Evening star., 1946-11-04
Salesman Charged
In Hit-Run Accident
That Injured Seven

John william Balm, 80, of 4310
Willow lane, Chevy Chase, Md, real
estate salesman, was arrested by
Montgomery County police last
night and turned over to the police
accident investigation unit to face
charges that he was the hit-and-
run driver who fed from the scene
of an accident at Fourteenth and
Franklin streets NE, in which
seven persons were injured.
Police said Mr.. Balm was charged
with the hit-and-run offense and
with driving without a permit. He
was released in 81 400 bond pending
appearance in Municipal Court.
The driver Of the other car, which
overturned, was Verne Allison, o.
of 723 Quincy street NV. His wife,
mother and four other women were
shaken up in the crash.
Meanwhile, inquests were sched-
uled to be held at the District
Morgue into two recent traffic
fatalities. here-the deaths of Mrs
Eleanor Drain. so, and Albert S
Niedomansky, 50.
Woman Killed by Streetcar.
Mrs. Drain died instantly when
struck by a streetcar at Connecticut
avenue and K street NV. at 2 pm
Saturday. She was the wife of At
torney Dale D. Drain, 3110 Garfield
street NV. Carl w. Boothe, "a. first
block of New York avenue NV.
listed by police as the operator OF
the streetcar, will appear at the in
quest.
Mr.. Niedomansky. 9722 Colesville
road, Silver Spring, Md, was fatally
injured October 26, when his auto.
mobile was in a collision with 9
|streetcar at the Benning Roae
Bridge. s-..-- -. 4sa9f,rrt,
Patricia Taylor. 4, daughter .o
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Taylor of Dahl.
gren, Va, was in fair condition II
Alexandria Hospital today aftel
being struck by an automobile ir
the 100 block of East Nelson street
Alexandria. yesterday.
According to Alexandria police
Alton Martin, AZ, of 4l6 East Luray
avenue, Alexandria, said that the
child ran into the path of his auto
mobile between two parked cars.
Was Visiting Grandmother.
The girl and her parents were
visiting Mrs. M. L. Nuckols, the
child's grandmother, at 100 East
Nelson street.
A collision between two cars on
Route so about one and a half miles
west of Chantilly, Fairfax County,
early today sent two persons to Ar
lington Hospital.
County police said Carroll Thorns,
colored, Fairfax, had been charged
with driving under the influence of
intoxicants. They were told his car,
travelling west, sideswiped a car
driven by Gerald Esposito, Boiling
Field, and both cars left the high
way. Esposito's machine turned
over. Passengers in his car were
Nick Sandy, Fort Meade, who was
admitted to Arlington Hospital with
undetermined injuries, and Jack
Barilar, Boiling Field, treated for
minor injuries and released.
Six persons were hurt when two
cars collided at Thirteenth and T
streets NV. early yesterday. Wy
man Cunningham, colored, II, a
Howard University student, suffered
a brain conclusion and severe head
injuries, according to Freedmen's
Hospital. He was a passenger in
an automobile driven by Andrew l..
Anderson, colored, is, of 305 street
Sc. Police said the car was in a
collision with an automobile driven
by Harry Bernstein, 81, Of 1855
Peabody street NV.
Three Slightly Injured.
Three passengers in the Bern
stein car also were slightly injured,
police said. They were the drivers
brother, Julius A. Bernstein, 33. and
his wife, Mrs. Ruth Bernstein, 20.
both OF the Peabody street address,
and June Sellburg, $500 block Of
Fifteenth street NV.
Mrs. Mary Blakey, As, colored, 1877
T street NV, suffered minor hurts
when she was thrown to the floor OF
q streetcar yesterday in the 1900
block of U street NV. The street.
car had collided with truck which,
police said, was driven by George
r. Pollen, IS, of Nokesville, Va. Arless
B. Craft, IS, of 1898 Brentwood road
NE, was listed as operator Of the
streetcar.
Mrs. Mamie Pom, 81, of 746 Ninth
street Sc, yesterday suffered head
injuries when she either walked into
or fell against a streetcar of which
she had just stepped, police said.
She was admitted to Casualty Hos
pital for observation. The incident
ha rpeoed at Efrhth and q streets