Evening star., 1936-12-08

raised to 30. The latest victims were
6-year-old James Tate, killed today
by a bus, and Mrs. Ida M. Gridley,
SIS, wife Of Leonard c. Gridlsy, an
accountant in the Treasury Depart
ment, who was struck and killed in
stantly by an automobile as she
started across Virginia avenue at
Eighteenth street yesterday.
Traffic crashes in the District have
taken a toll of nine lives within the
last seven days. All but two Of the
fatalities resulted from accidents
which occurred this month. The
Tate boy was the ninetieth victim
this year.
Several hours after Mrs Gridlev
was killed. Miss Lila Walsh. 80, of
Elmhurst, N. j.. died in Casualty
Hospital, the victim of a head-on
collision between two automobiles on
the Baltimore Highway, near River
dale, Nd. Sunday.
Mrs Gridley, whose son. Richard
L. Gridley, is financial editor of the
Pittsburgh Press. was pronounced dead
at Emergency Hospital. The machine
which struck her, police said. was
driven by James r. Shoemaker, 18,
Of 1907 Rosedale street, who was re-
leased under $500 bond, pending action
Of the coroner
Leaves Son in Cleveland.
Mrs. Gridley also is survived by an
other son, Stanley T. Gridley, Cleve-
land. Her husband is employed in
the Financial Report Division of the
Treasury. Their home is at 5425 Con-
necticut avenue.
The machine in which Miss Walsh
was riding was driven by Girard Lit
tlefield of New York. according to
Maryland police. John M. Maggitti,
48, of 1914 K street, listed as the
driver of the other machine, is in
Casualty Hospital with fractured
leg, authorities said.
Two other persons were injured in
traffic mishaps in the city last night.
Charles C. Brown, 80, of 418 G
street northeast was injured about the
face when his machine collided with
two other cars on K street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. After
receiving treatment at a hospital,
Brown was taken to the first precinct
and charged with driving while drunk.
Knocked Down by Truck.
Knocked down by truck at Sixth
street and Massachusetts, avenue, John
Morrison, 70, of 806 Sixth street was
taken to Emergency for treatment, and
later transferred to Gallinger Hos
pital. He suffered cuts and bruises.
A coroner's jury today was to in
vestigate the accidents which claimed
the lives of DR.. Oliver L. Fassig, Is,
retired meteorologist, and George
Ward, 70, Of West Swanzey. N. H.
DR.. Fassig, who lived at the Co.'S
mos Club, died in Emergency Sunday
night of injuries received November
20 when q car driven by George H.
Horton, IS, Of 1901 Fifteenth street,
struck him.
Injured Saturday Night.
Ward was injured Saturday night
when knocked down by q machine
OpCI6bC0 W 0NOCPA Ave 11Cul1CI, o.
Of 738 Quincy street. He died in
Garfield Hospital the following day.
Roscoe j. Wolf, 81, driver Of the
car in which Frank Reider. 23, was
killed in . two-machine accident at
Van Buren, street and Blair road SUM-
day, was absolved Of blame by .
coroner's jury yesterday.
Wolf told the jury the car with
which he collided was barely visible
because of the fog and rain. Bernard
K, Tolson, 81, of 6911 Sixth street,
driver Of the other car. also was re-
leased by the jury's verdict. Both the
youths, rommmates, lived at o32 K
| street. t:s .e
In second inquest yesterday Robert
r. Trammel, 40, street car motorman,
was held not responsible for the death
last Thursday Of James Jones. colored.
80, Of l22 D street. Jones was struck
BY Trammel's ear at First street and
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