The New York herald., 1921-01-03
COP KILLED SON,
FATHER IS TOLD
Carl Bosselman, Fordham
Graduate, Dies From Frac-
tured Skull in Hospital.
POLICEMAN DENIES FIGHT
Companion of Victim Says
Argument Started After
Drinking Party.

Carl Bosselman, 25 years old, a grad
uate of Fordham College and Naval
Reservist during the war, died yester-
day n Bellevue Hospital of a fracture
of the skull which was received under
circumstances thar MAKE the care one
OF the most mysterious N police rec
ords OF recent catc
The tiotter al the st Fifsy-flrst
street station states 'a the fracture
apparently was cause 4y a fall An-
drew c. Bosselman, the young mans
father, declared last night he had been
told "a policeman hit him over thc
head" Mr. Bosselman is an importer
and exporter of novelties, with offices
at 1874 Fifth avenue. His son had charge
of the Washington office of the COM
pany and lived at 4S7 Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington.
Policeman Walter Walsh reported that
he found Bosselman unconscious on the
ground at Depew place and Forty-sixth
street. which is just east of Park avenue.
The young man was taken TO Bellevue
Hospital where DR. Palinsks diagnosed
his ailments as fractured skull and
alcoholism. That was at 3 80 A. NJ
Bosselnan died at 40 a. NJ. The
death report, however. while mentioning
fracture, makes no reference to alcohol
ism. DR.. Charles r. Norris, chief medi-
cal examiner. will perform an autopsy
to-day.
Confused With II. +. Clark.
Soon after the ambulance had been
summoned by Walsh O youth appeared
at the police station and inquired IL a
Robert L.. Clark had been injured and
arrested. The desk lieutenant said he
had no report on Clark. Later when
Policeman Walsh turned in his report II
contained a notation which said the
dead man may be Robert +. Clark.
modore Hotel"
man who said he was S. 8. Glass
OF Jamaica appeared at the morgue
yesterday afternoon and identified Bos-
selman's body as that of Robert f..
Clark, son of s. II. Clark, n business
man of Chicago. Some time later a tele-
phone message was received at Police
Headquarters from "a man who said the
dead man was Bosselman. 1t was soon
afterward that Mr.. Bosselman, the
father. appeared and made the actual
identification
Mr.. Bosselman said his son had been
stopping at the Commodore Hotel since
Thursday. having come here for the
holidays. lie last saw him alive at
noon Saturday when the youth said he
and some friends were going to make
few New Years calls. Young Bossel-
man left tho navy soon after the war
to enter business. the father said.
Thomas j. McManus OF 5o4 East
Eighty-fourth street went to the sta ation
house soon after the Identification and
said he aud Bosselman had been out to-
gether Saturday night They had been
drinking. he said. and got into an argu-
ment while walking down Park avenue.
Between Fiftieth and Fifty-first street
a policeman interfcrcd. he said and
Bossciinon took off his hat and coat and
threatened to oeat the policeman.
The policeman chased them south.
shN-hsutr sdib, flu lc llfneu east IN
Forty-seventh street Bosselmar con-
tinued south. That was the last time he
saw Bosselman alive. McManus said he
ran south in Lexington avenue and en-
tered the Commodore. where he inquired
for Bosselman. whose hat and coat he
still carried.
Deep Wound i'm Head.
McManus admitted II was he who had
called at the station house and inquired
for Robert T.. Clark. While there. he
said. he heard the ambulance being
called for Park avenue and Forty-sixth
street. lie hurried down to that point
and saw a number OF men standing
around another who WAS lying on the
sidewalk. McManus edged his way into
the crowd. he admitted. and told the po-
llceman the dead man was Clark lie
said he did this TO cover Bossolmans
identity. fearing there were reporters
present. McManus denied he was "S. 8.
Glass" or the person who had telephoned
Police Headquarters.
Tho circumstances surrounding Bos-
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