The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-10-13
JUDGE ESTtE CHARGES
FEDERAL GRAND JUR'
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of the Act OF March 3, 1903, being AN
Act to regulate the immigration Of
aliens into the United States" that
1.-THE importation to the Uniteh
States of any woman or girl for the
purposes of prostitution Is hereby for
| hidden; and whoever shall import Or
attempt to lmoort any woman or girls
| into the United States for the pur-'
poses of prostitution or who shall hold
| or attempt to hold any woman or girl
| for such purposes, in pursuance OF
such Illegal importation, shall be DEEM
ed guilty OF n felony and on convic-
| ton thereof shall be imprisoned not
less than one year nor more than fiVe
years and pay fine not exceeding
81. 1000"
1t is believed that there has been
brought here quite recently number
of these unfortunate women and girls,
to be held for the purposes of prosti-
tuition. 1t will be your duty as Amer
lean citizens and public officers to in
vestigate these matters thoroughly so
that the guilty may be punished; and
| in making your Investigations you
must bear in mind that these alleged
offenses, like all crimes, are performed
in secret and will require at your
| hands the most patient inquiry.
ANOTHER MORAL STATUTE.
| Furthermore, it is prescribed by Sec
ton of the Act of Congress of March
3, 1887 (Vol. "a, Y. S. Stats. 635)-
THAT whoever commits adultery
shall be punished by Imprisonment In
| the penitentiary not exceeding three
years, and when the act Is committed
between a married woman and a man
who is unmarried both parties to such
| act shall be deemed guilty of adultery,
| and when such act is committed be-
| tween a married man and a woman
who is unmarried, the man shall be
deemed guilty of adultery"
This act of Congress is applicable
to all such offenses committed within
this Territory. The highest evidence
in favor of the advanced civilization
of a community Is the punishment i'm
| posed on offenses against the moral
laws. Some of this class of cases will
| be brought to your attention and it
will be your duty to fully and fairly
! investigate the same, and find indict-
| ments where you believe a petit jury
| would be convinced of the guilt of the
| parties, from the facts as presented
for your consideration, If no evidence
same.
CRIME OF PERJURY.
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury: You
may be called upon to investigate a
charge of perjury; and in this connec-
ton | instruct you that the laws of
the United States contemplate that a
statement made under oath before a
competent officer of the law, shall be
strong evidence of the truth of the
facts stated, and in order to preserve
inviolate the solemnity of an oath UNI
der the force prescribed by law, and to
punish any violations thereof, it is pre-
scribed by Section 1892 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, that
Every person who having taken an
oath before a competent tribunal, Off
Ger or person in any case in which a
| law of the United States authorizes an
| oath to be administered, that he will
testify, declare, depose or certify truly,
or that any written testimony, declara-
ton, deposition or certificate by him
subscribed is true, wilfully and con-
trary to such states or subscribes any
material matter which he does not be-
lieve to be true, is guilty of perjury,
and shall be punished by fine of not
more than two thousand dollars, and by
Imprisonment at hard labor not more
than five years; and shall moreover.
thereafter be incapable of giving testi-
mony in any court of the United States
until such time as the judgment against
him is reversed" 1t might also be ad-
died. that this law is made applicable
to oaths before immigration officers
Sec. "a, Act. of Mar. 3, 1903 (Vol. SO, U.
S. st. 1919.
CRIME OF FORGERY.
1t is provided by Section S46S of the
r. S. u. s. as amended by the Act of
January 3, 1887, that
Amy person who shall with intent to
defraud, falsely make, forge counter
felt. engrave or print, or cause, or pro-
cure to be falsely made, forged, coun-
terfeit engraved, or printed, or willing
ly aid or assist in falsely making, forg-
ing, counterfeiting, engraving, or print
ing. any order in imitation of, or pur-
porting to be, a money order or postal
note, issued by or under the direction of
the Postottice Department of the United
states, or of any foreign country, and
payable in the United States or any
material signature or Endorsement
thereon; or any material signature up
on any receipt, or certificate of identti-
cation thereon; any person who shall
falsely alter. or cause or procure to be
falsely altered, or willingly aid or as
sist in falsely altering, any such money
order or postal note; any person who
shall with intent to defraud, pass, utter
or publish as true, any such false, !
forged, counterfeited or altered money |
order or postal note, knowing the same |
or any signature or endorsement there
on, TO be false forged, counterfeited or
altered, shall be punishable by n fine of
not more than five thousand dollars or
by Imprisonment at hard labor for not
less than two years and not more than
five years"
Congress has established n Postal
Money order system in the United
States and in doing so has provided for
the protection of all money or postal
orders issued by authority of the Pos
tai Department of the government, and
the punishment of all violations of the
Postal laws in that regard. You will L
be called upon to examine some offenses
of this character. and you will give
them the same careful consideration
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