The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-11-13
Kauai Grand Jury
ROaStS Campbell

The Kauai grand jury Thursday report
which severely criticized Territorial Treasurer Campbell for his
DDS and haste in issuing licenses for saloons
The following are important and interesting of the grand jury
report
In accordance with the suggestion the court personal
knowledge the frequent complaints and comments OF our stable
population concerning the great number Of liquor licenses this isl
and and the abuses in the conduct such establishments grand
Jury devoted large part of its time to the examination OF the
of this evil and the probing the regret discovery that
licenses greater them should could have been issued
in the face OF general opposition
I'VE find that the Honolulu authorities for
selves only have acted the granting of licenses applied for
Ger the ban law placed on the statutes OF the Territory by the last
legislature in haste unusual in such matters and certainly I'M
wise and hurtful.
"Our legal adviser informed us that the issuing OF liquor license
may be retarded for reasonable time after the application for such
license has been fled doubt for the purpose OF enabling inquiry
INTO the merits OF the application we find from the copies OF the
original licenses and other documents furnished It's by the Territorial
treasurer that licenses issued within the shortest possible time
liter the receipt OF applications in one case the holder Of license OF
the fourcass receiving thrda license application made
y Of the applicant and the statement such that
The had been requested apply for the license by wireless
This license granted day after the receipt Of such novel appca
1.-THE pubca is usual other branches Of the such
applications for licenses would have enabled the opponents Of such
Sheriff Rice submitted to us letter to him from the Treasurer OF
the Territory from which extract the following matter pertaining
Ito one OF the licenses under review, viz:
Oza applied August cath
license 25h The thrdcss received dated
August 9th and was for the twelve months from Tv 1oos TO une
&c., 1906 The person representing the applicant claimed know
nothing than that the Kauai people had wired up thrda
license imagined that their reasons for his wanting license either
that he had order fill that had filling orders viola
ton OF his ourtcas license and wanted himself straight
granted the license Had then that he had been arrested
for any violation the liquor act would issued him
license While the Treasurer has virtually discretion the
issuing liquor licenses whenever there the
licenses issued until all the contested points settled
you that wireless from your department would
D. Ozak from getting trdca license however, as understand
the courts have ruled down here that license does not gaze acts
committed previous to the date OF the license Pleased to know that
you intend to make all license holders toe the mark and IN at action
have the hearty cooperation of this Office and any and all assist
this department give is always available you
The manager OF Oa liquor store was at the time OF making the
wireless application for license under arrest for violating
1.-THE conditions of Oaks ourtl-class license.
The reasuers letter submit without Under the
liquor shall be without
1.-THE premises which license We on
ted that this provo has been violated the specific before
wrong declarations perjury The other perurers without the
jurisdiction OF court should be prosecuted when possible
find that the declarations made form agreement with
1.-THE provisions OF section requiring the written OF
majority of property holders the form used and furnished by the
Treasurer purpose substituting therefor the words property
holder occupant We believe give the
right of petition in favor of liquor license in country districts to oc-
cupan these having the right sign petitions only in
places in the Territory specially named in the act
Our legal adviser County Attorney Willard informs that he has
been advised authorized by Territorial bring civil
suits for the cancellation of number OF these licenses but the
pctuy suggest that proceedings be those where
tne petitioners limit their certain expire
such licenses require petition another renewal license,
$50 informed In where OF petitioners given
without the stipulation Of limited term would recommend that
strong the Territory pay
celed
Charges misconduct having been made against certain public Off
cas the grand investigated such charges and bills
found against several of these public officials Ohenses
During investigation pertaining the police de-
districts found that district the deputy
sheriff and policemen closely related by ties of blood and
rage We do think such conditions tend honest
conduct public business and would suggest that appointing
public officers their relationship other officers the district
be carefully considered We regret state that opinion
lat least of the police force OF this island utterly unfit to hold their
responsible and honorable positions.
We have great deal OF testimony to show that policemen only
lido nothing the keepers gambling houses but actually
frequent such dens during the time gambling carried nay they
keep watch outside and invite those they know and
1.-The In regard to of the Lhue police has become
bad that numbers of Japanese witnesses testified before that they
had fear of the police they knew and believed from the conduct
the police that they the the keepers Of the
gambling houses District magistrates likewise in cases, our