Evening star., 1926-12-27
MOTOR|ST KILLED
WHILE FIXING TIRE
Auto Backed From Body and
Driven Away, A. B. Wallis
Wife Tells Police.

Aaron b. Vail, "a years old, 1880
Newton street northeast, was injured
fatally before the eyes Of his wife and
TWO daughters last night by passing
automobile while he was repairing a
tire along the driveway north of the
filtration plant, at FIRST ana Bryaht
streets.
Shortly after o'clock this morning
police of the tenth precinct arrested
Clement Tammador, ~ years Old. 1919
Potomac avenue southeast, as driver
of the car that killed Vail. The man
denied knowledge of the accident.
though admitting he was near the
filtration plant last night.
Mrs. Vail and her two daughters
were seated in their machine waiting
for Mr.. Vail, who had just finished
repairine a flat tire when the acci-
dent occurred. Police were told that
the machine which hit Vail had to be
backed from his body. Then the
driver of the car proceeded, Mrs. Vail
charges.
Dies on Way to Hospital.
A passing automobiles carried Vail
to Sibley Hospital, but the injured
man died shortly after reaching there.
Tammaro was arrested at the home or
friend in Southeast Washington and
held to await the action of the cor
oner. An inquest will be held into
the death at II: 80 o'clock tomorrow
morning at the District morgue. The
driver OF the death car was said TO
have been accompanied by his wife
and daughter.
Mr.. Vail came here from St. Louis
about % years ago. He had been
employed ever since at the Pension
Bureau.
Another death occurred last night
as a result of a traffic accident Christ
mas night, when Miss Frances Cal
lender Cox, 81 years old, 1928 Wood
ley place, was knocked down. Miss
Cox died at Emergency Hospital from
her injuries. Alvin II. Cross, 300
Warren avenue, Aurora Heights. Va,
was detained on charge of reckless
driving. He was later released Miss
Cox was struck when crossing near
Fourteenth and l. streets. Her skull
was fractured.
A coroner's jury at the morgue to-
day decided she met death acci-
dentally.
Doctor and Wife Injured.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Fl. Howard.
170S Thirtieth street southeast, were
injured Yesterday afternoon when
their automobile collided at Nichols
avenue and Fifth street, Congress
Heights, with the automobile of Nor
ris Z. Moffett, % years old, resident of
Congress Heights Richard Paul Mof-
fett, % years old, occupant of the lat
ter car, also was injured
An automobile driven by Ricardo c.
Iona, attache OF the Mexican embassy,
1929 Sixteenth street, knocked down
and injured Miss Anna L. Maynard, SO
years old. Government Hotel, near
Fourteenth and Clifton streets. late
Christmas night. police reported yes
terday. She refused hospital treat
ment.
Persons injured in other week end
traffic accidents were: Sarah Merchant,
26 years old, 1401 Columbia road: VIII
liam Smith, colored, 5S, 425 New York
avenue; Estelle Murrell, 20, 1925 Thirty
fifth street; James Barnes, colored, Al,
and Ella Barnes, colored, 48, 507 Four
and-a-half street southwest; Anna Lee,
colored, 33, 2631 / street; Jean Wilson,
80, 1855 Calvert street: Leroy Perkins,
30, 5049 Sherrier place: William H.
Sherwood, 80, 1915 V street southeast;
Matte Granville, colored, 8, 1904 First
street, and Joseph Jones, colored, Is,
Caroline County, Va.