Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-24
Dawn MOORE IS
IDENTIFIED ON
WITNESS Stand

ness that startled the federal court at
tendants and waxed into fiery elo-
queHce was Attorney George A. Davis
contribution TO a chain of incidents
in the Dawn Moore case this morn
ine.
The hearing was conducted all the
morning and postponed again until
Monday, but with the general under
standing that all Great Northern wit
nesses have now testified.
Girl identified in Court
One of the features was James A.
Rath's testimony which augmented
that given by others yesterday, con.
firming the Star-Bulletin's exclusive
story some weeks ago that Dawn
Moore is no other than Miss Bonnie
Mckinley Of Los Angeles, who was
here two years ago.
In the course of sharp questions and
answers, 1t was also learned that Pa
lama Settlement is primarily intend
ed for the prevention of crime and
sin rather than the cure.
L. J. Warren, attorney for the de-
PENDANTS, offered as evidence with
Rath on the witness stand letter
written to Rath by counsel for the
plaintiff, which Warren declared was
an abuse of the process of the court
II was entered as evidence.
Rath had just testified that he had
been warned not to interfere with; a
ward OF the court and produced the
letter to prove his statement
At Warren's accusation Davis was
on his feet.
Attorney Wakes Warm
81 hurl back at this young counsel
the same insinuation," he painted,
"that we are not applying proper pro-
cedure. We are protecting poor.
helpless girl who has been abused"
Davis went on to say that Dawn
Moore was virtually a ward of the
court, that he understood Rath had
Indirectly threatened her and that
counsel had written the letter and
admitted it, warning against such
high-handed actions.
Rath was the principal witness on
the stand this morning He told how
Dawn Moore had been a subject for
his official attention two years ago:
that her actions as Bonnie Mckinley
were suspicious, that she was not re-
liable and finally that the Associated
Charities advanced SIS to send her
back to the coast.
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The settlement head passed the lie
to anyone who wanted to take it when
he stated that anyone who said he
had threatened the girl lied He told
of taking her case to the Associated
Charities because there was no place
for her at the settlement.
"Is not the object of your institn-
ton to take in and reform the bad?"
Davis demanded OF Rath.
NO." answered Rath, "our mission
is reform only in so far as it attempts
to prevent young boys andN girls from
becoming bad"
Don't you look after those who
have erred?" Davis shot at him.
Rath answered Sometimes
Turning his attention to the press
for moment Davis said sarcastically
he supposed it was "au right" to play
the girl up in sensational stories. In
respect to this Rath said he had been
asked by Attorney Curry to say moth
ing Of the case to the papers and had
kept silent.
George ]. Richardson of Hilo, who
went on board the Great Northern up
on request at the Crescent City and
came ashore with Dawn Moore and
others, testified that he had asked her
at the time if she was dope fiend."
More "Dope Fiendr Testimony
you have testified that you did not
know the girl, did not arrest her nor
in anyway become identified with the
case other than a Witness" Davis shot
1t him. do you not think 1t was an
question to ask a young
ady: Are you dope fiend?' Are
you in the habit of asking young la
lies whom you have never met such
questions ?"
Richardson replied that he was not,
but often did If he suspected them.
He said further that the Moore girl
took everything with smile on the
hip.
Special Agent Metzler for the Great
Northern, detective, took the stand
rs an expert on handwriting to tes-
lily that various letters submitted as