The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-10-09
SECRECY IS
EMPHASIZED

Judge Sanford Il. Dole yesterday
opened the october term OF the United
States District Court In his charge
to the Grand Jury he appointed John
a. McCandless as its foreman. and
among other instructions uttered the
following:
AS the Federal Grand Jury of this
Territory you are the representatives
OF the community iE the matter of in
vestigating charges OF offenses against
the laws of the United states and such
information as may come before you,
either through the prosecuting officers
of this court or the knowledge of your
members, or in any other way, tending
to show the infraction of such laws.
Your duty in these matters is a very
responsible one, not only in the direc-
ton of the protection of the commun-
ity against crime, and for the conscien-
tious investigation of charges, in order
that those persons in relation to whom
there is sufficient prima facie evidence
TO support charge of crime may be
indicted for the trial thereof. but also
information which you may be able to
reach Is insufficient, may be discharg-
ed free of suspicion or loss of reputa-
ton; in the latter case the rule of
, secrecy becomes an important element,
SECRECY NECESSARY.
THE secrecy Of the deliberations of
Grand Jury Is also necessary fea-
ture of it's work, in that 1t promotes
! the freedom and independence of the
individual members thereof in reaching
their conclusions, in which Individual
conclusions the public is not inter-
ested. being only concerned in the acts
of the jury as a body. There is also
further reason for the rule of secrecy
lnasmuch as the public knowledge of
the work of the Grand Jury from day
to day might warn persons whose cases
are under consideration, and thus tend
TO defeat the purposes of the Grand
Jury by giving them chance to evade
prosecution or to interfere with the
production of evidence against them.
/ Inc same reasons, especially the latter,
| which require the rule of secrecy In
regard to Grand Jurors apply also to
witnesses who testify before the Grand
| Jury, and such witnesses should be
sworn to secrecy.
ONLY FEDERAL oFFENSES.
, las Grand Jury of this court you
| have jurisdiction only of offensas
against the laws of the United Statds
committed within the Territory of Hal
wall or upon the high seas, excluding
, such offenses as relate to the Offices
/ and accounts of Federal officers, andi
| it will be your duty to investigate all
/ such crimes as may be called to your,
4 attention.
ANY attempt to influence your ac-
ton or decision upon matters pending
before you, by a communication in
writing to any one of you in relation
! to such matters, without the consent
of the court, would be punishable, and
If any such attempt should be made 1t
Will be your duty to Immediately in
form the court thereof
After vacancies had been filled by
means of a special venire, the Grand
| Jury, as it received the charge, YVES
constituted as follows: John A. Nc
Candless, foreman; John Lucas, H. d.
| M. Cobb, e. Fl. Paris, w. ]. Forbes, j.
Shaw, A. H. Otis E. A McInerny, John
c. Lane, E. ]. Waterman, 7. A. Simp-
| son, John McLain, F. H. Armstrong.
G. Fl. Dunn, Chas. Aud, A. F. Wall,
| C. S. Hall, r. A. Wadsworth, H. w.
| Green, c. j. Hoke, John De Mello, H.
X. McFarlane. John Wise.