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

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An early VISIT to the drysoods de.
2artment Of H. Hackfeld & Company
IN Frifay mnrr'ng by r'ineso EN-
!cye scs tic com tapys OF earcAousf
n the reaeh read. s1s sf,al,e en-,
exit few minutes i3i i With a b ndle
under his arm has led to tho arrasi
Of nine trusted employees of the firm
on charges OF plumber ng the drygrods
and merchandise departments In 3
systematic series Of Tobberies extend
ing over several months.
Early Friday morning japanese
employe noticed the Chinese boy leay
Ing the main building with bundle
under his arm. knowing that the CHI
nese is employed at the oil warehouse
on the Beach road. the Japanese be
came suspicious and later voiced HIS
suspicious 10 his foreman, also Japa
nese. The latter told Manager August
Hamburg of the merchandise depart
rent.
On a pretext OF going for oil for bic
automobile, Mr.. Hamburg drove his
machine to the v,arehcnse and Will
the Chinese and Peter Frank, the two
employees at the warehouse, were at
tending to his machine. Mr.. Humburr
slipped into the building and searched
the open wardrobe lockers In one
he found q bundle answering that de
scribed BY the Japanese. He tore Q
hole In the paper covering and saw
that II contained clcth such as is
used for mems clothing and suits.
Hamburg then drove away in his
machine and called on CAPTAIN of De.
tectives McDuffie. The detective head
then had the Chinese boy brought be,
fore him. The latter said that Peter
Frank had given it to him early that
morning and had told him to take l.
to the oil warehouse. Later Peter
Frank denied having given the Chi
nese anything, and protested his in
nocence.
II. Sueoka, another employee. was
brought before the detective head and
in the presence OF Captain McDuffie
Mr.. Hamburg questioned him. Sueoka
denied everything, but while standinc
up and answering Mr. Humburg's qlIes
tons, he started to CULVER and shake
McDuffiie noticed this and reached fc-
Sueoka just as the Japanese tainted.
McDuffie dashed cold water on the
unconscious man. and when Sueoka re
covered. McDuffie says. he confessed
the robbery.
8 On Pauahi street McDuffies found
two cases of linen and lace and some
eutiefs.s The mem occupying the room
where the stuff was found SAID that
j. K. Kealoha, teamster of Hack
field & Company, left 1t there just be
fore Christmas, McDuffie recalls that
another systematic robbery occurred
at Hackfeld & Company about that
time. nut said today that at that time
the company did not wish to prosecute
and dropped the matter after discharg.
ing one employee.
A few days ago John Fabian, a la
borer employed by the firm. called on
a policeman at the latter's homo OF
Dowsett Lane and asked If he could
leave a suitcase there for a few days
The officer readily consented but when
he heard that robbery at Hackfeld
& Company was under investigation.
he broke OPEN the suitcase and found
suiting and other new merchandise in.
side. Knowing that Fabian was an
employe Of the Arm he 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 pendine
further Investigation. and probably
Nill be charged with first degree lar
ceny. Those arrested are:
John Frank, Jr., shipping clerk
]. K. Kealoha and Thomas Kahue
teamsters
Peter Frank, Mauuel Frank John
Za6lan, Soy Kong, H. Sueoka and Hoi-
chi Nishimura, Iaborers.