The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-10
ABLE CHARGE TO JURY
HARDY'S ELOQUENT
FROM BENCH.
WORDS
Jurymen Should Summon Their Broad
est sympathy with Humanity, Irres-
pectiveofRace or Glass.

Judge Hardy of the Kauai circuit
court, delivered an eloquent charge to
the Grand Jury for the Sept .nDer term
of his court last Wednesday, on the
opening of the term at Llhue. The
charge was as follows:
Gentlemen of the Jury: You have
before you one of the most important
of your duties as citizens. Upon your
action together with that OF the criGl
jurors depends the ultimate aim of the
government, namely, the protect.o1 ot
society, by the repression and punish
ment of crime. On the VindiCatiOl Of
the law against the whole catalogue of
crimes which not only break the law
of the land, but also viOlato the moral
law within us, rest the security of lite,
peace and well being of the community;
and this is the final purpose for which
laws and government exist. Look for a
moment at the ideal of a court Of JUS
tice. / see all over the great country
of which we are but little part in the
principal cities and centers of pouuld-
ton, stately buildings, the temples Of
justice and everywhere it's lesser fanes.
Thther resort the wronged and the or
pressed and the sturdy defender of his
rights Where else shall wrong be re-
dressed and the right upheld? And
thither are brought the men accused of
crime, that by solemn inquest and i'm
partial trial their guilt or innocence
may be declared. From some the over
shadowing suspicion, the discriminating
charge are removed and they come
forth into the clear day of unblemished
integrity. But the guilty are led out
into the gloom, the restraint and priva-
ton of the prison house there to eX-
plate their evil deeds.
In these high and momentuous pro-
ceedings no witness shall be heard and
no juror shall render his verdict with
out the solemn invocation of the divine
Law Giver and Judge; to witness to
their truth and impartiality. This is
but a faint outline of an ideal court of
justice, and of the deep interest of So
ciety that center there. There should
the good be victorious over the evil
there the moral law insphered in the
very constitution Of man and speaking
with the authoritative voice of con-
science bear, sway-there the eternal
verities be the reality, and the acct
dents of fortune the shadows!
1T becomes you therefore, gentlemen
of the Grand jury and it becomes all of
us who take part in these proceedings
to summon to our aid our best intelii-
gence, and our broadcast sympathy with
humanity, irrespective of race or class
TO lay aside all our private likes or dis
likes and free from prejudice and pas
sion in a loyal spirit toward the laws
we are called to uphold, to perform our
important and responsible duty to So
ciety and to those whose guilt or the
imputation thereof, has brought them
to this bar
Gentlemen, you will duly investi-
gate the cases laid before you by the
Deputy Attorney-General and if you
find that the legal evidence presented
tends strongly to prove the crime alleg-
ed in the indictment and believe that
unless that evidence be contradicted by
credible testimony or satisfactorily eX-
planned the trial jury would convict
you should find a true bill But when
discriminating evidence is weak and I'M
satisfactory, you should ignore the in
dictment and this instruction as to
the effect of evidence applies equally to
other cases which it may be your duty
to investigate such as may be disclos-
ed by members of our body, or on in
formation from other sources"