The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-27
HAS NO PLEA TO MAKE.
so THE COURT ENTERS ONE
FOR HIM.
Incidents Of the Trial of J. P. Bowen on
Charge Of Larceny in the
Fourth Degree

The trial of J P. Bowen upon
charge Of larceny preferred against him
by James Dodd came off yesterday and
occupied nearly the whole day. 1t
will be remembered that when he was
first arraigned on the charge the de-
PENDANT and his attorney walked out Of
Court, and that the former walked back
again after being arrested under bench
warrant. When the charge was read
to him yesterday and he was asked
what his plea was he answered. 81
haven't any plea to make" The Court
then entered a plea of not guilty and
ordered the trial to proceed. The
charge is for the larceny of three screen
doors worth about six bits apiece.
H. A. Widemann testified that he
owned the Pantheon Saloon premises
in fee simple and had leased them to
James Dodd in 1882.
James DOdd testified that he knew
the screen doors produced in Court.
They belonged to the saloon and he
had them built for it ten or eleven
years ago. The doors we're made while
he was tenant and were inserted into
the building and made a part of it
Widemann owns the doors as part of
the building. Left the premises in
1886 and came back into possession on
June 4, 1893, The doors were in the
same position, ITO remedy defects in
the sanitary arrangements and by Mac
farane's permission had the doors re-
moved and put in the stable yard.
E<owen was there at the time. Mac
farlane objected to having them left
there and l had them put up in the
loft. The loft was in my possession
under the lease Missed the doors
about two weeks ago when l wanted to
put them up again. Next saw them in
the Police Station. They are worth
about five dollars Had dispute with
defendant about some of the fixtures
and he took some things l claimed.
He never claimed the DOORS"
]. c. Quincy testified that he was
Bowen's partner in the billiard saloon
and restaurant for three years. Recog.
nized the doors as belonging to the
closet in the billiard room. "We
never claimed them as our property"
B. F. White, another partner of
Bowen's, testified to the same effect.
Simeona, who owns handcart, ties,
tilted that Bowen brought out the
doors in the evening Of about the last
day Of August and put them on his
cart and went with him to his new
place of business, where the doors were
put up. Bowen stayed while he went
for new load, and when he returned
the doors were gone. Told Ashford
on the stairs that l took them under
Bowen's orders.
James Hunt testified that he re.
membered the d oors being put up long
before Bowen came into the premises.
Captain Langley testified that he had
made the arrest and had been shown
where the doors were by the defendant.
J. w. Young testified that he had
taken down the doors by Dodds' order
Bowen was there and made nc
objection.
The prosecution put on several other
witnesses in confederation Of the above
and rested
The defense moved for discharge
on the ground that the evidence wa:
insufficient TO convict. Motion denied
For the defense-E. P. Ryan testi.
fed that he assisted in the removal o
the things and that the screen doors ir
Court we've not the same as those
moved from the building, and also de
tailed conversations with Slmeona
Kenney and Ashford.
Haleakala testified that he took thu
doors and put them on the cart
Bowen was not there at the time.
]. P. Bowen was then put on tn,
stand and gave mass Ct testimon.
about his connection with the saloon
winding up with the acknowledgment
that he took the doors, as he believed
} they were his property under the lease
In rebuttal, {. M. White, -. Roach
B. T. White, D. Fl. Davis, T. E
Krouse and ]. {. Cluney were put Of
the stand and testified that the defend
ants reputation for truth and veracit
! in this community was decidedly bad
! some of them swearing that they woul'
' not believe him under oath.
The case was then continued to thi
afternoon for argument, w. A. Kline
is assisting the prose cution, and c. "
Ashford appears for the defense.