The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-04
SECOND CHARGE FOR
YOUNG MAN TO
ANSWER
NUMBER OF MINOR THEFTs ARE
NOW CHARGED AGAINST THE
FRBNCHMAN-CANNoT> FURNISH
BONDS ON TWO CHARGES.

There was great relief among en-
ployes in all departments of the post
Office yesterday, when the news of the
arrest of Sabate for stealing mailed let
ters was made known. For months the
postofTice authorities have been sending
tracer after tracer in search of lost let
ters. Almost every employe has felt
that he was under suspicion, and books
and records have been gone through
over and over again, all without result.
United States Postoffice Inspector Mad
den has been working on the PROPOSE
tion since he came here on the present
inspecting trip, but without result until
the charge against Sabate was develop
ed.
In a number of cases where letters
failed to reach their destinations COM
plants were made by parties who in
sisted that the letters had been en-
trusted to the mail, and the postoffice
authorities tried to find the letters.
This meant all sorts of inquiries among
clerks, and all sorts of suspicious, and
there is a general feeling of relief now
that the mystery has been cleared up
and suspicion no longer rests upon any
of the present employees.
Sabate's beat as a mail carrier was in
Punahou district, and the letters he
received were all for delivery
for parties there. He delivered in the
blocks bounded by Keeaumoku, King,
Heula and McCully streets,
Sabate Waive ed examination IN this MORN
ing before United States Commissioner
Gill; on a charge of embezzling letters
that had been entrusted to him as a
mail carrier, and he was held to answer
in $1,000 bonds. second charge was
filed by United States Attorney Brec-
kons, and the defendant again waived
examination and was ordered held in
$1,000 bonds. If he should secure the
$1,000 other charges will be brought, it
is said.
There Is talk of other cases that may
be brought against the defendant in
the Territorial courts He is accused of
baving taken S65 from Father Valen-
tines desk in the Catholic mission, and
a search among his effects led to many
suspicious that will be run down. 1t
has been suggested that the youth must
have been a keptomaniac, if he stole
with such regularity and lack of OF
dinary precautions.
Another charge against Sabate is
that he stole the sum of $j5 from p d
Kellett, of Kellett and Robinson. Kel-
lett placed the money in his desk one
afternoon recently, intending to use II
of the following day to pay his insur-
ance. The desk was pTied open and
the money taken. On being accused
Sabate confessed the thett, 1t is stated
The evening of the disappearance oi
the $55 was followed by another lar
ceny placed to Sabate's credit. He haC
spent the evening in company with the
son of sid" Boyd, who had just re-
turned to Honolulu. Sabate bought
wine freely, and the evening was live
ly one. On the following morning
Boyd missed an overcOat and a new
suit of clothes. Yesterday he called
at the police station for a search war
rant, to find out if his lost clothes
We're among Sabate's assortment oI
possessions.
Sabate confessed to several other
small larcenies in the Magoon building
where there are a number of office!
which he used to frequent until the
janitor of the building was told to keeI
him out. He appeared to think there
was nothing much to be bothered abou
when charged with these little offense!
and on one occasion accompanied vls
tim to several Chinese stores, in searcl
of articles of jewelry, which he haC
sold. He was willing to do his best Il
give the owner a chance to get then
back, if the owner would buy them
Two rings from which diamonds hat
apparently been pried were fount
among his effects