police, said
police will seek a first-degree MUIR
der indictment against Charles w.
Scott, colored, "a, driver OF the
death car. Scott already has been
charged with murder and auto
mobile theft, and Is under guard
at Gallinger Hospital where he is
being treated for injuries received
in the crash.
Auto Crashed Into Truck.
The first-degree murder indict-
ment will be sought or the premise
that the automobile was used as a
dangerous weapon by Scott as he
allegedly sought to dislodge Mr..
Hamilton and another detective from
the sides of the speeding car.
The stolen car crashed into a
trailer truck at New York and
Florida avenues NE. fatally injuring
Mr.. Hamilton and seriously injuring
Detective Sergt. Clyde o. Rouse.
If Scott is indicted on first-degree
murder charges, police said, it will
be the first time in recent years that
such a charge has been placed
against the driver in a traffic death
case.
The 39-year-old policeman. who
received a private's pay despite his
duties as plainsclothes detective,
was clinging to the side of the
speeding car when the crash oc-
Cured. Witnesses said Mr. Hamil-
ton was pinned in the wreckage
between the automobile and the
truck. Sergt. Rouse, who had nearly
succeeded in crawling through the
window of the car, was thrown
through the windshield, suffering
fractures of both legs.
Contributions Pour In.
Capt. Floyd Truscott, commander
of the 18th precinct. to which Mr..
Hamilton was attached, said cash
contributions already are pouring
in. Fifteen hundred dollars will
be turned over to the widow from
the Policemen's Relief Association,
plus $500 from other police benevt
olent groups. In addition, Michael
Efferson, 2480 Sixteenth street NV
from whom the car was stolen. has
announced he will donate 500 to
the fund. Headquarters detectives
contributed $517 at rollcall this
morning.
Mrs. Hamilton will receive only
$50 a month in pension payments
for support of herself and her hus-
bands other four dependents.
All Police Department flags were
flown at half staff out of respect to
Mr.. Hamilton. Funeral services will
be held at Hysong's Funeral Home,
Thirteenth and M streets NV, at
2 pm. Monday, with burial at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
Mr.. Hamilton is the second polices,
man to die in line of duty within
two months. His death closely
parallels the incident which ended
the life of Pvt. Donald w. Downs,
father of four. Mr.. Downs was run
down by an allegedly drunken sol.
dier at Seventh street and Maine
evenue S.W. as the soldier attempted
to edule pursuing police in the stolen
car he was charged with driving.
More than $4,000 was contributed
to the fund for Pvt. Downs widow.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
said a date has not been set for
the inquest in Mr.. Hamilton's death
but said he planned to conduct an
autopsy today. Scott is held without
bail.
Police records show this Is SCOTS
sixth arrest. He was sent to the
National Training School for Boys
at Is and remained there until he
was 81. He has been arrested three
times for unauthorized use of an
automobile and once for pocketbook
snatching. One person, said by
police to have been in the car whe1
the crash occurred, was listed as
Marion Holston, 20, of 16 @ street
NV. Howard C. Stubefield, 81, Of
Greensboro. NJ c., driver of the
trailer truck, and the woman both
were taken to Casualty Hospital for
of ix,y