Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-20
MORTENSON GIRL
ON THE STAND
in BOWER CASE
lcOntinued from page one)

was at home at the time but cid not
put in an appearance.
On the third night she had been
taken driving by the defendant, and
after trying to induce her TO go to a
room at the Waikiki Inn and at the
Seaside hotel. and finally at the Royal
Hawaiian hotel, he drove her towards
home, and when on Spencer street.
near Kapiolani, she had first yielded
TO his persuasions. After this their
meetings were frequent She stated
that he had driven her to the sew
eral hotels, she had taken two drinks
of gin with him. After this. she said.
he objected to her drinking. and
she quit She stated. on question.
that she had been in the habit Of
taking liquor when she felt like 1t
in her own home.
After she had been committed to
the reform school, the girl states that
on two occasions she had slipped out
of the school at nighttime, in CONF
pany with other girls, had telephoned
to the auto-stand and finally got in
company with Bower. after which the
party on each occasion had driven
about the city until about o'clock In
the morning. On the first occasion
they got back to school without be-
ing detected, but the second time, a
third girl. who accompanied them on
the trip, made mistake in the vim
dow by which they had left the build
ing, and, thinking that their escape
had been discovered and the window
locked, they had waited around till
daylight, and had thus been discover
ed. These excursions from the re-
formatory took place last August.
The Mortenson girl stated that her
sister tried to break up the intimacy
between herself and the defendant,
and finally told her father that Bower
was married man. and that later, in
her presence, her father had accused
Bower of being married, but that the
latter had stated that he was divorced
from his wife The witness stated
that she knew that he was married.
The witness has proved very COM
Ipetent and intelligent in answering
the questions put to her, and does not
appear to be particularly perturbed at
the embarrassing questions propound-
ed to her. From indirect statements
she made, it seems that she gave
Bower away when she was angry
because she had been told by her sis
ter that he was running around with
various other girls.
1t was 3:15 O'clock yesterday after
noon before the jury to try the Bower
case was finally completed None Of
the members Of the original panel was
excused for cause, but a very con-
siderable change was affected through
the peremptory challenge privileges
of both sides. or the six challenges
held by the prosecution. two were
exercised, these being George H Cow
an and Charles H. Nieper. The de-
tense exercised all Of its 10 chaI
lenges, as follows: Ranney Scott, D.
w Anderson, H. l. Hopper, A. Hook
ing. "A, M. NOVEL;, J. H. Soper. James
Steiner, e. o. White, William Thomp-
son, and Charles H. Atherton Judge
Clemens excused John s.. Walker, on
his representation that he was not
well.
As finally completed the jury is
made ND as follows: A. n. Otremba.
d. F. Thrum, S. T. Carr, Albert F.
Along, H. S. Gray, Arthur n. Rice. O.
C. Scott. James G. Spencer. G. J.
Boisse, A. H. r. vieira, Gustav Hof-
gard, and A. Wolff
The direct testimony of Victoria
Mortenson, the prosecuting witness,
who claims to be IL years of age.
was begun shortly after o'clock, and
she was still on the stand at o'clock
when the court adjourned for the day.
The witness told Of her meeting with
Bower in October. 1912, when he went
with his automobile to the home Of
her sister, Mrs. Garvie- Evans, at Pros
pect and Kapiolani streets, and took
both of them for a ride downtown
Although she had never met the de-
fendant before, she testified that he
Kissed her number of times during
that ride. Following this the defend
ant was frequent caller. she said,
and few days after first. meeting