Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-16
s. VI. DAMON.
JOHN EFFINGER,
II. McCORRlSTON.
II 4. WILDER.
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The report was signed by all the six
except J. W. Mcdonald who was not
present. and submitted to the court.
Judge Dole then addressed the assem-.
bled Jurors as follows:
i wish to thank you. gentlemen OF
the jury. on behalf OF the public for
your faithful and cheerful attention.
The subject matter handed by the jury
has been one of peculiar delicacy and
the fact that the jury got through With
harmony and without apparent fric.
ton is something TO be appreciated.
Further the evident frankness OF this
reports OF both the majority and the
minority IL also to be appreciated"
Judge Dole went on TO speak of the
absolute necessity that the election
laws be kept inviolate. at would ba
hopeless To obtain the will Of the peo.
pie If the ballot was not kept free and
secret and the right OF the people is
prejudiced In its most essential fea'
luTe III this Is not done
The court then discharged the Jury,
The members OF the jury who had
signed the majority report, after their
dismissal emphatically denied several
oil the statements made in the minority
report. They had, they stated, not
been able to know beforehand just
what was the reason for the minority's
Lissention, since they had heard moth.
ling to indicate what would be the facts
OF the report. They Iurtner denied
, that the minority jurors themselves
, had demanded that the full quota OF
Iwenty.seyen witnesses. After twelve
. OF the witnesses had been called and
nothing had been gained in the way
Of information when would lead e
I the indicting OF any person for vioiat
ing the election laws. The minority
men themselves had to admit this anC
the jury consequently declined to hea
me rest OF the witnesses as there wa
40 indication that anything could bt
gained by the laborious examination
Of the rest OF the witnesses.
Those interested In the prosecution
had when the jury first met stated tina
after six or eight of their witnesse
mad been heard the Grand Jury woul,
from their testimony be convinced tina
II wouId be profitable TO hear furthe
witnesses 40 as to get full amour
OF information about the election
frauds.
I'VE heard not six or eight Of thes
witnesses" said prominent membe
Of the majority; but we heard twely
OF them. Their testimony failed I,
show any indication that information
regarding the alleged election fraud
was liable to be gained by further ex
animation Of witnesses, so we decided
mat II would be waste OF time u
keep on. We had heard twelve OF tnei
witnesses, and still we had gained n,
information, so | do not think that WI
could be expected to 20 on. When tn,
Jury first went into session l asked tn,
members to look into the matter a
citizens and not AZ members OF am
political party, but It seemed impos
sible to attain this"
Curtis p. laukea, the Democrat,
candidate for Delegate to Congress
was seen shortly after the filing of tn,
report He had at the time not as ye
seen the report, but on being told IL
general contents, denied that the re
quest OF his party for q complete In
vestigation Of the alleged election
frauds had been complied with.
I'VE asked tor thorough inyestiga
tion," he said; but we have been me
by the refusal of District Attorne
breckons TO subpoena the witnesses W
wanted TO be heard. OF the lively
witnesses who actually were heard Sc,
eral were men whom we did not cal
for, On the other hand we had man
witnesses who could testify to hayin