The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-24

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And then this jury practically recon-
mends . violation Of the statute Law
by the government in favor OF 80
called respectable saloons. Why the
suggestion OF this fayoritfsm in enforc-
ing the law Why not follow General
Grants motto TO let no guilty man e<-
cape and enforce the Law with equ3i
rigidness against rich and poor. high
and low.
On the evils Of Iwilei the report
says:
The condition OF the premises AMI
general management. which is con-
Quoted under the supervision of the po-
lice department and the board of
health. is as satisfactory as could be
expected. provided this shameless vo-
cation must be tolerated as a necessary
evil
Under what authority does the board
OF health and police department exer-
else general management OF prostitu-
ton at Ivilei? The laws of Hawaii
expressly forbid such evils to exist
AS Judge Humphreys well pointed out
| in his address to the jury following
| its report: There is not a woman al
Iwflei who is not liable to criminal
prosecution" Is this another instance
OF conniying with crime and violation
of the law by the authorities? Tie
grand jury surely must have known
says: THE condition of the premises
and general management, which is con-
Quoted under the supervision of the po-
lice department and the board of
health" etc. Was this all there was
to be said about this exercising OF al
thority over the open and notorious vi
olation of the law?
Speaking OF the colony at Iwelei and
the buildings there the report says:
An arrangement has been made by
which the salary of police officer Ak
SIS per month is to be paid by the man.
agement of the first named company"
The jury in this case did have the
manhood to say: This is of very
questionable propriety," though how it
ever mustered up courage to be so
fearless and outspoken on this partic-
ular point is mystery. The salary Of
a policeman who patrols the business
and residence sections of the city IS
$40 per month. Was it impossible for
the jury to have ascertained that fact
and pointed out the great evil of pay
ing an officer at Iwilei double salary
by private parties? Is it to be pre-
sumed that the officer thus paid will
serve the city or serve those who pay
him thiS double salary?
On the subject of illegal appropria-
,;op og poopar opj voI,,ahla ca;,aI l.,
police raids the report says:
The officer in 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 held as evidence, and in
case of a conviction and forfeiture.
such moneys are turned into fund to
be used for detective purposes under
the control of the sheriff"
There is no law on the statute books
of Hawaii which provides for the for
feiture of moneys found in the posses
sion of or on the persons of people ar
rested in police raids. either at gam
bling games or in cases of opium
smoking. Then why should there b.
moneys held in case of conviction or
forfeiture?" The laws provide that all
moneys collected in fines or forfeiture
OF bail shall be turned into the general
fund.
Under what authority does the high
sheriff keep these moneys for detective
purposes? Was this grand jury so
blinded to all that was decent and hon
orable in the enforcement OF the law
that il could see nothing illegal or 10
be condemned in this open violation Of
the law by the high sheriff. Instead of
the practice it meekly
says: We recommend a strict and
more businesslike accountability" Is
that the way the business men who
were members of the grand jury would
act II an employe in their bank or
business house should be found using
the money Of the firm illegally.
In one particular instance the jury
did rise out OF its slough Of '.innocents
abroad and make q tangible and cred
liable report. That was in connection
with the insane asylum. What 1t says