The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1906-12-04
THE BURDEN
OF JURORS
Judge Parsons Resents
ExtrajudiciaI
Action.

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sons, in charging the grand jury here,
alluded in deprecatory terms to the
interference of the Social Science
Club of Honolulu with the sentences
of five Koreans convicted of murder,
bv which two of them were snatched
from the doom of the gallows He
said:
1.-The recent introduction into our
social system of a new unofficial re-
view of judicial proceedings will re-
quire the exercise of a higher degree
| of fortitude on the part of grand and
trial -juries in the performance of their
duties than has been demanded here
tofore The knowledge that other than
legal tests may be applied to their
| conclusions upon these novel appeals
to courts not provided for by law may
| introduce a new element into the de-
liberation of such bodies. All may
not be willing deliberately to assent
! to proceedings which they are fore
warned will subject them to adverse
criticism; and thus invite the penalty
which a conscientious performance of
duty too often involves, yet this is
| the very thing which grand and trial
.iuries must now hold themselves in
readiness to do. If, in the course of
your Investigations, it shall become
proper to find a true bill for any in
| dictable violation of the law over
| which your jurisdiction extends, it is
| to be hoped that you will divest your
minds and consciences of all personal
| considerations and will act in conform
ity with your legal duty alone, under
| taking no defense of your action be-
| fore the bar of public opinion.
| as you or the trial jury or the court
! may make is vested in the proper
legal tribunal, and neither you nor
the trial jury nor the court need an
swer in any other forum.
| ''Your opportunities, like those of
the trial jury, for ascertaining the
| facts in any given case, are superior
to those of the general public, and
| the general public can not share with
you the responsibility imposed by your
| official oathS.''
| On account of a transfer of $4,000
| to the road fund, the county treasurer
| has refused to cash warrants to the
amount of s3S1O.75, and for the first
| time in the eounty's history warrants
| are being registered.
A petition is IN circulation asking
| the incoming Board of Supervisors to
reappoint Norman Lyman to the posi-
| ton of Road Supervisor for South Hilo.
| A number of cases of trachoma ap-
peared in the local schools last week,
the children suffering being in nearly
every instance japanese. The chill
| dren were sent at once to the govern
ment physician and have been told that
| they must keep away from school until
| they are well.
| Wang ki Mel had 1920 a month
| ago and rashly showed it to Kun Mon
Soon, fellow-Korean, with the result
| that the money soon went into the
| hands of Kun. Kun was arrested for
| embezzement and after a couple of
| days trial, in which it appeared that
he was paying the money back in small
| lnstalments of ten cents or so at a
| time, Judge Irwin found him guilty,
| and sentenced him to pay a fine of
| $25 and costs. Another charge, of
| gross cheat, is pending against Soon.
The Hilo Burns club has elected the
| following officers for the ensuing year:
President, A. Fraser; vice president, w.
Forbes; treasurer r. Forbes; secretary,
w. Chalmers; master-at arms, j. Ne
Nicholl. The club will hold the usual
dance in honor of the great Scottish
poet on the Saturday nearest to Janu- !
ary %. Reports of officers showed that
the club is in good condition and has
increasing membership.
Onomea s new landing is in use and :
has been found to work SUCCESSFULLY 1t |
is higher than the old one, which has !
long been considered very dangerous
one and at which a number of lives !
have been lost during freightng oper !
atiOns. The new landing was first used !
last Saturday. Freight can be handled
at the rate of a load in less than two +
minutes. There is to be cable rail
way from the mill to landing and
when this is complete the plantation ,
will be in shape to do good sending !
or receiving freight in almost any kinu
of weather. !
The wedding of Miss Bessie Hutchi- |
son and James Muir Jamie took place |
at noon last Saturday, at the residence /
of DIR. and Mrs. H. B. Elliot The |
ceremony was performed by the Rev
Curtis f. Shields Alex. Smith of Ho-
nohina was best man and Miss Carol !
Reed was bridesmaid. The bride was
given away by her brother, r. A.
Hutchison. Among the guests were Mr.
and Mrs. John NJ. Ross. DR.. and Mrs. |
Archer Irwin, Mrs. Baldwin and Mr.. |
Ainslie.
Toya Odawara, wife of the japanese
storekeeper at OIaa, committed suicide |
last Thursday in her home, by hanging |
herself. She had been very anxious to |
go back to Japan, but her husband pre- |
ferred to remain here, and it is thought |
that homesickness made her despondent. !
The Rev w H. Fenton- Smith, rector |
of the Episcopal church, is about to !
start church paper for the benefit
of the parish.
CHAMRERLAIN'S PAIN RAIM