New-York tribune., 1922-01-25
Boldly Gri1's as
Negro Tells of
Dodgsinng Shots
kept Right on Going, Says
Witness, Who Heard Pis-
tol FusilIadc as Desperate
Turned Gun on Captors
Youth Keen at His Trial
Sqlirms as il in Dissent
Over Statement That He
Fired From His Pocket

Luther Boldly, young Harlem negro.
Who shot and killed Detective Ser
gennts Francis j. Buckley and William
a. Miller, listened With deep interest
yesterday as successive witnesses testi-
fled before Justice Wasscrvogcl in Su-
precc Court rcga riding facts OF the
crime for which The state will demand
that he be sent TO the electric chair.
District Attorney Joab H. Banton
opened The case for tho prosecution
and plans to coNdrca every step OF the
states fight TO have the ncgro5 life
declared forfeit.
Follows Testimony Closely
Boldly. who had ccme 10 court attired
IN carefully pressed auit Of blue
serge Che wore & brown one with pencil
stripes the day before. whispered
briefly with Frank Arano0, ono of his
counsel, as Mir BantoA finished. Whe u Mr..
Ararow whispe-ed back. Boldly raised
his eyebrows and pluc.ed at MS lover
lip. Thereafter, he listened with close
attention to the testimony OF Medical
Examiner Norris, who performed the
autopsy on Detective Sergeant Buck
ley's body; Dr.. Nathan di Giovgi, Of
the Harlem Hospital. who operated on
the victim in an effort to stanch The
flow Of blood and save his life: negro
witnesses Of tlc killing, detectives and
others. When adjournment came late
IN the afternoon ne relaxed as might
ec13A an IN. cd
about in his chair 10 wave q greeting
to his .nulatto wife sud darMsAinncG
mother, seated in the rear Of the room.
O1ce, while Detective Sergeant Nd
win +. Erglald. OF tie i35th Street
station, waa reading into The record tnc
dying statement OF Buckley, The negro
squirmed i. his chair as i. he wanted
to corrcc. The witness
England read Bucklcy's statement as
follows: "About 3:i5 tonight (Janu-
:A.y IS Detective Miller and J were
walking west beJvee, Seventh and
Eighth Avenues with Luther Boldly on
our way to the 133th Street station
l.ouss. was on tire outside, Miller
was OF the inside and Boldly was II
the middle.
"tired Through His Pocket"
"Wh hen IN fYont o. No D., " est l35t,l
Street Boldly began firing through his
oy.ercoat pocket Miller ic' first and
*laen ! ie'l. Bod: rain cast Oh l35th
Street and disappeared in Seventh Ave
nue."
Boldly several times isss said tiat
ne had the pisto, in his sleeve and
merely let it slide down into the palm
o. l.is hand when lie decided TO shoot.
Boldly chucklet during Che TESTING ony
cf William, II - ,-riec 7,cCrn y-a7l
tate dealer OF 200 Broadway. Harriss
Gold Of passing Boldly and the two de-
tectives OF their gay Go the eation
II vas just :, few paces nast," cor
tinued uar-iss. "Tvl.en I heard gu,
snots. I thoug! there were three, per
maps more
"Dii YOU turn 80 20 BACK "''
"No sir. I went right on the vay
VAS going. ran"
During the Afternoon Adam J. lidu
hato. taXicab chauffeur. told OF l'is
experience In driving Boldly across New
Jersey while the negro VAS disguised
Wig.
Involves Sister in Flight
Former Justice Koenic. ore Of tho
cou. re- appointed to defend Eoddy. en-
dcrvorcd to snake tfc chsuffeur's story
Of his first encounter With The negro
killer. The lawyer demanded th&, she
chauffeur Eay whether or not it was
true tbs. Boldly and BoGdy's sister had
arranged IN advance Sol him 20 drivc
the defendant to Pliiladelphia.
"Wssr't this story OF how Boldly
threatened you cooaed UP at thc time
you dealt With them 40 that YOU
~ouldn't get into trouble? :" Mr., Koenig
xsked.
The witness denied tha. he had Lad
a-y dealings with Boldly until thc
negro. disguised as q woman and r,ei,7a
IA his machine ae 8 passenger, had
drawn a pistol.
HE said he VIZ: going to knock no
or complaincd Adubato.