The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-09
AMIN IN JAIL.
FOR NEW CASE
CONTINUED from PAGE II

fore the grand jury ne took the oatl
now quoted to him,
L did not know the law" Amin sal,
when Interpreter Crawford repeated
the courts opening remarks.
The grand jury comes in row
Judge Lindsay proceeded. and reports
that Notwithstanding you took that
oath you have violated that OATH
When my attorney asked me I told
him about it," Amin responded.
The Attorney General has asked
that you be adjudged guilty of
contempt of court" the judge went on.
He has a right to do this. Not only
is it a violation Of your oath but it is
perjury, and he might if he saw fit
have you indicted for perjury
1.-The court takes judicial notice of
the fact that you have just been be-
fore the court on one charge of con-
tempt and that you have purged your
self of that charge In order that JUS
tice may be done it is essential that
all proceedings of the grand jury shah
be kept secret. You say that you are
of our law that ignorance does not
excuse a laW-breaker. Where, how
ever, ignorance of the law is shown
it should always influence a court in
passing sentence.
''At the same time an example
should be made The grand jury is
rendered powerless if publicity be CIV
en- to its proceedings. You must have
been aware that your oath meant
something. Mr.. Foreman was the
oath interpreted to the respondent %
'It was. Your Honor" Mr.. Hutch
ms answered. Chang Kim interpret
ed it always. Amin has been before
the grand jury several times and each
time took the same OATH
1.-The court finds you guilty of cons
tempt" Judge Lindsay concluded and
sentences you to Imprisonment with
out hard labor for three days"
Mr.. Peters asked that the prisoner
be placed in charge of the bailiff until
the Judgment could be prepared in ac-
cordance with the statute. It would
take but ten minutes
Defendant wants to know if he with
be admitted to ball. Interpreter Craw>
ford said.
mo" was the Judges reply.
The court then adjourned until this
Within a few minutes FRANK
E. Thompson, quickly followed by A.
5. Humphreys. attorneys for Amin, ar
lived at the court room. They read |
he grand jurys report and had it |
copied, besides gathering all the in |
ormation they could about the pro- |
,eedings
High Sheriff Henry and his deputy, |
George c. Sea. were also soon on hand |
md, when Judge Lindsay had signed
he judgment, conducted Amin to jail.
THE JUDGMENT
After recitfng the information COM
aimed in the grand jury's report, the
Judgment of the court concludes as fol-
ows:
And whereas the said Yung Min,
therwise known as Y. Amin, being |
resent in the court room of the Hon.
rahle Alexander Lindsay Jr., Second
Judge of the Circuit Court of the First
judicial Circuit. Territory of Hawaii, |
n the afternoon of said Sth day Of
'ebruary. 1905, after the matters ana
1ings hereinbefore stated had been
4
Judge
And no good cause being shown TO
ne court by the said Yung Min, other>
Use known as Y. Amin, why he should |
OF be punished for contempt for di-
ulging the secrets of the said grand |
Try as above set out,
"Now, therefore, it is hereby ordered
nd adjudged that the said Yung Min,
therwise known as Y. Amin, is guilty
contempt of this court, and he is
ereby sentenced to imprisonment in
Re Honolulu jail for the term of three
y days, without hard labor. I
And it is ordered that ne, the said
ung Min, otherwise known as Y
min, stand committed to the custody
the High Sheriff of the Territory OF | 2
avail, for the, purpose of carrying
to effect this sentenced" | !