The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-13

United States Judge Estee this after
noon delivered the charge to the Fed
eral grand jury for the October term of
court. Before formally swearing in
the jurors the judge announced that
they ought to be through with their
work by tomorrow evening or the next
day. DIR. ]. S. McGrew was excused on
account of deafness and f. w. Maxim
ney was appointed foreman.
After general instructions as to the
powers and duties of grand juries the
court said, in charging the jury
Gentlemen of the Jury, among the
public offenses brought to your atten-
tion, you will doubtless be called upon
TO investigate a most grave allegation
of the charge of murder alleged to
have been committed upon the high
seas and within the admiralty juris-
diction of this court.
'"The United States District Attor-
ney will doubtless present for your
considera ton all of the evidence bear
ing upon this most grave charge and
you will give the same your thoughtful
and earnest Investigation.
Among other matters to be submit
ted to you and of serious Importance,
will be the investigation into certain
alleged violations of the Internal Rev
enue laws of the United States.
1T will also be your duty to investi-
gate any alleged violations of the Pos
tai Laws of the United States which
may be laid before you. The eflicicacy
of the postal service of the United
States and the safekeeping and deliv-
cry of the mails and the prOmptness Of
such delivery depends very largely up
on the ferreting out of crimes con-
Rected with the service and punish
ment for violations of the provisions
of the law.
1T will be your duty to carefully in
vestigate any alleged violations of this
law or of any of the Postal laws of
the United states that may be called
TO your attention.
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, [
wish further to instruct you, that when
you have completed all your investi-
cations, you are to submit to the
court final report in writing, stating
in detail what you have done; and
from time to time, you can report to
the court any indictments found and
indictments ignored where the parties
are already under arrest, but in
all cases where you have consid-
cred and ignored a charge against
party not under arrest, you
will not mention that party's name in
your report. When you find an indict-
ment against a party, the name must
be kept secret until the party is plac-
ed under arrest if he is not already in
custody"
The October term of the United States
District Court was opened at ten O'CLOCK
this morning. Judge Estee accepted Il
Grand jurors and then adjourned court
to two o'clock this afternoon, making
an order for the summoning of ten
more jurors, from this district, to CON-
plete a jury of 23 men.
A number of those summoned had eX-
cuses to Offer but only five were ex-
cused. Bruce Cartwright was excused
as a foreign consul, N. e. Gedge and
James A. Low for business and per-
sonal reasons, William Aylett as Q
member of the legislature and A. K
Eldredge because he did not understand
English very we'll. "The court does moi
like to grant an excuse for this reason
said Estee to Endredge, for 1t is the
duty of every American citizen to un
derstand the English language, and yol
are an American citizen"
John S. Ellis said that he was {
government musician and member o
the Territorial band, but the court saiC
this was not a good excuse IF we lie
off men because they are engaged W.
shall let off all the good men," salt
the Court, because every good mai
is engaged IN something"
The court,made an order amending 1t
rule regarding the compensation o
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