The New York herald., 1922-01-09
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was assumed one of his first efforts
would be to obtain a change Of clothing
Armed policemen in automobiles are
l.patrolling the roads and byroads
throughout the section and the Delaware
bridges and ferries are heavily guarded.
1t is believed that Boldly. at bay. will
attempt TO escape from Pennsylvania
into New Jersey AS soon as daylight
comes the search Of the woods and
swamps will continue.
The Pennsylvania State Constabulary
has cautioned farmers to keep their
weapons ready to repel any raid the
fugitive may make to OBTAIN food. II
is believed that he passed last night in
a barn or shed and that to-day he
will be forced by hunger to come out,
The story of Boddy's escape through
New Jersey was told last night to the
police of New York and Newark by
Adubato, driver of the taxicab.
About midnight Saturday" he said.
IT was waiting in my cab outside the
Prospect Terminal of the Hudson Tubes
in Newark. negro woman came out
of the station and stood for a moment
apparently undecided wnere to go.
asked her If she wanted a taxi.
YES she said. Take me TO Jersey
City
Where do you want to go in Jersey
City?' l said.
Atlantic avenue she said and got
into the cab
II had never heard of Atlantic avenue.
but | drove to Jersey City and asked
policeman where it was. He said there
was no Atlantic avenue. but Atlantic
street was near Bergen avenue. When
/ found it I asked my fare what number
she wanted. She told me to get into
the cab with her. which l did when l
saw she had a gun. Then she said
Don't make noise or I'll croak
you. I'm Luther Boldly and there's
$4,000 reward for me, dead or alive.
If I'm caught | don't care who | take
with me. and you'll be wise if you do
what / say. l want to go to Canada
and have got to reach Philadelphia be-
fore morning. You've got to take me
there
i don't want no double crossing.
III Kill the first slipup Then he asked
me what size shoes l wore and made
me take off my hat and coat to change
with him. He took sl.7O. all the money
! had. told him I'd never done any
thing to him.
What are you picking on ME for?'
said. I've got wife and kids
All right said Boldly. Put on
your hat and coat and drive me to
Philadelphia And remember. if you
stop or stall or wreck this car I'm 60
ing to get you. Go ahead and drive.
ION the way back to Newark Boldly
made me stop so that he could buy a
newspaper. threatening me all the time
that he'd shoot if l tried to run away.
We went through the side streets in
Newark and then by way of Elizabeth
and Railway to New Brunswick At
| St. George avenue. Railway, we had
to stop to inquire our way. and / got
out. hoping / would get a chance TO
| give an alarm.
What are doing?' Boldly said
." L dropped my glove. l told him.
" Look here he said. I've warned
you enough. The next time you try
that I'll knock you Off
He got in front with me then, but
! got in back again when we reached
Princeton, because he was afraid of
the lights on Nassau street. He told
me to stop at the first restaurant we
came TO in Trenton. When | stopped
he called through the window:
:" Keep on going, damn you, there $
| two cops a".
Between Trenton and Morrisville.
Pa. there's toll bridge over the Della
| ware. Boldly gave me 60 cents to pay
the toll. When we started up the hill
on the other side the engine began to
sputter.
What's the matter?' he said
81 told him we were running out of
gas.
Drive over to the gutter Boldly
said, and stop the first car that passes
and Wen make 'em give US some gas
IL pulled up beside the ditch and
| he fCu arfl
Trenton and put up my hand, but the
driver wouldn't stop. About fifteen
I minutes later car came from th
other direction and when | hailed 1t
it stopped about twenty feet ahead OF
us | ran over to il and stepped on the
running board.
For Gods sake step on tho gas =
7 whispered. I've got murderer in
my car. He wants to hold you up
"I stayed in the strangers car. The
driver let in his clutch and as we start
ed down the road Boldly opened up with
his revolver. We could hear four bull
lets pass over our heads.
1--WE were going so fast we didn't sec
that the gates were down at the grade
crossing of the Jersey Central Railroad
about a mile away and we crashed
through them about one second ahead
OF an express train that missed us by
! inches
"Our first stop was oxford Valley.
where we telephoned to Langhorne. A.
Langhorne we met the Pennsylvania
State police and they called up Phila-
delphia and other places. The police
didn't have a car of their own. so we
borrowed Ford truck and two state
police and the driver and ! started
back. II was then about ~ NJ.
1--WE found that Boldly had taken The
blanket which / had thrown over my
radiator and started off on foot. For
four hours we searched the woods In
every direction without trace of him.
Then FIVE more detectives from Trenton
came over. / left them searching there
at / o'clock and went back to Newark y
Adubato said Boldly was dressed In a
woman's green hat and green veil 10
conceal his scar, which runs the length
Of his cheek and Is especially prominent
because the wound was never sewed and
the skin has healed in way that leaves
a broad welt across his face.