Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-20
HEARING BEFORE
Commissioner IS
SET FOR JULY Is
Continued from page one)

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the accident on Kalakaua avenue ear
| ~ Tuesday morning which resulted
in the injury OF Mounted Officer Man.
uel Moranho and the killing of his
horse Mr.. McCarn declined to make
public any of the conversation.
, George GerasimoS, an employe of
| the Union Grill, also was called into
Mr.. McCarn's Office and, upon being
questioned by the district attorney,
admitted that he was the fifth mem.
Der of the "joy-ride' party Thus far.
the women are the only persons who
have been summoned to appear as
witnesses in the case, subpoenas hav'
ing been served upon them Saturday,
Immediately following the issuance OF
the warrants for the arrest of Rey-
nolds and Welsh.
Await Moranho's Statement.
Reynolds and Welsh have been re-
leased on bonds of $500 each. The
bondsmen are S. S. PaXson and f. J..
Gay for Reynolds, and S. D. MCMil,
Ian and J. T. Silva for Welsh. The
fact that a hearing of<the case before
the commissioner had been called for
10 o'clock this morning attracted a
gOod-sized crowd of spectators to the
federal building.
The police are Withholding definite
action in the matter until they are
permitted by the physicians to
obtain Officer Moranho's version OF
the affair. 1t now is believed that
this permission will be forthcoming
at any moment Sheriff Charles
Rose has stated that the police deem
il unwise to take any action until
such a statement is secured. Moran
no is reported to be considerably i'm
proved today.
The text of the complaint set forth
in the warrants for the arrest OF the
defendants is published herewith as
follows: -
Jeff McCarn, being first duly sworn
according to law, deposes and says
that on or about the 18th day OF
July. A. D. 1914, at and within the
said district and within the jurisdic-
ton of this court. William L. Welsh
(and Charles Reynoldsl did knowing
", unlawfully. wilfully and felonious'
" transport. cause to be transported,
aid and assist in obtainin trans
portation for, and aid and assist in
transporting from one place within
the territory of Hawaii, to another
Mace within the territory of Hawaii;
to wit. from one place in Honolulu.
on the island of Oahu, Territory OF
Hawaii, 10 another place within said
Honolulu, on the island of Oahu, Ter
ritory of hawaii, certain girls or wo-
men. to wit, one Dolly Gordon and
one Mabel Guest, for certain i'm
moral purposd; contrary TO-
the form OF the statute in such case
made and provided, and against the
peace and dignity OF the United States
of America" ~.~-
Women Cared for Officer.
.. The first persons to reach thel
scene of the accident were Thomas F.
Kennedy, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. jeff and
Miss Marion Kennedy. That there
were more than four persons in the
Welsh car they are not positive, 4
and that the women in the party were
hustled away before aid was given to
the injured man they absolutely deny. |
Commenting on the accident this !
morning, Mrs. jeff said: The first in |
timation we had that anything was
wrong was when Mr.. Reynolds be-
lieve it was he-rang the bell and |.
asked to use the telephone. We,
thought that he had probably run out !
of gasoline and was sending for ,
supply. However, upon hearing him
state that a man had been injured
we gathered up sufficient clothes to
be presentable and made all haste to-
the scene. 49,.
when we arrived one of the women
had the injured officers head in her |
lap and was bathing it with water
gotten the water from the nearby duck !
ponds. = 49,
None of the party was under the
influence of liquor, although all may
have been drinking. On that point
would not care to be quoted. further /
than to state that none showed any |
noticeable effects.
Il asked them if they wished any !
liquor for the injured man but they !
stated that the thing he needed was
doctor and refused my offer of Lit.
tie whiskey.
The machine that took the police |
man to the hospital and the one that |
took the women down town arrived
at the same time. In fact the women,
were there when the officer was lift. !,
ed into the machine in which he wasi
m tho hncnifal1