Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-12
Son of Mrs. Gamble, Murder
Trial Defendant, Is
Fatally Injured.
BETTE JANE BENNETT, 5,
STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE
Taxioab Passenger Succumbs After
Hack Turns Over Four Times.
Police Seek Driver.

A 5-year-old girl and two men were
killed ar six other persons we're in
Jured in traffic accidents in or near
Washington yesterday.
One of the men killed was Raymond
Grimm, %, of La Plata, Md, Oldest
son of Mrs Lulu Mae Gamble. who
was tried for the killing of Mrs. Elsie
Davis last Summer.
Grimm was injured when the auto
mobile in which he was riding crashed
INTO an electric light pole near Lees
Nursery, not far from Redds Corners
Md. He was taken to CASUALTY Hos
pltal, where he died few hours later.
Justice of the Peace Harry I. Anderson
was to hold an inquest today.
Bette Jane Bennett Killed.
The child accident victim was Bette
Jane Bennett, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell G. Bennett, 1910 Irving place
northeast. She was struck in front of
her nome and was taken to the Office
of DR.. Rush Conklin, 300 Twentieth
street, where she died a short time
later. The physician said her death
was due to head injuries,
Thomas H. Bell, 19, of 1909 Franklin
street, driver of the car, VISA released
by police pending an inquest scheduled
for II o'clock tomorrow morning.
The third life claimed by accidents
was that of Rudolph Butler, Is. colored,
address unknown. He died of head in
1uries at Freedman's Hospital soon after
the taxicab in which he was a passen-
ger overturned four times and crashed
INTO tree at Florida and New York
avenues.
Another Cab Passenger Hurt.
William c. Shields, "a, colored, 400
block H street southwest, another pas
senger in the cab, received cuts and
bruises. After being treated at Emer-
gency Hospital he was held at the sec
ond precinct police station for investi-
cation.
Meanwhile, police are searching for
Walter Clinton Geary, %, colored, said
to have been the driver OF the taxi. He
ned following the accident, police say.
Three glrls-including Virginia Clark.
16, of 1911 Park road, who allegedly
shot herself last November while living
on a houseboat anchored near Highway
Bridge-were slightly injured in a col
lision at Florida avenue and S street.
Miss Clark and the two other young
women-Marion Kentz, II, of the 1000
block O street, and Catherine Pomeroy,
also IT, of the 1900 block Monroe street
They were riding in machine operated
by Curly w. Lewis when it collided with
an automobile driven by Franklin
Thompson, colored, AZ, of 37O1 Massa-
chusettS avenue.
Deputy Sheriff A. c. Thompson, who
investigated the crash in which Grimm
was fatally injured, declared the driver
of the car fed.
Frank Osckowiez, 26, of Charles
County, another occupant of the ma
chine, was released after being ques-
toned by Deputy Sheriff Thomas H
Garrison. A fourth passenger is said
to have been slightly hurt, but the
authorities were unable to locate him
or learn his name.
Sidney Richards, 10, of Anacostia,
D. c., received a skull injury in an
accident similar to the one in which
Grimm figured. The miShap occurred
near Camp Springs, Md. After re-
ceiying treatment at Casualty Hospital
the youth was transferred to Gallinger
Hospital.