The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-08-20
Head Of Bold Band Of Horse
Thieves Arrested When Pals
Squealed on Him
MAY HAVE WORKED HERE
Arrest of Jacob Goldstein May Clear
Up the Mystery Attending the
Theft of Many Horses in This
Part Of the State

| Alleged to be the general Of a gang
iof horse thieves and looters who fol-
the past two years have operated in
Kenosha, Racine, Ozaukee, Sheboygan
Washington, Waukesha and Milwaukee
counties, and two of whose members
are now serving time in Waupun, Jacob
Goldstein, a fruit peddler living at $40
East Water street, Milwaukee, was ar
rested last night by Detectives Sulli-
van and Burns of that city, on a war
1ant charging horse stealing He was
at once delivered over to Sheriff James
Cassidy Of Port Washington and was
taken there last night.
That the gang Of horse thieves who
art salu to have stolen over 100 horses
i'll the counties, adjoining Milwaukee, is
organized under the command and gen
eralship Of Goldstein was charged by
the two men who are now serving their
time in prison when they heard from
their wives that Goldstein was not keep
ing an alleged promise to support their
families.
The two convicts are Sava Garbachuk
and Georgi Krista, who were arrested
March last, in Chicago, after an ex-
haustive search. The men were brought
to Milwaukee and delivered to the
authorities of Port Washington, where
they were speedily convicted and sent
enced, one to six and the other to
eight years. During the search for
the gang and through the trial which
followed a partial confession on their
part, not shadow Of suspicion is said
to have been thrown on their alleged
commanding officer, Goldstein, who
dwelt in security in Milwaukee, appar-
emily quiet and harmless fruit ped
der
The story Of the method Of operation
was first divulged when the two i'm
prisoned men heard from their wives,
who are now in Milwaukee, that Gold
stein was not keeping faith with them.
The convicts, who, it is said, now claim
Trey did nearly all Of their stealing
under Goldstein 8 direction, said that
they had worked under the arrange
ment that in case they were caught,
Goldstein, who shared a part of their
profits, was to assist in their defense
and in case they were convicted, to
support their families. Garbachuk and
KriSta told Sheriff Cassidy that Gold
stein only paid their wives $40 after
they were arrested and then refused
to give them more money.
The confession Of the two men last
spring and the evidence found by the
police of their operations convinced
the Milwaukee detectives that their
work in stealing horses, hay, feed,
chickens and other property had been
carried on with system which bore
the marks of elaborate planning. The
two men were claimed by the author
tiles of no less than four counties,
where they were known to have stolen
horses. It was believed, however, that
the associates Of Garbachuk and Kris
ia were not located in Milwaukee.
The two men maintained a depot Of
stolen chattels on the Port Washing
ton road, from which place they ship
ed their horses to other states. They
were believed to have stolen large
quantities of lead pipe and copper
wires, which they Struggled to places
of safety either in Milwaukee or Chica-
go, and from which places they sold
their stolen goods
When suspicion was cast upon the
pair, they eluded the deputy sherifs
sent, on their trail, and moved their
families and nearly all their loot to a
place on the south side of Milwaukee.
They were traced to this place by de
tectives, but before they could be ar
rested, Garbachuk and Krista escaped
to Chicago, where at last they were
caught.
It is thought that several horses were
stolen by the gang in this county dur
ing the past two years.