The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-17
GRAND JURY
At WA|LOKO
Gives Severe Roasting
to Police of
District.

wAILUKU, Maui, June Is, 1s0S.-The
Circuit Court house at Wailuku is still
crowded every day during the week
The Grand Jurors finished their ardu-
GUS Iabors last Saturday and presented
their most exhaustive report.
Judge Mahoe and six other police
men were summoned from Moiokai and
all of them gave evidence as to what
they personally know of the alleged
irregularities of the police on the ISL
and of MoIokai. 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 Iast
| Friday Attorney ]. 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 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
he
Judge Kaha 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 a weapon; Wong Lock,
larceny second degree; Taxi, assault
with a weapon; julie Rodrigues, as-I
ments); Jose Comes, larceny second !
degree; Jose Rodrigues, polygamy; |
John K. Keanu, burglary 1st 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 a weapon.
The grand jury proceed to comment
on matters Investigated as follows:
THE POLICE SCORED.
During our session we have invas.i-
gated the Police Department of Maui.
Molokai, and Lanai. as we'll as the al
legged irregularities of the Road Board
of Wailuku, Maui.
Under the former. we are convinced
that the polite force of Molokai is in
wretched condition and has laid Itself
open to severe censure. We find that
at least two Of the commissioned Off
ties; that the larger proportion of their
time is spent in the services of said
private parties; and that the larger
of their salaries is paid by
the government. This custom of po-
lice officers being employed by private
parties TO look after their private af-
fairs, we consider should be stopped.
We would mention one especially,
f-ahaneli, who draws The largest sal
airy paid to any constable on the island
of Molokai, who lives upon the Brown
Ranch at Puuohoku, and who spends at
least five days out of seven looking
after said ranch. We find that this Of
fcer was incapacitated for several
months. that no one was appointed to
perform his duties and that the public
did not suffer during his indisp ~ ion;
that he now seldom performs any gov
eminent service, and that his nesrestl
neighbors are at Halawa at soma DIS
lance from his present home. We
heartily disapprove of any member of
the Police Department being used IN
the private interests of his super;orl
officers either directly or indir 4ctIy.
We would recommend that tits ofi-
Ger be removed and If an officer - ne-
cessary in that district, that one be
commissioned who resides in or near
some settlement where he may be
reached easily and quickly by any one
in need of his services.
POLICEMAN sALoONIsT.
We further consider that the officers
who were present at the tins Of the
accident To 6Irs. Nakuina at Kluraka-
kai showed gross neglect in the per-