The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-09-05


The following appropriations were
made and ordered paid
Waianae road district, S240.
Waianae road district, $3.50. 80.
Koolaupoko road district (speciaD,
$247 .O5.
County Attorney, 1924. so.
County office rent $12O.
Koolauloa road district, No. 1 (spe-
ciaD, $137.S5.
Eva road district Especially, S1,49S,2O.
Eva road district, 1906 so.
Road Department, $4,559. 80.
Garbage department, $71S.75.
Electric light department SO.
Pail road, 1880. 10,
Waialua road district, S25S. SO.
County Auditor, S14.
Eva road district 1851 9S.
County Engineer $413.S5.
Koolauloa road district, No. 1 (spe-
cial ST.. 80.
County Engineer, $14O.
Koolauloa road district, No 1, S6.15.
Police department, $50
Police department, S254.1O.
When the appropriations came up for
the Police Department Supervisor Jack
Lucas voted mo" When asked to ex-
plain his vote Mr. Lucas said, "Mr.
Chairman there are a lot of hangerson
down at the Police Department and I
do not propose to appropriate money
for them The officers of the Depart
ment cannot show a single days work
that some of these men do. 1 don't
propose to pay such bills I know
what 1 am talking about too"
The other members of the Board
| passed the appropriations in question
and then Chairman Smith charged
| Supervisors Dwight and Cox to in
vestigate the charges and report at the
next meeting of the board.
The matter of the police investiga-
ton was next brought up.
"There is not evidence enough in the
Korean case to warrant a censure of
the police department. The statements
Of the police and Y. Marn Young were
! entirely at variance. I believe that
the department may have used undue
| force in the matter, but that the man
was kept without food and water for
three days is undoubtedly a lie.
Its very hard to prove the charges"
| remarked Archer.
"All police departments have to use
a certain amounteof bluff" said Moore
Gin order to get evidence from a man
who has committed a crime and lied
about it. I do not think the police de-
partment ought to be censured for hav-
ing used force IN order to convict a
man who has tried to murder another
man" * -"
'The chair agrees with the majority
of the board" said Smith I'VE were
placed in an unfortunate position. There
is no one to corroborate Y. Marn
Young's story, while five police officers
gave the lie to it, under oath"
In the case of Komori the Japanese,
the following decision was rendered:
In the matter of the alleged illegal
detention of one Komori (Japanese) in
oahu Jail, the board finds that the
facts furnished fully justified the ar
rest of the Japanese and his detention
in the station house for a period of
time to allow of an investigation of
the charge against him.
For his further and prolonged deten-
ton in the ALL the police department
is to be censured. To detain pris-
oner, a sworn charge must be made
against him, and he should have an
investigation before a magistrate COM
petent to hear the case.
From the evidence adduced it ap-
pears that the parents of the child con-
cerned were averse, owing to the pub
licity to making the charge necessary
to have the man brought before the
grand jury.
| Under these circumstances it was the
| duty of the sheriff to have liberated
the man. The idea of keeping him in
order to get him out of the country
| Ito which the Japanese had agreed)
was something with which the Sheriff
in his official capacity, had nothing
to do.
This board in holding an investiga-
ton has done all that lies in its power
! If the japanese feels that he has been
| injured by his incarceration he has,
probably recourse at law.
GEO. w. SMITH,
JOHN LUCAS,
A. e. cox,
H, T. MOORE,
j. X. PAELE,
F. X. ARCHER.
The County Treasurers report was
read for the month of August 1t
shows disbursements amounting to $685.
$685. S and a total on hand of $46 5765 so.
Superintendent Johnson of the gar
bage department asked that $1475 be