The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-12
MRS. TARTEGlGl|N
BEFORE ]. S. JURY
indictment N Brutal Waikiki As
sault Case Expected TO Be
~. Returned Today a
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Mrs. viva Tarter,. otherwise called
Mrs. Mcrlcman, wife Of Private G. II.
Tarter of the First Field Artillery at
Schofeld Barracks, the woman who, IL
is claimed, was brutally assaulted and
beaten up by a gang Of ioyridors at
Waikiki one night last week, When
she refused to ,aecede to their british
desires, was again a witness before the
federal grand Jury yesterday morning.
/ In addition to other witnesses, who
were called the day before, Capt II
Terrence Lake, Of the city attorney Is
department, Bob Graham, a local bar
Der, Arthur McDnffie, Beander Bccsley
and Barney Turner were before the
jury during yesterdays session. Tur
ncr, il was currently reported around
the federal departments yesterday, no
fused to testify, on the ground, IL Is
claimed, that whatever testimony he
might give to the grand jury might
be used against him later. , .. y .
Indictments Expected Soon
While no partial report was made to
the court yesterday II is understood
that the grand jury has already agreed
to report at least one Indictment, one
Of the witnesses, at least, who appeared
before that body being named in the
Indictment, il Is said, IL was reported
yesterday that Barney Turner expect
ed to leave for Maui in the steamer
Mauna Loa at noon yesterday, but
whether he did leave or not il was
not learned up to a late hour last
night. H.. -.s. ..-,... :.
1t was reported yesterday that two
other persons, in some manner con-
nccted with the case, whether as wit
uesses to any of the incidents already
brought out or otherwise, would likely
be called, their names, as far as could
be learned yesterday, being Edwin
o Neil and Evelyn Roe. Whether
'hese witnesses appeared yesterday be-
fore the grand jury or will be called
this morning could not be learned with
any degree Of certainty yesterday.
While the grand jury was in session
two women, apparently strangers in
the city, called at the office of the
district attorney. One remained only.
a short While, but the other stayed I'M
til the district attorney was able to
excuse himself from the grand jury
room to- see her,
Clerk Marphy Has Denial
A. Edward Murphy, clerk of tn
federal court, denied yesterday that he
had broken the seal Of secrecy under
which he, had been laboring for some
time past in regard to the true name
of the alleged woman victim in the
reported brutal Waikiki incident and
that. it was. not he who had informed
he city police Of the woman 3 real
name, which was first made public in
fhe Advertiser yesterday. Mr.. Muir
pbv Is of the opinion that il the
police happened to learn the woman's
lame, prior to its appearance in The
Advertiser, the information must have
been obtained by them elsewhere. The
woman s actual residence remains still
! mystery to the police, it was report
d in the marshal s Office yesterday.
Apio Bigamy Charges Considered
Another case taken up for investi,
cation yesterday by the federal grand,
Jury was that Of the bigamy charge
against John Apio, who is accused Of
having married three young Hawaiian
girls in Honolulu in as many months,
there also existing suspicion that he
espoused still another on the Island of
Hawaii. Three of the so-caIled wives
were in attendance yesterday. 1t is
fully believed that an Indictment will
be returned by the grand jury in this
case.