The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-11-20

jurisdiction of the board of health. ne
could see no chance for reducing such
expenses.
Lucas suggested a possible reduction
i'm the mounted patrol Brown replied
that he considered the mounted patrol
the most efficient part of the police
force and he could not see how it
could be reduced ana maintain its eff
ficiency
Lucas remarked that Cox had a list
of further reductions that could be
made and Cox produced the list. The
latter said that there were two court
officers where there had been one be-
fore, there were lots Of specials who
were doing nothing but sit around,
two of the mounted policemen Leal
and Holt, had never been on horses,
there were five Chinese officers when
one was sufficient there was an as
sistant clerk to the deputy when one
clerk was enough and there was one
hack inspector too much and hack eX-
penses for the department had gone up
to $3.50 last month. Cox said it was
not fair to Eva or Waialua to cut off
an officer from those places. He
thought the police expense could and
should be cut down more.
Dwight declined to express any Opt
Mon until after he had investigated
the matter.
In reply to Cox the sheriff said that
the work that the specials did was
very important for it was through
them that most of the arrests were
made. But if it were necessary he
could do away with every special. The
efficiency of the force would be ma
terially reduced however. During the
sessions Of the grand jury one officer
had to be kept on duty with that body,
attending to the gathering of evidence.
The police is so interviewer i'm the pro-
secution of cases that the extra men
seem to be absolutely necessary.
Cox called attention to the fact that
the clerk to the sheriff received $3.50
a month while the county clerk got
only 1925. He thought that the former
clerk ought to be cut to 1925 a month.
But when Chairman Smith asked what
recommendations the committee had
to make the committee asked for more
time in which to make a more detailed
report Smith remarked that the fines
and costs in the district court not being
paid to the county deprived the county
of an excellent source of income.
Cox then introduced the subject Of
Maluna. Cox said that he understood
the young man who had been an officer
under Deputy Sheriff Chris Holt had
been discharged for political reasons
He wanted to hear what the young
man had to say.
George Maluna made statement to
the board. He said that he did not
know any reason for his being dis
charged, except political ones. Chris
Holt had said that he, Maluna, had
not voted for him, Holt, and Chris had
discharged him and later had him ar
rested for holding a police badge: wit
ness was then out under 500 bonds
for not turning in his badge. MalUI a
said that he had been asked for his
badge but had refused to surrender it
and had used it afterwards as an of
ficer He said that he had never re-
ceived any written notice from Holt
relative to his dismissal from the police
force, but he had receivd such notice
from the county sheriff on November
s.
Supervisor Archer said that he con-
sidered the duty of the supervisors
was to uphold the sheriff. The eff
ficiency of the police force had to be
maintained.
Dwight agreed with ArchI, and said
that matters of this character ought
to be left to the sheriff He thought
it was the duty of the sheriff to main
tain discipline.
Cox opposed this acton and so did
Lucas. The later declarted that it
was not right to prosecute a man for
political reasons. He believed that
the young man was being discharged
for just such reasons
Brown stated that Deputy Sheriff
Holt had complained to him on occa-
sions previous to the election of the
deficiencies and derelct conduct of
Maluna as an officer. But he the
sheriff had told Holt to overlook the
short comings of the man. He had
even recommended that the case a
gainst the man be nolle pressed in the
court when it came to trial.
Lucas interrupted by declaring that
it was clear to his mind that the pre-
sent case was one where the young
man was a victim of political persecu-
ton. The resolution passed some time
ago by the board regarding any coun-
ty employee not being discharged for
political reasons, had been read for the
information Of Dwight.
Holt was present and was called up
on for a statement. He said that in
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an encroachment on property of the