Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-19
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for the most part, being Japanese
The charge is conspiracy to violate
a Federal statute, the statute relative
to fornication.
1t is said to be alleged that Attorney
Brooks was identified as a lawyer OF
otherwise with a supposed japanese
organization whose purpose was to
evade Federal law in the matter of an
immoral traffic.
Upon Foreman Atwater handing 10
Judge Dole seven indictments. L. s.
District Attorney Breckons stated
that two Of the indictments required
to be placed on the secret file.
Attorney Brooks was present in
court at the time and leaned over to
Mr. Breckons to speak with him,
whereupon Breckons stated in open
court that Brooks was one of the de.
PENDANTS named in one of the indict.
ments on the secret file and that he,
Brooks, was ready to plead to the in.
dictment tomorrow morning. Breck.
ons stated what the indictment
charged and added that the District
Attorneys Office would accept Brooks
recognizance. II was required that
other defendants named in the two
secret indictments. furnish $4,000 bail
each II they desired their conditional
liberty. Violation of postal regula.
tions is alleged in the other secret
presentment.
Attorney George A. Davis asked that
his name, together with those of At.
torneys +. p. Dole and A. r. Cunha be
ordered entered as the names OF Coun.
sci TO represent defendant Brooks.
Thus Brooks has to defend him a
formidable array of legal talent.
The indie lent embracing eighty
defendants is the direct result of the
untiring and strenuous efforts of U. S.
District Attorney Breckons to bring
under the flare of the Federal inquisi,
tion's searchlight the alleged criminal
operations of a society of japanese
engaged in the business Of importing,
enslaving and dealing in and with and
for japanese women for purposes OF
prostitution.
Conspiracy is charged against the
members of this supposed association
conspiracy to violate the Federal stat
ute covering their alleged action and
IL Is supposed that the chief object OF
the presumed union OF these criminal
interests was to protect the members
and their slaves from apprehension
and prosecution.
Mr.. Brooks. named in the indlct.
ment, is said to have been the after.
ney for men engaged in the wilful VIC.
lation of the statute and as such ITO
have had knowledge of conditions.
OF the five indictments where de.
endants were already in custody, three
are against Shiggematsu for adultery
and unlawful importation, one Is
against YantarO Shimamura, ilC gal
importation and the other against Flu.
kumatsu Dol, also for importation.
When court opened there were ten
prisoners lined up. as follows:
Manuel Claudino and Francisco lie
Brun, charged with forging postofIlce
orders; Chu Gun, who who has figured
in both Federal and Territorial courts
in habeas corpus proceedings, alleged
peOnagc; and seven japanese charged
with peonage, adultery. illegal impor.
tatiOn, and the like.
Attorney j. w. Cathcart represented
several of the defendants and, when
defendants were arraigned, requested
that pleas be reserved until Monday
II was so ordered.
Judge Dole stated that under the
law providing for disposition of mat
Iers pending when Dist let judgeship
was rendered vacant, the matters could
be continued until the next term of
court. Two Japanese cases were or
lered continued for the term unless for
any reason brought up by the District
Attorneys office.