Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-09-03
LOCAL MANAGER
PICKS PICTURE
Of HOLDUPl MAN
From Rogues Gallery in New
ark Today-Had Exc
cuted Similar Job
DESCRIPTIONS AGREE
Jerry Kehoe, Alias Murphy, Is
Sought by Police as
Guilty Party
BULLETIN

The lone bandit who held up the
Henry Clay shoe store here yester-
day morning has been Identified by
O picture in the Newark rogues gal
lery as Jerry Kehoe, alias Jerry MUIR
ply, who has long criminal record
and is said to have robbed a Newark
shoe store in the same manner as
that used yesterday. Lieutenant De-
tective John Murray, accompanied by
Abraham Lewkowitz, the manager of
the local store, were in Newark this
morning and Lewkowitz at once rec
ognized the mans picture.
Chief Tonnesen is having circulars
bearing the mans picture and de-
scription printed and these will be
sent out to the police stations
throughout the country. The de-
scription of the man follows. Thirty
one years old. 164 pounds, 5 feet
IL 1-2 inches, grey eyes, sallow CON-
plexion, chestnut hair, neat dresser
He is an actor by Occupation, has a
somewhat feminine voice, small
piercing eyes, is clean shaven, always
carries a revolver and Is a user of
narcotics. He wears a No. 5 shoe.
He has heavy eyebrows and some
what stiff neck.
Lieutenant Rowe, of the Newark
force is cooperating with the lacol
police in an effort to locate this man.
Chief Tonnesen today learned the
identity of the customer who came
in the store during the robbery and
talked with the hold-up man. think
ing him the salesman. He is a local
man and gave a description which
fitted that of Kehoe. alias Murphy,
who is now sought for the job. One
of the three store men had said the
customer was a woman. but the ap-
pearance of this man has led the
police to believe the shoe man WAT
SO excited he was unable to tell
whether the customer was a man or
a woman.
These latest Developments in the
case would indicate that the hold
up was not in any way "fishy" as
some of the police first stated follow
ing their initial investigation yester-
day.
Lieutenant Detective John Murray
and Abraham Lewkowitz, manager
of the Henry Clay Shoe store, in
Smith street, which was the scene
of a daring daylight hold-up yester-
day, are in Newark today looking
over the rogues gallery in an effort
to identify the man who successfully
hand-cuffed and bound the three
shoe store men and took almost
$500 in cash. While in Newark the
officer will also endeavor to learn
the details of store hold-up In that
city which is reported to have been
carried out along similar lines as
that used by the bandit here yester-
day morning.
Manager Lewkowitz and Edgar
Gates, a travelling auditor for the
shoe company, have protested vigor-
ously against the statements MADE
Yesterday by Lieutenant Detective
Joseph Gutowski and Chief Of Po-
lice Niels ]. Tonnesen that their
story was "too fishy to believe.
Both the chief and Detective Gut
owski were questioned further about
the case this morning in order 10
learn their opinions on the case.
Both pointed out that contradictory
stories were told by the three men
as to the actual developments dur
ing the hold-up.
Manager Lewkowitz, in his state
ment. said a man entered the store
while he. Gates and the clerk, Alex
Simon. were bound in the small back
room and that the holdup man, act
ing as a salesman, told him ne olo
not have the kind of shoe he wanted
IN stock, Chief Tonnesen points out
that Gates said the customer was
woman. A..
chief has asked the Evening News to
reouest the woman customer who
was in the store shortly after III
o'clock and was waited upon by a
voung man who told her the shoes
she wanted were not in stock to
make herself known to the police
in order that better description OF
the holdup man might be secured.
The chief said that the case will be
thoroughly investigated. He also
stated this morning that 1t Is diff
cult to believe that the holdup was
accomplished as described by the
men.
Lieutenant Detective Gutowski wa
at work on the case yesterday after
noon and after hearing the stories
of the men, which he said confiicted
declared he was of the opinion tina
1t was a fake" This morning, how
ever. he said he was not convinced
that 1t was not real as further inves
tfgation had shown that 1t was pos
sible to carry out the holdup unde
the conditions as described. The ex
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