The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-06-30
HluI eRIHI) IunT
Oh llHl|M POLICE
Accused of Collision
With Liquor Law
Breakers
lRREsuLlR LIQUOR HHelEslLlHs
DEPUTY SHERIFF OF LsHAInA
REGULARLY SUBSIDIZED
Hy SUGAR CO.
Work Of Pious Fraud Exposed and i
Notary Public Oenouneed--lnti-
nidasion BY PolIce-msny Indies-
ments Presented.
Work Of pious Fraud Exposed and =

report Of the grand jury presented be-
fore Judge j. W. KaIua at the term OF
the Second Circuit Court. It is an in
teresting document. an abstract If
which Is here given:
The Grand Jury had given consider
able time, attention and investigation
to the Illicit sale OF spirituous liquors,
more especially in the District OF La
haina-
There had been q very large illicit
traffic in the District of I.ahaina, but
owing to the retfcence of witnesses,
and convenient lapse OF memory, with
other causes. the jury were unable 10
bring but one Indictment for Illicit
liquor selling. viz: against G. G. Se-
ong. Chinese store keeper OF La
haina.
Attention was called to an evasion.
if not a breach of the Law. by the
wholesale liquor house of MacfarIane
& Co. of Wailuku John Richardson
has been appointed by MacfarIane &
Co.. what they call their distributing
agent in Lahaina Mr. Richardson
has been in the habit of getting sew
eral small orders for liquors from par
ties in Lahaina. of two or three bot
ties each. These orders were made up
into cases of one dozen bottles and sent
to Mr.. Richardson The whole case
was charged 10 Mr.. Richardson and he
paid the whole bill. Mr. Richardson
distributed the bottles in small quaint
tfnc rn1lo1<rI &AA e
in the opinion of the grand jury. is 3
very reprehensible practice and IS a
violation of the law. There is a very
large amount of liquor taken from
Wailuku to Lahasna every week. and
the jury have no i lu5. taat IL is for
an illegal purpose.
The grand jury regretted to have
to pass vote of censure on The Police
Department of Lahaina The police
had been very slack in their duties.
and ii would appear as though there
was collision between the illici.
liquor sellers and the police depart
ment of Lahaina.
The jurors were under the impress
sion that the captain of police. Moke
kauhaahaa. had not told the truth, nor
given all the information in his pos
session. The only officer in Lahaina
who has made any attempt to make
any arrests for the illicit selling OF
| liquors is Mr. Blaisdell.
The matter of substituting the Dep
uty Sheriff of Lahaina By the Pioneer
/ Mill Co. of the same district was
brought TO the attention of your grand
jury. The evidence shows that the
Deputy Sheriff, Mr. Lindsey, receives
a monthly salary of S25 from the Pho
neer Mill Co. The manager. Mr.
Barckhausen, states that this is tc
| pay the police officers for taking III
any estray found in the cane. 1t is the
opinion of the grand jury that this
is not part of the police depart
ment's duties, viz, TO take up estrays
for private parties: and the fact that
a police officer receives a subsidy
from private party would be apt t.
bias his Judgment in any case where
| such party might be concerned
There is no doubt that there are H.
eensed hacks in the District of Waiiu
ku that are dangerous to public safety
In the matter of ]. E. KekiDi
against whom there was a complain,
laid for obtaining a deed from a ma
tive named r Mia and his wife Ka-
hopewai under false pretenses, the
| grand jury made an exhaustive inves-
tigation. and found that there had
been great fraud perpetrated by this
] E. Kekipi. by his working on the
| religious feelings or fanaticism OF
| these two natives They regret ex
ceedingly that there is no statute in
the Hawaiian laws which would per
nit them TO bring in an indictment
against J. E. Kekipi. NJ p Waiwai-
ole. notary public. is charged with
| conspiracy with kekipi to obtain the
signatures of Mia and his wife to the
deed.
We would further report says the
grand jury, that some of the police
officers. in testffying before the grand
jury. have admitted the fact that they
are in the habit of threatening AMI in
timidating witnesses for the purpose
of obtaining evidence in criminal mat.
| tiers This In our opinion Is not de-
sirahle. and should be discontinued
True bills OF Indictment were return
ed against the following persons
Kishimoto Yashisuke. murder. Isl
degree: Manuel Goethe. larceny. 2nd
degree: G. G. Seong- selling spiritu-
Gus liquors without q license. Fred
Wood. burglary. Ist degree. Hfza twl,
/ larceny. End degree: VIII Hudson as
1 sauit with deadly weapon. An Foo
Tai. burglary: Hirafa bribery, Puu
Hakolo. bargiarY E.ahafna larceny
Haev receiving stolen goods; Joe
Manuel. larceny. End degree Yama.
motto. larceny. End degree: Geo
Brooks. iarcenys Minois and Fzzai
assauit with deadly weapon; Willie
sharp. larceny: Essno. assault viii
aeady weapon. Willie SsaiIey. assault
with deadly weapon
The rHnnrf Is signed h C Sezrle