The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-04
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given you IN charge, or that otherwise
come to your knowledge touching this
present service and that the knowledge
allnded to is that knowledge which is
acquired from and based upon the evi.
dence auduced before you or from your
own personal observation, and not the
information derived from mere rumor
or unfouuded report, but l charge you
further that accusation of malfeasance
in Office and dereliction i'm duty-tnat
the House of Representatives, at the
last session of the Legislature of this
Territory has been induced 20 purchase
and has purchased, at exorbitant prices
property not belonging to the seller but
which, in fact belonged to the Terri
tory of Hawaii ant which had been
donated by the Secretary of the Ter
ritory to the House of Representatives
for it's gratuitous use, and that GER
tain employees have receive. fourteen
days compensation for seven days SER
vices, and that other employees have
received compensation for services
never, in fact, performed--rest upon a
more substantial foundation than mere
rumor or unfounded report when sup
ported, in a measure, by the indict-
ment of a Federal Grand jury, by the
recommendation of Territorial grand
jury taken in connection with the
statements made in a minority report
and by common repute.
1T will, doubtless, be difficult in such
a case and under such circumstances,
to obtain legal evidence which, unex-
planned and uncontradicted, would JUS
tify you in finding that there was prob
able cause to believe that trial jury
would convict the accused of a public
offense, still 1 charge you that this cir
cumstance should not deter you from
making such investigation in this re-
gard as the circumstances Of the case
and your opportunities will permit and
report the result of your Investigations
to this court in order that any future
session Of the Legislature of this Ter
ritory may not be the scene of further
achievements Of a similar reprehensible
character.
In the final report of the last grand
jury of this circuit attention is called to
the existence of houses Of prostitution
in the residence district of the city of
Honolulu and while the grand jury re-
comments that the police department
take up this matter to the end that
the better element of the community be
freed from daily contact with the evil
it is not incumbent upon the present
grand jury to shift the burden of res
possibility for the continued existence
of the evil complained of upon the po-
lice department The existence Of
houses of prostitution or fl-fame in
any community and particularly if To-
Gated in residence district constitutes
an outrage upon common decency and
a menace to the peace and well-being
of the citizens of such community gen
orally.
In conclusion, gentlemen, let me adj
monish you to be as prompt and ex-
peditious in the discharge of your
duties as it is possible to be. without
loss of thoroughness and efficiency. The
expense incident to a session of a
grand jury is borne by the people of
this county and circuit and It is vour
duty, not only as citizens and taxpay-
ers, but as grand Jurors to see to it
that the public funds are not unneces-
sarily expended by needlessly .prolong-
ing your session, or by converting daily
with little or no accomplishment in the
line of your duty. While it is your
privilege and right to inquire into the
management and conduct of public in
situations, situated in this circuit. I'M
der Territorial control, it is not your
duty to do so unless some specific
charge of gross mismanagement or
malfeasance in office onithe part of the
orncers or employees of some particu-
lar institution is called to your atten-
ton. Junketing trips taken in the pre-
tended investigation of the manage
ment and control of some public insti-
tuition situated in this circuit, under
Territorial control, against the officers
or employees of which there mas been
directed no charge or suspicion of mis-
management or malfeasance in office
are expensive and useless. -" For a
grand jury to expend 1926 or $50 of the
funds of this Territory realized from
It's citizens by taxation, merely for the
purpose of ascertaining and reporting
was insufficient in point of size and
capacity when such investigation and
report could do no possible good and
when the same amount of money.-or
perhaps sum but little greater in
amount-if properly applied, would
remedy the defect complained of, is too
absurd to be commended"
Edgar L. Lewis was appointed fore
man, and the jurors at once retired to
begin their deliberations. There are a
number Of routine criminal matters to
be taken up. The jury consists Of the
following: r. L. Scott, A. S. Robert
son, W. H. Rabbit, H. y. Austin, ]. P.
Cooke, c. F. Merrield, e. J.. Lewis, II.
A. Wilder ]. A. BAKER, A. N. Camp
bell, A. H. McChesney, F. p. Mcintyre,
Arthur Johnstone, Sol. X. Nihoa, Sam
uel X. Paulo, John Paahulu, e. b.
Clark James Brown, Harry Carl, d. ].
Haaheo, Henry Hickey, F. II. Arm
strong and Douglas Kaona.