The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-20
The Vouchers Produced
GRAFTERS
NV EXPOSED PC
THE FEDERAL GRAND JURY GETS HOLD OF DOCU-
MENTS WHICH THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE DID NOT
INTEND TO SURRENDER-AN EXTRAORDINARY
REVELATION OF LOOTING THE TREASURY.

The House vouchers turned the Federal grand jury
this morning and didn't take long for the unearh
the vouchers secured and the jurors settled down examine the
The story laid before by the
of the arch gaters concerned which has few
parallels in the history of American legislatures Here the sub
that finally brought the grand jurors the documents long
concealed:
United States America District the United
States for the Territory of Hawaii
The President of the United States of America To Solomon Me
heula, greeting:
lar business and being laid aside and be and
before the District Court OF the United
States and for the Territory of Hawaii the Court Room OF said
Court the City of Honolulu the Goth day of November A. D.
o'clock in the forenoon Testify the Truth and give
denc before the Grand Jury and you are not to depart the Court with
the leave of the the u Attorney and that bring
with you all papers and documents of every description
Territory Hawaii particularly all vouchers
paid for expenses of said legislature
Witness the Honorable Sanford Dole Judge Of said Court at
the City of Honolulu in the Territory of Hawaii this 10Th day OF No
vember A. D. 1908 Of the independence OF the United States
America the one hundred and twenty-eighth.
wv B. Mailing, Clerk; by Frank Hatch, Deputy Clerk.
Robert w. Breckons, U. S. Attorney"
1t stated good Home Rule authority that Meheu did not
intend the vouchers when he entered the grand jury
this morning He had good deal doubt about the legal authority
the Federal grand jury in the matter But whatever Meheu
he entered with the package of vouchers under his and
minutes he without hem and they the safe
in the office of the United States District Court.
Several members of the legislature waxing quite indignant
this morning the action of the grand jury when they the
vouchers brought the Representative Ae said that the
talk vouchers and the investigation all farce The only
Meheua had concealed the vouchers he said because
mpenent for representatives ask for them The grand
knew better fifteen minutes after they opened the bundle Me
hula left with them.
Ever the end OF the regular session OF the legislature the
vouchers have been kept secreed heua has stated number
times that he didn't know where they Last night he served
with subpoena ordering him bring them They
his home and he quickly complied with the order expected
however that he would surrender them to the jury
The show the ankes and grating
fraud is said that the uy report likely scahng
denunciaon of those responsible for the loot Of the public treasury
that indictments likely The onses against Terri
oa laws and will be Attorney General Andrews proceed
when the exposure is made.
The mornings the interesting the grand jury has
had of Investigations full OF interest The jurors had
before them the concealed records of legislative session in which
graft freely the appears that whenever close
the wanted drew for him.
and he roe the treasury and reached for the cash. The
played good style until The made and then the
vouchers hastily concealed and given out that they
destroyed They have remained concealed until this morning
Many of the vouchers without the approval There
untraceab proper authority There bills paid for
far advance of those fixed such So for
ransang There vouchers which show certain individuals have
during the $50 days of the session
The continuing their work this afternoon 1t is believed
that the they doing whether it prosecutions
will from twenty fifty thousand dollars graft in the
legislature.