Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-13

To the Hon. Gilbert f. Little, Circuit |
Judge. Fourth Circuit.
Sir: The Grand Jury for the Fourth |
Circuit for the January term, beg leave |
to report as follows:
We find that a man, Omori, was in
the grocery business at Kalepolepo,
from June, 1901. to the month OF DE
cember. lie occupied premises owned
by Nutaro, a police officer in the Dis.
trict OF Hilo.
During the month of December 1901,
he transferred his business to his
brother, for which he received no pay,
and the house adjoining was secured,
and the grocery business transferred
thereto. During the month of Novem.
Der. 1901. a dealers spirit license was
granted on the 29th day to said Omori.
Prior to this, a letter was addressed
to Sheriff Andrews asking for his ap.
proval. On the 26th day of November
he wrote to Honolulu, noting his dis.
approval of same on account of the
| character of the party and the location
where the liquor was to be sold, but
the license was issued in Omori's name
prior to receipt of Sheriff Andrews let
ter.
Mr.. omori. being questioned, answer
ed that the business was solely his
and in response to the question regard
ing funds for running same, he said
he had been assisted by one Tomita.
who carries on a drug store on Front
street. as on former occasions he Dor
rowed from the same party, for which
he gave no security.
In following mp our investigation, wa
learned that outside of the above ONO.
. Itf hnap
as the Japanese Wine & Liquor Com.
pany, with n capital stock of $4,000,
to be inchTeased to $4,000 (par value
$50 per share), of which the following
were to be the officers: President, b.
Onome; vice president, Tomita sec.
rotary. n. X. Lyman; treasurer, c. f..
Hapai; auditor. Eugene Lyman. No
board Of directors was named.
Mr. d. Onome, after being selected
as the president, objected to interior.
ence of Yutaro, and refused to accept
the Office.
The buying Of the liquor was TO be
lett to the manager.
We learn that lne license was issued
, through the assistance of the law
. firm OF Ridgway & Ridgway, assisted
by Senator j. Il. Brown. The license
was Issued in the name of Omori. We
learn that they have been purchasing
goods In the name of the Japanese
Wine & Liquor Company from bust.
ness houses in HilO. A check being
drawn by c. Il. Hapai and signed as
treasurer of the Japanese Wine &
Liquor Company, payable to OmOri
+ for liquors purchased from Hackfeld
& Company. was endorsed by said
Omori to II. Hackfeld & Company. in
I payment for liquors purchased from
them.
Other checks were also drawn and
signed by c. Il. Hapai as treasurer oil
! the Japanese Wine & Liquor Company
! for liquors purchased in Honolulu, and
: for other matters in connection with
the business OF the company, payable
, TO other parties: and on examination
: OF his books as treasurer of the com.
/, pany we find that the same were for
the conducting Of the business.
t Officials as Stockholders.
We find, upon further examination
; Of his books, that officers OF the Terri
. tory OF the United States. located in
' the town OF Hilo. are noted Oh his
+ books as stockholders, as sharrnold,
i ers. and that they have paid up thu
= In further examination al his y ,Oks
u we ind number OF Japanese sage
5 drivers, hacSmen and other Japanus4
u who are licensed to carry gods iron.
/ ore district to another. and noted
r down as having paid the amount OF $25
apiece, which amount, We are Of the
J. opinion. was to represent their full
c paid up share with the services that
Trey are TO perform, carriage not in.
i Guided.
+ We are Informed chat a special off.
2 Ger has been detailed for the district
i tp investigate all licenses, end how is
sued, and to whom, and whether delin,
D quent or not. We are OF tie Opinion
+ that he should be more diligent In his
e work.
interviewing the sheriffs lapart
a ment. we find that the sheriff has beer
z on still hunt, looking into the matter
2 not taking his deputy into his conf
5 dence, TO the extent OF not allowing
i information regarding this matter Il
come through its proper channels.
!. officials in Liquor Trade.
/. We regret that officers serving un
=. der the Government OF the Territory
OF Hawaii should he so grasping In
S looking FOL gain as 10 associate IN the
Z liquor traffic with men of inferior quail
;. ity and the inconsistency OF n clerl
o In the sheTiff Office, as well as a clerl
o In the District Court, and a deputy
n clerk In your Honor's court, acting a.
q an officer in company. the product
|. OF which constitutes a greater portion
q Of the cases brought before the Dis
!. trict Court, and in many cases before
!. your Honor, after tedious "seance'
). before the Grand Jury.
, Detectives Position.
In the case of Yutero, who we are
;, informed is a special ue,ective Of the
sheriff, in all matters connected with
!. the department. It is inconsistent with
q the work OF his Office that he should
= be connected with any concern. the
a Japanese Wine & Liquor Company, OF
!, any other firm, dealing in the sale al
: liquors, Wholesale, retail or by ped.