The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-12-01
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of which was unknown to the grand
jury The number Of particular war
rant is then given, with the amount
for which it was drawn, and then the
indictment specifies how the accused
committed a violation of Section 540S
of the Revised Statutes of the United
States as follows:
"And these Grand Jurors do further
present and show that he, the aforesaid
Solomon Meheula, after the aforesaid
voucher had been deposited in his Gus
tody as aforesaid, did then and there,
to wit, at said City of Honolulu within
said District, on said 21st day of
March, 1903, wilfully, unlawfully, in
tentiona1ly, knowingly, feloniously and
fraudulently destroy said voucher,
contrary to his trust as such Clerk
aforesaid: contrary to the form of the
statute in such case made and pro-
vided, and against the peace and dig
nifty of the United States of America"
The quotation refers to warrant No.
153 for $40 drawn March 81, and is
the first count. The second count is on
warrant No. 239 for $13.25, the third on
warrant No. sol for $50 and the fourth
on warrant No. 53S for 500.
The second Indictment against Me-
heula, in similar form, charges him in
three counts with having destroyed
vouchers for $50, $35 and $50 respec-
lively. In each count of both indict-
ments it is set forth that Clerk Me-
heula was paid the money for himself
by the public treasury.
OTHER INDICTMENTS
James H. Hakuole, cashier in the
Office of the Collector of Internal Rev
enue, was indicted for the embezzle-
ment of 1854. 1t was reported yester-
day evening that a further shortage
had been discovered in Hakuole's ac-
counts, being of collections outside the
office, since the grand jury investigat-
ed his case.
There were twenty-five other in
dictments, mostly against japanese, for
perjury, peonage, bigamy, Importation
of women for immoral purposes, etc.
Meheula and Hakuole We're taken
into custody early in the afternoon and
their bonds for appearance fixed at
s25OO each. Meheula's bond was ac-
cepted on his own recognizance, with
out a surety, by Judge Dole. Hakuole
furnished a bond with Moreno K. Hull
and S. Mahelona as sureties.
THE JURY DISCHARGED.
Judge Dole discharged the grand jury
with the following remarks:
Gentlemen of the grand jury, your
thorough report has informed me more
fully in regard to the conditions touch
ed upon than was known to me before.
appreciate the work of this body and
the Importance of the duties drawn to
your attention by my predecessor.
81 wish to thank each member of
this grand jury for the work done on
these matters of greatest Importance
to the Territory, matters so closely
concerned in the protection of the pub
lie.
Your work in one direction helps
to assure the proper guarding of public
morals and, in another. the protection
of the taxpayer against wastefulness
and the unlawful taking of public
funds.
You have gone into these matters
thoroughly in your Investigations
Your report will prove of the greatest
value to officials in looking further
into matters in which your body has no
authority.
For the court, gentlemen, and for
the public, thank you for your work.
Your body is now discharged for the
term