New-York tribune., 1920-12-27
Bandit Leisurely Rifles
Strongbox and Cash
Register While His Pal
Covers Clerk With Gun
Brokers Son Held
For $1,000 Theft
Police Say Prisoner Con-
fesses Being Brains of
Brooklyn Robber Gang

While Southern Boulevard was
crowded with theatergoers last night
two hold-up men, who displayed no re-
spect whatever for Commissioner En-
rights efforts to halt the crime wave,
strolled into the United Cigar Store at
10th Street and the Boulevard, held up
the clerk and, after looting the strong
box and cash register, departed as
leisurely as they had come with 5000
in cash.
Harry Judelson, of $50 East 176th
Street, was alone in the store when a
man entered and ordered package of
cigarettes. When the clerk turned
around with the package another man
had joined the customer the sec
ond carried gun.
Keeping the clerk covered, he walked
around the counter, nudged him In the
back with the muzzle of his weapon
and ordered him to march into the
back room. Judelson obeyed.
While the gunman held the clerk in
his temporary prison. the other robber
got the strong box out from under the
counter, found its key hanging on q
nail and opened it and after emptying
is contents into q pocket, rihed the
cash register.
Bandits Lost In Crowd
Then he called: "All right, Mike.
We've got it ALL"
Mike poked Judelson with his gun
and after ordering the clerk: "Stay
where you are or III blow your head
off," followed his mate out into the
street
When Judelson finally emerged and
summoned the police, the men were
lost in the crowd that was streaming
along the sidewalks. The clerk, when
pressed for a description of the rob-
bers, said one Of them wore derby u
George l.. King; twenty-nine years old
we'll dressed and radiatng prosperity
was arraigned in Flatbush Court yes
terday on a short affidavit charging as.
sault and robbery. Magistrate Steers
at first fixed bail at $4,000, but later
raised it to 100000 at the request OF
District Attorney Harry Il. Lewis, OF
Brookly
The specific charge against King, who
lives at 420 West 116th Street, is COM
plcity IN a bold daylight robbery of
Henry Fcttel, retired real estate man
of 1877 Linden Avenue, Flatbush, on
November 20, of jewelry worth $4,000
According to District Attorney Lewis
he has made statement confessing
that he planned the robbery and acted
as "look-out."
The police say he is wanted in sew.
eral states and is one of the most dan
gerous criminals in the country.
According to the police, his right
name is not King, but Koeninger, and
he is the son of a wealthy New York
insurance broker.
Suspect Him of Other Crimes
Although King denied completely in
any other crimes, Lewis said he did not
be ieve he had told the whole story
and he expects further revelations. The
police sa. he is wanted in California
that he Joined the navy when sixteen
jumped bail of $1,000 last October in
New Jersey after being arrested as &
suspicious character. The police say
the bail was put up by his father.
King was arrested Saturday night as
he emerged from q restaurant near the
address he gave as his home. He went
to Brooklyn willingly and after several
hours questioning, according to Lewis
made a statement, confessing he was
the brains" of the Fettel robbery.
In this statement, made before Mr.
Lewis, Assistant District Attorney Ed
ward Cooper and Detective James Nc
Carthy, it is said he admitted being the
agent of thieves and ingratiating him
self into the confidence of persons of
means for the purpose of appraising
their articles of jewelry and planning
robberies.
Another Is Implicated
The poice say he was convicted of
forgery in California and sentenced
to serve seven years, but was paroled
after two years and fled the state.
His alleged confession implicates
Walter Phinney. indicted for burglary
assault and grand larceny and await
ing trial in connection with the rob
berry. King said, according to the po-
lice, he met Mr.. Eettel at hotel in
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