Evening star., 1954-11-29
Two Soldiers
Wounded Here;
Man Gives Up
Police to Quiz
Suspect About
UnsoIved Murder

Two Fort Myer soldiers were
shot and wounded last night as
the aftermath of a parking lot
quarrel and their admitted as
sailant gave himself up to police
today.
Capt. Richard J. Felber, head
Of the Homicide Squad, said
Roland Crowthers. 26. of the
1900 block of New Hampshire
avenue NV. admitted he had
fired the shots and finally led
police to the weapon.
When police saw the gun, they
Immediately decided to question
Crowthers about the unsolved
murder Of Sam Leo Hoyle, the
milkman found slumped over the
wheel of his car on a parking lot
February %, 1858. Capt. Felber
said Crowthers' weapon was Of
the same type and caliber.
Checked by FBI.
The weapon was sent to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
for a ballistics check with the
bullet that killed Mr.. Hoyle.
In last nights shooting, Crow
theirs called police a 8 am. today
and told them to come and get
him at a house in the $500 block
Of Colorado avenue NV.
Capt. Felber said Crowthers
told police he fired at the soldiers
and also fired two wild shots
which pierced the windshield of
his car because "they antago-
nized me-"
The soldiers, taken to Walter
Reed Army Hospital after pre-
liminary treatment at Emergency
Hospital, were Pvt. Donald G.
Hoogerhyde, 81. with a bullet
wound in his neck. and Pvt.
Richard Newvine, 81, wounded in
the left arm.
Police said Pvt. Hoogerhyde
is son Of a Grand Rapids
(Mich.) police officer.
AutOist Draws Pistol.
Detectives said the two men,
accompanied by Pvts. Richard
Bernier. 81, and Kenneth Ous-
taugh, 19, attempted to drive
onto a parking lot in the 1400
block Of Irving street NV.
shortly before midnight. Thei1
way was partially blocked by
another auto, occupied by one
man.
An argument developed. The
four soldiers. clad in civilian
clothes, approached the other
car, The man inside drew
pistol, threatened them and
drove away.
The soldiers got into their car
and followed-to get the num-
bers on the other cars dealers
tags, they told Detective Sergts.
Carl Rudbeck and Albert Mode.
They followed the other auto
along Irving street to Fourteenth
street, and down Fourteenth
street to s street NV. Police
said words were exchanged be-
tween the soldiers and the other
man en- route.
Halted by Red Light.
The car bearing the man with
the gun turned onto s street
and at Thirteenth street was
halted by a red light.
The soldiers once more got
out Of their car and approached
the other auto.
Pvts. Hoogerhyde and Newvine
walked to the right side of auto,
and one of them opened the
door. police said. AS the door
was opened, the man inside
opened fire, wounding the two
soldiers. The Car then sped
away.
Bullet Holes in Windshield.
The automobile, with q For
Sale" sign propped on the wind
shield, was found on a used car
lot at Twelfth and K streets
NV. Police said there were, two
bullet holes in the windshield,
one on the right side and one
on the left.
The man police sought for the
shooting first called The Star
and offered to give himself up
to a reporter, but hung up be-
fore arrangements could be
made. He explained that he was
afraid if he approached a po-
lice officer he might be hurt, be-
cause the police broadcast
termed him dangerous"
Capt. Felber said when Crow
theirs gave himself up. he at first
told police he had thrown the
gun in the river. When Capt
Felber told him to show police
the exact spot and divers would
be sent down to recover it, Crow
theirs showed police where he
had hidden the weapon in his
room.
Crowthers, Capt. Felber said
works at the used car lot where
the car he had been driving was
found. Capt. Felber said Crow
thers told him he had served 9
sentence in Virginia for burglary
Robbery squad detectives plan
ned to question him.
InaYou PonH,