The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-07

under any circumstances receive com
pensation for the discharge of their
duties from either corporations or In
dlviduals, much less from those who
are engaged In shameless vocation
upon which the law has ever set it's
seal of condemnation.
II has come to the information of
this Court, and I charge you to make
Giligent inquiry into the fact, that
police officers In Honolulu are in the
habit of making raids upon Chinese
gambling houses, of SELLING the mon
ey which may be In sight under the
pretcnse of using II as evidence
against those arrested. but In fact
appropriating 1t to their own use. If
this lie true the practice referred to
IL n species of larceny, committed
under the guise of law and authority.
which deserves the severest censure
and some punishment
You win investigate any other con-
dition prevailing. or alleged to pre-
vail, in this community of which you
may have individual knowledge or
which may be brought to your atten-
ton. III In connection with these con-
d.tions crimes have been committed,
you will return indictments against
the persons committing such crimes.
and Ii no crimes have been commit
ted in connection herewith. and you
yet believe that such conditions are a
menace to the public peace. to public
safety, and to the good order of the
community. or unlawfully hamper the
liberties OF the citizen, you may COM
ment thereon in your final report to
this Court, and thus direct public at
tention thereto.
The oath which you have taken
obliges you to keep secret the pro-
ceedings had before you and you
should constantly bear this In mind
1t is the policy of the law that the
preliminary inquiry as to the guilt or
innocence of party accused should
be secretly conducted. One reason for
this may be to prevent the escape of
party should he know that proceed
ings were In train against him; an
other may be to secure freedom of
deliberatlon and opinion among the
Grand Jurors, which would be i'm
paired II the part taken by each might
be made known to me accused.
A third reason may be to prevent
the testimony produced before you
from being contradlcted at the trial
of the indictment by subornatIon of
perjury on the part of the accused.
RULES OF THE JURY.
You may elect one of your number
to serve as your clerk, II you so de-
sire, to preserve the minutes OF your
proceedings At the conclusion of
your labors these minutes should be
verified by the attestation of your
clerk and foreman, whereupon you
may direct that they be delivered to
the Attorney General.
Witnesses appearing before you
may be sworn by your foreman. or II
q ~ nU nj
may when necessary for the exami-
nation OF any witness invoke the ser
vices of an interpreter, but an inter
prefer should not be permitted to be
present when witnesses who speak the
English language are under examina-
ton.
No indictment can be found by you
unless twelve of your number concur
In such finding. When an indictment
Is found by you, you will indorse
thereon, "a true bill," and have such
Endorsement signed by your foreman.
The Court Will ordinarily convene
at 10 o'clock In the forenoon and rise
at O'Clock In the afternoon, but you
may regulate your own hours OF con-
vention and adjournment. except that
you cannot adjourn sine die until dis
charged by the order of the Court. At
the conclusion of your labors you
hnoulu Tenuer maj report 10 the
Court. In which you may state the
number OF cases examined by you and
for what. the number OF Indictments
found by you and for what; and az
/ have before stated you may also In
your final report comment upon and
direct public attention to any evils
existing or threatened which YOU
deem worthy OF public consideration.
Gentlemen Of the Grand Jury, be-
fore you retire 10 enter upon your du-
ties ! desire to say that the references
which ! have made In this charge as
TO the duties OF the Attorney General
are Intended to bo abstract and I'M
personal indeed, I may congratulate
you upon the fact that In the dis
charge OF your functions you viii he
assisted and served by gentleman
who, by his ability, Integrity perfect
candor and sense Of fairness, has won
the confidence and respect of the com
munity as he enjoys the confidence