The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-29
JURY HAS
MUCH To
COMMEN Nd
All the Institutions
In Splendid
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FAVOKS HE PkiMO
BEER SALOONS
Recommends That Prisoners Not
Convicted Should Be Kept
by Themselves.

The grand jury after three weeks
session made a final report to Judge
Gear yesterday and was excused for
the term Though the inquisitorial
body spread its Investigations over
very large area the findings reported
were not of startling or unusual ma
ture. The grand jury found all the pub
lie institutions in an extremely salts
factory condition, it's only recommended
tions being Improvements of sanitary
nature at Oahu Prison and in the ac-
commodatfons at the Insane Asylum.
There were further recommendations
fayoring the Primo Beer saloons, as op-
pose to Illicit joints, and protest
against the practice of combining un-
Aeonvicted prisoners in Oahu Prison
Particularly was attention called TO
three boys awaiting trial for larceny
who had been confined for three months
without trial.
shortly after ten o'clock yesterday
morning and the first few lines of the
report were read by Clerk Loucks who
was soon relieved by Judge Gear The
report was as follows:
To the Honorable George d. Gear, End
Judge, Circuit Court, First Circuit,
Territory of Hawaii.
Greeting:-Ine Grand Jury duly
charged and sworn before you on
August 5, 1902, beg to report as follows:
That they have Deen in session from
August 4, 1902, to August %, 1902, dur
ing which period they have set eighteen
days. F'ifty-four cases have been pre-
sented during the term, and that true
bills of Indictment have been found in
tbirtv-three cases, and no bills return
ed in the remaining twenty-one cases.
Eakaako and Iwilei districts were
visited and found TO be in as good con-
dition as could be expected under ex-
listing circumstances.
Thursday, August 81, 1902. the Oahu
Prison Insane Asylum, Detention camp
No. 2 property of Theo. Richards, ana
Kalihi Detention Camp were visited.
The Prison was found to be in excellent
condition as to cleanliness, and prison
ers all seemed to be we'll cared Tor ana
we'll treated by the officers in charge.
The only subject that needed radical
improvement was the water closets,
which we found to be closets that con-
ysisted of about twelve galvanized DUCK
cts the excrement IN these Is covered
with earth all of which is finally de-
posted in a large excavation IN -the
roar of the Prison. Mr.. Henry, the
Tailor. was conversed with in regard
10 connecting same with the sewer and
informed the Grand Jury that the ex-
Dense would be small as he could fur
nish the labor for all the work neceS-
sary the only expense being actual cost
of piping and connection of same TO the
sewer main, which is now on King
street. We would therefore respect
fully recommend that same be done as
early as possible. as we think tnat un-
der present conditions, the sanitary ar
rangements should be as near perfect
as ii is possible to make them, in order
TO prevent contagion from any disease
that may arise
we also think that II is not only nee
essary but Justice to other men contin-
I'd that all prisoners afflicted with dls-
eases of any nature be separated from
other prisoners to avoid contamination
and that separate accommodations De
set apart for their use
We further recommend that the Loi-
lowing improvements be MADE; Iha'
tho wall be raised five feet all around.
which seems very essential Tor the SAFE
L,eeninc- of all prisoners confined within
the yard. This work can also be per-
formed by prison labor, the only eX-
neuse being for material and we would
further recommend that a wing De oulIt
ON the Eva side of the Prison prem
ises. outside of the walls of the regu-
lar confines for convicted prisoners, as
we think that. as under the axiom
that "AI men are presumed to be in
nocent until their guilt is proven" 1t is
not only their privilege, but their right
that they be kept away and apart from
men. some of whom have been guilty
of grave and serious charges. and we