The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-29
IT HIT RIGHT AND LEFT.
HOT REPORT OF THE MAUI
GRAND JURY.
Says There is Illicit Liquor selling in
Lahaina and That Plantations Sub
sidize Members of the Police.

sidize Members of the Police.
WAILUKU, June 2s.-The Grand
Jury made what is considered by some
| a pretty hot report of it's work to Judge
Kalua. Eighteen true bills were
found. The grand jurors were: r. c.
| Searle, foreman, w. E. Beckwith, ID.
McCorriston, A. ]. Rodrigues, c. b.
| Cockett Samuel Browne, Hakalaau
Dana, j. K. Smythe James Kirkland
Robert Nawahine, M. j. Faustino,
Charles Kanaeholo, c. f. Seimsen, c.
H. G.. Braune, r. p. Hose, G.. Maxwell,
r. w. Filler and V. A. Vetlesen.
The following is the most important
part of the report:
"The Grand Jury has given consid-
cradle time, attention and investiga-
ton to the illicit sale of spiritious
| liquors, more especially in the Dis
trict of Lahaina.
From the evidence brought before
us wehave no doubt that there has
been and is a very large illicit traffic
| in the District of Lahaina. but owing
| to the reticence of witnesses and con-
venient lapse of memory, with other
causes, we were unable to bring but
one indictment for illicit liquor selling,
viz, against G.. G.. Seong, a Chinese
store keeper of Lahaina. And this
| Grand Jury has reason to believe that
their action in the matter enabled the
Government officials to make an eX-
tensive seizure of liquor in G. G.,
! Seong's store.
Your Grand Jury would respectfully
call your honorable Courts attention to
an invasion, if not breach of the law,
by the wholesale liquor house of Mac
tarlane & Co. OF -.utl. "..w lr.
! evidence of At.. Scott .I2 .a--t ....
farlane e. G.. i NaiuEu Nr. s.uu
Richardson has been lpr.t.'." .." Nao.
farlane & c.. " H.. they lAl.. ...l ...-
tributing az Ht .H I.+tfaI-t. 'fHr. t'.H
same eVider tyf that .rT .I..l.
| ardSon has been "a ga, Ad... ~ a,--l,rs
several small orders for liquors from
parties in Lahaina of two or three bot
ties each. These orders were made up
into cases of one doz. bottles and sent
to Mr.. Richardson The whole case was
charged to Mr.. Richardson and he paid
the whole bill Mr. Richardson distri-
buted the bottles in small quantities
and collected the money. This in the
opinion of the Grand Jury ic a very re-
prehensibe practice and is a viola
ton of the law.
THE Grand Jury were very sorry
that they We're unable to get any di
| rect evidence to warrant them in pre-
senting an indictment, but they have
I no doubt that there has been an in
fraction of the law. There is a very
large amount of liquor taken from Wal
luku to Lahaina every week, and ---ere
Is no uOuDl ltldl IL is LOT an Illegal DuI-
pose.
Your Grand Jury regrets to have to
pass a vote of censure on the Police
Department of Lahaina. 1t is very
evident to this Grand Jury that the
| Police have been very slack in their
duties, and it would appear as though
there was a collision between the ILL
cit liquor sellers and the Police Depart-
ment of Lahaina.
"YOU~ Grand Jury was extremely sor-
ry at the way in which the Captain of
Police, Moke Kauhaahaa gave his evil
dence, and we are under the impression
that this officer has not told the truth
nor has he given all the information in
his possession. The only officer in La
haina who has made any attempt to
make arrests for the illicit selling of
liquor is Mr.. Baisdell.
las has been said before, owing to
the reticence of witnesses, we have been
unable to get any direct evidence to
warrant more than one indictment,
namely against G.. G.. Seong. But we
think that with more efficient police
force, the traffic could be lessened con-
siderably, if not broken up entirely.
THE matter of subsidizingtheD Deputy
I Sheriff of Lahaina by the Pioneer Mill
Company of the same district was
brought to the attention of your Grand
Jury. The evidence shows that the De-
putty Sheriff, Mr.. Lindsay, receives a
monthly salary of $25 from the Pioneer
Mill Co. The manager, Mr.. Barck-
hansen, states that this is to pay the
! police officers for taking up any estray
found in the cane. 1t is the opinion OF
the Grand Jury that this is not a part
of the police departments duties, viz,
to take up estrays for private parties
and the fact that police officer re-
: ceives a subsidy from a private party
would be apt to bias his judgment in
any case where such party might be
concerned.
THE condition of licensed hacks in
Wailuku was brought to our attention.
: From the evidence brought before us,
there is no doubt that there are licensed
hacks in the District of Waikiki that
are dangerous to public safety, and we
l respectfully call the attention of the
> Government officials to this matter.
In the matter of j. Il. Kekipi,
against whom there was a complaint
laid for obtaining a deed from a ma
: tive named r. Mia and his wife Kaho-
pewai under false pretenses. We have
made quite an exhaustive investigation,
and find that there has been a great
l fraud perpetrated by this j. E. kekipi
by his working on the religious feelings
a or fanatcism of these two natives We
regret Exceedingly that on consultation
with the Deputy Attorney General, to
find that there is no statute in the Ha-
waiian laws which will permit us to
bring in an indictment against j. T..
Kekipi In Connection with this case,
Mr.. M. p. Waiwaiole does not appear
to have acted in thoroughly upright
and conscientious manner in his capa-
city as a notary public. 1t would ap-
pear from the evidence produced that
there was more or less of a conspiracy
! between Mr. Waiwaiole and Mr.. Kekipi
; to obtain the signatures of Mia and his
J wife to this deed, when, from Waiwai-
|. ole's own evidence, he (Waiwaiole) was
aware of the fact that Mia and his wife
signed the deed under the impression
that they were signing a mortgage.
we would further report that some
of the police officers in testifying be-
fore the Grand Jury, have admitted the
fact that they are in the habit of threa-
tening and intimidating witnesses for
the purpose of obtaining evidence in
criminal matters. This in our opinion
is not desirable, and should be dis
Continued