The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-15
NINETEEN INDICTMENTS RETURNED
AsiATlc LAsoR UPON FEDERAL
BUILDINGS is CON-
DEMNED.
But Little credenee to BE Placed in
the Testimony of Sailors Who
Complain Against the Actions 81
Ship Masters.

Aue tuSEAl GIAU4 jury A>aeEl Utei
in the United States Court yesterday
morning and presented their dnaI re-
port for the octoeer tcrm. 1901 After
few complimentary and appropriate
remarks by the court they were eE-
cused. The report in full Is as fol
lows
To the Honorable NJ. III. Estee. Judge
OF the United States District
Court Honolulu, Territory OF Ia.
walt
The United States Grand Jury for
the October term. 1901. were called
and sworn and charged by the court
on October 18th. at 10 a m.
Mr.. J. b. AtheTton. being appointed
foreman. promptly called the jury 10
order. who from time TO time as cases
were ready aimed TO carry out tho
able and precise charge OF your honor.
After several DAYS session Foreman
AthertOn was excused. as he was leay.
ing for the mainland, and Mr.. c. n
Brown WIS appointed By your honor
in his stead serving in that capacity
10 the end OF the term
After the thorough examination Of
the many witnesses in the large mum
Der OF eases brought before us. and
after very careful deliberation on the
same. VIC have found the following
true bills. to-wit Charles Mcdonald.
assault and battery on high seas: r
II. Ramat. assault and battery on
high seas: W. NJ Campbell. violation
OF Eight Hour Labor law: Data
Miakichi. violation OF Eight Hour
Labor" law: Wilson Mahiki. forgery.
Frank Rataf. violation Of Edmunds
Act, Julia Aparicio. violation OF Ed
munds Act: Henry Alimas. violation
OF Edmunds Act. Anita stale. viola
ton OF Edmunds Act; Akai. violation
OF Edmunds Act: Asa. violation OF
Edmunds Ac-; kunda. violation OF
Edmunds Act: Haro. violation OF Ed
munds Act. Apoe. violation OF Ed.
munds Act Apoon. violation OF Ed
munds Act; Saki. violation OF Ed
munds Act; Rodrigues. violation II
Edmunds Act. MIralda. violation %
Edmunds Act
In the other cases brought before
us we found no bills on account OF the
lack OF evidence which would warrant
Indictment With regard 10 lack OF
evidence We refer especially TO
Traffic in Slaves.
Regarding the traffic In Chinese
slaves your jury is disappointed IN
having TO report no Indictment While
We are morally certain that the bust
ness is being carried on. SO carefully
is Il done and SO unwilling the wit
nesses to testify. that no direct IN
evidence can be adducet
which would warrant your Jury 10
finding an indictment The jury gave
much time and careful consideration
TO the examination and testimony OF
many witnesses Who would not o.
could not give evidence which would
guide your jury 20 a placing OF the
crime Of buying OF selling their fel
low creatures on any particular per
sons.
Crimes on High Seas,
Ia the matter OF the several sailor
cases brought before Us. your july
has been most careful In the examine
ton OF Witnesses. and as a rule found
that the testimony Of most Of the sail
ors vas anything but reliable. In sew
eral eases vas the testimony so iimsy
that II could not be believed for \
moment. We are Of opinion that the
United States Commissioner should
use more diligence and discretion In
the examination OF such cases OF cru
city on the high seas as would war
rant no such injustice being done In
future as was done In the cases OF
Captain Baker OF the American ship
Emily Reed and Captain Wallace ot
the American bark Sea King. who
we're acquitted by this jury on the
same evidence they were held on be-
fore the United States Commissioner.
We further find that in the cases
where no indictment was found the
action OF the sailors was due 70 spite
against their superior officers.
Federal Work.
Complaints have been made that
federal ofiicers who have charge OF
the erection OF public buildings are
permitting Asiatie aliens 10 perform
skilled labor on same which ia our
Judgment Is wrong.
Referring directly 10 the Eight
Hour Labor Law" we find the same
imperative here.