Evening star., 1924-11-18
CoIored Chauffeur Held on
Reckless Driving Charge.
Stone Curbing Torn.
STIFF SENTENCES PLAN
OF JUDGE TO END PERIL
Twenty-Three Face Jury Trials OH
Allegations of Motoring While
Intox; Gated.

stem the tide OF traffic criminallty
that has taken already toll of four
lives within a month, the authorities
added startling new case to their
reckless driving list. Involving wild
dash by a cabinet officers car across
the Connecticut Avenue Bridge. with
Its trail of broken curoinG. wrecked
automobile parts and injured victims,
The chGck-up disclosed that Two
hen were sent to the hospital with
cuts ard bruises. d truck loaded with
building material was badly dam
aged the snappy red sport roads -ei'
listed as belonging to "A. ". Mellon
was less seriously DANA 2ed. the col
ored chauffeur to Arthur L. SiNsmith.
private secretary to Secretary OF the
Treasury Mellon, w2s held under So4o
collateral on charges OF RECKLESS
driving and collidins, and Mr.. Six
smith himself was reported TO be
somGW hat shaken up.
Men Hurled From Truck.
The men injured were l.. j. Mat
thews, jr.. of Takoma Park. pro
prietor Of contracting firm. and
one OF his employees. Wilton Smith.
They We're thrown from the truck
and cut by flying glass and other
wise hurt Both were taken to Gar
field Hospital in a passing automo-
bile. but Matthews was able to leave
after being treated for injuries TO
the head. Smith. suffering a broken
nose and other hurts, is still in the
hospital
According TO number OF eye
witnesses who volunteered their in
formation TO the police OF t!lc eighth
precinct after the roadster had
finally come 10 step against The
curb in a SIDE street just off Cen
necticut avenue, a crowd o. indiS-
nant citizens surrounded the Oh" uf
fer. Charles Gillian Of ;545 Sixth
street. determined that they would
stay with him" until the police ar
rived and remarks We're Aging thick
and fast when Policeman W. A.
Reith of No. 10 precinct took charge.
The crowd became greatly incensed
when Gillian, 1t is said. nonchaiautly
remarked:
Sure, was going about -. What
OF it" Everybody goes fast over that
bridge"
Lawyers Enter Case.
Mr.. SiXslnith dismounted from the
car as soon as il came to a stop, Wit
Eesses stated, and went 20 his oIi:ce
in the Treasury. where he later com
ihui4ISdlCu "itH Aopl. iIODeTt L. 10y .t
OF the eighth precinct. and assured
him that Gillian would appear in
court "if necessary" Meanwhile, Will
liam 7. Black and JOHN Fl. LIBBY,
said to be attorneys for the Mellon
estates. appeared at the station house
and told Capt. Doyle that they would
look after the case.
Opposed to this view was that OF
numerous spectators. who were unani-
nous in their denuncia ton of the
chauffeur. They claimed he was trav-
cling more than IS miles an hour
southwark Oh the bridge, the roar of
the motor leading some of them to
believe fire engine was coming. AS
the speeding car neared the south end
of the bridge the chauffeur endeavor-
ed to swerve it to the left and around
. center parking, but the car mount
ed the curbing and. according to
Policeman L. NJ. Williams. tore off
strip of stone about II feet long.
1t then plunged into the truck, break
two wheels and sending it over on its
side, after which the chauffeur
brought it to a stop.
Capt. Doyle was informed that Mr..
SiXsmith would see that the necessary
cash collateral or real estate bond
was put up
Capt. Doyle informed Mr.. Sixsmith
that. in view OF the present reckless
driving aGitatioa,'' he could not al
low the chauffeur his freedom until
the bond actually had been posted to
Insure his appearance tomorrow
morning in Traffic Court
Attorney Black later left the neces-
sary collateral at No. ] precinct and
Gillian was released He had not been
confined to a cell, but was allowed to
sit behind the rail in front OF the
sergeant's desk.
While the eighth precinct police
were unraveiing the latest traffic
tangle. a coroner's jury at the morgue
was hearing the sordid story OF the
death Sunday of Charles F. Jarvis
and was forming it's verdict. later
announced, that the two men charged
with running him down and killing
him, after robbing him.. should be
held for the action of the grand jury
Charge Not Speci6ei.
The coroner's jury could not specify
charge, as that is the province Of the
grand jury, but Assistant United
States Attorney Fihelly had previously
announced that he was ready to prose-
cute a charge of Inanslaughter or even
murder against the men-Vernon S.
Storey and James r. OCopnor. both
known to the police.
The coroner's jury was told by wit
neSSes that Storey and O'Connor drove
their touring car up Keane's lane. off
Benning road northeast, last Sunday
morning, with the huddled form of a
third man in the rear seat, alone.
About 500 yards up the lane. it was
testified, O'Connor pulled the third man
to the ground, and the car then was
driven to the end of the lane by Storey,
whose right arm was in sling from
a bullet wound sustained in a boot
leggers' feud
Policeman L. NJ. Wilson of No. 8
precinct testified that Storey and
O'Connor were trying to turn the
car around at the end of the lane
when he arrested them.
A written statement signed yes
terday afternoon by O'Conner, in
which he said that Jarvis was
picked up, drunk, and taken out to
Keane's lane and robbed and then
killed by the automobile when it
was driven against him by Storey,
was not introduced at the hearing.
at the suggestion of the District at
torneys office. as it will be offered
TO the grand jury.
Two important new angles were
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