Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-30
KALUA'S GRAND JURY
A WARM one
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direct accusation against this grand
jury that they are trying to prostitute
the power in their possession for po-
litical purposes. To this accusation we
wish to make a most emphatic denial!
In no way, form or shape has this
grand jury exercised its power in any
political matter.
Your Honor has been pleased to
make a somewhat personal matter in
regard to the investigation Of your own
court, but we can assure you that there
are very strong grounds for the action
taken by the grand jury, and such
grounds still exist, but, as formerly
stated, you have limited our time, so
that we are totally unable to finish our
investigations in this matter"
Court Makes Answer.
In reply to the above the court said:
I'm the matter now before this court,
relating to the report of the grand
| jury, II is the opinion of the court that,
having been in session since the 18th
day of the present month, sufficient
time was devoted to dispose of certain
matters concerning the public has
been acted upon and should be report.
/ ed
NOW the matter yet to be acted up.
on and investigated, as stated in the
report presented, Is that which refers
to the clerks office Of the court. It is
the opinion of the court, that, II the
grand jury have grounds for believing
any irregularities exist in this depart.
ment Of the judiciary, then II is proper
and 1t Is the duty OF the grand jury
to report that they have reason to be.
lieve that such irregularities exist:
and on receipt of this information, II
will then be the duty OF the court 10
direct and order the Auditor of the
Government to examine all records
and account books of the Office under
suspicion, according to law. From the
findings of the Auditor, II grounds pre-.
sent themselves that will warrant in
dictment being found, the grand jury
will be charged accordingly.
Order to Jury.
Now, therefore, the grand jury is
hereby ordered to report all matters
and things already acted upon by them
d and not yet presented to this court
and upon all matters under suspicion
and which require exporting of the &c.
counts; the grand jury Is hereby or
dered to also report to this court the
existence of any and all irregularities
existing in any of the departments
4 with such recommendations as the
| grand jury may deem best to make to
this court"
A Final Report.
This morning Thursday the grand
! jury filed their final report as follows:
"To the Hon. J. w .Kalua, Presiding
Judge of the Circuit Court, Sec
ond Circuit.
I'VE, the undersigned grand Jurors
of your honorable court. beg to max,
our final report as follows:
I'VE have investigated II cases
We have found true bills in the fol
lowing cases: ~ Territory of Hawai-
} V. Kohiki Harataro, assault and bat
terry; (2) Territory OF Hawaii VS.. JOE
Ambrose, assault and battery: (3) Ter
fllOGN Ol hawaii vs.. TldnCloNO NSulldSi
qui, burglary; ca Territory of Hawai-
VS.. Imai, embezzlement; 90 Territor!
b. of Hawaii VS.. Ikoua KulOa, assault anC
battery: 90 Territory of Hawaii VS.
Fujiwara, abduction.
And in the following cases We hay
failed to find true bill: ~ Territor,
Of Hawaii VS.. J. X. kappa, Kali an
Keanu, burglary; (2) Territory of Ha
wall VS.. J. d. Holt Jr., manslaughter
go Territory Of Hawaii VS.. Togo Ka
naka, larceny; 90 Territory Of Hawai-
VS.. All Len, assault with deadly wear
on; 90 Territory of Hawaii VS.. Tone
ye, unlawful Imprisonment.
in regard to your honor's charge L
the grand jury relative to the gros
immortality amongst members OF IT,
police force of Waikiki, the grand jur
appointed a committee Of six to invei
tigate these matters, and such commit
tee has reported to the grand jury.
I'VE attach herewith the report {
- said committee, and embody 1t as
> part of our final report.
THE recommendations by that con
IN mlttte IN regard 10 lne HlemDeTS Vi III
~ police force, your grand jury thorough
ly endorsed, and would ask the Coul
to use its Jurisdiction to have this re,
ommendation carried out.
Police Force Slack.
1T Is evident to this grand jury thu
the police force of Walluku are yer
slack in their duties. There have bee
complaints made by citizens Twin
here in Wailuku in regard to man
- annoyances which Is claimed hay
II been reported to the heads of the p
lice force, but no action seems to hay
been taken in the matter.
- THE police force Is for the protc
ton OF the public, and 1t is the duty I
that department to see that the peOp
are not insulted or annoyed by II
= misconduct of others. such as urina
ing in the public streets or making /
decent exposure OF themselves.