New Britain herald., 1922-01-09
Sensational Arrest Made By Colored Magistrate Who Got Tip From Minister
Desperate Is Marched, Bare-Footed, Through the Snow to Police Station, Where He Is Identified.

Philadelphia, Jan. 9.-Luther Bod- dy, negro. alleged slayer of two New York detectives was captured today In south Philadelphia. He gave himself up without fight. The police said he was heavily armed.
 Boldly was captured as the result of a tip furnished Amos Scott, recently sworn in as Philadelphia's first col- ored magistrate. The capture took place in a house on Rodman street, near goth.
 Reaches Philadelphia.
 Boldly slipped into Philadelphia past guards of Pennsylvania and New Jersey state police and other officers who watch every bridge, railroad sta- tion and main road in Bucks county.
 Search for him centered in that county because early yesterday he was left stranded in taXicab at Falsing- ton, Pa, three miles from Trenton He had forced Adam Adubato, a Newark taxi driver to convey him from New ark across New Jersey and into Pennsylvania with a pistol at Aduba- to's back.
 Captured Single Handed.
 Magistrate Scott captured Boldly single handed. Scott was armed with d pistol which he purchased on the way to the house. He entered the bedroom where Boddy was sleeping with his gun beneath his pillow and forced him to put on his trousers.
 Scott and Policeman Bonner than walked Boldly barefooted over snow covered sidewalks to the nearest police station.
 Later Boldly was taken to city hall where he was positively identified as the man wanted. He will be given l hearing and held for extradition. Minister Gives Tip. \,
 The tip of Boddy's presence in the Rodman street house came to Scott from the Rev. Charles A. Tyndley. col ored, pastor of Calvary M. E. church. At 9:30 this morning MT. Tyndley went to Magistrate Scott's office and told him that John Coleman a par ishioner Of his had come to him short time before and told him he believed Boddy was sleeping in his house.
 The suspected man. Coleman relat- ed, had come to his house at o'clock last night saying he was tired out and wished to sleep. He had gone to bed immediately and was still sleeping.
 Scott telephoned the police asking them to send him their available men. It happened that only Policeman Bon- ner was available.
 Borrows Revolver.
 When Bonner appeared at the mag istrates office, Scott said This is not enough. One man cannot capture a desperate character like this, single handed. 1 will go with you" They started to walk to Rodman street, Scott stopped in a pawnshop where he tried to borrow a revolver. The pawnbroker insisted on a deposit. Fearing delay Scott left deposit took the revolver and hurried on with the policeman.
 Arriving at Coemans house the po- Iceman remained on the first floor as a guard while Scott went to bed room on the second floor which Cole man indicated. Scott flung open the door and saw d colored man sleeping in the bed. Scott raised his revolver, and shouted, Lie still, or I'll riddle you with bullets
 The coored man jumped up and reached his hand beneath the pillow. Scott advanced, pressing the gun for ward, and commanded his prisoner to remain still, at the same time reach- ing beneath the pillow for Boddy's sure death gun" Beneath the bed was the woman's clothing he had used.