The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-11-04
GRAND JURY
MUST WORK
New Court Term
Will Open
Today.
(From Mondays Daily.)

ritory since its organization will be
opened this morning at 80 o'clock by
Judge J. 7. De Bolt. The grand Jury
which will be instructed at that time
will be charged with the investigation
OF the affairs OF the government, prin-
cipally in relation to the Public Works
and the Treasury departments. Both
b. II. Wright and j. II. Boyd have
been held by Judge Wilcox to answer
to the grand Jury, and undoubtedly the
Treasurer Wright case will also be pre-
sented. Whether or not the investi-
cation extends into other departments
of the Territorial government depends
upon the grand jury itself, for that
body has the undoubted right to probe
into the conduct of any of the Offices,
other, Of course, than those which are
Federal in their nature.
This will be Judge De Bolts first
term OF court, and his charge to the
grand jury will be awaited with inter-
est, as 1t Is expected to go into the
affairs of the Capitol building. He
will inaugurate new practice for tho
Honolulu courts, in that copy of the
written charge will be placed in the
hands of the grand jury for their
guidance. Former Judges, though
making charges of great length deliv-
cred them more for oratorical and pO-
litical effect, which the Jurors speedily
forgot, or ignored after reaching the
jury room.
Besides Territorial affairs, there are
number of serious crimes to be in
vestigated. The burning of the Friel
home, the murder OF Jap boy in
lwilei the other night, and several
cases of arson. are also to be looked
into. Altogether, the grand jury will
have u busy time and It's sessions will
probably extend over period of sew
eral weeks.
The members drawn for the grand
jury, though all will not serve, are as
follows:
Serene e. Bishop, NJ. I. Silva, w. H.
Thornton, Anthony w. Seabury, Il. T.
Winant John c. Lane, e. s. Cunha,
II. A. Parmalee, John Warehouse,
Charles A. Gait, Charles b. Wilson. Ho
Fon, Edward H. f. Wolter, A. Garten-
berg. VIII c. King, M. A. Peixoto.
James G. Spencer, A. 5. Cleghorn,
Charles ID. Chase, A. Frank Cooke.
Peter =. Jones, and Daniel KaeO.
Deputy Attorney General j. w. Cath
cart will represent the Territory in the
deliberations before the jury. Judge
De Bolt Is t, take charge Of all the
criminal work at the present lime, be-
ing the presiding judge. whiie the civil
calendar will be referred to Judge
Robinson. He will begin work i'm
mediately upon opening court this
morning, and call the civil calendar.
His jury Is composed as follows:
f. S. Dortch, Samuel Nowlein, =. J.
Dutra, Charles Marques. Charles Laza-
rus, John c. Cluney, Alexander Laza-
rus, II. II. Hendrick, Joseph X. Fabian,
John X. Kamonoulu, William Mulch,
John Ouderkirk, William Lyle. Will
lam r. Patty, c. Bolman, and A.
Barnes.
Judge De Bolts trial Jury Is not
called to meet until this afternoon at
1870 o'clock. The jurymen drawn
for it are as follows:
X. B. Porter, Eugene p. Sullivan.
Jessin Andrade, j. Oswald Luttcd. Guy
r. Kelly, Warren Boyle. l.. j. Nahora
Hipa, Theodore Richards, Lot p. Fer
nandeZ, Husto de la Cruz, A. Il. MUIR
ply, Henry Hickey, George Fern, VIM.
l.. Peterson, B. S. Gregory, Chang
Chau, A. X. ,ieira. J. ID. Cockett,
James Mott, C. A. r. Makaena, Caesar
Vieira. f. Il. p. Mcintyre, and Samuel
c. Dwight.
No trial will be taken up, although
the criminal calendar will be called
All jurymen will be excused today I'M
til Wednesday morning because OF
election day.
Judge De Bolt will hold court in the
Supreme Court room, while Judge
Robinson will preside over the sessions
in the new court room, formerly used
as chambers by Judge Humphreys.
The grand jury will be given the re-
naming new court room, which was
made over from the stenographer's
Offices.
Judge Gear will sit in chambers and
all chambers matters will be assigned
to him. The second judge dissents
from the ruling of the majority that
circuit judges may sit concurrently.
and will flock by himself at this term
OF court. In the meantime 1t Is ex-
pected that the Supreme Court may
pass upon the en- blanc question. or
that the legislature will amend the law
to suit Judge Gear.
PARIS GETS OFF.
George II. Paris escaped punishment
for contempt through an omission IN
the citation of specification Of the
offense committed. Paris skipped out
Immediately, and was not within
hearing of the court when Attorney
Andrews asked that something be
done anyway. Judge Robinson severe
ly criticised the action Of Paris. say
ing, when assured by his attorney that
he was ready to make an accounting,
that the defendant had shown himself
all along not to be acting In good
faith. The matter was finally referred
to Referee Simonton, and Paris will
be given one more opportunity to es-
cape punishment for contempt Ut
court.