The San Francisco call., 1901-11-05
HAWAIIAN GRAND
JUR|Es At WORK
Territorial Body Sharply
Criticizes Asylum for
the Insane.
Enemies Of Judge Humphreys
to Make q New Move
Against Him.

HONOLULU, Oct. 29.-Two Grand Ju-
ries have been in session during the past
week., The Territorial Grand Jury has
finished its labors and presented a lengthy
report to Judge Gear. in which the Homo
lulu Asylum for the Insane is very Sc
verely criticized.
The Federal Grand Jury has been inves-
tigating Iwilei, the famous stockade.
where several hundred Japanese women
were gathered together. and II has found
a number of indictments against own
ers' OF the alleged slaves. Though the
stockade system has been done away
with there are still many women in the
district living under much the same cir
cumstances, though no longer with the
consent and protection of the police.
W. NJ. Campbell. a contractor. who has
I. been working at the new naval wharf un-
der Captain Merry on Government work.
has been indicted BY the Federal Grand
Jury for violating the national eight-hour
law. He employed Japenese carpenters
for the work and is said TO have worked
them nine hours uay. The sub-cop-
tractor. Japanese named Ohta, was In
dicted with him. They are at liberty on
SOU bonds each.
A special meeting of the Hawaiian Bar
Association has been called for :he pur.
pose or receiving and considering the re-
months ago to formulate charges against
Judge A. 5. Humphreys. first Judge Of the
First Circuit Court The charges were
heard at Washington and Humphreys
and the President. but the political fight
is not over In Hawaii yet, and there are
reports of new move by the enemies OF
the Judge in the bar association.
Circuit Judge Gear yesterday sat heav-
lily on an old Hawaiian rule Of procedure
1t has been the custom OF attorneys here
on securing judgments to submit theic
drafts OF DEGREES to opposing counsel for
approval before asking for the Judges
signature. Judge Gear declared that this
practice was all wrong and did not OBJ
tain in any other Jurisdiction than Ha-
wall. The question arose in foreclosure
case, in which Attorney r. d. Silliman
old not submit his decree to s. s. Ballou
and the latter made objection, intimating
that Silliman had taken an unfair advan-
tage. Gear sustained Silliman. saying
that the practice should never have been
the custom and that he did not intend to
require 1t. He allowed motion to amend
the decree.
The Republican Territorial Central Com
mittee held meeting yesterday after
noon and changed its executive committee
from nine TO eleven members after a Wig
orous discussion. that promised to widen
the breach in the Republican party here.
The convention provided that the commit
tee should consist Of nine members. and
the action was opposed on the ground
that IL was contrary TO the rules. The
season for the change was the impossible
ity OF getting a quorum OF the committee
of nine. SO many being away. The two
men added to the committee are both
from the Fourth District CHonoiulu) and
are regarded as missionaries" They ar,
Colonel ]. w. Jones and ]. A. Gilman.
To-day there Is much discussion of the
action taken. and the anti-Dole papers
declare that the missionary wing of the
Republican party is trying TO override the
other element without regard to rules,
| The Republican says that such action as
was taken has oeen a stranger TO Ameri-
can politics since the birth Of the repub-
| lie.
| The naval transport Solace arrived
| here yesterday from San Francisco on her
way to Tutuila. carrying Admiral Robley
ID. Evans and Captain Henry Glass. who
| are going TO Uncle Sans Samoan island
| to try Captain Tilley on charges OF drunk
| enness and cnnluct unbecoming an office