Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-06-09

and jurors at every street corner now.
This. lively state Of affairs is brought
about by the fact that tie June Term
IF the Circuit Court OF the Second Ju.
dicial Circuit is now in session, the
term having been convened at the Wal
luku Court House at 10 o'clock last
Wednesday morning, June Bird. with
Hon. John w. Kalua as presiding
Judge.
The court room was well filed with
jurymen, clients, and visitors, and
among the legal dignitaries present
were Deputy Attorney General VIM. T,
Rawlins, and attorneys c. w. Ashford.
Avon Crook, A. G. Correa, J. NJ. Vivas.
d. II. Case, J. l.. Coke. John Richard
son, Judge Stanley, G. B. Robertson
and several lesser lights of the inferior
courts. Sheriff L. NJ. Baldwin and his
deputies w. Il. Saffery of Waikiki, X.
r. c. Lindsay of Lahaina. Edgar Nor
ton Of Makawao. and Levi Joseph OF
Kipahulu, and Captains OF Police X. II.
Cummings Of Waikiki ana VIM. Keanu
OF Lahaina, were all there in their full
official regalia, DOMINIC their large
shining silver stars" as emblems OF
their sacred offices.
Among the court officials from Homo
lulu were Miss r. A. Miller as steno-
grapher, Captain Charles Wilcox as
Hawaiian English interpreter, Chang
Kim as Chinese Interpreter After the
swearing In OF the Grand Jurors, CleI k
l.. r. Crook of the Court read in clear
and euphonious tone the charge of the
judge to the Grand Jury.
The feature of the charge was Judge
Kalua's admonition to investigate the
police department. In this connection
he said:
especially instruct you to investl-
gate the Irregularities that have been
charged against the police department.
There can be no security so long as
the guardians Of the peace are inefii,
Client or corrupt. While acting within
the scope of their duty they are entitled
to our strongest support, and owing to
the many trying circumstances In
which they are called upon to act with
out time for elaboration, they are en-
titled to great consideration. There
are two things, however. that we ex-
II has been called to my attention that
the Office Of jailor at Pukoo has been
farmed out, as II were: that is, that
one man does the work while another
draws the pay. This. IL true deserves
the strongest condemnation II has
also been alleged that policeman in
Molokai receives large pay for very
little, II any, service rendered for the
public, while, in reality he Is employed
In the private work of his superior.
charge you to investigate this matter
and II the charge be true to take such
action in the premises as may be prop
err. II our criminal code is not broad
enough to provide punishment for such
conduct, 1t should be speedily amend
ed. | have said that policemen should
be vigilant. They should promptly
make arrests when offences are COM
mitted in their presence. II is report
ed that In one case on Molokai the as
sistance of the Attorney General had
to be invoked TO procure an arrest. A
case has arisen here in Waikiki in the
prosecution of Chinese. where It ap-
pears that the process OF the law has
been abused out OF private malice by
persons who themselves are guilty OF
open violation Of the law. II you find
this to be the case you will take such
action as you are advised"
At the conclusion of the reading OF
the charge, the Grand Jury, headed by
Foreman w. L. Beckwith, Immediately
repaired to the lowly but appropriate
quarters prepared for them, followed
by the representative OF the Attorney
Generals department. David Morton
was appointed clerk.
In furtherance of the charge of the
Court in reference to police irregulari-
ties on the island of Molokai, police
man from Lahaina was dispatched last
Wednesday afternoon as special am
bassador with full police authority to
bring Magistrate j. II. Mahoe, Police
man Kahaneri of Puuohoku, which is
also in charge OF J. f. Browns ranch
at that place above Halawa, Molokai,
and every other police on Molokai out
side OF the leper settlement.
Special Ambassador from Lahaina
returned from Molokai early this morn
ing with Judge Mahoe and seven Mo-
lokai police in tow, and they all arrived
In Waikiki from Lahaina this noon
The Grand Jury having adjourned I'M
til next Monday, their testimony will
not be required until them, and the re
port of the Grand Jury on this matter
will be watched with great interest by
all, as they do hope that the charge
that some of the Molokai police were
being paid out of public funds for TAX.
ing charge of private interests, is moi
true, and that the fair name OF the
Molokai police so long enjoyed in the
past, will not be disturbed for many
years to come.