Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-02-21
SEEK TO prove
DRUG ADDICTION
OF dawn MOORE
Testimony of Witnesses Infer
Girl Suing Great Northern
Was Using Cocaine

Il do not think the officers OF the
Great Northern had any right to ar.
rest or search Der on suspicion" de.
clared Federal Judge Horace w.
Vaughan during the hearing Tuesday
afternoon of Dawn Moore's $4,000 al
legged damage suit against the big
Hill liner.
The her" whom Judge Vaughan
referred to was the plaintiff, who Is
also known as "Dickie Fisher" and
Dorothy Arnold" Miss Moore or
Fisher or Arnold sat quietly by her
attorneys and drank in every word OF
the testimony given by stewardesses.
ships officers and the ships detec-
tive. She did not appear nervous.
Now and then she laughed contempt.
uoGsly at some Of the statements
made by the witnesses.
Mrs. Gardner, Miss Moore's room
mate during q part of the voyage
from San Francisco TO Hilo, was the
first witness called In the afternoon.
Witness Tells Of Quarrel
She was erratic and hard to get
along with" testified Mrs. Gardner.
ION Sunday morning we had words.
We Quarreled. In the evening she
took her things and went away. She
took nearly all her meals in her room
and spent most Of her time in bed"
Regarding the cause of Miss Moore's
alleged peculiar actions, Mrs. Gard.
ner said she looked like she had
taken something that made her act
that way" She added that Miss
Moore continually was patting her
face with handkerchief what was
on it don't know" the witness said.
"But after she had patted her face In
this manner she would suddenly
brighten up, become laxative and be
an altogether different woman"
Mrs. Gardner testified that en- one
occasion she had seen a sentence
written on a slip Of PAPER by Miss
Moore. 1t read. she said. See II Dick
is on deck"
She also said that Miss Moore was
in the habit OF putting something In
her eyes from a bottle. Attorney
George S. Curry remarked that lots
OF people used medicine when their
eyes were troubling them. He also
remarked that lots of women put
pOWucI vi their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. anu
then put 1t on their faces.
Thefts Aboard Ship
The ships detective said there were
two thefts on the ship during the yoy-
age, but added that Dawn Moore was
not concerned in them 50 far as he
could connect her up. He testified
that, after Dawn Moore had been
searched, stewardess had informed
him that Miss Moore said to the
searchers: "You passed It up. You
are no good at searching"
Miss Moore was searched aboard
the Great Northern by two steward
esses on suspicion that she was con.
nected with an alleged $4,000 dIa-
mond swindle. About two weeks ago,
Miss Moore testified that she was
made to undress while the steward
esses searched every article Of cloth.
ing and even made her take her hair
down.
Found no Diamonds
Did yoa find any diamondsf" At
torney Curry asked the ships detec.
tive.
The detective answered in the
negative.
so all the diamonds there were,
were just thoughts OF diamonds" de-
manded the attorney.
The detective said that, in his opin-
ion, all the stories alleged to have
been told by Miss Moore regarding
her purported association with crooks
and the taking Of a sack Of diamonds
from a man In San Francisco was
"all cocaine talking.
And in spite OF the fact that you
thought it was all cocaine talk yoiI
searched this woman and also her
baggage" asked Attorney Curry.
YES" answered the detective.
Further hearing Of the case will
be had next Friday.