The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-01-30
BURGtlR CAUGHT
ON BIG LINER
james Mcculloch Boards Niagara
on Thieving Expedition and
Is Nabbed Red-Hapded.
{ From Wedpeaday Advertiser.)

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| (Irom Wednesday Advertiser.)
What Is believed win be the end Of
the systematic robbery Of staterooms
on vessels stopping in Honolulu is
thought to have been accomplished,
when James Mcculloch, an oil man on
| tho wilhelmina, was caught red handed
on the Canadian Australian liner
Niaeata shortly after that vessel tied
lup to pier No at nine o'clock yes
fterday morning as be was squlrming
through square port hole or window
from the stateroom Of All. Knowles TO
tho promenade deck lie was seen ID
this strange performances by Two men
in the quartermaster department vf the
vessel, Mr.. Wood and Mr.. Davis, who
Immediately started for the ilterloper.
Mefulloeh gained the deck and there
followed lively chase through alley.
ways, corridors and along the decks.
An assistant steward, II. Kidding, Join
Oh in the chase and MeGullorf was cor
nercd Az he gave up to his eaptors
he was seen TO be trying 10 conceal
somefhing in his can. II proved TO BE-
i 4 gold pin, which was afterward identi
led by II. w. Reid passenger, whose
room had been visited by Mcfjnllock
before his entrance into the room Of
Al. j. Knowles his exit from which.
port-hole wise. resulted IN his discovery
WcCuIloch was Immediately turned over
70 Harbor officer, ]. u. Carter, who look
him 10 the station. M h, III.
M p,,, ra,,,,a i, p,,.o. =, i.
$3.50 W
IN pelng searened, MeCnilosh hse
nothing on his person except the gold
scarf pm afterward identified by Reid,
ana pnneh OF keys among which was
/ pass Key, which it Is believed the
InHested man used to gam his way
tnrough ioeked aoors.
/ investigation by Policeman Carter
showed that heid 3 stateroom had been
ransacked ana further Inspection show
90 Una! tne room on =. ~, knowles had
peeh tliteraliy turned upside down and,
uPon tne appearance OF MT. Knowles,
10 stated that wallet continuing one
hundred pounds, Ehghsh money, Yves
gnhe; ~ - not known az TINS time
wnet1er Mctnlloeh, as ne raced along
Iueeks aIter emerging from KNOWLES
roo'n' Ihrew tpe weiet INTO the sea or
lpaSssed u 70 2 eoniederate'
'NeS unoeh y presence on the niagara
WhS ho.ieed soon NiFer tue Vessel dock
90 py assistant steward Kidding, who
aS ,'''' nun WHAT ~ wanted Mtniloeh,
VINO was dressed Ike q carpenter, said
board y. 1870 So I ,i.tia ne nap . zone pn
wanted. The steward turned away and
soou after. saw the carpenter man In
full flight about the shin chased nv
the quartermastcr men. Wood and
Davis 3''ff
Policeman Carter immediateIv moi
busy ON tho case and later IA the aav
arrested Tommy Mainino who was "a
work On the Wiihelmina When atrestad
INT who admitted 10 the autbhr;t;es
that he Mas with MrC,flocb M AZ
Niagara. but denied that be hns,v ~
the plan Of Mcculloeh ~ enter ana
rife hktAterooms Ue ela;my ~ haya
been at the Kentucky saloon nm Aha
waterfront at the time McCulloch was
caught. 5Aft Il tt5i
Policeman Carter. while not accusino
McCulloch with connection tharar,;,h
states that Mrs. ID ~ H;ooins"a |
wealthy messenger on the Manebur,a
which sailed at ten o'clock yesterdaS
reported to him that enc cola watch
had been taken from her stateroom that
morning One Of the Japanese first |
cabin pnssenoeys IN tbs Ntapchur;o 49,
reported that he missed various artieIes
of icwelry from his room. - w.
III other Rohhe,,.. rro.n.u.
ioHut
q, ',I arler Illrthef states that since Nc
set, has iseenl employed on the VIII
n ne;,us Saptain PETERSON had been de.
Pa.neaI OF = goid watch, but could not
p =, ~ ny nngeE @ suspicion at any one