Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-01-21
LUTHER. I. BOLDLY TRIAL.
SET FOR 23RD INST.
iomhs Officials Never Take Ewes Or
Slayer OF Two Detectives.
Negro Brought From Philuue,phia
Gets Speedy Arrangement
ADMITS lie Is Doomed--Rcfusoa io
Express Regret for Murders,
New York. January II 1900

i1Np'N"o 1NcSlCl LOT murders.
New York, January II, 1892.
All last night Il dim but sufficient
hSht constantly revealed the interior.
or Cell 100 in the Tombs. Before the
door OF that cell armed guards paced
continually, some ones gaze inccssant
~ upon slight figure, 10 bigger than
mat OF an average woman lying upon
tire half Swallowed cot.
with this prisoner they wcro taking
no chances whatever and neither
stone walls nor steel bars nor massive
locks, even were solely relied upon.
The best Of all securities, the wntchruI
human eye, was employed to supple
ment all ordinary devices.
Ihe prisoner was Luther Boldly, col.
ored desperate not yet Of age, the kill.
er or detectives Miller and Buckley.
caught ~ lodging house in Phiadel.
phla on Monday morning and returned
mere yesterday, to be arraigned for
murder in the first degree and to be
consigned to the Tombs.
1t was not escape the wardens feared
NOT even superman could have bror:
Tn from that ring Of light to win free.
dom through walls and bars. IT wos
suicide. Nobody realize more cla,rIv
than the killer that he Is hen 1cI,
straight for the electric chair and lie
guards foared he might attemm 10
trick juStice.
His desperation flashed FORTH as n
Pennsylvank train was bringing him.
handcuffed to Detective Sergeant m.
win England, to New York. Soon after
inc train left Philadelphia a trooper
or the Pennsylvania State Constabu-
larry came through the last car, la
when Boldly and his police guards
were riding. At his hip, turned Bod
uys way as he stopped to talk with
England, swung a big revolver in it's
holster.
EYE CATCHES TROOPERS GUN
England had the outside scat. Boddy
Delng manaclcd to his right wrist, and
nouuH IN the inside seat had n free
Iisn. hah", which was at that moment
moving heryously upon the window
SIN; Whcn the trooper stopped nj Eng
londs side Boddy's glace turned in.
stantly toward the big gun. Enel,rn
described it thus:
IN his eye 7 saw q perfect picture,
of what he planned to do-turn sudGe,
ly toward me and the trooner snatci,
ire gun from the troopers holster aud
shoot his way out. showed the troop.
err back and gave Boldly q shove nearer
the window. Don't think about it, I
said to him. He made no reply ana
turned to the scenery"
AS 1T turned out the killer was,
Drought to to New York, taken TO Hnr.
lem and questioned, moved to Police
fieadquartcrs for finger printing, Der,
tilllon measurements and pilot ographs
anu then hurried before Justice Was.
serVogel in the Criminal Branch of tho
supreme Court, without any untoward
incident on Boddys part or directed
against him. Wherever he went there
wore curious crowds, mach jostline
against police lines and murmurs Of
anger and disgust---nothing moro.
New York detectives with Sergeants
Steve Donohue and Edwin England in
principal custody Of Boldly, left Phila-
delphla with him Mt II A. M. Yesterday
lie mad been handcuffed to England
put wherever the linked pair went Don
ohue was also, close at Boddy,s right,
side.
The detectives travelled in the last
cHr and Boldly and England were in
the last seat in the ear For the most
part Bodd ykept silent, gazing mood.
~ out OF the window. He did not seem,
AFRAID or nervous. He seemed mostly
regretful and disguised with himself.
first for getting into such trouble md.
then getting caught.
On tho way to New York he admit:
Ell his original story about having hid
IN dark doorway near the scene Of
his murders for nearly twenty-foltr.
hours before fleeing to New JERSEY
was a lie. What really happened was,
that Boldly ran to Seventh avenue and
all the way south in Seventh avenue
to 18th street whore he took the sub
way to Jersey City to begin the wander
1ngs ola hunted animal.
1t annoys him that one OF his own,
race. Magistrate Amos Scott of Phia.
delphia, arrested him after other color.
ed people fellow dodgers, had betray
ed him.
II never was more ashamed of being.
coldred,' was the way he put it.
resentment against the notice and
sullen acceptance of HIS fate were 9TH
er moods revealed as he approached
the city. f.' - - =
you've always tried to beat me IN
always had 1t in for me-" HE said
They used to drag me around to the
West Six&y-eight street station whens
Continued On Third Page.) =.