The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-05-01
NO POLYGAMY
IS PRACTICED HERE
Continued from page one.

Guided it's duties, begs to submit here
with the following report:
1.-THE United States Attorney has
brought to the attention of the Grand
Jury Several cases, all of which have
been carefully investigated and con-
sidered, and in thirty nine cases true
bills have been found, which are now
returned to this Honorable Court; and
in five cases no bills have been return
ed, two of which were for want of suf-
ficient evidence, and in three coses ac-
ton was barred by the statute of limi-
tations.
THAT so large a defalcation of post
office funds should have gone undis-
covered until the visit of the Inspector,
as shown in the Rego case, is evidence,
in the minds of the Grand jurors, of
inefficiency in the work of the money
order business, either through careless
ness in recording and checking the
transactions of the minor offices, or
through a defect in the system of
keeping accounts. We are not pre-
pared to state that the fault lies with
the system, except in so far as the dis
lance from the central bureau in
Washington makes prompt and tho
Tough auditing impracticable. We are,
however, reluctantly compelled to be-
lieve that the administration of the
money order department in this Terri
tory has been lax and imperfect. We
recommend a more frequent inspection
of the country offices, (the evidence
adduced in the Rego case showed that
there had been no inspection of the
Koloa office for more than two years.
and to this end, that an additional in
spector be appointed, if one inspector
cannot make the rounds at less in
tervals than at present, and attend to
the Office routine at the same time.
And further, in view OF the distance
from Washington, that a more effective
audit system be established in the Ho-
nolulu post office.
THE question as to whether or moi
polygamy is practiced amongst the
MOrmons resident in this Territory
was made the subject of a searching
examination by the Grand Jury, will
the result, we are hppy to state thai
no evidence of it's ever having beer
practiced in these islands could bt
found. On the contrary it was made
plain that polygamy is and has beer
discountenanced and forbidden by the
authorities of the Mormon church il
these islands. A report to this eff.
feet to the Attorney General of tn,
United States has been signed by thu
members of the Grand jury.
I'VE desire in conclusion to testify
to the cordial cooperation of the Fed
eral officers in the Investigations O
the Grand jury, and especially com
mend the interchangeable zeal of tn,
United States District Attorney, tn,
United States Marshal and his deputy
in bringing to justice persons engaged
I'm the traffic of women for immora
purposes. Respectfully submitted
GEORGE c. POTTER,
Foreman"
The following are the members of tn
jury, in addition to Foreman Potter
W. O. Atwater, j. Carly, George Bruins
Is. F. Vickers, Henry Davis, G. Nun
don, ]. X. Dillon, c. H. Sweetzer, e. 3
Carley, A. H. Jackson M. Phillips, W
H. Rabbit, w. F. Hebron, J. A. La
welawe, NJ. Rosenbladt, E. E. Carrera
J. S. Martin, j. Halverson, H. Gehring
C. ]. Ludwigsen, ]. l.. Robinson, w
Coyne.