Evening star., 1932-06-27
TWO DRIVERS HELD
FOR GRAND JURY
AF TER FATAL CRASH
Father of 15-Year-0Id Victim
and Woman Motorist Are
Bound Over.
73-YEAR-0LD MAN
SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES
Eight Others Injured, Three When
Car Plunges Into Fountain
and Hits Statue.

George G. Mayse. As, Of Purceuville.
Va, and Miss Cleo Smith, 26, of Scotch
Plains, N. Y. today we're held for the
grand jury by a coroner's Jury probing
an automobile collision Saturday which
cost the life of MaySe's daughter, Doro-
thy, IS.
Mayse and Miss Smith were driving
the cars which collided at Thirtieth
and Q streets. The child died yester-
day at Emergency Hopital
Mayse, suffering from shock, was un-
able to testify, though he was present
at the inquest. He had been held un-
der guard at Emergency, where he went
to give blood TRANSMISSION in a un-
successful effort to save his childs life.
Another daughter, Frances, 16, riding
with them, escaped with slight in
juries.
Said She Had Stopped.
Miss Smith testified that she had
stopped for a sign and was going ahead
at the time Of the crash. She had been
booked for investigation pending the
inquest.
DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald, deputy
coroner, conducted the inquest.
William T. Beach, 73, of the 1900
block Of Gale street northeast, who was
injured Thursday when struck by a
taxicab operated by Thomas E. Malloy
Of the 100 block of Eleventh street
northeast while on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. near Third street, died while in
Gallinger Hospital yesterday, where he
had been under treatment for broken
shoulder and conclusion Of the brain.
Three women were injured early to-
day when the automobile In which
they were riding ran over the sidewalk
and into the base of the statue in Trux-
ton Circle, North Capitol street and
Florida avenue, after the driver, Eliza
beth Closer, 81, OF Washington, Pa, had
lost control
The driver and the other two women,
Mrs. Hans Benny, go, of Waynesburg,
Pa, and Judy Mckee, So, Sycamore, Pa,
all were treated at Sibley Hospital for
lacerationS and shock. Their condition
was pronounced not serious.
The automobile ran over the side
walk, through shrubbery and broke on
the coping around the fountain before
colliding with the base Of the statue.
Man Hurt in Collision.
Peter Melitakas, So, of the 100 block
Of G. street one of those injured yes
terday in an automobile collision in
the 700 block of Harvard street, was
prevented from attending a wedding to
which he was en- route at the time He
was treated at Sibley Hospital for
head injury. The automobile in which
he was riding was operated by Charles
Christophas, 80, of the TOO block Of
First street. A young son of Christo-
phas was treated for slight injuries.
Emory Daugherty. 6, of the 1900
block Of Eighteenth street northeast,
was seriously injured yesterday when
struck by an automobile at Bladensburg
road and M street northeast. He was
taken to Casualty Hospital, where it was
said he had received a broken leg and
injuries to the head and pelvis. The
automobile which hit him was operated
by Francis Fisher of the $500 block of
Eleventh street, police said.
Connie Jenkins, 20. of the 400 block
of K street, was treated at Emergency
Hospital yesterday for injuries to the
leg received when knocked down by an
automobile at Massachusetts, avenue
near Sixth street. William P. Curtis,
25, colored Of the 1900 block Of S street.
was the driver of the automobile which
struck her, according to police.