New-York tribune., 1921-12-26
Accused Slayer
OfCe111 Dealer
Mute in Court
Scorn. Lawyer and Is Said
to Have Told Police He
Waited a Day for Victim
10 Get a Larger Stock
Theft of Taxi Laid to 3
5 Seized in Alleged Opium
Den: 2 More Suspects in
Capitol Theater Robbery

Arlie Wcstling, Of l4S West Forty
sixth Street, who is accused Of shooting
and killing Carl MoIlsr, an elderly
iewel dealer of 1868 Nelson Avenue. the
Bronx, and of wounding Mrs. Mollar in
Sn attempted hold-up Saturday. was
,rraigned before Magistrate Charles E.
Sin,ms in Morrisania court and held
without bail for examination Decem-
ser 2S.
Detective Herman Meyer, OF Captain
Andrew Wines's staff, said that Just be-
fore going TO court yesterday Wcstling
made E statement TO him reitersting his
guilt aud saying that he wanted no
lawyer.
What do want with lawyer,
asve no defense TO Offer Westling Is
quoted as saying. In court ne declared
aa had nothing to say.
In his additional statement 70 the
police Westlirg ia said 70 have told
%hcm that no went to MolIar's home
Friday with revolver in his pocket
and WITH the intention of robbng the
dealer. According to the police he said
bat he did not carry ont his intention
hen because Nolar told him he would
as~e a wider selection OF jewclry the
following day
Knew Theatrical Spcndcrs
Tic police learned that Westlinc
sought the acquaintance of stage folk
sud believe .ha, it vas in the endeavor
% keep up appearances IN tho company
nf those who were lavish in their eX-
0euditurcs that he hit upon the plan OF
robbery.
IN all probability tho eass against
Nestling will be presented to tho
Wednesday. Mrs Molar, who is in
Fordham Hospital, vas reported yes
srday to he slightly improved but still
N = serious condition.
Two men were arrested yesterday
morning III taxicab at Fourth Street
and First Avenue after patrolman Ste
phen Thornton had commandeered an
automobile and chased them from Irv-
ng Place and Fourteenth Street.
The men arrested described them
selves as Robert Otis 3lecknon, TWENTY
Ehree years old, of 1876 Nassau Street.
Brooklyn, and William Epstein, twenty
years old, Of 543 Claremont Parkway,
-he Bronx They were charged with
yrand larceny in that Thornton SAWS he
saw then steal tho taXicsb in which
hey were arrested.
Three Held for Assault
pst7olmen Mckinney and Marselin,.
as the East Thirty-ffta Street police
station, vere attracted yesterday morn
ng by shouts for help, snd. hurrying
% Ihirty-third Street and First Az
srue. arrested three mon who arc said
o have assaulted George Krauss.
thirty~eight years old Of 90 Third Av-
enGe, and TO have robbed him of $3.50.
Srauss was taken 10 Bellevue Hos
pita.
The prisoners gave their names "a
Coward Childs. Of 33S East Twenty
thrd Street; Thomas Lsngan. Of "a
fifth Street, and Arthur Stevens, Of
S5S Second Avenue.
Five men were arrested yesterday
morning at 1876 East Seventeenth
Street. According to the police they
'vsrc playing cards in room xedolens
NJ opium smoke. An opium pipe and
some pen~yen are said to have been
tound, along with three automatic pis-
cols The detectives of the East Twen-
sy-second Street police station are reti-
cent concerning the arrests, saying
'i'iS th"V Tue prisoners IlJ the deScrlD
aon of men wanted for "some robbery
Or other
A man who described himself aa John
smith was arraigned yesterday before
Magistrate Bernard Douras, in West
SIDE Court, ard held in $4,000 bail on a
charge Of burglary. Smith was arrested
early Yesterday morning in the home
y Daniel Daily. 81 West Seventy-sixth
,treet by Detective Hugh McGovern, OF
ne west Sixty-eighth Street police sta :
1on. According TO McGovern Smith
had q violin valued at s5n0 an aynann