The Independent., 1901-05-18
Th y Nust Answer.

Yesterday afternoon Tia Grand
Jury appeared 10 the Circuit Court
aud presented several reports TO
the Court in regard to the alleged
bribsry of Legislators and the re
fusal ot the acting Governor, the
Attorney General and Mr.. NJ A..
Thurston to give evidence as to said
bribery charges advanced by them
The foreman Mr.. j. O. Carter read
as followt;
In the matter OF E. P. Dole:
Be it remembered that the Grand
Jury heretofore summoned, e1atnin.
ed, impau He'd, sworn aud charged
to serve IS Nrsnd Jurors in the Cir
cult Of the Ftst Judicial Circuit Of
the Territory OF Hawai-, come into
open court on this 17tn day Of May.
1901, and make complaint in writing,
which complaint is duly subscribed
by each and every member of said
Grand Jury, and which complaint
ia, in words, sentences and figures
as follows, to wit:
"R )om of the Grand Jury,
"Honolulu, May II, 1901.
"Hoporsbis A. S. Humphreys,
Judge. Circuit Court Of The
First Circuit, Territory Of Hs
waii;
"Tou will tske notice that the
Grand Jury for ,hs I.laud ot Oahn,
Territory aforesaid, had brfore it. on
the lo'h day ot May last past, E. P.
Dole, Attorney General OF esii / er..
ritory, who, heiux duty sworn, de-
olined to answer questions eit-r ad-
mitting that the names OF two mon
had been given 10 him by H-uIy L
Cooper, Secretary of Territory, IN
confidence, upon the understanding
that he, E. P. Dole, shonld not
divulgs the nance, and admitting
that be has some inform stion, if
true, that he considered legal evil
dsnes OF attempts st corruption of
me@bers OF the L gislature, but as
a nJstter OF honor folt he onght not
TO ge same. Being asked inal
ly to give names and inform ,tiou in.
his possession fatty refused 80 To do.
THAT the said E. 2. Dole more
fully set forth his reasons for refus-
ing to testify in letter, which i,
appended 10 this as an exhibit. Be-
ing called again on the I6 b day of
May, aud being daily sworn, stated:
That he had nothing hut baarssy
tastimony at that time as touching
charges OF bribery and corruption
OF membera Of the Legislature; that
he had no lega! evidence in his pea.
session; aaid he declined to repeat
any statement made TO him in the
nature OF hearsay, and that any in
formation given by him would close
sources OF other Information and de-
feat ends of justice"
(Signed): j. o. Carter, foreman
Of the Grsnd Jury; A. v Gear, O.
Stillnsn, John F. Colhurr, S. c.
Dwight, Edward B. Mikalsmi, G. II.
Cooke. G. II. Brown, g. r. Smithies,
John D. Holt, Jr, II. E. McIntosh
E. G. Macfaflane, j. G. Cohen, j. G.
Quinn, Wm. Allen.
Reports to the sams effect we're
presented in regard to Acting Gov
srnor FL. e. Cooper end l.. A. Thurs
ton, and in each cas-. tho Circuit
Judge issued the following citations,
with the respective names OF the
!hr' g citizens cited:
Aod thereupon the Court doth
order that the clerk OF this court do
forthwith issue a citation to the
said b 2. Dole, commanding him to
appear bsfnre this Court on Tues
day, the 2lst day OF May, A, D. 1901, |
at 10 O'Clock in he foreuoon OF said |
iisy, hen aud th-re to show cause,
tauv hs can, why he should not be
regnited to answer the interroga-
torres propounded to him by the
ssih Grand Jury.