The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-28
Police Assert He Is One Of Lead
ers Of Gang That Has
" Stolen Many Cars
HELD INcoMMUNIcADo:
~ f'0f ATTORNEY IS BARRED
Two Machines Were Taken Sat-
urday Night But Both Have
Been Recovered

In the arrest early yesterday morn
ing Of Sam Goldino, an employee Of The
Advertiser, the police assert that they
have one of the leaders Of the gang
of automobile thieves that during the
past two or three weeks have stolen
nearly score Of cars in this city.
No charge has as yet been placed
against Goldino, who is held ''for in
vestigation, and incommunicado, but
the police, while Withholding much of
the evidence upon which they base
their Insertion of his guilt, declare
that he is one Of the men who have
made business and pastime Of steal.
, ing and wrecking cars with apparent.
IMMUNITY. ~ 80. .. ,.... g..
Goldino's arrest followed the theft,
according to the police, of two cars,
one of them an American, registered
as No. 1872, owned by Marshall II
Webb, the local architect. The other
ear stolen was a Ford, registered a.
No, 1854 aud employed in the rent
service by j. Fukamoto. The latter
was stolen from near town some time
between ten clock and midnight, the
police say. Webs car was taken
from his residence near the corner of
Dole and Spreckles Streets, Punahou
Both cars have been recovered.
The Ford ear was recovered follow
ing, according to the story told by the
police, chase of the machine by mo.
torcycle officers who fred two shots at
o. it as il fed. ". hHN " y. .=' =
Mr.. Webb, when he found his car
was gone, reported the theft to the
police. He said he heard voices near
his garage, of men telling funny
stories. When he went to look for his
ear, it was gone, having been removed
from the garage in which he had lock-
o. cd it. IL, %. -. .. 90 .
Shots Are Fired "
Motorcycle Officers Ferry, Ferrera,
BrancO and Morse were detailed on the
cases and started to make circuit of
the city in search of the missing cars.
According to the police, the four mo.
torcycle officers were riding along the
Waialae Road about two clock when
ear passed them bearing the number
l32. The officers turned round and
gave chase and as the driver refused To
stop his machine when shouted at to
do so, Ferrera fired couple Of shots
ut the fleeing ear. Two mon are said
to have been in the car beside the
driver. . .
The chauffeur, say the police, ran
the ear into vacant lot on the Kai-
muki side of Moiliili church and then
abandoned II, leaving the engine run
ming and humping the car so that the
hack spring was broken. Three men
jumped out of the car and two of then
made their escape through the taro
patches and rice fields back of the
church,
'Goldino Denies Guilt
The police assert that they searched
the houses in the neighborhoOd of the
church and in one Of them found Sam
GOldinO, who wore no trousers but had
his coat on. They accused him OF be
ing the man they were looking for, but
he declared they had the wrong man.
that he had stolen no car and was not
in the one which they had chased. -
GoldinO was taken to the police sta
ton and booked for investigation. The
car, which had not been stripped of its
accessories, was removed to the Won
Hmm Young garage TO be repaired.
Goldino has for a long time past
been employed as carrier by The
Advertiser, taking the paper every day
TO Schofeld Barracks. For this pur.
pose he had the use of Ford car, and
had the opportunity of using it for his
own private purpose whenever he was
so DESTROYS. ~.
Attorney Barred Out
Goldino's attorney, LOrrin Andrews,
made an effort to interview his client
yesterday afternoon, but was refused
permission by Capt. Fred Iaukea, who
stated that he was acting under in
structions from Chief of Detectives
MeDufie and Deputy Sheriff Julius
w. Asch. %. =. . r..
just why Goldino was not allowed "a
see his attorney is hard to say, for Act
20 OF the legislature of 1915, provides
that no prisoners shall be so debarred
The act reads as follows:
In all cases of arrest for examina
tion, the person so arrested shall not
be denied the right TO see counsel al
any time, and the person making the
arrest shall conduct the party arrested
before the court or magistrate empow
cred to make such examination, within
* hours after arrest, except in case,
where a longer delay Is absolutely nee
essary TO meet the ends of Justice"
Andrews was told that he would not
he permitted 10 speak to his client un
Ill this morning.
Other Oar Stripped
The other missing car was discovered
Yesterday afternoon by police officers
back of the College Of Hawaii, and il
reported TO have been stripped of III
accessories. One of the seats of tn,
machine is said to have been picked VI
yesterday morning in the Makiki dis
tIict, ~ a.
The police say they believe tina
GoldiUo is responsible for the theft O.
both ears stolen on Saturday night
and state, in support of this conten
toh, that pair of muddied dancin!
rltmns found In tioldino's house a
MolliiG, correspond exactly with foot
marks found In the vicinity from
which both cars were stolen. ~