The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1904-10-15
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OSNe 49, @'' OsNtA II
Attorney G. w. Ashford appears for
the government.
Several grand jurous had been ex-
cused, but no difficulty was expert
enced in filling the panel. The grand
jurors sworn in was as follows:-
C. B. Wells, (Forem any; T. M.
Church, (Secretary); J. Burns, AL
fred Douse, Edmond Daniels, R. E.
Ford, Antonio FerninGes Jr., A. A.
Gerner, w. B. Hardy, c. K. Haul,
James Kaweia, George Maxwell, ].
Miranda, e. X. Titon.
Upon being sworn, in, the Court
delivered the following charge to the
grand jury:
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:
We are here again IN obedience TO
our system of laws. AS d Grand Ju.
ry of this Court, you Lave iuris die.
tion of otfenses agalhst the laws Of the
Territory Of Hawaii committed with
in the Second judicial Circuit, or
within the jurisdiction of this Court.
Persons charged with the commits
sion of erin es, the punishment
for which is infamous, will receive
your attention. All fclonies belong
TO the class of Infamous crimes.
You are required to examine all
matters submitted to you by the
Court, or the attorney in charge of
the prosecution at this Term, and
other matters that may come to your
knowlcdgc IN the course of your in,
vestigation, or from your own obser-
walton, or such as may be disclosed
by your members, and it will be your
duty to investigate without fear or
favor all such crimes.
The matters for your investigation
at this Term of Court will be submit
ted to you by the prosecuting attor-
ney.
No Indictment can be found nor
any presentment be made without the
of all least twelve Uf
your members.
The Court alone can excuse o
Grand Juror, and although the Grand
Jury may excuse temporarily one or
more OF its members, there must be
at least thirteen of you. present at
each sitting.
Your deliberations must be abso.
lutely secret, and any one of you who
dlscloses anything that takes place
within your councils, subjects himself
to punishment. Each witness AMI
invcrpreter should be admonished by
you TO keep inviolate what transplre
in their presence, ia your councils.
You are not to bring the person
charged with the crime before you
for Examination, but you say permit
him, ii he wishes to do so, on his own
volition. You must first warn linn
that his statement may be taken a.
gainst him. You must be thorough
ly satisfied that he understands what
he is doing, and tina t h. does it vol.
1t is within your pow er to investi
gate alleged irregularities in pnblic
Offices and other matters of public
and the different depart
ments OF the government within tue
jurisdictio Of this Court may be mat
ters for your investigation when
brought to yon: attention by the
prosecuting attorney.
You have the process of this CouLt
in compelling the attendance OF Wit
lesses in al! matters, and il in any
matter there is refusal W appear
before you to testify, you should Al
once apply to the Court, ard proper
steps will be taken to assist you.
The prosecuting attorney will wait
Ipou yu" - assist yuI in 4 .n,.tt.rs
yuu may require ni, services OF a
wee. An officer viii be placed at
service.
appointC. B. Wells, Esq, as
your foremln. Yol will select you.
,wn secretary from among your
members.
The jury, accompanied by the At
torney General Immediately proceed
ed to business, while the Court and |
Attorneys took up and disposed Of
such business as could be transacted !