The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-25
THE BRIBERY
CASES IN COURT
AND All ON ARE AR
RAIGNED-MOSSMAN ALSO UP
EMBEZZLEMENT

The three defendants whose appear
ance i'm Judge Gears court created the
greatest interest this morning were A.
McDuffie, All on and Harry c. Moss
man, the first being the former detec-
tive, the second "A former police officer
and the last was clerk i'm the office Of
Deputy High Sheriff Chllingworth The
three were arrested on Wednesday af-
ternOOn five indictments having been
returned by the Grand Jury against
Mossman and McDuffie while three con-
tain the name of All on. The five in
dictments against Mossman include fif-
teen separate counts of having en-
bezzled different sums while employed
as clerk to the Deputy Sheriff. Nc
Duffie and All on are both accused of
having taken brides from Ching Mon
Gar i'm order to protect him in running
a gambling game.
All on was the first of the accused
men to appear. lie was represented
by George A. Davis and Frank T..
Thompson is also associated i'm the
defence The indictments, which At
toruey Davis waived having read,
e.
April 9 All on, then being a police Of
tcer took sums of SIS from Ching Mon
Gar for the purpose of protecting that
worthy in running che IA game.
All on entered plea of not guilty to
each charge and his counsel announced
his readiness to proceed. The case was
marked ready i'm it's order.
When ex-detective McDufHe came in
to court Davis at first announced that
| he would also waive the reading of the
indictments in the case but he after
wards changed this and the papers
We're accordingly read Ching Mon
Gar figured as paying the accused s. on
each of the following dates May Z, IA,
| p and % and another gambler named
Long Wo figures in the fifth indictment
in the same capacity as a contributor.
Attorney Davis reserved his plea I'M
til Monday there being no objection by
the prosecution
Then came Mossmans turn but he
arrived a little late and his arraign-
ment was postponed until noon. He is
accused of having embezzled the fol-
lowing amounts on the dates named:
August 81 SIPS; September 30, $11; Sep
TENDER 30, 1855; July 81 SIS; March u
$15. rs; August 81 $13 50; September 30
$4.9O; September 30. $13 80; August 81.
i ST. 45; June "a, SO; June Is, 80; February
Is, so; September 30, $14; November
: 80; juno 16, SO.
Attorney Davis also appeared Tor
| Mossman who looked far more nervous
and distressed than did either of his
! companions in misfortune.
MOssman's case came up again at
noon when he was arraigned and en-
tered a plea of not guilty to each of
the charges against him. Further
hearing was adjourned until Monday.
Attorney Davis wondered why all of
the counts could not have been put on
one indictment until reminded that the
law allows only three counts on an in
dictment. Assistant Attorney General
Fleming explained that the amounts
had been so grouped on the indictments
as to make each one for more than $40.
Attorney Davis took up the matter of
bail which had been fixed by Judge
Gear at $1,000 on each indictment. AZ
ter brief argument the sum was re-
duced by one half making the total
bail S2500 which was at once furnished
by John Lucas.