New-York tribune., 1922-01-10

Pistol Gets Slayer Room
1t WAS about 9:3o o'clock this
morning that Boddy's whereabouts
became known. He had gone to
the negro boarding house oper-
ated by Martha Hopkins last night
about s O'Clock and asked for q room.
The landlady was afraid to refuse him
because he held q revolver in his hand
carclessly wrapped in a handkerchief.
She assigned room to him on the
second hoor. Boldly, wearing man s
coat and woman's skirt. went to the
room, pulled of his shoes, bundled un
the woman's attire he had used to es-
cape the vigilance Of the New York
police, put his revolver under his pill
low and went TO sleep.
Coleman became suspicious Of this
new boardcr. This morning he called
up the pastor of his church and told
him he believed Boldly was on the
premises.
Clew Given to Preacher
Or. Tindley went to Magistrate tc
had heard. That was abolt 9:30
o'clock this morning. Magistrate Scott
telephoned the Twentieth and Fitz-
water streets police station and
asked that all available men be sent to
his aid.
There was one policeman in The po-
lice station. His name WAS Charles Z.
Bonnet He has been promoted to ar
acting detective for the part he played
in the capture.
When Bonner appeared at the magis-
trate's office Scott was dismayed,
You can't go alone" he said. This
man IS Il desperate character. One
man cannot capture him single handed.
I'll so with you
They went out and started to walk
TO Rodman Street. On the way Scott
stopped at a pawnshop. He wanted to
borrow revolver. The pawnbroker
would not give it to him without de-
posit, even though the magis stratc
identified himseIf.s Scott deposited 50,
took the revolver aud continued with
Bonner TO the boarding house.
The landlady told them in whispcr =
that the man they suspected was still
asleep. They went upstairs, Magi gistrate
Scott in the lead. The second floor was
quiet. Scott. revolver in hand, threw
open the door Of the room to which
the new boarder had been assigned.
The negro lay on the bed. Even by
what small bit OF daylight entered the
place the magi gistrate could sec the
liyid welt that branded Boldly.
Fugitive Taken in Bed
Stepping cautiously forward the
magistrate covered the man on the bed
with his revolver. He awoke slowly
and then with an incredibly swift
movement reached for his weapon, his
"surc death gun"
The magistrate ordered him to put
up his hands. The policeman searched
him. Then they took him out.
They would not even let him put or
his shoes, for they considered him a
desperate character and were taking
no chances. They only gave him time
to pull on his trousers. Then, taking
each an arm and holding their weapons
il readiness, the magistrate and the
policeman marched their prisoner bare
foot through the snow to the police
station.
AT first Boldly would not admit that
he had killed the two detectives. He
made no attempt TO deny his identity.
He said that he had been with the de
tcctivcs on the day cf the shooting, but
that he had not killed them. He said
that they had asked him about the
Rhodes shooting and another, and that
he had walked with them toward the
police station in West 135th Street
They had decided. he said, that he was
not the man they wanted and had let
him go.
In the mean time Boldly had been
identified by Detectives Thomas Martin
and Thomas Donohue from New York
He was taken to Central Police Court
and arragned before Magistrate Rem
shaw. He was held without bail for
the New York authorities.
From the police court Boldly was
placed in a cell removed from those
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