The New York herald., 1922-01-20

MOtz, Comrade of Two
Detectives Murdered
by Black Man, Is
New Victim.
TRAGEDY is SURPRISE
Slayer Steals Weapon in
Holster and Fires 1t AL
most in Flash.
OUT TO KILL MORE POLICE
Prisoner Had Been on Ram
page in Upper West Side
and Sanity Is Doubted.

Patrolman Otto w. Motz of the
West 135th street station-the sta
tion from which Detectives Miller
and Buckley went to their deaths at
the hands of Luther Boldly three
weeks ago-was shot in the right
temple with his own revolver by a
negro in the back room Of the West
123d street station yesterday after.
noon just after o'clock and died an
hour later in Harlem Hospital with.
out regaining consciousness.
The negro, who said he was Frank
Whaley Of Bloomfield, N. j., had
snatched the policemans gun from
the holster at his hip and had fired
before he could be stopped.
AS soon as he had shot Patrolman
Motz the negro turned quickly to the
right to meet the rush OF patrolmen
coming at him from all corners OF
the room, and jammed the muzzle OF
the revolver into the stomach of Pa.
trolman Harry Hagstrand He pulled
the trigger, but the hammer had
caught in the policeman's coat and
the firing pin did not strike the cap
Of the cartridge.
There was no rUport. The negro
tried again, but before he could fire
I half dozen policemen jumped upon
him. But such was the apparently
insane mans strength and activity
that he fought terrifically for more
than ten minutes before the police
men could subdue him, disarm him
and lock him in cell.
Struggles With Captors.
Even after he was lying on the floor
with half dozen policemen sitting on
him and bearing him down the negro
squirmed and struggled, and as he was
picked up bodily to be carried to a
cell he shouted:
They beat up Boldly"
He pointed his finger at Patrolman
Hagstrand and cried:
It'll kill you next, I'll kill you as
soon as / get out ! almost had you
then!"
The police do not know whether
whaley's reference to Boldly was
merely the yandom utterance of a
crazy man or whether he was a crony
and partner of the negro who mur-
dered Buckley and Miller. But they
started at once TO find out whether
Whaley had ever been associated with
Boldly in any of the latter's crimes
and whether by any possibility he had
killed Motz because he had grudge
against the policeman on account OF
the fact that Boldly had been arrested.
Detectives went down into Helfs
Kitchen last night and others went
into the negro districts Of Harlem
seeking light on whatever association
there might have been between the
two murderers.
The police and physicians from Har-
lem Hospital who examined Whaley.
however. believe that the man is ma
riac., The negro first attracted rle at
;ention of the police at 2 80 o'clock. AT
that hour he knocked at the apartment
Of Mrs. Joseph Lipman. whose husband.
a physician. died four weeks ago. ON
the first floor OF the apartment house
in 1858 Seventh avenue. at 114th street.
Mrs. Lipmans housekeeper Mrs. Anna
Goldberg, opened the door and told the
regro that DIR. 1sidore Aaron, who has
taken over Dr. Lipmsn's practice. had
not come down. But the negro paid no
attention TO her. lie pushed her aside
and went into the living room Of the
apartment There he stood In the
middle OF the floor and shouted
Il want a doctor l want a doctor
My head hurtsl'
Fails to soothc Intruder.
Mrs. Lipman came In and tried to
calm him. but the negro grew worse
and began shouting incoherently. About
this time a white man. an agent Of soma
sort. appeared at the door of the apart
mcnt and whaley Immediately grappled
with him and tried TO choke him. The
man broke away and fed, with Mrs Lip
man and Mrs. Goldberg crying after
him;
Get a policeman :"
Left alone in the apartment with the
negro, Mrs. Iipman and Mrs. Goldberg
retreatcd into the dining room. followed
by Whaley once in this room I've
shouted that II was the doctors Office
end began removing his clothing Mrs.
Goldberg ran TO the dumb waiter shaft
and shouted down II to James George.
the negro janitor OF the apartment
house. and George and another negro
left their work n the basement and ran