The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-01-14
GRAND JURY
FOR HAWAII
SaysBoards Should
Not Pay Boyd's
Bills.

.
! up IN the investigation Of the liquor bus
/ mess to a jap named omorc, who oh
/ talncd license before the protest OF
, Sheriff Andrews reached Treasurer
Wright. The jury charges that Terrific
rial officials, namely clerk In the sher'
ims office n clerk in the District Court
, and the clerk of Judge Little. are inter-
estcd in the concern which is known az
the Japanese Wine and Liquor Company.
The jury recommends a wash day"
In regard to complaint that Superin-
tendent Boyd has charged the expenses
of his trip to the road board the jury
says:
1--WE have examined into this. and find
that said board have not paid this bill.
but we do find that they were in receipt
OF such bill for s2i7 but refused TO
pay 1t.
I'VE also find that like bill was sent
| 20 South Hilo Road Board for $3.50 which
bill was claimed to be due Boyd FOR trav-
cling and other expenses incurred while
| In South Hlo district. and like Hama
kua Road Board. also refused payment
| 1--WE are very strongly OF the opinion
that the road boards acted wisely In re-
| fusing to pay such bills. ms there Is
special appropriation for such expenses,
and az we understand IL road money can
lbe used for road purposes only.
| I'VE also understand that kohala and
Waimca Road Boards paid such like
bills, which we are of the opinion should
not have been pad and very much que
Ition the right or legality OF Supcrintend-
Icnt of Public Works rendering such bills.
land requesting payment Of same"
The grand jury also investigated the
escape of murderer Fujihara. who was
lin the lIilo Jail under sentence of death.
The jury cXCncratcs the sheriff, and then
lsays:
! AT the Same time we are of the op.n.
J Ion that the prisoner escaped through
the ConnivIncc of the guards. not over
the fence. or wall, but through the gate,
and that the prisoners bed was so ar
ranged to represent person sleeping
thereon, not by the prisoner but by some
lone In the Jail and that one Kan Kou,
La prisoner Immediately opposite said
! Fujhara. should not hear any noise du-
Iring the night. a guard being placed he
tween the two prisoners and both pris-
uncrs being shucl,lcd, and the doors Of
both cells open, 1t would seem to Us that
tho prisoner was assisted to escape.
While we have no proof that bribery was
Irosortcd to, we are of opinion that aid
was given the prisoner. both on the IN
side ana outside of the Jail"
The jury also condemned the jail as
flimsy and recommends Improvement.
COURT CASES.
, In Judge Littlcs court Kahalekoa,
| larceny, and All jim, assault, were ac-
, quilted. Pedro, Jap of Hamakua was
5 convicted of malicious injury. n nolc
= prOscqui was entered In the case of Geo
r Durkce, larceny.
: Indictments returned by the grand jury
We're also read to the prisoners. Three
= natives from lIamakua are charged with
setting fire to logs and brush on Albert
. IIorner's land.
Kau Kou was charged with cracking
his wife's skull with a hammer He
pleaded guilty. and was sent up for five
years. Fugisaki was Indicted for murder
in the first degree. He threw himself on
the mercy OF the court and was scntenc-
led to prison for ten years
| JInjaria, burglar, was sentenced to
lprison for five years. and two Porto Ri
cans charged with assault were also SEN
Itcnced to five years each. big lot of
minor offenders were given jail SEN
fences.
TRANSITION PERIOD CASE.
| An QuonE. a Chinese. who had been
Serving IA life sentence for rape, entered
La plea in bar, He was one of the transit
ton prisoners.
THE BANDS VISIT.
The band has been having a busy time
playing every evening. The band on
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| REPAIRS TO NORTH HIlO.
| The road board of North Hlo has had
, troubles OF its own since the last big
Hood which washed out seven culVorts
between Laupahoohoe ana WalalSamala
The damage caused required plans for
temporary repairs ana permanent i'm
Iprovcments by the last Illuau, the road
board sent a roqulsition to the board OF
public works for 6o00o feet OF lumber
and other materials with which to make
the gulchcs temporarily passablc for
teams. Assistant Superintendent Of Pub
ne, No'Es N'I,S'uH 'I'UI,n,I '',"g oNgr
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