The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-17
MAUI GRAND JURY
R0ASTS THE POLICE
Alleges the Hiring of tiabituaI Criminals as
Spies-Ashford Conducts Government
Cases-.-PoticaI and Personal.

wATLUKN, Maui. Oct. 15.-Late thi
afternoon the grand jury presented
their final report to Judge Kepoikai a.
follows:
REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY.
1--WE, the undersigned. grand juror,
of your Honorable Court, beg to make
our final report as follows:
1--WE have Investigated fifteen Us
cases. and have found ten Q0) true
bills. as follows:
I'D True bills found and indict-
ments presented as follows: Tsue. en-
bezzlement of more than one hundred
dollars; Mitama, selling liquor without
license; Papa Kahaulelio, mayhem;
Manuel Chase, assault and battery with
a weapon dangerous to life; Sasake Ke-
kichi. embezzlement; Roke Posano
larceny first degree; Tai Sing and All
Mai, burglary first degree; Joseph Ka-
iii, embezzlement; Kaaihue Ioane and
Kaia, assault and battery.
at2) In the following cases, after due
investigation. we have declined to in
dict. viz: Y. Sumisalxf, selling liquor
without license; All Tong ct al, gaming
at Kahului; All Lo, two cases, selling
liquor without license; Aka, selling
liquor without license.
I'VE have had several cases before
us in which the police department has
figured. We are much impressed with
the methods resorted to by them in OBJ
tanning testimony in liquor cases, hav-
ing no regard, in many instances, as to
the character of their paid spies. In
two cases before US. we feel that the
spies were perjurers, and one spy adj
mitted having been in Jail three times,
for various offenses.
I'VE have heard much evidence, SO
much as to make it convincing to our
members. that the police department
are lax in their methods, that many
of the officers are inefficient; in fact.
we think there should be a general
shaking UP of the department.
Instances have come to our knowl
edge of the divulgence by members of
grand juries of the proceedings had be-
fore them. Without a desire to men
tion the names of offending members
of those bodies, we respectfully recon-
mend that all grand juries and jurors
be so adTaonished by the court, as to
reprove past, and prevent future VIOLA
tions of the secrecy which should at
tend all proceedings before the grand
jury.
I'VE further recommend that the
clerk OF this grand jury, Mr.. 7. NJ.
Church, be paid a reasonable sum in
addition to his per diem as a grand
juror, for his faithful and arduous SER
vices n : clerk of this body.
I'VE thank the court and its officers
for the courtesies extended to the mem
bers of this grand jury during our la
bors.
"And having completed our duties,
and given our best attention to all the
matters submitted to our consideration
by the court, or by the Deputy Attor-
ney-G General, we respectfully ask that
this grand jury be now discharged for
the term.
Dated at Wailuku. Maui, this 18th
day of October, 1904
OPENING OF TERM.
The October, 1904, term of the Second
Circuit convened on last Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock, Hon. A. n. Ke-
poikai presiding.
Deputy Attorney General, prosecuting
during the term; Edmund H. Hart,
clerk; Chas. Wilcox Hawaiian Inter
prefer; Chang Kim. Chinese Inter
prefer: Judge w. Mckay, w. F. Crock
EFT, D. H. Case, ]. L. Coke, John Rich
ardson. A. G. Correa, J. NJ. Vivas-
After the opening of the court at 10
o'clock the court delivered its charge to
the grand jury.
THE COURTS CHARGE.
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:
1--WE are here again in obedience to
3ur system of laws. AS grand jury
IF this court, you have jurisdiction of
)ffenses against the laws of the Ter
-itory of Hawaii committed Within the
second Judicial Circuit. or within the
of this court. Persons charg-
I'd with the commission of crimes, the
punishment for which is infamous, will
,eceive your attention. All feionies be-
ong to the class of Infamous crimes.
You are required to examine all mat
ers submitted to you by the court. or
he attorney in charge of the proseeu-
ion at this term, and other matters
hat may come to your knowledge in
he course of your investigation, or
rom your own observations, or such as
nay be disclosed by your members, and
t will be your duty TO investigate with
ut fear or favor all such crimes.
The matters for your investigation
t this term of court viii be submit
ed to you by the prosecuting attorney
mo indictment can be found nor any