The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-23
SUBMITTED TODAY TO JUDGE
HUMPHREYS.
Gill Libel Matter--Police Vindicated-
Liquor Selling-Turk & Lewis-Other
Live Matters.

The Grand Jury filed its report short
ly before noon today. Judges Humpn-
reys and Silliman occupied the bench.
The Judge made speech thanking the
| body and dismissing the members from
/ further service during the term.
Seventeen cases were brought to the
! attention of the jury by the Attorney
! Generals department, true bills being
found in IA cases.
The sale of liquor on Sunday by Wal
kiki resorts is touched upon as follows
we find that two resorts at Waikiki
are operating under special license from
| the Interior Department. 1t will be no
tieed that the privilege is given licenses
of selling liquors to guests and their
friends which certainly permits of a
liberal Interpretation.
The subject of sales on Sundays un-
der these licenses was not considered
| by the Executive Council, such sales
being subject to the provisions of sec
tion 20 of the aforesaid act to regulate
the sale of spirituous liquors etc. The
fact that liquor has been sold at these
resorts at Waikiki on Sundays to per-
sons who can in no way be considered
bona tide boarders or dodgers, although
probably guests or their friends,
was voluntarily admitted by the
proprietors, their statements coin
Gliding to the effect that they
were not aware of any illegal act
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privileges conferred by their licenses.
! This jury believes that these places
have incurred large expenditures and
have acted openly with the full know
ledge of the authorities; that they did
not Intentionally violate the law as to
the sale of liquor on Sundays, and the
evidence before us tended to show
that the legalizing such sale by respect
able hotels and resorts at Waikiki to
guests and their friends, would result
in lessoning Illicit trade and drunken
ness The jury also believes that as lib
eral treatment as is consistent with the
public welfare should be extended by
the government to respectable hotels
and resorts.
1T is not in our province however, to
ignore existing laws, through any ques-
ton as to their propriety. We found
that under strict Interpretation of the
law, that liquor has been illegally sold
on Sundays by the Hawaiian Annex
and Waikiki Inn. We have brought in
dictments against these places accord
ingly.
ave failed to find that police protec-
tion had been promised or guaranteed
to these resorts, although we made
careful inquiry.
THE statement of Mr. H. N. AImy.
with reference to the police, referred to
in your Honors charge of August g.
1900 to this jury was investigated the
witness claiming a misunderstanding of
his remarks, and testimony was to the
effect that he used the word authori-
ties and not police
HOUSES OF PROSTITUTION.
There is colony of five buildings
enclosed by high board fence, located
at the Eva side of Iwilei, owned by a
local company. These buildings contain
225 rooms and are at the present time
occupied by 147 females of whom 1876 are
Japanese. These inmates are all regis
tered prostitutes under the Act to
Mitigate, etc" The condition of the
premises and general management,
which is conducted under the supervi-
sion of the Police Department and the
| Board of Health, is as satisfactory as
could be expected, provided this shame
less vocation must be tolerated as a
necessary evil.
The location of the place could not
be improved upon, and the evils of pros
titution are now probably confined to
this locality instead of being distributed
about the city.
mo evidence whatsoever was obtain
ed tending to accuse the Police Depart
ment of extorting or receiving bribes, or
| of abuse of their authority.
1.-TWO other collections of buildings
intended for prostitution purposes, are
in course of erection at Iwilei, contain
ing about 100 rooms each. We recon-
mend that the number of these institu-
tions be strictly limited.
IAN arrangement has been by which
| the salary of a police officer at $75 per
| month is to be paid by the management
| of the above named company. This is
of very questionable propriety, although
the practice prevails in Honolulu of al
lowing certain places Of public resort,
requiring special police protection 10
! bear the expense themselves. We learn
| upon investigation that the full control
dismissal, and actual payment of salary
of such special officers is in the hands
of the Police Department.
I'VE further recommend that the me-
dical examination required under the
Act to Mitigate" be made at Iwilei.
MINORS IN SALOONS.
We find that minors are so emplay-
| ed in Honolulu, and we direct the atten-
! ton of the Legislature that liquor is be-
! ing sold to minors in violation of the
| law.
Illegal appropriation of moneys and
valuables seized in police raids.
"No reliable evidence was presented
to us to show that illegal acts of this
nature We're committed by the police.
! The officer i'm charge Of the squad
making raid personally takes charge
/ of all moneys and turns them in to the
/ clerk at the police station, by whom
they are hid as evidence and in case Of
/ a conviction and forfeiture, such money
/ is turned in to a fund to be used for
/ detective purposes, under the control
| of the sheriff.
! This custom seems to be of some an
! tiquity and although the amounts seized
on raids were proved TO be comparati-
| Yely insignificant, we recommend a
more strict and business like accounta-
/ bility.
Insane Asylum, Territorial Prison and
! Reform School.
THE jury in a committee Of the whole
visited the above mentioned institu-
! tions.
The Insane Asylum contains some
100 inmates, Hawaiians, Chinese and
Portuguese predominating, in the order
named with some 20 Americans ana
| Europeans.
THE institution seems to be conduct
ed under an efficient and economical
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