The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-03

SAYS FATHER
Believes Carl n. Bosselman, D..
C. Man Slain in N. T., Was
CIubbed to Death.

473 Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
who was found partly dressed at
Park avenue and 46th street early
yesterday morning suffering from
fractured skull.
STORIES CONFLICTING.
without regaining consciousness,
Bosselman, who was taken to the
Bellevue Hospital at $3.50 a. m, died
Ave hours later. The body was re-
moved to the morgue and later identi-
Ned by Andrew c. Bosselman. souvenir
manufacturer. as his son.
A series Of conflicting stories given
to the police by persons In posi-
ton to know just what happened be-
fore Bosselman received his fatal in
juries adds to the mystery
The father of the slain man Is said
to have declared yesterday that Bos-
selman was hit over the head by
policeman" At his home today, Bos-
selman refused to discuss his sons
death. giving out word that the
family had nothing they cared to say.
Young BOsselman. who was twenty
Ave years old and a graduate OF the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, left
Washington Thursday night to spend
the holidays in New York. He en-
gagged rooms at the Commodore Hotel
REPORTED AS DRINKING.
New Year Eve Bosselmar. it was
learned today, went out with a party
of friends and after considerable
drinking fought with several Of his
companions.
Several versions OF the fight have
been given. Thomas ]. McManus. OF
504 East Eghty-fourth street, who
says he was with Bosselman. declares
he got into an argument with him
while walking down Park avenue.
Between Fiftieth and Fifty-hrst
street McManus declares, police
man interfered and Bosselman took
off his coat and hat and threatened
to beat the policeman.
COP GAVE CHASE TO MEN.
The policeman chased the two men,
McManus turning east when he
reached Forty-seventh street and
Bosselman continuing south. Nc
Manus states this was the last time
he saw his friend alive.
| MCManus states he went only a
short distance down Forty-seventh
street returning a few minutes later
to search for his friend. He found
Bosselman lying on the sidewalk with
a policeman and several men standing
over him
who identified Bosselman at that time
as Robert f. Clark. McManus de-
clared he did this because he thought
reporters were near and he wanted it
kept out of the papers.
MYSTERIOUS CALLER.
There is another incident which
adds to the mystery. A man who said
he was S. s. Glass, of Chicago, APP
peared at the morgue yesterday after
noon and declared the dead man to be
Robert f.. Clark, a guest at the Com
modore. Earlier in the day tele-
phone call was received at the Com
modore, the caller stating:
CLARK, of the Commodore, is in
Bellevue Hospital with a fractured
| skull"
Before the operator could further
question the caller he hung up the
receiver. Hotel officials searched the
guest list and found that Robert
f. Clark was a guest at the hotel. A
search failed to locate him.
| a clerk on duty on the eighteenth
floor, where this Clark was rooming,
went to the hospital, but could not
say positively that the dying man
| was the guest of that name.
| McManus declared that he did not
| represent himself as s. S. Glass, nor
did he telephone the Commodore.
| TRY TO SOLVE MIX-UP.
The apparent mix-up in the names
may be cleared up today. Hotel Off
Gals are trying to ascertain whether
| Bosselman was registered in the Com
modore under the name of Robert l..
| clark.
The police records show that
Patrolman Michael Walsh discovered
the body. According to Walsh's re-
port, robbery was not the motive
for the crime, as $3.50 in money
and gold watch was found in
Bosselman's clothes. Walsh notified
the Bellevue Hospital where the in
jured man was removed.
Policeman Walsh admitted chasing
young Bosselman and three other
young men who were celebrating
New Year, but did not get near
enough to any of them to hit any
one Later he said, postman
found Bosselman lying near brick
pile.
1t was found at the hospital that
Bosselman was suffering from a
fractured skull and other injuries.
The report at the West Fifty-hrst
street station said that Bosselman
was suffering from alcoholism and
a fractured skull.
FATHER ASKS INVESTIGATION.
| The father OF Bossclman will de-
mand thorough investigation, be-
lieving the policeman on the beat at
the time knows more of the death
| than has been told.
The police say that they have
heard nothing OF the fight said to
have taken place on Park avenue.
Persons who viewed the body said
there was no laceration as would be
the case in a fall. There was instead
deep abrasion, which might have
been made by blow across the head.
ID. E. JEWISH DELEGATES