Evening star., 1950-01-03

Broken Headlight
! Leeds to Arrest in
| Christmas Accident
A 19-year-old youth was charged
with manslaughter early today
after police said he admitted he
was the hit-and-run driver who
struck a pedestrian Christmas
night. 49, -
The victim, Henry Meeks, So,
colored, of 206 Eye street Sc, who
died Friday. is being counted as
the city's list traffic fatality Of
1949 pending autopsy findings.
In a written statement, Calvin
N. Dorsey, colored unemployed, of
6l00 Brinkley road, Oxon Hill,
Md. admitted he struck a colored
man at Fifth and K streets me-,
watched him crawl toward a
parked car, then drove away.
Mr.. Meeks was admitted to
Casualty Hospital suffering a
fractured ankle. He died Friday.
Broken Headlight Clue.
Dorsey was arrested shortly
after midnight when Corpl. P. j.
Musolf saw a 1898 Buick parked
in the 400 block of Delaware
avenue s.w. The headlight on the
right front fender was broken.
The car was towed into the Traffic
Division lot where police fitted a
piece of glass found at the scene
of the accident into the broken
light.
The ownership of the car was
traced to Robert E. Dorsey of the
Oxon Hill address, who told Prince
Georges County police he had
bought the car for his brother,
Francis T. Dorsey, because he was
unable to get credit.
Calvin Dorsey. who was a home
with his brother, Robert, agreed to
take police to his other brothers
residence in Washington. Francis
Dorsey was awakened at his home,
lis G street S.W. He admitted
owning the car but said Calvin
had been using 1t Christmas night,
police said.
After several hours of question:
ing at headquarters. police said,
Calvin admitted he had borrowed
the car Christmas night and visit
ed friends on Fenton street NE.
He said he drove two men and
three girls to Chapel Hill, Md,
and returned to Washington,
dropping them of on Fenton
street.
Women Hurt in Crash.
Dorsey. according to police,
stated. that after starting home
he struck a man. He told police
he slowed down a half block away
and saw the victim crawling across
the street.
In another accident. Mrs. Har-
riet Boxley, AZ. colored, of 1854
U street NV, was admitted to
Freedmen's Hospital suffering head
injuries received last night when
a car In which she was riding
was In collision with truck at
Seventh and o streets NV.
The driver of the car, James A.
Smith, Sc, colored, Of 1884 Fifth
street NV. was charged with
driving while drunk. William HUFF,
26. colored, of 5052 Drake place
Sc, driver of the truck, was
charged with passing a red light.
Neither driver was injured.
Master Sergt. Ben E. Fields, 40,
colored, station at Fort Myer, suf-
fered fractured right leg last
night when he was struck by
cab on Pennsylvania avenue OPP
posite the White House. Sergt.
Fields was treated at Emergency
Hospital and transferred to Wal
ter Reed Hospital, where his con-
dition is reported satisfactory,
Cab Driver Tested.
The cab was driven by John J.
Metzker, SO, of 391l Burns place
Sc, police said.
Miss Mary Doyle, 20, Of TIL
Hamilton street NV, suffered
face, head and knee injuries last
night after being thrown from a
car (which she was passenger
|at Michigan and Eastern ayanues
NE. Police reported the car in
which she was riding, driven by
Ralph H. Smith, 21.. of 4101 East
ern avenue, Mount Rainier, was
in collision with car driven by
Jasper J. Lorditch jr., 18, of 17o8
Allison street NE:
Miss Doyle was treated at
Freedmen's Hospital and trans
ferred to Georgetown Hospital.
Her condition is reported not
serious.