The New York herald., 1920-12-27
ROBBER SUSPECTS
ON POLICE GRHLS,
GEM THEFT HIDDEN
G.. L. King, EX-Navy Man, Is
Held in 100000 for Flat
bush Burglary.
SOLDIERS ACCUSED
One Uniformed Prisoner Is
Sent to WorkhOuse for
Attempt to Steal.
GIRL'S ASSAILANT HURT
One Arrest in Case in Which
Four Men Attack Two Girls
in TaXicab.
9IRDS ASSAILANT HURT

While detectives were busy yester-
day trying to check up the story told
Saturday to Harry Il. Lewis, District
Attorney of Kings county, by George
L. King, the youth was arraigned in
tho Flatbush Court and was held in
500 900 bail by Magistrate Steers on
the request of Mr.. Lewis. The Dis
trict Attorney feels certain that King,
who is accused specifically of planning
the robbery in which Henry Fettel, re-
tired real estate operator of 1877 Lin
den avenue, Flatbush, was the victim,
has not told him all he knows of the
recent activities OF criminals in Brook
lyn.
Mr.. Lewis described King as "one
of the most dangerous characters in
the country" and said he understood
he is wanted in California and several
other States.
King enlisted in the navy when he
was 16 years old and accompanied the
feet on the trip around the world, but
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when the battleships reached Santiago
The police say Kings right name Is
Koeninger and that he dropped that
name soon after the outbreak of the
war. His father is said to be an in
surance broker.
The address given 10 the police by
King as that of his home is the West
minister Hotel In West 10th street.
which is near Columbia University. Mrs
H. w. Meyer manager Of the hotel,
said yesterday she did not know any
body of the name Of King but told OF
having received a request for reservit-
tlon Friday morning and of the arrival
that afternoon OF a couple who described
themselves as Mr.. and Mrs t. l.. Tiech-
nor OF Baltimore. Mrs. Meyer said that
detective who gave the name Of Nc
Carthy and asserted he was assigned
to Flatbush called at the hotel Sunday
evening and. accompanied by Mrs.
Tiechnor" went to the rooms the couple
had engaged and took away two hand
bags.
IdIer Is Questioned Again.
! August +. Idler. "a years old. Of 532
West 11lth street. who was arrested
/ Sunday night on suspicion OF robbery in
connection with the attack on Robert
| l.. Ireland, retired manufacturer. in his
room In the Murray Hill Hotel Friday
morning. was taken yesterday TO JEFF
ferson Market Court. but was not ar
raigned. Instead the police took him to
Police Headquarters so that he might bc
questioned further by Inspector John d.
| Coughlin regarding his recent activities.
burglars entered the apartment Of
Theodore Simon, sales manager for the
B. T. Babbitt Soap Company. 1908 Full
ton avenue. The Bronx. Thursday morn
ing while Mr. Simon and his family
were sleeping and stole Jewelry valued
nj so 400 and 1891 i'm cash. The thieves
gained entrance by breaking the glass
in window facing fire escape. mir.
Simon was aroused by the noise and
walked out into the hallway, where lie
met the milkman. who was making his
rounds lie and the milkman stood in
the room, Mr. simon. said. and heard
the burglars ransacking the front rooms
OF the apartment. but were afraid to
20 in for fear OF being shot.
! Three young men, one dressed in a
soldiers uniform. were sent to the work
house for six months each by Magistrate
| corrlgan I'm Morrsania court after they
| had been found guilty Of disorderly con-
duct. The police charged that the trio.
] Adam Wiepolsk, 25. Of Az st. AIMS
avenue. who wore the uniform Eugene
szmak. IS, a cousin Of the soldier. who
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tacev. 16. OF AIS 81. AIMS avenue. had
attempted TO rob Miss Shirley Levine of
SAG East 147th street while she was
standing in her hallway Christmas night
talking TO a friend, Irving Porter OF llo2
Simpson street The prisoners denied
any intent OF robbery.
HeId for Attack on Two Girls.
Terence Smith. q years old. q ships
rigRer OF s4e West Fifteenth street
vnq held IN $4,000 bail by Magistrate
srberman in Washington Heights Court
,cused Of being one OF four men who
rbokcd into insensibility Miss Elsie
stenrel and Miss Claire Barton. both Of
III West Ninety-lrst street, while riding
Mn Riverside Drive IN a taxicab earlier
10 the morning
Tne young Notltu httn pt'u invite" ~
he men 20 take ride. the police say.
The men then attacked them, and VIXEN
the women screamed automobile robes
we're thrown over them TO stitic their
cries Policeman Thomas Kerrlgan of
the West 177th street station arrested
Smith as he was getting ont OF the taxi
cab The other three men escaped.
Fred Ruthenberg 81. OF 1913 West
tA7th street. was held bv Magistrate
snberman on technical charge OF
assault 20 await tho outcome of the
Injuries of q man who So a patient In
Harlem Hospital. This man Ruthcn-
berg told tho magistrate. had attempted
TO attack his daughter Anna, o years
old. n the hallway OF the Ruthenberg
home Mrs Ruthenberg told her hus-