The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-24

| Honolulu Republican and also that of
the attorneys to whom he referred the
Jury, did not substantiate the charge, and
in fact the testimony of the latter was an
endorsement and not condemnation of
the integrity of the Honolulu Judiciary
The article in question was evidently
written without mature consideration or
essential knowledge.
We did not deem it necessary to sum-
mon any other witnesses.
! While this jury fully recognizes the
freedom of the press we condemn such
serious charges without evidence to SUBJ
stantiate them
UNSUBSTANTIATED CHARGES
| AGAINST THE POLICE DE-
PARTMENT
person appeared before this jury and
handed in $50, which he claimed was
received by him under circumstances
which, if established, would have incrim-
mated members of the police force His
testimony was not clear and convincing
and he could not produce any evidence in
confederation. We consequently have
taken no action and turn the above
amount of 500 in, together with our re-
port
In conclusion, this body recognizes that
it is the pioneer Grand Jury of this Ju-
dicial Circuit and will be followed at
short intervals by many other juries 1t
is impracticable, and, in fact, impossible
: for any one Grand Jury to investigate
thoroughly all the different departments
of the Government and the matters of
public interest which come within its
province. We have confined ourselves to
the consideration of such subjects as have
, been brought to our attention and have
been actuated by a desire to faithfully
and impartially discharge our duties.
/ Honolulu, August %, 1900
q. Ashley, S. Lowden, j. S. Walker, Jas.
l.. Mclean, VIM. o. Atwater, John Eff
finger, l.. c. Ables, Chas. II. Atherton
f. NJ. Lewis, Edwin Benner r. w Ho-
y bron, NJ. p. Robinson, C. Hustace, Jr, E.
A. McInerny, A. F. Cooke. w. H. Hoogs
THE JUDGES REMARKS.
\ After receiving the report of the Crane
t Jury, Judge Humphreys said
A Mr.. Foreman and Gentlemen of tn,
n iGrand Jury: The Court has listened will
a rapt attention and profound interest t,
; the reading OF the excellent report nov
rendered by your body AS you are tn,
+ pioneer Grand Jury of the Island of Ga
4 hu, your report will become historical
: Not only that, but it will be valuable from
q a social as well political point o
view. / use the word political not il
it's narrow and restricted sense but in it
. larger and broader sense-political il
ENFORCEMENT OF LAW.
30 The Court was particularly impresse
l. with what the Grand Jury had to oh
l. serve with reference to the enforcement
d of law. Our Government is divided int
three coordinate departments: the Exec
ID utive, the Legislative and the Judicial. l
l. is not for one branch any part of on
t. branch of the Government to usurp @
> trespass on the powers of the othe
branches The Legislative Department
W makes the laws. If the law is constitu
A. tional ii becomes the sworn duty of tn
courts of the land, assisted by the jurie:
g, to enforce those laws even though tn
Of propriety, the fairness or the justice {
l. the laws may be open TO question.
re Stranger, tell the Lacedaemonian
as that we died here in defense of cour
try This was the simple inscription
2, commemorate the heroic and consciou
I'd devotion of the faithful band of Leonida
IS at Thermopylae; and in which a nation
er peculiar sagacity and promptitude
IS. mind well ardor of soul for libert
ne thought to express the highest acknow
a edgment of a deed which every Gree
IL remembers with national pride. OF a
of that was noble and great in this patrio
rs, ic act the noblest and greatest seemed
lie them that the gallant citizens had bee
ct obedent to the laws even unto death.
affords an example well worthy of i'm
ne tation.
on IWILEI EVIL.
as
a. Prostitution-As to the matter of pro
~ titution commented upon by you in yo
no report, I, at this time, call your ate
ton to the fact that we have in this TIE
-; ritory law forbdding fornication. Fo
,s nication is sexual Intercourse between
80 unmarried man and an unmarried wor
-, an, and is offense punishable by DO
~ fine and Imprisonment. 1t is, indeed,
~ anomalous state of affairs that We shou
have houses of prostitution in this col
"a munity. under the control of the Boa
~ OF Health, and, to a certain extent, {
NO Police Department, and yet have pr
~ vision in our penal code for the punis
-, ment of fornication. There is not
- woman at Iwilei who is not liable to
- criminal prosecution for fornication. l
o deed, the very fact that she is a reg
to tered prostitute might make a clear ca
by against her if the soscalled Act to Nj
he igate' is constitutional, which / We
much doubt. 1t may be desirable to ha
re- houses of prostitution under the cont
nat OF the Board of Health and, to a certs
,od extent. under the Police Department, y
icy il should hardly be done in the face of
Ia statute prohibiting fornication, withc
riff exception.
in INSANE PERSONS.
i'' Insane Asylum-The Court Gomez
heartily i'll what you nave SAID as TO
commitment of an insane person to
Ich Asylum on the certificate of one ply
be- clan. A similar law does not exist
re- any State in the Union. I think it m
hat be said that in nearly every State in
pom Union the law provides for careful
animation by three or more experts q
end a trial by jury. You can easily see Il
Drt if at any time conditions here sho
be come to such pass that the power
nee certify to the insanity OF person sho
hip he vested in the hands of one individt
y a and he be corrupt person, no mem
of of society would be safe. 1t is a
de- state of affairs, but it is condition
which the physician now in charge
ub- not responsible.
OF ALCOHOL AND HACKS.
of
tion Sale of Alcohol-Taking into conside
ton the various elements going to mi
up the aggregate of this community
IA requires no argument to convince
that the unrestricted sale of alec
lich would be a menace to the peace, sal
for and good order of the community, an
we know of no law that permits its sale