The New York herald., 1922-01-11
Blacks Friend Borrowed
1t for a Moment, So He
Was Caught Easily.
HEADED FOR DELAWARE
Detectives Slayer Halted by
Swollen Feet That Did Not
Fit Woman's Shoes.

Luther Boldly. confessed murderer
of Detectives Miller and Buckley, will
be brought here to-day from Philadel-
phia, where he was captured in the
negro district last Monday morning.
He is expected to arrive about noon
under care OF several New York detec-
tives who went to Philadelphia to
bring him back here for trial.
Extradition papers for Boddy's re-
turn were signed by Gov. Sproul of
Pennsylvania in the executive cham
her at Harrisburg last night, and a
detective left for Philadelphia with
the papers soon afterward.
The negro will be arraigned imme-
diately ON two indictments charging
first degree murder to which the law
demands that he must plead not guilty.
District Attorney Banton said he
would ask for a special jury panel and
make "A motion for n speedy trial.
Boldly will be tried before Justice
Wasservogel in, the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Banton will prosecute in person.
Assistant District Attorney John r..
Hennis will assist him.
Mr.. Hennis returned from Philadelphia
sion and mass of evidence including
statements made by the four men who
arrested Boldly. Their story differs from
the one told Monday by the Philadelphia
police and published yesterday.
Boldly Found Old Friends.
The house at 2O3O Rodman street is
three story three room shack, each room
connected by spiral staircase. 1t Is
occupied by twelve negroes. men and
women. Two of the tenants, John Cole
man. 50 years old. and his nephew, Ed
ward Hopkins. 40, are o,d friends of
Boddys family.
They took him in Sunday night and
Boldly boasted of shooting the detectives
and his escape through New Jersey in
taxicab. He showed them his gum. but
said 1t was not the one with which the
murder was committed. The gun was
thrown into an ashcan i'm Seventh ave-
nue. few minutes after the shooting.
Boldly and Coleman slept Sunday night
In the room on the second floor. The
murderer rose early intending to resume
his feminine disguise and start for Will
mington, Del. but his feet had swollen
so much that he could not put on the
woman's oxford shoes in which he had
escaped so he laid down again. Mean
while Coleman and Hopkins went out
in search of help.
They returned with Amos Scott. negro
magistrate, and Patrolman Charles e.
"a 70 mar ufl1n cfx
ian coat and hat with his uniform
trousers. Then. according to their state
ments, plan was made to trick Boldly
into surrendering his gun.
Coleman Gets Boddy's Gun.
Coleman went into Boddy's room
Hopkins went to the room on the third
floor. The policeman and the Magis-
Il ate waited OH the first floor Coleman
talked with Boldly for few minutes
and then asked to see his gun. Boldly
handed it to him just as the other three
entered and they had no difficulty maxi
ing him prisoner.
Mr. Hennis said he talked with Boldly
for three hours and at first had diff
Guilty in getting any information from
him because of the negro's distrust of
the New York police. He seemed pleased
with the way he had been treated by
the Philadelphia officials and wanted to
know IL he could not be tried in that
city.
Boldly said he carried his gun in his
sleeve the night of the shooting and had
shot the man on his right (Miller) first
and then Bulkley Neither Miller n)r
Rulkley ever had spoken to him before,
he admitted. He fired because his tenn
per fared up" When Mr.. Hennis asked
Him IL that was the only excuse he had,
Boldly replied:
what else could say?'
Tim sorry they caught my boy" she
said yesterday putting on a briar pipe.
I'm sorry he done wrong. raised him
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