Show SEIZE SEllE COP ON GRAVE CHARGE Accused of Killing Man ran He Was Vas Hired to Protect NEW NEWORK YORK ORK Aug 29 By 29 By The Associated Press Press Press-A A patrolman who was accustomed to guard A A. M M. Pratt construction engineer In the trans trans- transfer transfer fer of the weekly payroll money for or his firm was as arrested Sunday charged ed with the murder of of the paymaster Pratt was found dead in his auto aut- automobile mobile shortly before noon Saturday under a viaduct laduct in the Bronx a bul bul- bullet bullet bullet let through his head nead and the thep payroll p money with which he had started from the office of the T T. E S. Rhoades company builders missing Daniel Graham 25 25 a patrolman at at- attached attached to the Fifty first Fifty first street eta sta station tion Uon Is the man accused ed of the murder mur mur- murder murder der and robbery He was arrested Sunday when he returned from rom an all night party in a new automo automobile automo- automo a tomo- tomo bile which he was said to have ha pug pur pur I chased a few hours after Pratt was found dead lie He denied all knowl knowl- knowledge knowledge edge of the crime The patrolman's patrolman s arrest was ordered by District Attorney John E E. E Mo- Mo Geehan after detectives had traced Grahams Graham's movements for a II week be before be- be before fore Ore and several hours after the crime and had rounded up several se witnesses whom they claim connected him with the crime Graham pollee police said had been the patrolman usually assigned to accompany accompany pany Pratt when the tl construction man took money to pay pay- of lila his company company- engaged In the building of an apartment house on East Fifty Fifty- street Last Monday y police records show Graham asked and was granted grant d a a. sick leave Detectives told the district at attorney at- at torney that during the week the pa patrolman patrolman pa patrolman told several persons he heas was as going to Albany to collect a legacy of a a lot of money left l ft him by an aunt Graham who was known to fellow patrolmen and persons on his post postas as handsome being off duty duly an an- another another other her patrolman was detailed to ac accompany accompany at- at company Pratt Saturday S with the payroll money jut ut ut detectives say be before bg- bg tore lore the substitute arrived Graham In civilian Chilian clothes came up and step step- stepped stepped ped into Pratt Pratts s esa automobile reo as If he was taking his regular assignment Just when the shot chat that killed the Ute construction man was fired detec detec- detective detectives tive U did not know but they sale said they believed belle Pratt was shot while near the new building which was his destination They said four our children i in the neighborhood who recognized the patrolman as os handsome tol tolof told old of seeing the policeman shove e Pratt Prat from behind the steering st wh wheel el of o ohis of his hi automobile less Ius than feet fee fe t from rom the construction Jon job put tile the engineers engineer's hat on the right side o of his head and drive away |