The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-24
Girl TELLS STORY
| OF HER DOWNFALL

(From saturday Advcrtisor.J

(From Saturday Advertiser.)
Victoria Mortenson, the prosecution s
principal witness, who Il the 81 girl in
the case, and Mrs Elsie oidburry were
the two witnesses ON the stand yester.
day in the second trial Of the statutory
charge against George A. (Bert) Bower
in the federal court before Judge
Charles p. Clemens and jury
The taking Of evidence began ycster-
day with Victoria Mortenson, the seven
teen year.old part-Havaiian Girl, who
claims that by gradual approaches, an.
tomobile rides, calls at the house and
many kissing seahces, she fell a vic
tim TO Rower's Overtures.
The story told Yesterday on the stand
by the young girl who, attired In a
short white dress, seems to- be nothing
more than a mere school miss, was the
same tale Of sordid disclosures which
she brought out in evidence during the
first trial. Ns
Girl Recites Story.
According to the girls story, the
highway TO her downfall came when,
in response to o request ty Mrs. CARVE
Evans, Bert Bower called at the home
Of her aunt, Prospect and Kapiolani
streets, with his machine for a ride
around town. Giving his place 20 an
other chauffeur, Bert took his seat in
the tonncau Of the car with aunt and
niece, claimed Victoria. During the
ride Victoria alleges that the defend.
ant kissed her several times. She then
testified that on the following evening
he called at the CARVE Evans home,
where she was staying, and with her
sat ON the porch from six TO ten o'eloek,
where and when, she alleges, there was
considerable more oscnlatory perform
ance, anntie being at home, bit con-
veniently fortunate for the twain, was
never in sight or in the way.
Then came the third evenings call,
Victoria claiming that Bower induced
her to 80 for a ride with him in the
machine According to the girls own
he took her TO Waikiki, and endeavorsd
to persuade her to share room with
him, At the Waikiki Ipn and the, Sea-
side Hotel, and on her refusaI to acfele
70 these oyortures continued Victoria,
they returned TO the city, and going to
the Hawaiian Hotel Bower agnin tried
to get her to 20 to room with him.
She again refused, and he then drove
her up toward spencer street, near Ka.
piolani, where and when she finally fell
a victim TO his oveftures. yf
Committed TO Industrial school,
| 3, Ater lnls nigpt there pliowed .
slsnsy rDena ot r,aes, drlnking and
| iarlnef nheit rrsiftiohs between the
Two, sala slctoria- un Two occasions
iom"wl!hg per communal 70 the Moi'
mn uiris Industrial school, Victoria
ana sorie otner g,rf inmates OF the
nome sllIPed ONT during the evening
aha Nlc.orha got INTO telephone com,
punlca'lon with Bower, who went out
Win lls niaehlne ana taxing them on
tney made night OF ~ returning
ABOUT iour O'clock The giris regained
their sleeping quarters undetected on
the ipst occasion, tut on the second
through mistake IN the matter OF the
window they had escaped from, they
taued 70 get IN. and when daylight
! came they were discovered Then fol
lowed the expose, Bower 3 arrest, his
nearing before the commissioner, a
wnie9 time no was found over, to The
granu lnry, ms commitments by the
ieaeral lnquirsiitorial body the trial Of
i Two weeks ago, which resulted in
hung Jury, and the present trial Of the
case. -
Mrs, oldturry POST 'vo Id Statement
l.. Whenrtae court took AN a,liournment
On this ease ya.teyJa,, afta.aonn NJ