Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-29
Retired Officer Given
Continuance Of Case
or Traffic Charges

1t. Col Edward J. Morris, 81. re-
tired Army officer, of 1921 Shepherd
street NV, appeared in Munich
pal Court today on charges he left
after colliding with two parked cars
yesterday in the 1900 block of Six
tenth street NV.
Judge Walter J. Casey continued
the case to August and he was
released on $1100 bond.
In other accidents in the District
and nearby areas yesterday and to-
day nine persons were injured.
Clarence Robinson, 1919 Thir-
teenth street NV, told police he
heard a crash in front of his home
shortly after noon yesterday. He
ran to the window and saw a car.
which had just sideswiped his
parked automobile, drive away.
A few seconds later. George Rob-
inson, 1902 Thirteenth street NV,
no relation to the Clarence Robin
son, saw his parked car hit by the
same automobile
Caught up Win Car.
Both men told police they caught
up with the striking car when the
driver stopped about 500 feet from
the accidents to inspect crumpled
right fender.
After police had been summoned
Col. Morris was charged with two
cases of leaving after colliding and
with failure to exhibit his registra-
ton caro-.
Two men were injured in a COLI
sion at Fortieth avenue and Jeffer-
son street in Hyattsville today They
were Rudolph Snyder, SIS. of 6504
Fortieth avenue, University Park,
and Daniel B. Guarino. %, of 1921
Madison street, Hyattsville.
They were taken to Prince Georges
County Hospital after the crash.
Neither is believed seriously hurt.
Mr.. Snyder was driver of an auto
mobile which was in collision with
a light delivery truck driven by Mr.
Guarino according to Prince Georges
County police.
Three Hurt in Virginia.
Three persons were injured In a
head-on collision yesterday between
two cars on Route 1913 aobut a half
mile from Tysons Corner, Va
Town Sergt. Warren Bradford OF
Vienna listed the victims as Edward
o. Ellis, 81 Chillum road, Hyattsville
driver, who received cuts on the
head, chest and thigh: Joseph Roll
and, 49, of $50 Quackenbos street
NV, a passenger, cuts on the head
and arms, and Francis Partillo col
ored, Vienna, driver of second
car, cuts and bruises.
| Sergt. Bradford said Mr.. Partillo
has been summoned to appear at a
hearing on the accident. The vic
TINS were taken to Arlington Hos
pital by the Mclean Volunteer Fire
Department Rescue Squad.
-Four persons were injured yester-
day when Capital Transit Co. bus
and an automobile collided at Six
teenth and D streets NE, police
said.
Admitted to Hospital
Admitted to Casualty Hospital was
Frederick Hogan, %, of Winthrop
Mass, listed as driver of the car
who was suffering With shock and 9
possible fractured arm. Passengers
in his car treated for minor injuries
we're Leo Crotty, %, Norman Crosby
d, and James Walsh, 81, all OF
Winthrop. Police charged Hogan
with passing a stop sign
Police listed the driver of the bus
as John H. Conrad, 27, of the 28O(
block of Adams street NE.
| A car which went out of contro
late Saturday night crashed into 6
parked car and then smashed the
Ip]ate glass window of a store al
1884 Seventeenth street NV, DO.
lice reported.
Mrs. Leroy Hayes, 27, colored, Of
the TOO block of Corcoran stree,
NV, told police she was seated al
the driving controls while her hus.
band was making repairs to the rea,
end of the car. Somehow, she TOLD
police, her knee hit against the ig.
milton key, the motor started anc
the vehicle began moving.
Police charged her with driving
without permit. reckless driving
and colliding. Her husband was
charged with permitting an un,
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