The New York herald., 1921-12-29
MURDER, ,2ROBBERIES,
HOLDUP, DAYS TOLL
Insurance Salesman Dies Of
Wounds Received in Bat
Ting Bandits.
SHOP KEEPER BEATEN
LenOx Avenue Man Robbed
by Three Negroes-One
Suspect Held.
$4,000 IN FURs STOLEN
Westling, Slayer Of Gem Deal
er, Receives Aid From
Worcester Church.

A murder in Brooklyn committed
apparently by holdup men, holdup
in Manhattan, two robberies not here
tofore reported in Manhattan, two
more in Queens and charge that
Alric Westling, who, on Saturday
killed Bronx gem dealer in an at
a somewhat similar shooting in Queens
on November 15, were developments
yesterday in the crime record for the
holidays.
Charles Haves. 81, an insurance
salesman, living at s34 Glenmore ave-
nue.. East New York. was returning
70 his home after having visited the
theatre in Manhattan. In front Of 33S
Vermont avenue Haves was attacked
by three men who had followed him
some distance. Though he had but a
few dollars in cash he put up fight.
One Of the men shot him in the groin
The men then ran away.
Policeman Ellsworth Brown and Gus
Yager. an aIartment house superintend-
ent, heard the shot. but did not find the
robbera Haves w-s taken TO ST. Mary s
Hospital and died there within short
time without being able to give de-
scription OF the men. The police last
night were inclined TO doubt a story Of
the holdup, and to insinuate there might
be q mysterious reason for the sho oting.
They advanced nothing definite, how
ever.
Ostensibly intending to purchase silk
socks, three negroes entered the store
of Tobias Aaron, 374 Lenox avenue.
early yesterday, beat Aaron unconscious.
took $25 in cash, a SIS stickpin and a
watch said to be worth S12S. and fled.
A little later William Harris, IS. a
negro porter, was identified by Aaron
as one Of his assailants and arrested.
In the Washington Heights Court Har-
ris was held in $4,000 bail by Adagis-
trate Corrigan.
Beaten and Robbed.
According 10 Aaron one man entered
the. place first, and when he turned to
get the box of socks two other negroes
entered, so that when he turned he was
confronted by three m'en holding re-
vclvers He started to yell, whereupon
the men beat him. A boy on roller
skates saw the three leave the store and
followed as they ran. He told Police
man John J. O'Loughlin of the holdup.
and O'Loughlin took up the pursuit,
finding Harris in the hallway Of East
133d street.
One of the important robberies dis
closed yesterday occurred on Sunday at
she fur show room Of Kasarby Bros. &.
Fink, 134 West Twenty-ninth street.
The robbers apparently broke window
10 get in and removed about $4,000
worth Of furs by means of the stair
way, while the elevator operator was on
duty.
On Sunday night the apartment OF
Robert l.. Huntzinger at 1049 Park ave-
nue. was entered while the family was
out OF the city and the servants at a
party. Several thousand dollars worth
o. silver and jewelry was reported taken
and the police believe the robbery was
carried out by some one familiar with
the premises and habits Of the tenants.
Gale & Wilkinson's garage, Queens
boulevard and Rowan avenue. Winfield.
was entered Tuesday night, It was dis
closed yesterday. but the burglars set Off
a. burglar alarm which brought Police
man ]. A. Collins who arrested Gustav
Iuray. Of 1850 Avenue A. Manhattan
Stephen Szorke, 100 Elm street, Astoria.
and Charles c. Kalman. sos West Sew
enty-ninth street, Manhattan. These
three were arraigned in the Flushing
court yesterday and held for examina-
ton.
Burglars entered the store of James
Eutier at Vernon avenue and Sixth
street. near the Hunters Point police sta
r.on, It was reported yesterday. gaining
entrance through rear window and
hammering the hinges off the cafe in the
rear of the store. A considerable sum OK
money was taken.
says westlfng shot Him.
In the Bronx county jail yesterday
Fred Gale, owner Of a garage at West
field. L. l., appeared and out of lineup
picked Alric Westling as the man who
had shot him in the head on November
is. wesfling, so Gale said. had ap-
peared as Mr.. Davidson responding
10 an advertisement Gale had published
TO the effect he had diamond ring for
sale.
westiing was indicted for murder by
the Bronx Grand Jury for the killing
of the Bronx jeweler. Carl Mollar. last
Saturday. Kathleen O'Reilly, the youns
girl who frustrated the cigar store rob-
berry In which the holdup man Nelson
Levy was killed, repeated her story to
the same Jury and indictments cbarg-
ing grand larceny and attempted assault
were returned against James Oates.
Levy's partner. who was shot in the
fght that resulted after Miss OReilly
had telephoned the police. The grand
Jurors not only cheered when Miss
O'Reilly told her story. but each per-
sonaily congratulated her.
When Westling was erraigned in the
Magistrates Court, Ernest Anderson.
lawyer OF Worcester. Mass, appeared
FOR him. Because Of the Indictment
westling was discharged and rearrested
Anderson said his client was not guilty
OF the shooting of Gale in Westfeid
and that ''he must have gone crazy" to
have shot Mollar. The lawyer admitted
no represented westling's family and
that the stebbins Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church OF Worcester was rails
ing a fund to defend the prisoner.
Magistrate Douras yesterday held for
tho Grand Jury Lena Newall, II. living
al 20t West Thirty-elghth street. who
was charged by Ernest Zimpopoulos, a
Greek. with having enticcd him into a
hallway in West Forty-second street
where three men robbed him of money
and other valuabies on "Wednesday night
Ball was fixed at $1,000. The girl, who
is married to a Canadian war veteran.
but according TO his story. has left
him. admitted asking the Greek to meet
her. but denied In court knowledge OF
any plan to rob him.
Magistrate McAdoos statement on the