Arizona republican., 1910-03-03
THE ELUSIVE GOLDBERG
 IS STILL 4 FREE MAN
The FruitIcss Chase Of Spokane Dep
 uty Sheriff.

eel. as Deputy Sheriff Long of Spo- The officer was here a few days ago after Goldberg. who was then suppos- cd to he in the city jail. on the ar rival of Deputy Long it was found that a wrong man by the name of Goldberg had been detained.
 It was natural for the Spokane au- here. for he had lived here as boy and beside. positive information had reached Spokane that Goldberg was here in the company of a woman by the name of Greene who made her home in the block during her brief residence
 Soon after leaving Phoenix Deputy Long located Goldberg in Los Angeles and procured his arrest. What sub sequently happened there is told by the Los Angeles Times:
 "A. J. Goldberg. the Spokane man arrested here about ten days ago on a charge of grand larceny by false pretenses, was, yesterday (Monday) . around which flew attorneys. city de tectives. deputy sheriffs and deputy constables. 1t was one big game of 'criss- cross, double cross in which a Spokane officer was trying to get his man back home to face the charges against him. and the prisoners law yer succeeded in outwitting the Spo- kane officer and getting the man into hiding. C. R. Sparks. the attorney in the case, says he has his client in safe place and will produce him at the proper time None of the many officers in the game had been able at midnight to discover this hiding place.
 Goldberg was arrested here Febru- ary 20 by Detective Home. The ale Sation in the complaint against the man is that. signing fraudulentiy receipt made out for one of his rela tiVes who is in the beer business. Gold berg obtained possession Of carload or beer valued at about $l100 The resentment of the relative alleged to have been defrauded is said to have been deep and bitter. and the Spokane officers were so keen to get Goldberg back and into court that they secured
 
 "A few days ago man was arrest ed by the local officers at Phoenix. Ariz. on suspicion of being Goldberg. Deputy Sheriff Long of Spokane coun- tv hurried to the Arizona capital to get the prisoner. But on his arrival Long found that the Phoenix prisoner was not Goldberg. Before leaving Ari- zona. however. Long located his man in Los Angeles and immediately com municated with the detectives office in this city. The result was Gold beTgs arrest as he was walking through the shopping district.
 Following the arrest. application was made to the governor for extradi- ton The papers were issued Satur- day. late in the day. Yesterday after noon Goldberg was taken into Judge Davis court on charge of being a fugitive from justice preparatory to his removal to Spokane.
 The court ruled that Goldberg. un- der the charge. had already been in iail longer than the law allows. yes terday being the ninth day of his in generation. At the same time the court expressed the opinion that Gold berg might be re-arrested. but this was given as q matter of information. Judge Davis explaining that the mat ter of a second arrest was beyond his Jurisdiction.
 AS soon as he stepped from the court room Goldberg was rearrested on the governors warrant by Long. the Spokane officer. who was waiting for him. Accompanied by Attorney Sparks. Goldberg's lawyer. the prisoner was marched back to the city jail and locked up.
 While Sparks was in the corridor of the building talking to Mrs. Goldberg and some friends of her husband. Long quietly spirited his man out Of the jail. bundled him into a waiting taxi cab and scooted away toward Pasa- dena
 Sparks discovered the. play almost immediately and lost no time in get ting busy He hurried to Judge Will bur,s court. obtained writ of habeas corpus. then with three automobiles started out men in as many directions to overhaul the fleeing officer and his captive.
 Long gave Goldberg d great ride through the NfOWn or the NdlieN. never stopping anywhere, but doing seeing Pasadena stunt that would have caused envy on the part of any | tourist. After Pasadena ! Long turned to Burbank. He explain i cd last night that he had been think ing of taking his man to Arizona, any where. so long as to be out of the state but that his funds were running low. and he was compelled to take the l way home. He decided to | take the train at Burbank
 Tn the meanwhile one of the three ! carrying Sparks and Mrs. had struck the trail that lead to Burbank and Longs taxicab was I 
 Sparks obtained the services of !, Deputy Constable Offer at Burbank.