The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-09-22
JUDGE HUMPHREYS BRIEF
on IEIlEI sT0eElDE
rExT OF HIS CHARGES AGAINST
THE DOLE ADMINS
TRATloN.
Not At All Surprising Thas tire omelaI
organ Did Not want TO Print
This Seating Demonstration Of It's
Friends.

This Seating Denuneiasion Of its
Friends.
The Advertiser. which IS publishing
as a serial story. the brief OF Judge
Humphreys fled in answer to the
charges preferred against him by the
Thurston gang. says it viii not publish
the portion referring to IwileI because
il is too indecent for publication :
Indeed il does make such serious
charges against the Dole administra.
ton. of which the Advertiser is the
Official organ, that it is not to be won
dered at that that paper does not wish
to publish that portion OF the brief It
Us a most scathing denunciation of the
Dole administration, which protected,
legalized and traficed in vice just as
long as it possibly could. regardles Of
public sentiment in this community.
In order that the people of Honolulu
may see how perfectly horrid and in
decent" that portion of Judge Hum
phreys' brief is. which refers to Iwilei.
lit is herewith given:
As an exhibit in support of their charge
that | have. while holding the Office of
Judge. taken IAN active and leading part
in bitter political controversies within the
Territory of Hawaii" and particularly
within the circuit over which | preside
as Judge. the petitioners for my removal
have fled a copy of my charge TO the
grand jury above referred TO. The prin-
cipal subject treated of in my said charge
is the existence of an institution known
as Iwilei (pages 1872 and 1881 1t may
well be cause of astonishment to you
that such judicial action on my part
should be made the basis of such a charge
believe you will be still more astonished
when the character of the institution
which directed the grand jury TO inves-
tigate is made fully known to YOU beg
therefore 10 lay before you the character
of said institution.
Among those members of the Bar As
ISOLATION who ioin in the attack upon me
is one A. NJ. Brown. Said Brown is the
High Sheriff of the Territory of Hawaii.
appointed by Governor Dole. is in close
sympathy with the Dole administration
and is an important factor in that admin
istration. His official connection with
lwilei was severely criticised by me in my
said charge.
Iwilei is place resorted to by about
30 harlots. The huts in which they ply
their traffic are enclosed in an immense
stoekade. The place is conducted under
rules and regulations established by the
High Sheriff without any warrant of law
whatever. and in fragrant violation of
Section 100 of the Penal Laws of Hawaii.
The Hawaiian statutes declare all places
which are used or resorted to for the pur-
pose of prostitution or soliciting to be a
common nuisance. and the lessor of such
places with guilty knowledge is amenable
to fine aud Imprisonment The lessee and
all guilty occupants of such places are
amenable TO fine and IMPRISONMENT
1t is part of the official duty of the
/ High Sheriff to prosecute criminal causes
in the police court including the charges
referred to. Occupants of the stockade
have never been arrested for prostitution
but women plying the same vocation in
other parts of town are frequently prose-
cuted by Brown. By reason of the official
and unlawful protection thus afforded
the profits of the owners of the stockade
are estimated by the grand jury. upon
the sworn testimony of the owners. to
amount to from $50. 400 to $4,000 pei
annum upon an investment which Is he
iieved not TO exceed $1,000
The effect of the existence of such 8
place as Iwilei upon the moral health Of
the community needs no comment by me
Not only is the presence of a body o.
abandoned women plying their traffic un
der official protection a public scandal
but its influence in corrupting the you'll
of the Islands and affording an easy en-
trance into vice cannot be estimated
furthermore. the inmates of this stock
ade do not include alone women of matur
wears who have advisedly chosen vicious
life. 1t is a notorious fact that female
of tender years. even children. are in
weighed into the stockade that they ma,
be debauched
|. The regulations established by Higl
Sheriff Brown do not permit male minor
TO frequent the place yet boys do 90 Their
without restraint. But observe the as
founding fact that while the regulation
established bv the Dole government nur
port to protect boys from the evil influ
ences of the place. there is nothing Il
those regulations protecting female min
ors. ereR female children. or forbidden
their entrance to the place. or forbiddin
their remaining there for purposes 0
rice.
The shameless character of the officia
regulations is well shown by the languag
enlplONeu- Ilrfell. III WHICH GOuES
business" are established. The regula
tions also recognize and regulate tn
business of master in connection with tn
institution. Incredible but true
A hideous phase of this Iwilei bus
ness" is the participation in such 'bus
ness" of that meanest most debaset
most despicable class of mankind. th
male procurer Many of the women in I'll
ssockade are practically slaves. and tl
female children resorting to the place al
actual slaves. If / understand the meal
ing of slavery. These unfortunate crea
ures 20 to the stockade in the evenin
= and when they. emerge. on the followin
I morning. their male masters stand at Il
A gate and take from them the money whiC
has been paid them And this Is the cha
aeter Of the Mace protected in defans
of law by officials sworn TO uphold II
law. / need not say that every Ders0
connected with Iwiiei from the uoverns
aown 70 the rseanest human brute WI
draws his miserable profit from this ira
: fic in the souls of women and children
\ bitterly opposed to my remaining on Il
\ bench.
Y The conditions prevailing at the stoc
Il ade referred 10 were subsequently, an
Il | believe. as result of ms charge. ma.
Il the subject OF a report BY Victor