The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-12-31
THE POLICE JUSTlCESAIP.
AND TAKES his SEAT on THE
BENCH.

prCme court, received MS COul-
as District and Police
Justice for Honolulu. At $3.50
o'clock this morning the hour set
for opening the Police Court the
following members of the bar were |
present: Acknowledgement ASH
ford, Deputy Attomey-Gencral |
Peterson, Messrs. Paul Neumann,
w. O. Smith, A. Rosa, c. Creigh-
ton, w. A. Whiting, NJ. Thompson,
j. A. Magoon, G.. X. Wilder, ]. L.
Kaulukou, j. NJ. Monsarrat, W. c.
Achi and 5. X. Kane. Marshal
Soper and Deputy Marshal Hopkins
were also present. The audience
was quite q large one.
A few moments after the hour
above mentioned, the new Police
Justice entered the Court room, and
was introduced TO the bar by the
late incumbent Mr.. David Day
ton.
William Wond, clerk of the Police
Court, read the commission of
the new Police Justice. The nomi-
nation was made by the Cabinet APP
proved by the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Foster then addressed the
bar as follows: Having received
the appointment to this office, |
shall cndeavor to perform the duties
pertaining to it, to the best of my
ability. | trust that the same
friendly relations that have existed
between the members of the Bar
and myself, during the past five
years, will be continued. | shall
endeavor to assist the heads of the
Police Department in the duty of
Furnishing offenders, in the manner
pointed out by law; while keeping
in mind the other duty, equally
prescribed 10y law and more import
ant to the public, that a man is to
| be considered innocent until proven
guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
| In this connection | wish to say shat
| consider it the duty of the Police
| Department to enquire into all ap-
| plicatiOns for warrants of arrest, and
to see whether probable cause exists
| for the issuance of n warrant: and
shall require that all applications
for warrants be made at the Police
| Station, and that the warrant be
countersigned by the Marshal or
| Deputy Marshal before it is present.
| ed to me for signature; exception
extraordinary cases, and it will be
time enough to consider them when
they arise, / shall ask your patience
and assistance until | become fami-
liar with the routine work of this
office: and shall be glad to receive
any suggestions as to the conduc-
| ting of business. [ hope, also, that
| any one will feel free to make COM
| plant to me of any matter within
| my power to investigate, and | will
try to give it proper consideration.
| l have learned from my experience
in the clerk office, that any changes
in the department must be well con-
sidcred and slowly and carefully
| made. l shall therefore make none
| at present, because [ do not know
| whether they ought to be made: il
in the future, some changes of sys,
TEN may become necessary, L shall
give the matter careful consideration
and ask the suggestions of all parties
interested as to the best course tC
pursue. / shall ordinarily be here
from 9 to 4 on working days, ant
until noon on Saturdays, ready tC
hear any matter that is brought be
fore me. think l have the righ
to request that business be trans
acted in Office hours at the Cour
Room, and that | shall not be aslleC
! to attend to official business at othel
| times or places, except in crimina
matters of urgency, at the request o
the Marshal. Civil cases will b.
heard as usual on Wednesdays ant
Fridays, unless members of th
bar desire another plan to be adopt
ed; concerning which / shall b.
=, glad to hear any suggestions. Crimi
nal cases will be heard to-day. To
morrow, being holiday no busines
will be done. On Wednesday at /
a. m. will take up civil cases.
Attorney-General Ashford sal
= that on behalf of himself, and Ii
: was sure he voiced the sentiment
of the bar, he extended congratulat
/ tions to His Honor upon his appoint
= ment as Police Justice. Entire col
iidence had been expressed in til
intercourse between His Honor an
, the members of the bar and til
. public, while occupying the positio
: of clerk Of the Supreme Court. ii
= was sure the same degree of sati
!, faction existing in the past woul
: be maintained in the future. II
begged to tender his sincere congri
). tulations.
: Hon. w. o. Smith said he woul
+ like to speak in the same strail
= The position was not an easy one
iill,requiring "A great deal of patenc
= His Honor and the bar had TO wol
together in the interests of the pu
lie. lie would like to thank the I
firing Police Justice for his for h
patience, honesty and integrit