The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-03-20
CAvANAUGH DISCHARGED.
Attorney Creighton Makes Mon
key" of Detective Wagner.

Attorney creighton Makes mon
key" of Detective Wagner.
George Cavanaugh appeared in
the District Court this morning to
answer a charge of furious and
needless driving Cavanaugh was
arrested on Sunday morning by tha,
bewhiskcred atom of humanity
known as Detective +. II. Wagner.
Cavanaugh pleaded not guilty and
Detective Wagner was put on the
witness stand. He stated that he
made the arrest Of defendant on
King street near the Government
Nursery; he was driving as fast as
the horse could possibly go; there
were three others in the carriage
On discrimination by Charles
Creighton, witness stated that Capt
ain Andrews asked him who was
driving, and he told him: he knew
Cavanaugh was driving, because he
had the rcins in his hand: am an
American.
Creighton-What State do you
come from. Sing Sing, San Quentin,
etc! Witness refused to answer, aud
Notwithstanding objection by prose
cution was iinall y ordered 10y Judge
Robertson to answer the question.
Creighton hold that he knew witness
and could discrcdit his evidence, a
photograph Of tho man being suili-
cicnt Ia clear defendant.
Wituess-Am an American, natur-
allied in New York. United States,
formerly contractor and ruilder in
America and Australia: know jails
in Australia; did not come here as a
Fullerton detective; came here as a
mcmocr Of the sccrc; service of the
American aud European Society Of
Cincinnati, Ohio: avn familiar with
horses: If horse can go as fast a.
lac possibly can. he must be going
furiously. that is how | understand
il; arrested defendant twice, the
first time being let go; the second
time did not lay for them: do not
know whether the horse was tired
or not, but he was white with
"fume;" my instructions are that If
anyone makes break To avoid ar
rest ! would shoot him dead: yes.
shoot to kill. No matter what the Of.
lens" i; the charge would b. sirted
aft"rward; held n revolver in nv
right hand when defendant was ar.
rested. aud the rrins in my left
would have shot to kill. no matter
what, If defendant aud companions
had make break To get away; do
not manufacture dynamite.
ID. Crowuiugbrrg. sworn: Am
hack Inspector on duty at night; as
sisted ia the arrest Of defendant
twic" SUNDAY morning: Wagner ar
rested defendant and three ~ hers in
u vehicle, something between hack
aud carriage. uu King street.
. Cross examination: There were
no other wagons ON the road and
ia" hor.r was gHlIupug as they
passed IA; Captain Ru.rhill, clerk
n the station, bit Arthur Wilder ia
tn" mouth. drawing blood from nose
and mouth: the flowing Of blnnd
was ID" effect Of the blow: the boys
were feeling pretty good, but not
drunk; Captain Andrews struck
Cayanaugh aud others at the Station,
I!i~ clO'ul the cUsr for the prose,
cuiiCu
Mrssrs. Arthur White. Arthur
Wilder aud Grnrg" Cavanaush lp.
pcarcd for the defense. aud testified
that there was no furious driving at
all. Tho hor," wa brraGing ire
qm"ntly, aud it required cou,id"ra.
bic science and hnrsrmanship tu
h"ld him down. Beside, Lriug sub
irctcd to IT," rough handling uf u
half cracked poetic, man they were
abused a. the station by Captain
liOs"hlll and tho individual known
as III" Ma shans pet.
Defendant wa, found not guilty
and Il srhargvd.