Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-26

; me4uNuli6 Lewis ID released upon
own recognizance In custody Of DO.
lice department until after sailing Of
Lurline at p. m.
APRIL 14-George A. Bower and John
T. McGrsth plead guilty to second
degree robbery. In Judge Ashford's
court Sentence set for April "a.
Boggs fails TO appear In court.
Attorney Stratus presents physicians
certificate showing that he n seri-
ously IN with sciatic rheumatism
and unable to attend His case con.
tinued to April II.
Bower, McGrath and Boggs all
held In jail without bond. City At.
torney Cathcart objects to renewal
OF bond and Is supported by court
Defendants had been unable to raise
bond amount. anyway.
APRIL 17-Boggs appears in court
Trial set for April Is.
Sentence of Scully and Lewis,
convicted OF secOnd-degree robbery
on March -. further continued to
Hay 1.
Lewis attorney withdraws motion
for new trial
APRIL 26-Boggs withdraws plea OF
:. not guilty and pleads guilty to sec
ond degree robbery. Sentence set
for May 1. McGrath and Bower and
Scully and Lewis flafter two on
original conviction. May I'D ordered
to appear for sentence at same time.
APRIL s0-McGrath escapes from
county Jail about 8 O'Clock at night.
Story as told by jail authorities Is
that he left about midnight, after
securing permission from guard to
go from hospital to another room,
from which he made his getaway by
a window. Various reports as to
help from outside, ropes supplied.
etc, also that he got away from
Honolulu on oil steamer j. A. Chans-
lor, which sailed for San Diego
shortly after / O'clock a M.
MAY lon this date McGrath. Boggs
and Bower were to be sentenced.
MtGrath missing. Boggs, according
to attorney and physician, too Ill at
county Jail to attend. Bower pres
emit Judge Ashford defers sentence
until May 5 In all three cases. Also
orders sentencing Of Scully and
Lewis on same date.
MAY 5-Scully given suspended sent.
ence Of 10 months by Judge Ash
ford. Deputy City Attorney A. M.
Brown tells court that II was due to
Scully that indictments we're found
against Boggs, Bower and McGrath.
Boggs and Bower, both Of whom
had pleaded guilty. sentenced.
Boggs, McGrath and Bower. all OF
whom had pleaded guilty, sentenced.
Boggs given one week at hard Ia
Dor and costs. his attorney pleading
that he was expected to live possib.
ly not more than two months.
Bower sentenced to Oahu prison
for not more than three and one
half years at hard labor. and costs
Of court,
McGrath sentence not given, he
being still missing, following jail.
break Ts5s 81 81 80
Lewis sentenced to two years in
prison at hard labor, and costs Of
court.
star-Bulietin publishes report Nc
t Grath is on way to Mexico
MAY .6--Fact published that another
second-degree robbery charge still
lies. against Scully, scheduled to
come up In Judge Ashfofd's court
on May %. Reported case viii be
nolle pressed. Scully having turned
states evidence. Scully still under
$13,5G0 bond.
MAY 22-I.ast of second-degree rob
6 berry cases against McGrath and
Scully called. McGrath still miss
ing. Cases continued to June rs.
JUNE 4--McGrath reported to have
been in San Francisco week previ
Ops.
JUNE 16-After two trials resulting
In .disagreements, jury In federal
court finds Scully guilty of trans
porting opium. The federal csst
grew out OF the "badger-gameH hold
up of the Chinese in Kalihi In Feb
ruary.
JUNE 21- Scully sentenced to veal
and a half In prison on fedora
charge Of handling opium.
JUNE 22-Scully makes getaway from
Honolulu in middle of night In pow
er safnpan with two pals. said to b.
Joe Rata and H. L. McCutcheon
Jack Sproat. said to be owner o.
sampan,. wirelesses from Moloka
that he has Scully and party, ant
next day Deputy U. s. Marsha
Heine leaves to secure fugitive.
JUNE 24-Scully brought back to Ho
nolulu In early morning. In feders,
court later his attorney announces
he is ready to begin serving sent
ence of year and a half imposed b'