The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1903-12-31
TfMPLETON
STANDS OUT
On the Matter Of
House Vouchers
Inquiry.
Grand Jury Finds a Bad
Social Condition In
Honolulu.
I Passes Up Vouchers to the
January Grand Jury for
Investigation.

Majority and minority reports We're
presented by the Territorial grand jury
before Judge Robinson yesterday morn
minority, only dissented from the con-
clusion that there had not been suffi-
cient time for investigating the House
vouchers matter to justify any indict-
ments therein.
The unanimous finding of the grand
jury reveals a community scandal that,
in all probability, will be a. topic in
Judge Robinson's charge to the grand
jury for the January term, of which he
is to be the presiding judge. In receiv-
ing the report of the grand jury for
the September term just closing, Judge
Robinson acted in the absence from the
Territory of Judge Gear, who was the
presiding judge and thus in charge of
the criminal business.
Following are the majority and
minority reports:
THE MAJORITY REPORT
This jury has been in session since
| September g. 1908, and during that time
one hundred and ten matters have been
| presented for its consideration. Sev--
enty true bills have been found and in
forty cases the charges We're ignored.
| Among the matters considered were
the alleged election frauds during the
last election, a full report of which has
been heretofore presented.
"It has been brought to the atten-
| ton of this body that houses of prosti-
| tuition exist fiagrantly in the residence
district of the city. This jury would
recommend that the police department
take up this matter to the end that
the better element of the community be
freed from daily contact with the evil.
| This jury has had under considera-
| ton the vouchers of the last Terri
toria1 House of Representatives, but
owing to the shortness of time to the
1 end of the term, the matter having,
only been taken up December IA, this
| jury has been unable to give the same
| the thorough and exhaustive attention
1 necessary. In fact the vouchers for
but one matter have been presented by
the Attorney Generals department for
/ it's consideration and it is the sense OF
this jury that a fuller presentation and
more thorough investigation be had,
i before, in justice to all concerned. any
arraignment be made of any particular
person or persons.
.'For reasons set out in the foregoing
this jury would urgently recommend
that the Territorial grand jury for the
January term take UP these vouchers
for more full and thorough examina-
ton.
| This jury would call the attention
of the Superintendent of Public Works
to the condition of the streets of Ho-
n nolulu caused by the removal of the
tracks of the Tramways Company and
would recommend that the parties re-
sponsible be compelled to repair the
same at once.
. This jury has visited the Territorial
insane asylum and found the same to
be in good condition with the exception
of the cesspool. The treatment of in
mates is humane and their condition
aneliorated so far as is possible witt
i the means at command 1t is recon-
mended that the present cesspooI b'
closed and a new one provided, alst
] that the force of guards and nlatron
be increased.
'"The penitentiary has been visited b,
this jury and found cleanly and wei
conducted
(Then follows a list of true bills, fou
in all, which We're ordered on tie secre
file, pending the arrests of the accused.
SAMUEL PARKER,
w. L. EAKIN,
R. K. PAHAU,
VIM l.. PETERSON,
S. MAHELONA,
C. A. VIERRA,
ELI j. CRAWFORD,
Z A. K. AONA,
. ]. ]. SULLIVAN,
E. B. IIKALEMI,
JOHN K. INCH,
w. LEGROS,
GEO. w. MACY,
SOL. A HIRAM,
A. B. MCCORMICK,
ULYSSES H. JONES,
H. A. GILES.
C. J. FALK.
MINORITY, REPORT.