The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-09-26
THOSE PANTHEON SCREENS.
Trial of J. P. Bowen tor Unlawfully
Appropriating Them.

Mr.. j. P. Bowen, who a few DAYS
ago forfeited bail of $3.50, appeared
in the District Court again this
morning, having been re-arrested for
the larceny of pair of screen doors,
the property Of Mr. II. A. Wide
mann.
When the charge was read to
defendant he answered, 81 haven't
any plea to make" The Court en-
tered a plea of not guilty.
Mr.. H. A. Widemann was the first
witness. He stated that he is the
owner in fee simple of the Pantheon
Saloon premises, and had been in
possession since 1873. The premises
were leased to James Dodd in 1882.
The lease was offered in evidence.
James Dodd, the present owner of
the saloon, deposed that he had seen
the screen doors before. He had
had them built for the closet, and
had put them in while he was a
tenant. Witness left the premises
in 1886. On June 4, 1893, again
came in possession of the premises.
The doors were in the same position.
Through Macfarlane's permission
the doors we're removed in order to
have the place cleaned. The doors
were removed to the stable yard,
but later taken to the loft. Witness
had taken possession of the loft
under the old lease, and nothing
belonging to defendant was there.
Missed the doors about two weeks
ago. They we're to be put on again.
Asked j. Sullivan if his men had
seen them. Next day saw the doors
at the Police Station. Bowen never
laid claim to the doors.
John Sullivan, one of the pro-
prietors of the Pantheon Stables,
testified that his stablemen occupied
the loft in question, and never knew
of the defendant ever claiming any
property in the loft. Bowen had the
billiard room and restaurant, not
the loft.
j. @. Cluney was Bowen's partner
in the billiard saloon and restaurant
from 1890 for three years. Bowen
told him of changes he made on the
premises. He recognized the doors,
they belonged to the closet in the
billiard room. Bowen never claimed
putting in the doors or owning
them.
B. T. Whites evidence was similar
to Cluney's. White was a former
partner of defendants.
Simeona worked on a handcart.
He remembered carting away the
doors in Court on the night of
August 31st, from the Pantheon bill
lard saloon, corner of Hotel and
Fort streets, to Bowen's new place
on Hotel and Nuuanu. Bowen
brought out the doors through the
restaurant from the rear and placed
them in the cart himself. Bowen
stayed at the new place when they
went over. The door was placed
against the wall. Witness went for
another load, and when he returned
the doors had been taken somewhere
else.
Mokeeleele assisted Simeona in re.
moving Bowen's fixtures; he witness
ed defendant carrying the doors
from his old place and placing them
on the handcart. They were just
moving away when he called them
James Hunt recognized the doors
as those he had seen about IL years
ago at the Pantheon when he wa.
employed there. Bowen did moi
have the premises then, he came il
some time afterwards.
VIM. Tyrrell had seen the doors
before. He had been ordered t(
take them off, but saw another car
penter do the job. He saw China
man take the doors up to the loft.
| The case is still on this afternoon