New-York tribune., 1922-01-26

TOIav Murders
TO Insane Fear
Defence Ready 20 Attempt
justification Issue Based
Upon Alleged Bcat;ngs
Given Prisoner BY Police
State to Rest To-day
Witncss Dons Shot-Rippcd
Coat OF Slaycrs Victim
to Show Bullets Courses

Luther Boddy is going to try 70 es-
cope the electric chair on thc plea that
nc shot Detective Scrgcsnts Francis
! Buckley and William 4. Miller
while insane with terror. His lawyers,
appointed b. the court. viii undertake
to ca to prove that Boldly had been
beaten repeatedly in police stations
for 10 better reason than that he had
"rocord They VIII seek 10 make
the issue orc of Justification.
When Justice lsadore Wassorvo ogei
aG journed ceur, late Yesterday after
noon District Attorney Ban.on VAS
ready TO rest the peoples easy against
the negro defendant except for the
identification OF signatures 20 letters
written b. Boldly during his flight.
This is not expected tc consume much
time. aud when it is done the defense
begins.
Police brutality has figured in most
of the questions propounced 10 INC
state witnesses hv forMor Justice
Norris Koerig. ouo % HoddH's counsel.
Bcdd, Resdy to ;estif,
Boldly himself is expected to be hia
,vn best witness Ny koen'g ss'd
,esterdav when court adiourred that
on the stand was 10 he considered Il
conference Of hrs associates aud him
self Only Bcddy can tell. o. would, az
least, about the alleged beatings that
~re SAID 10 have been administered III
police stations But the negro's record
in tnst case would become part Of the
evidence.
During Eoddx's light to philadelphia
te held UP * man IN Ncw Jersey, ano
the proceeds Of this robbery we're used
ny him in his escape. ThuH far in tne
trial this has been excluded from the
record. lr his statement made to As
.istant District Attorney Ncnnis after
his arrest in Pniladel phia Boldly said
that he had beer carrying the pistol
With which hc Killed tho detectives
since O'Clock m the Afternoon Of that
Gay. Durin. all that time, he said, he
sd he'd l. ready IN his hand con-
ccaled by the cztra long sleoVe Of his
overcoat. BodJy's purpose IN carrying
pistol in his hand fer hours on end
ras not heer revealed.
His statement to Assistant District
Attorneg Hernis va. cad into the
record by Nathan EurchiN n stenoars-
pier attached TO the nc,uicidc bureau in
tre District Attorneys Office Burcnill
went TO Philadelphia Tith tennis and
made a stenographic recor5 of Boldly
remark. Among Other things Roddy
,old Mr Heriis that IN. day nf the
rhoctiuy he had not dove any work at
the boot tblack estaOi nmcrt Wfere he
was employed. 1ustcad he had gone
in the Afternoon to tho Lincoln movie
thoator. Ne stood II rourhopt the per
foImanre and all that tin,c tho re
volyer barrel rested in the palm NJ his
hand tine quit hiddon IN ms sleeve.
Statement tn Detectives
In the sane statement Boddy. reply
ire to t. Que ton As to why he mad shot
tho detectives paid:
- Gu talk like had just set out to
ee. them."
''N e. know nos. If - replied Boldly.
~ man Is cut en- parole Somebody
gets Ntucs w. Detectives say where's
So-and 50; he'll know about jt Then
they go OFT and round up all the men
or parole. They always know where
to get thew. Thon thev take them to
the police station and kick them
around
sev. 60 on home and get we'll
j. devoiopeG Yesterday that Bodd,
IS the tho, of "a eoal hoy, Charles
His wife, WIN before their marriage
was Dors Sma,'huSh. also has a prisor
record. She VAS relea cd from Auburn
prison. where she had served a term 70,
grand larcent. two days after Bodd,
killed BucNlev aud Miller. During blk
Aight he wrote her several letters. II
which he gave details % his movement;
nnd tnen signed fictitious names
PoddYs brother John. t Was hrough,
ont during during TIE reading OF tins
defendants statement, Was held fev
9ears ago under observation in tn,
psychoDatAic ward at Bellevue
Among the witnesses Yesterday wcr'
Captair Alfred Souder Of the Phladel
phja police department.; Detectiv
Charles Z. Bonner. who until he cap
'ured Boldly was merely a "harnes
oull.' and Detective Henry f. Butts
pistol expert OF the New Y ork depart
lnent Butt on the witness stan,
donned the bullet torn coat of Detec
tive SefgeHrt Bucrlev to demonstrate