The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-19
GRAND JURY
At WA|LUKU
Gives Severe Roasting
to Police OF
District.

The Grand Jurors finished their ardu-
GUS labors last Saturday and presented
their most exhaustive report.
Judge Mahoe and six other police
men were summoned from Molokai and
all of them gave evidence as to what
they personally know of the alleged
Irregularities of the police on the ISL
and of Molokai The police and their
superiors have received the most Sc
we're reprimand and censure from the
Grand Jurors.
The case of Harry Hartelle. for al
legged rape on a Japanese woman at
Kihei some five months ago occupied
the attention of the Court during last
Friday. Attorney j. L. Coke assisted
the prosecution while Judge Stanley
ably defended Harry Bartelle.
At 10 o'clock that night. on motion
the Court instructed the jury to rem
der a verdict for the defendant for
failure of the prosecution to bring cor
roborating witnesses to the evidence
of the complainant witness.
The trial jury is sitting today hear
ing cases indicted by the Grand jury.
Judge Kalua goes this evening to Ho-
nolulu and will return on "Wednesday
morning.
GRAND JURY'S REPORT.
The report of the Grand jury opens
with the presentation of indictments
as follows, "a cases having been in
vestigated:
True bills against All Fat, larceny
second degree; Kane, larceny second
degree; Chas. Munena. larceny second
degree; Harry Bartelle, rape; Manuel
Sylvia, larceny second degree; Roke
Pasane, larceny second degree; Chibo,
assault with weapon; Wong Lock,
larceny second degree: Taxi, assault
with a weapon; julie Rodrigues, as
sault with a weapon 1.-TWO other indict
ments); Jose Comes, larceny second
degree; Jose Rodrgues, polygamy;
John X. Keanu, burglary list degree;
Suyanaga, burglary End degree 1.-TWO
other indictments); ALBANIA, assault
with intent to commit rape; Okano,
bribery; S. All Mi, bribery; William
Puniai, perjury; Iona Kaai larceny
second degree.
No bill in the case of Kawani, as
sault with weapon.
The grand jury proceed to comment
on matters Investigated as follows:
THE POLICE SCORED.
During our session we have inves.i-
gated the Police Department of Maui,
and Lanai. as we'll as the al
legged Irregularities of the Road Board |
Of Waikiki, Maui.
Under the former, we are convinced
that the poll ie force of Molokai "a in
wretched condition and has laid Itself
open to severe censure. We find that
at least two Of the commissioned Off
GERS are in The employ of private par
ties that the larger proportion of their
time is spen. in the services of said
private parties; and that the larger
of their salaries Is paid by
he government. This custom of po-
ice officers being employed by private
parties to look after their private af-
airs, we consider should be stopped.
We would mention one especially,
Sahaneli, who draws he largest SAL
Try paid IT, any constable on the island
# Molokai. who lives upon the Brown
Ranch at Puuohoku. and who spends At
east five days out of seven looking
-fter said ranch. We find that this Of
icer was incapacitated for several
months, that no one was appointed to
erform his duties and that the public
id not suffer during his indisp ri ion;
hat he now seldom performs any gov
service, and that his nearest
eighbors are az Halawa at som. s.
ance from his present home. We
earthly disapprove of any member of
he Police Department being used IN
he private interests of his superior
Ulcers either directly or indirectly.
We would recommend that tits offi-
er be removed and If an officer - re-
essary in that district, that one be
who resides in or near
ONE settlement where he may be
cached easily and quickly by any one
l need of his services.
POLICEMAN SALOONIST.
We further consider that the officers
no We're presen: at the time OF the
ccident 10 M's. Nakuina at Kitlaka-
nj showed gloss neglect in the per-
'rInance of their duty. and that they
louli be scN erely reprimanded Tor
ich neglect. Rather than let such
sgraceful acts go UNPUBLISHED. clean
weep should be made and a force OF
ficers appointed who will see that
W is enforced and order maintained.
1t has further come to our notice that
lie II. r. Meyer, commissioned Of
GER of Molokal. is mail carrier, and
Is some business interest in a saloon
Kaunakakai. 1t is the opinion OF
his Jury that no one interested in
a saloon should be allowed {