Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-17
ROAST MAUI POLICE
GRAND JURY SAYS MANY
SPIES ARE EX.C0NVICTS
WORK OF COURT FOR THE TERM.
POLICE EMPLOY PERJURERS
TO GIVE LIQUOR CASE
TESTIMONY.
Especial to The Bulletln.l

Wailuku, Maui, oct. l5.-The Octo.
Der term of the Second Circuit Court
convened on last Wednesday morning
at 10 O'Clock, Hon. 4. n. Kepoikai pre-
siding. Those present were: C. w.
Ashford, Deputy Attorney General
prosecuting during the term; Edmund
II. Hart clerk; Chas. Wilcox, Hawaii.
an interpreter; Chang Kim, Chinese
Interpreter; Judge w. Mckay, w. f.
Crockett, ID. II. Case, J. L. Coke, John
Richardson, 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:
Gentlemen OF the Grand Jury:-We
are here again In obedience to our sys.
TEN of laws. AS Grand Jury of this
court you have jurisdiction of offenses
against the laws of the Territory Of
Hawaii committed within the Second
Judicial Circuit, or within the jurisdic.
ton Of this court. Persons charged
with the commission of crimes. the
punishment for which is Infamous, will
receive your attention. All felonies
belong TO the class of infamous crimes.
You are required to examine all mat.
tiers submitted to you by the court or
the attorney in charge Of the prosecu.
ton at this term, and other matters
that may come to your knowledge In
the course of your investigation, or
from your own observations, or such
as may be disclosed by your members,
and 1t 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 submitted
to you by the prosecuting attorney.
No indictment can be found nor any
presentment be made without the con.
currence of at least twelve of your
members.
The court alone can excuse 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 sit
ting.
Your deliberations must be abso.
lutely secret, and any one of you who
discloses anything that takes place
within your councils subjects himself
10 punishment Each witness and in
terpreter should be admonished by
you to keep inviolate what transpires
In their presence in your councils.
You are not to bring the person
charged with the crime before you for
examination, but you may permit him,
If he wishes to do So on his own volt.
ton. You must first warn him that
his statement may be taken against
him. You must be thoroughly salts.
fed that he understands what he Is do.
ing, and that he does 1t voluntarily.
1t Is within your power to investi.
gate alleged Irregularities in public
Offices and other matters Of public ma.
ture, and the different departments OF
the government within the Jurisdiction
OF this court may be matters for your
investigation when brought TO your
attention by the prosecuting attorney.
You have the process of this court
In compelling the attendance of wit.
nesses in all matters, and II in any
matter there is refusal to appear be
fore you to testify, you should at once
apply to the court, and proper steps
will be taken to assist you.
The prosecuting attorney will walt
upon you to assist you in all matters
you may require his services or ad.
vice. An officer will be placed at your
service.
appoint C. b. Wells Esq. as your
foreman. You will select your own