Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-04-04

Opening the April term of the Cir
| cult Court of the First Judicial Circuit
at 10 o'clock this morning, Judge De
Bolt charged the grand Jurors at some
length, urging quick work owing to
| the financial condition of the Territory
and the necessity Of economy.
Particular attention was drawn to
recent entertainments and the court
credited the frequenting Of saloons and
gambling places with much of the re.
sponsibility Of young men going wrong
recommending an examination Of the
books of Government employees known
to be in the habit of visiting such in.
stitutions. ..,. &c..
In part, the charge was as follows:
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:-You
have been duly and regularly summon.
ed. and In obedience thereto you are
now here as Grand Jurors Of the Cir.
cult Court of the First Judicial Circuit,
Territory of Hawaii. and the duties
thus devolving upon you. by virtue Of
constitutional,a and statutory authority.
as well as by immemorial usage and
custom. peculiar to the Anglo.Saxon
race, are of the highest Importance to
society and the due administration Of
the law and of criminal justice.
Regarding instructions by the Court
| to Grand Jurors, there doubtless was
a time, in the days that have long
since gone by, when precise and de.
tailed instructions were necessary for
the purposes of justice. But In this
enlightened, energetic and progressive
age, with education and useful infor.
| nation not confined to few only. but
diffused generally throughout the land,
with institutions of learning open in
every community to those In search Of
knowledge. with books written upon
every subject within. the range Of hu.
man thought. and with the daily press.
that great educator of the people, with.
in the reach of all and read by all. II
| follows, almost as matter Of course.
that every citizen summoned as q
Grand Juror has general knowledge
of the duties he Is thus called upon to
perform, as well as the manner in
which 70 'h'uiioeh' "po" nm W u,s.
charge the same; and in all matters
which may be brought to your atten.
.ion ueinanu'hs roie pIecise anu par.
will have the aid of the Attorney Gen.
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Owing to the ability ana zeal with
which the Attorney Generals Depart
ment Is conducted. have not thought
It necessary to particularly inform my.
SELF as to the Facts OF any supposed
SPECIFIC violation OF law with view
al especially calling your ATTENTION
thereto.
deem II appropriate, however 10 OF
hciaily bring to your attention at TINS
time' In general way, the prevalence
pubic ofnciais' clerk ana employees.
Ims observation Is equally apphcaoie
10 those VINO are employed by private
p3ues. viewing this matter IN the
hght OF 'he daiiy experience ana op'
serVaton OF mankind, ana reasoning
tnereon from cause 10 erect we are
iea 10 the conclusion that the drihkihg
OF intoxicating hquor, gampiing ana
endorsement are In the order named
closely intimately ana logically con
neeted.
Whlie IL Is true that any one OF
these three wees may be FOUND 10 exist
a'ohe' sun, as general RUE Win
those VINO nave the hahdhhg OF iunas
o'her than tneir own, we Know tha'
gampilhs ieads 10 empezziemeht as
iogicai sequence.
rrequeh'ers OF saloons ana gambling
resorts are on the ROAD Ieadihg 10 the
commission OF graVer onehses' Ihere'
iore, shouid your at'eh'ion pe caiea
" ,he iac' that any pubic ohicia''
cierh OF enpioye Oh TINS ierri'ors' Wnu
mas 'ne handing OF pubic iunas WIN
III tn's Juuic'ai circuit rs irequeh.'
CT Vi sa'oons anu sahoiihs resor.s' II
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ahiha''oh vi MS poohs anu acouhts'