Evening star., 1935-11-13
OCTOBER DEATHS
SHOW NEGLIGENCE
Five Pedestrians OF Eight
Killed Failed to OBJ
serve Laws.

District of Columbia releases the
figures on traffic fatalities here for last
month and findings regarding same
Negligence is clearly shown in many
Of the deaths.
l, Auto-pedestrian - Erwin, Jones,
colored, A. Accident occurred at $40
am, October 3. 1885, at Fourteenth
street and Constitution avenue north
west. Deceased was crossing street not
at crosswalk when struck by auto driven
north on Fourteenth street by William
e. Sheetz, white, 81. Sheetz exceed.
ing speed limit. Jones had been IN
an accident earlier and was appar-
emily dazed as result of it. Weather
clear, street dry. dark. street lighting
good. Verdict: Negligent homicide.
2. Street car -pedestrian-RosieD Davis,
colored, g. Accident occurred at SOB
pm, October l, 1885. at Tenth and
z streets northwest. Died October 5.
Deceased was crossing street not at
crosswalk when struck by eastbound
street car. operated by Enoch c. Speak
man. white. 43. Weather. raining;
street wet, dark, street lighting good.
Verdict: Accidental.
Negligence by Deceased.
= Auto-Street car. William Taylor
eolored. %. Accident occurred at 1915
s.n.. October S. 1885, at Third street
and Florida avenue northeast. Died
october II. Taylor, driving his own
ses west On Florida avenue, colllded
with an eastbound street car. Taylor
apparently intoxicated. Weather clear.
street dry. dark. street lighting good
Verdict: Accidental negligence of de-
ceased.
:. pedestrian - Harry Chant,
white, A. Accident occurred at 7:l5
pm, October 9, 1885. at North Capitol
and H streets. Died october IL. 1885.
Deceased was crossing street at cross
walk, with signal, when struck by auto.
driven by Wilmer J. Farran, white. %.
Auto going east on H street and max
ing left turn into North Capitol street.
Weather clear, street dry. dark, street
lighting good. Brakes o. K. Ver-
dict: Accidental
5. Auto pedestrian - Muriel Vein
berg, white. 16. Accident occurred at
645 pm. October IA, 1885. on Six
teenth street northwest, just north
of Upshur street. Deceased was cross
ing street not at crosswalk when struck
by auto. driven north on Sixteenth
street, by Charles E. Smith, white, 25.
Weather clear, street dry, dark, street
lighting good. Brakes o. K. Verdict:
Held for grand jury. Permit sus-
pended.
Girl Killed.
s. Auto (truckJ pedestrian-Yvonne
Gallagher, white, 6. Accident occurred
at 12:44 pm, October is, 1885. at
Bladensburg road and Thirtieth street
northeast. Child ran into street
against traffic officers signal and was
struck by a truck, driven south on
Bladensburg road by Henry A. Davis,
white, %. Weather clear, street dry,
daylight. Verdict: Accidental.
7. o-pedestrian-Adam Abraham,
white. 40. Accident occurred at $50
pm, October II. 1885, at Vermont ave-
nue. and r street northwest. Died Oc-
tober 10. 1885. Deceased was crossing
auto. driven north on Vermont ave-
nue. by Jordan Trollinger, colored, IS.
Auto was driven recklessly and speed
ling at about As to so miles per hour.
Weather cloudy. street dry, dark, street
lighting good. Brakes o. K. Verdict:
Negligent homicide. Permit suspended.
s. Auto-auto-Carl Ramstead. white,
40 Accident occurred at 11:50 pm,
October 10, 1895, on Arlington Memo
rial Bridge. Ramstead, driving north
on bridge, on wrong side Of roadway,
collided> with auto, driven south on
bridge by Francis Reed, white, 40.
Weather clear. street dry, dark, street
lighting good. Verdict: Accidental
ocarelessness and negligence Of de-
ceased).
Woman Killed.
9. Auto-auto-LolaW Wilkinson, white
IS. Accident occurred at 2 pm, Oc-
= tober "a, 1885, at Thirty-four and
Garfield streets northwest. Deceased
was a passenger in auto. driven east on
Garfield street, by Elizabeth Reese,
white, Is. This auto was struck by
auto. driven north on Thirty fourth
street by Consuelo Smith. white. 3S.
both cars apparently driven reck-
= leSsly. Weather clear. street dry, day.
light.
10. Auto pedestrian - Gilbert At.
water, colored, 40. Accident occurred
at II pm. October 81, 1885, at Fourth
and MARYLAND avenue southwest Died
October 26, 1885. Deceased, who was
Intoxicated, was running away from
colored man who was chasing him and
sran into side of car driven west on
Maryland avenue by Frank A. Lltsen.
burg, white, 36. Weather cloudy, street
dry. dark, street lighting good. Ver-
dict: Accidental.
= Auto truck) pedestrian - Isaac
Price, colored, %. Accident occurred
at pm. October "a, 1885, on Flood
Gate Bridge on Fourteenth street
southwest Died October 26, 1885.
Price was walking south across bridge
on footpath when struck by en- iron
pipe projecting from the side of a
truck driven north on Fourteenth
street by Mason Bullard. colored, 29
Bu,lard did not report the accident
stating that he did not know he had
hit any one. Weather clear. street
dry, daylight. Verdict: Accidental.
IL Deaths for Month.
Total for month, IL.
Total for October, 1884, IL.
Total tO date %