The New York herald., 1922-01-20

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UP TO the Lipman apartment. Mean
while Mrs. Lipman had gone into her
bedroom and telephoned 10 the West
123d street station, and Patrolman John
Mclean was sent to the house.
Before the policemen got there George
and the other negro had persuaded
Nhaley TO put on his clothing and leave
the apartment. which he did with many
mrtterngs and threats that he would
be back and kill everybody.
"l'll kill you all - he shouted. You're
making my head hurt 70
George and the other negro tried to
hold Whaley until the policemen came,
but he broke away from them and ran
up the stairs. He went from floor to
floor, banging on doors. screaming and
jumping about in the halls, and finally
he went TO the root BY this time the
apartment house was in an uproar. with
tenants running wildly from their apart
ments. thinking either that the house
was on fire or that gang Of bad men
had invaded their homes. But presently
the negro was heard screaming from the
roof, and then down the stairs he came.
jumping and tumbling, sustaining falls
that seemed sufficient to kill an ordinary
man.
Whaley reached the hallway of the
ground floor and ran into the Lipman
apartment again, but George showed
him outside and Mrs Lipman and Mrs
Goldberg slammed and bolted the door
The negro shouted that he would not go
back TO the roof
There are eight cops up there :" he
yelled. TN stay here until they go
away"
George and the other negro were try
ing to get him TO go away when Patrol
man Mclean entered the door. Curiously
enough. the instant he caught sight OF
the policeman Whaley became calm. the
wild light died out of his eyes and he
grinned
Well" he said. here 1 am. Let's
CO."
Offers No Resistance.
The policeman searched the negro and
found that he was not armed. Whaley
made no resistance when the officer
handcuffed him, and he did not try to
escape when Patrolman Mclean walked
him to the station house and into the
back room, where he was told to sit
down In a chair and wait until the doc
tor came from Harlem Hospital. Be
cause of the negro's actions it was
thought best for him to be examined,
as the police We're certain that he should
be sent 10 Bellevue for observation.
Five minutes after Mclean took the
negro into the back room of the station.
told him to sit down and then removed
the handouts from his wrists Patrol
man Motz appeared with prisoner who
had given his name as Matte Martins
of 1921 Valentine avenue Patrolman
Motz, about the time that Mclean was
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at 145th street and Eighth avenue. A
man was creating a disturbance in 145th
street
Hes drunk" said the woman, land
he's got a big cut in his head"
Patrolman Motz found Martins stand
ing in the middle of the street. yelling
and threatening to whip everybody In
sight. He arrested the man and took
him to the West 135th street station. but
there are no cells at that station and
Lieut.. Leith, after booking the man. or
dered Motz to take him to the west
1894 street station mad lock him up,
"Send for an ambulance and have
that head fixed up when you get down
there" said the lieutenant
So Patrolman Mo.z took his prisoner
to the West 123d street station. He paid
no attention to Whaley when he went
in with Martins. The negro was sitting
quietly enough. His eyes roved Bit.
and now and then his face twitched and
he pressed a hand to his head. The
negro was an ordinary looking specimen
OF his race, only about five feet seven
inches tall. rather frail in appearance
and apparently not possessing any grea-
strength. The policeman had no idea
that the man was a homicidal maniac
and that even then he was only await
ing an opportunity to commit murder.
Helps Doctor nt Work.
whaley was sitting at this time in
the middle of the floor, and Patrolma1
Motz put Martins into a chair about ten
feet away. Martins was very drunk.
and when DR. Waldman of Harlem Hos
pital had difficulty in making him keep
still so he could dress the wound on
his head, he asked some one to hold
him. Motz did this, of course. since ths
man was his prisoner and he was re-
sponsible for him until he was locked
in his cell But in order to have his
arms free to hold Martins he removed
his coat. drew his pistol from the hol-
ster and handed the weapon to PATROL
man John Stewart.
Hold this" he said, while ] help
the Doctor
DtfNdlt udHSi AHt NtdpoH ms
hand while Motz held Martins and the
doctor sewed up the cut in the mans
head. II was the only weapon in sight.
and no one noticed the eyes of the negro
glaring at II eagerly; they did not notice
that he edged himself forward on his
chair and that his eyes burned with the
desire to get hold OF the gun. Very few
of the policemen paid any attention 20
him because he had done nothing since
his arrival there to make them believe
he was dangerous man. There seemed
to be on reason to watch him particularly
or to fear him.
DR.. Waldman finished his work on
Martins, and Patrolman MotZ straight
ened up. He stood in his shirt sleeves
for a moment chatting with the other po-
licemen and telling them that he was
going to try to get off early. to at
tend his daughters birthday party.
Finally he took his revolver from
Stewart. slipped 1t into his holster with
out swapping the catch. which would have
prevented any one from drawing II out
suddenly. He then started to put on his
coat, and with the garment half on he
walked past the negro, still talking TO
stewart and Hagstrand and two OF
three other policemen who were standing
or sitting near.
Negro Too Quick for Police.