Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-10
NEGRO SLAYER
CAUGHT BY ONE
OF own RACE
Taken in Philadelphia
After Chase Through
Three States
Negro Clergyman Gives Clue
to Hiding Place-Still Guised
as Woman When Captured
COnfesses He Killed Two
New York Detectives-Fear-
ed Methods of Police

Philadelphia, Jan. 9.-Luthcr Boldly,
negro captured here today by mag
istrate of his own race, a. patrolman
and a constable after he had led the
police of three states chase from
New York, across New Jersey and into
Pennsylvania, later signed a state
ment, local authorities said. confcssing
he had fired the shots that killed two
New York detectives. Boldly was held
for extradition to New York.
He was taken prisoner by Amos
Scott, a negro magistrate. acting on
informa ton received from negro
clergyman. who had been told by a
parishioner that a man answering the
description of the fugitive was asleep
in lodging house on Roadman street.
Accompanied by the only patrolmaii
available at a nearby police station.
and a constable, Scott entered the
house, covered Boldly with a pistol he
had borrowed at a pawnshop on the
way there, disarmed and took the fu-
gitive prisoner. Boldly was forced 10
walk in his bare feet to the police sta
ton through snow. as Scott explained
that he wished to take no chances with
their prisoner. The fugitive. in the
clothing of woman and with a heavy
veil which hid a deep scar on his
cheek, had cluded scores of police from
Pennsylvania and New Jersey states
force. as we'll as those of various mu-
inequalities who had been stationed at
bridges and along railroads to watch
for him, and reached Philadelphia
without molcstatior.
After being arraigncd before Maeis-
tratc Rcnssaw, Boldly is reported to
have said:
you people in Philadelphia have
been pretty good to me. / want to get
all this business off my chest and tell
all l know
He is said to have expressed fear
that he would be manhandled by the
New York police and to have asked for
protection. He also said that he had
not eaten for two days and was given
sandwiches and milk. Then a stenog-
rapher was called. a statement which
the local authorities said the prisoner
signed. follows in part:
Il had been on parole in New York
and. feeling the police would arIoy me
by picking me UP on the street e|en
though my parole had expired last
week, L thought 1 would go to M pa
role officer and tell him l wa l9
to try to ct work.
while walking along the streets
w. J.. few fer+ of a sta Sc
was approached by two detectives
They grabbed me and started t. qn"s-
ten me in regar' TO the murder IF a
negro policeman. I had nothing to do
with the murder. but l knew the two
detectives AIMED to take M to tho
s. tioi house and put thrCr gh the
third degree.
81 was afraid they would beat m, In
an effort to force confession Of obta in
Information, and 1 had visions that I
would have to go to hospital. / don't
ed in my mind to shoot and kill them.
l drew revolver and shot both men
and ran. l threw the revolver in sn
ash can as l ran and made my way to
Newark
Boldly then is said to have explained
that he obtained his feminine disguise
from a woman he knew in Newark. He
came to Philadelphia, he said to see
friends.