The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-04-14
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The Federal Grand Jury made its final
report this morning having finished an
It's work i'm four days The Jurors rec
turned eleven indictments and made a
report I'm which greater care Is urged i'm
the post office in the delivery of mail
matter Saburo Adachi is indicted a.
gain for perjury.
The term business was very quickly
disposed of. Thee jurors were sworn
i'm on Monday and this morning they
were discharged, paid off, and happy
that they didn't have to go feeless
/ like the Territorial jurors. Judge Dole
| thanked the jurors for their earnest
work and public spirit. The report is
as follows:
Honorable Sanford B. Dole, Judge
| of the United States District Court of
the Territory of Hawaii
Sir: The Grand Jury, empaneled,
| sworn and charged by you on the nth
day of April A. d. 1904 having conclud-
ed its duties, begs to submit herewith
the following report:
The United States Attorney has
brought to the attention of this Grand
jury several cases, all of which have
been carefully investigated and con-
sidered, and in eleven Gases true bills
have been found and are now returned
to YOUR Honorable Court; and in two
cases no bill has been returned, as the
evidence presented was not deemed
sufficient to warrant a conviction.
Referring to one of the two cases in
which no bill was returned, that of the
g I
it'll taking and OBTAINING mail di-
rected to another person, we desire to
express our opinion that the post Of
flee authorities at the post office at
Honolulu should exercise more care in
seeing that mail is delivered to the
persons to whom the same is address,
ed than was shown to have been exer-
cised in the case we have investigated.
I'm one of the cases investigated by
the Grand Jury it appeared from the
evidence that a Japanese man and
woman were intermarried in the Ter
ritory of Hawaii during the present
year, Notwithstanding the fact that
the woman in question had been pre-
viOusly married to another man in
Japan. While we were uncertain as
; to whether or not the man and woman
so intermarried were informed that a
, marriage consummated in Japan was
valid in the United Stats, we neverthe-
less deemed it advisable to return in
| dictments in the case in question, in
, order that the Oriental population re-
sident in this Territory should, be
fully advised that marriages consum-
mated in their own country will be re-
cognized here, and that violation Of
; the marriage laws will be punished.
mo other Investigations were taken
up but those presented by the United
States Attorney.
"A list of the cases investigated by
this Grand jury and in which true bills
of indictment have been found, is here
to attached and made a part of this
report.
I'm conclusion we desire to express
to the Court our appreciation of the
manner in which cases were brought
to our attention. Through our ses-
sion no delays whatever have occurred;
the cases presented were well pre-
pared by the United States Attorney
and his assistant; and through the eff
forts of the United States Marshal,
witnesses in these cases were always
on hand. 1t was largely through the
work of the United States Attorneys
office and the Marshals office, that
we were enabled to complete our work
in so short a time"
List of cases examined, in which
true bills or indictment have been
found:
United States v. saburo Adachi; per-
jury.
United States V. Torakichi Shoda:
importation Of women for purposes of
prostitution.
United States V. Hikotaro Yoshinaga:
adultery.
United States V. Kobuke Mich; for
gerry postal money order.
+ United States V. shichlro Murakami
and Maka Makumoto, adultery.
United States v Naka Matsumoto:
bigamy.
United States V. Ougi Shigematsu,
kunitaro Suga and Nadi Tsunekichi;
holding a person to a condition Of
peonage and selling a person into in
voluntary servitude; two counts.
United Stats V. Ougi Shigematsu, Ku-
nitaro Suga and Nadi Tsunekichi: con-
spiracy.
United States V. Nadi Tsunekichi;
adultery.
United States V. Yonekichi Kimura;
Illicit distilling and carrying on bust
ness of distiller. Two counts
United States v Frank Tesla; mail
ing obscene matter.