New-York tribune., 1922-01-20
Jerks Pistol FromVictim's
Belt in Back Room of
123d Street Station and
Shoots Him in Temple
-s,aubles on Chance
That Boldly Refused
Tries TO Slay Others, but
Gun Misses; He Is Beat
cn Insensiblc in Battle

- Another policeman was shot to death
4 yesterday by negro prisoner. The
achcenans 5 revolver. IN an open holster
7 around his waist. dangled for an in
vtart before the prisoners eyes in the
rear room Of Harlem station house.
This instant Of forgctfulncss on the
rart Of the policeman cost him his
life.
The negro. Z short thick set man
with massive neck and powerful arms,
seized the opportunity that Luther
Roddy, slayer Of two detectives. con-
sdered and rejected as he was beinr
brought back from Philadelphix, and
after putting the muzzle of the weaoon
20 the right temple of his victim and
pulling the trigger. turned swiftly to
lace other policemen lcapinr toward
MN Tic thrust the revolver against
the abdomen Of one of them and .o,,
mapped the weapon. This time there
was click instead of report. The
revolver was knocked from the negro.
hands and he was subdued after fight
Slayer Just Arrested
The dead policeman is Otto ". Motz.
Of the West 1S5th Street station n.
was twenty eight years old. marri.d
and the father of two children. He was
shot while IN the rear room Of ~
West ESQ Street station at A:1o - -,
Immediately after roll had been call.d
IN the front Of the station and the meu
had filed out to take their posts. He
died a short time afterward at Harlen,
Hospital.
His slayer is Frank Whaley, thirtv-
ono years old of 81 Edison Street.
Bloomfield. \. J.. who had been arrested d
flf.ecn minutes before the shooting for
terrorzlng tenants at 1858 Seventh
Avenue. The negro is believed to be
drug addict. He refused to talk after
ne had been pounded into submission
ny blows from policcmens Nlackjacks.
: csl'. u began singing *hen locked in =
An unusual coincidence is revealed
In the fact that Whalcns home At
bioomfied. N. j.. is within ifty Yards
o. inc house where Luther Boldly for
merlN lived The section is known as
the Silver Lake district. part Of it beino
IN bellevilic. n. j.. part in Bloomfield
and part in Newark. Boldly lived in
Aecke Street, Belleville.
The shooting of Motz threw the
station house into turmoil and crowds
surgsd about it for hours afterward
Df. "ahrman, OF Harlem Hospital, who
was III the rear room of the station
dressing an abrasion on the head ~
sno'ner M prisoner when Whalcy snatched
.ro'z revolver. almost COLLAPSED as
,ne station and tainted in the amin
,Snce on the way to the hospital. He
aver became hysterical and had to be
suapped TO bed. One of the several
po'teneh VINO leaped upon Whaley
&C. nc mad shot Motz was Police
rne,seaht Miller a brother of Acting
.ssectiVe sergeant Miller, one of the
'"o victims of Luther Boldly.
'o'ng to Sisters Wedding
"o'Z vas killed five minutes after
o. ~, nao gwen his best friend in the
co omee DEPARTMENT. Patrolman Joe
ba'u'' b.aio a hearty whack across the
"Seh. and said: We'll I'm feeling
g1e1y good. Joe. I'm off tonight. YOU
!, S., c,ow Tong to a wedding in the
'si anhy my sister"
stiatrolraan Hagstrand, against whose
|. ,smen inc ,, revolver was pressed after
|rvho owes his life to tho fact tLst I"t
cartridges IN the revolver had heen
damped by oil. is a war veteran. ana
received decorations overseas.
Shortly before 4 O'Clock Lieutenant
Thompson. on duty at the desk Of Tho
West 123d Street station, received d
word by telephone that "crazy
negro IS raising the devil at 1853 Sew
sntn Avenue Patrolman Mclean was
sent 10 the address and found there
resistance when arrested. He was sui
Mclean took his prisoner first to
.hen started with him to the West 123d
call wnen he and his prisoner arrived
here and Mclean was instructed to
lake Whaley into the rear room Of the
cell
he had arrested named Matte Martins.
Wro Rad been found intoxicated; Dr..
Naarman. and Patroimen Hagstrand,
'Nuirn ard Stewart. and an Italian
ooosb'scA Dr.. Wahrman was dressing
scalp wound on the head of Martins
20 the boothlach was industriously
'h'f.ing the shoes OF Hagstrand. who
Ss' win Quinn upon the bootblack
Negro Seizes Chance
Motz 70 give assistance to the am
"alahce surgeon. removed his big
'u'er coat and took his revolver from