Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-08
ROBBER SNAT(HED IN
PORTO RICAN PR0WLER
NABBED LAST NIGHT
He Was Trying to Get Away With
aSafe From Mrs, HOugh'S
House in Richards
Street.

Manuel Claudina Is the mellinuOusly
CuphOnious name of sCrubby Porto
RiCan who came into the strong
clutches OF the law last night. He was
arrested by Captain Parker, in the
house Of Mrs. l.. W. Hough, on Rich
ards street, nearly opposite the palace
gates.
About 7:4j y. m. Mrs. H9ugh AMI
family and two boarders were eating
supper in the house, when they were
disturbed by noise in an adjoining
room. Ii. Simpson and G. Croder,
who were of the party at the table, ,m-
mediately left the room and proceeded
to investigate the cause Of the strange
sounds,
They stealthily entered the next
room, and saw standing by the open
window "A man in the act of lowering q
small iron safe from the room to the
lanai. One Of the young men went
around by the outside, while the other
| stood by the door Of the room to cut on
the burglars retreat. The intruder
took alarm, however. and made a run
| Of 1t. only to be captured just as he
reached the street.
The police station was at once mott
fled and Captain Parker soon placed
the man under arrest, taking him and
the safe to the station, where he gave
his name as Manuel Claudina, and said
that he had come to tue Islands year
ago. He strenuously denied knowing
anything about the safe and was heiC
for investigation. With the safe were
found two valuable silk dresses &c
which the thief had helped himself
but dropping them in his fight.
The safe Is cumbersome artiCl,
weighing over thirty pounds. Just how
the man was going to pack II away Ii
somewhat of a puzzle. II belongs Il
Fred Wundenberg. and contained NJ
money. but a number OF papers valu
able only to their owner. Claudina haC
evidently, by some unknown means
become aware that there was a safe IN
the house, to be had for the taklns
away. and jumped at the conclusion
that there must be money In II.
The prisoner denied all knowledg,
of the safe. and even that he had bceI
near Mrs Hough'a.
From information received of an
other parcel of Porto Ricans earlier il
the evening Captain Parker dispatch
ed officers in search Of Antonio Colon
notorious Porto RiCan woman. AM
she was found in the house mentiOne
by Captain Parker's informant, to
gcther with another Porto RiCan, b.
name Olympia Mendez. They wer
taken to the police station, along will
q trunk found In the room. The trunl
was opened, and in it were found
number of silver spoons and quantit
3. Of rich silk which Mendez said he ha,
purchased on a plantation.
He denied having had anything I
l do with the robbery at Mrs. Hough'
: house, and was held for investigation
e. Antonio Colon admitted that she he
: been on Queen street at the time men
! toned by Captain Parker, but sal
] that she knew nothing Of the matte
Q of the safe. She was allowed to 9
I after searching examination.
;. The police are investigating tn
[ matter today. Deputy Sheriff Chi
4 lIngwOrth has no doubt that Claudin
( sthe man who attempted to get ava
;. with the safe, and is of the opInio
v that through his arrest number {
d recent crimes in the burglary line vi
be satisfactorily cleared up.