Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-30
SUEOKA FAINTS,
LATER TELLS OF
MUCH THlEVING
Nine Employees of Hackfeld &
Co. Held BY Police Pending
Further Investigation

An early visit to the drygoods de
pertinent OF Fl. Eackfeld & comran-
on Friday morning byia chinese en-
lfye O. iac aarRpanv oil PSreloust
n ihe neaei, resa, sad 40 zen,
eNii : Few minalts II eish i J ndit
under his arm has led u thu $500
OF nine trusted employees of the firm
On charges OF p,mnder ng the dryg 9ods
and merchandise departments ir !;
systematic series or robberies extend
Ing over several months.
Early Friday morning Japanes
employe noticed the Chinese boz Ieav
ing the main building with a bundle
under his arm. Knowing that the Oh
nese is employed at the oil warehouse
on the Beach road. the japanese be
came suspicious and later voiced his
suspicious 10 his foreman. aiso a JaEa
nese. The latter told. Manager August
Hamburg Of the merchandise depart
rent
On a pretext Of going for oil for his
automobile. Mr.. Hamburg drove his
machine to the worehense md Will
the Chinese and Peter Frank, the two
employees at the warehouse, were al
tending to his machine. Mr.. HumblIr
slipped into the building and searcher
the open wardrobe lockers In one
he found a bundle answering that de
scribed by the Japanese lie tore 9
hole In the paper covering and saw
that Il contained clCth such as Is
used for mems clothing and suits.
EIra~Fa f.ssssr n tn ~
machine and called on CAPTAIN OF Ee.
tectives McDuffie. The detective head
then had the Chinese boy brought be
fore him. The latter said that Peter
Frank had given II TO him early that
morning and had told him TO take Il
to the oil warehouse. Later Peter
Frank denied having given the Chi.
Fnese anything, and protested his IN
nocence.
II. Sueoka, another employe. was
brought before the detective head and
in the presence OF Captain McDuffie
Mr.. Hufnburg questioned him. Snsnkf
denied everything, but while standines
up and answering Mr. Humburg's ques
lions, he started to CULVER and shake 3
McDnffiie noticed this and raachoA fns
Sueoka, Just as the Japanese tainted.
MeDuifie dashed cold water on the
unconscious man. and when Sueoka re-
covered. McDuffie says. he confessed
the robbery.
3 On. Pauahi street McDufiie found
two cases OF linen and lace and somr
cutlery. The men occupying the room
where the sinff was found sad that
j. K Kealoha, teamster OF Hack.
field, 4 Company. left 1T there Just be-
fore Christmas, McDuffie recalls thai
another systematic robbery occurred
at Hackfeld & Company about that
time, but said today that at that time
the company did not wish to prosecute
and dropped the matter after dischare
ing one employee.
A few days ago John Fabian, a Ia
borer employed by the firm. called on
a policeman at the latter's home or
Dowsett Lane and asked II he could
leave a suitcase there for few days
The officer readily consented but when
he heard that a robbery at Hacxfeld
& Company was under investigation.
he broke open the suitcase and found
suit;ng end other new merchandise in
side. knowing that Fabian was an
employee 81 the firm. Ire delivered the
suitcase to the detective department.
The investigation is not yet at an
end, Captain McDuffe said today. The
nine men are now being held pendin@
further investigatfon. and probably
will be charged with first degree lar
ceny. Those arrested are:
John Frank. Jr.Sshipping clerv.
j. X. Kealoha ind Thomas Kahue
teamsters.
Peter Frank. Manuel Frank. sIrhr
Fabian, Sey Kong, II. Sneoka and Hois
chi Nishimnra. laborers.