The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-06-16
TOO MUCH POLITICS.
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the jury. He thought Il was about hal;
past three. II will give the Juror
name II there is no objection" said the
Judge, whereupon Juror Lucas stated
that he had called up the Judge at ave
minutes past three.
Mr.. Lucas stated that an important
matter had arisen which called for ac-
ton by the jury" said Judge De Bolt
He did not disclose to me what it was
and I did not ask My general instruo-
tions to you at the opening of the term
were that you might meet when you
saw 1T, so that ii w-s not necessary fo-
Mr.. Lucas to have communicated with
me, though there was no harm i'm it. ]
informed him that 1 was perfectly
satisfied to have the jury meet if Il
was desired, and that IL was proper TO
meet at once if occasion required, even
though an adjournment for some days
had been taken. He asked me how to
proceed and / told him to communicate
with the foreman and bailiff and have
the jurors summoned"
Judge De Bolt said that he was COM
municated with late last night by the
Advertiser, with an inquiry whether he
had called the grand jury. He replied
that he had given his sanction to a
meeting, but did not know the objecr
of the meeting.
This morning" continued the judge.
! information has been received by me
which has led me to believe that you,
as well as the court, are being tried to
be used for political purposes. Upon
that point I desire to read to you =
part of my original instructions at tn"
opening of the term, as follows:
1T is not a part of your duties to
subserve the selfish or partisan pur
poses of any person or persons whom
soever. You will, therefore, carefully
and studiously avoid being betrayed in
to lending your power and influence to
further or countenance, by report or
otherwise, any political scheme or pur.
pose whatsoever You have nothing to
do with politics, politicians or their
schemes. Your province is only to seek
out crime wherever it may be found
and to call the perpetrator thereof to
the bar of justice"
Such, gentlemen of the jury, are still
my sentiments. Whatever matters may
have called you to come together. or
a
future meeting, are to be considered
by you conscientiously, fairly impair
tally but not for any political pur-
pose. No court or part of court
should under any circumstances lend
its power to any political scheme, and
If you discover that you are being used
for any political scheme though it may
be one with which you are in favor and
which you intend to support by yout
votes you must stamp it with your
disapproval.
Il do not like the idea of a grand
jury being called together just before
that political parties often spring
charges against candidates just before
election day. They may be true or not,
but it is unfair"
Judge De Bolt told the jurors they
were entitled to their own opinions
ard to vote as they pleased, and then
repeated his admonition: "Wha tever
the court may have said, or whatever
may occur in this matter or any other
is not to deter you in the least from do
ing what you believe to be right when
you meet again. You are to do what
is right and just but do not let pom
tics influence you"
At the conclusion of the courts adj
dress the jurors rose to retire Deputy
Attorney General Peters announced. in
endorsement of the Judges position,
that before listening to his honor, the
jury had already decided to postpone
their investigation till after election