The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-12-31
HOW FIRST CIRCUIT COURT
SQUANDERS PUBLIC MONEY

, spending SO. i20.Si for simple court cN-
penses. jurors. meals. buiiiils, etc. There
IL considerable amount 10 be addcl %
this Cor bills for advertising and sun
dry smaller expenses. The figures show
that the First Circuit Court has aurn
nearer threc-fourths than two-thlrds Of
the total The other four circuits and
the supreme Court have not. combined,
spent more than oue-f1urth OF thH
total, or even one-half OF tHa
amount squandered by the two Judges
sitting separately I'm the First judicial
Circuit. II Judge Gear returns I'm The
next Alameda and Judge Humphreys
refuses to resign, as is threatened by
both. and they continue at the same
rate OF expenditure as has been inaug-
urated I'm their Characterization" OF
the islands. every court in the Territory
viii be blorfa1ed within less than six
months because OF want of funds to
continue the work. The appropriation
! for this biennial term Is larger than Il
has been for years pes;. Yet there has
always been in the past balance to
the credit OF the judiciary at the close
of each biennial period. There will be
no need for the Legislature to bother
its head with what TO 10 with the bal
ance at the end of the present period.
Humphreys and Gear have taken the
work/o their hands.
Anyone who has paid even a little at
tcntion to the courts for the past six
months does not need to look far to
discover the cause of the present alarm
ing situation. Jurors are good men to
have sitting before court who has
views of his own to air. AS an audience
for political speech thay beat even a
Home Rule gathering they must re-
main. Bailiffs are another necessary
adjunct; they add to the dignity of the
court. and three bailiffs certainly make
, the judge appear more digniiied than
, does one. even IL for Otrer purposes
} they could be entirely dispensed With
Thirty six Jurors, each drawing 50 q
day, will make a big hole in even ar
; appropriation of $4,000. The face thai
; a case which may occupy the attention
I of one court and jury for two weeks i:
+ being heard makes no difference in iht
/, general result. 1t creates a i;,od m
, preston to have a weil-filled courtroom
t every day, even If the other twenty
= four jurors on panel have duties
I which require their attention elsewhere
r and would gladly donate the So Ia.
Y to the Territory. and attend t. thci
t own affairs until they are actually il
need for jury service. 1t doesn't talk
9 long for $40 per day to amount up int
= numbers of three and four figures.
S The July term of court vas conduct
X ed at a total cost of $l2S97s, and $!O7
= went to jurors as fees.
o At the special August term the tota
= expense of the First Circuit Court w,
1921. of which all but s17O was charge
X to the grand jury
g In the September tern the total OK
: 'pense charged to the First Circuit Cour
= was s276O.O2. or this amount S20j2' wa
4 expended in jury fees, vlie there wa
II an additional charge of s5S.65 for en-
PERTAINING these men.
l. For the September term the total OK
y penditure was s37SS.lD. The petit jur
l. received of this amount s2lOS. TIL
t grand jury got s9i6. Hack hire For tn
d grand jury was S42, Emil Nny as hail
d if received Si19 and \ further charg
n for typewrit.ng was made of S12O. Tner
lO- was an extra charge also Cf SO for
l. Chinese Interpreter '-he regular ar
l. pointee is receiving a salary of $500
l. year.
% The November term has Jlst ende,
/ and the bills have not all been pal,
The expenditure so far amounts
X Sl762. The jury pay roll, no gran
n jury, was s15OS. There is also anoth
h charge to the same jury of $3.50 for er
e tertainment.
It During this same period The Hiio Gil
:. cult Court, Judge Little, mas expcnde
N for the August term S14iS.75 the fit
d Circuit Court has ilannged to worr
ar along with but $535.6). while Judge Et
If ingS of the third circuit has eSpends
h but sl262S5.
100 10000 10000 Scco<
d naval demonstration unless Venez
uela pays his claims.
u Rnseberry'S Sneach Is considered