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

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 10 make
public any OF the conversation.
George GerasimOS. an emploTe 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 10 appear as
I 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. PaXSOr and +. 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 Il
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 Moranhos 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
it 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 asI
follows:
Jeff McCarn, being first duly sworn
according to law, deposes and says
that on or about the 10th day OIL
July. A. D. 1914, at and within thei
said district and within the jurisdic-
ton Of this court. William l.. Welsh
land Charles REYNOLDS did knowing
". unIawfully, wilfully and felonious-
" transport. cause to be transported,
aid and assist in obtainin trans
portat:on for. and aid and assist ini
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. to 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 purpose; contrary 10 !
the form of the statute in such case !
made and provided, and against the
peace and dignity of the United States /
Of America" &c.. "
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
we're more than tour persons in the
Welsh car they are not positive,
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-Tang the bell and
asked to use the telephone. We
thought that he had probably run out
of gasoline and was sending for d
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.
When We arrived one of the women
had the injured officers head in her
lap and was bathing it with waite.
from tin can. They had evidently
gotten the water from, the nearby duck
ponds ......
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 Il
doctor and refused my offer of a lit
lie whiskey.
The machine that took the police.
nan to the hospital and the one that
ook the women down town arrived
1t the same time. In fact the women
we're there when the officer was lift.
I'd into the machine in which he was
AIKEN to the hospital