The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-04-18
THE FEDERAL.
GRAND JURY
Has Concluded It's Work
and Received Its
Discharge.

The Federal grand jury made It's
final report Yesterday, and was dis
charged by Judge Dole. with thanks
The Jury has found num-
Der of indictments, as follows
none of them being on the secret ME-
and devoted a large part Of its time
to an investigation of the alleged
practice of polygamy by the Mormon
community in this Territory, but with
ont reaching any conclusion beyond a
recommendation to the United States
District Attorney and the United States
Marshal to continue their vigilant fol-
lowing of this class of offenders. The
list of the indictments, some of whlch
have already been published, follows:
Charles B. Wells, Indictment, en-
pezzlenent P o. money order funds
Wong Hon, Wong Kock Vii, Dong
Tong and Chong Cheong, indictment
conspiracy to commit a crime against
the United States.
Lee Sa Kee, indictment, adultery.
Dali Fook Tai, indictment, bigamy.
Mokuahi. Indictment, bigamy.
Mele Kahaleole, otherwise called
Emelv AHA, otherwise called Emely
Anne AHA. indictment, bigamy
Ito Nakato, indictment, Illicit distii-
ling.
Following is the full text of the re-
port of the grand jury:
Honorable Sanford B. Dole, Judge of
the United States District Court,
Territory of Hawaii.
Sir: The grand jury, empaneled,
sworn and charged by you on the 9th
day of April, A. D. 1906, having con-
GUIDED its duties, begs to submit here
with the following report:
The United States Attorney has
brought to the attention of the grand
Jury several cases, all of which nave
been carefully investigated and con-
sidered, and in eight cases true bills
have been found, which are now re-
turned to this honorable court.
Attached hereto and made a part
hereof is a list of the indictments so
returned.
The grand jury has devoted consid-
cradle time to the investigation Oh
ca ses involving violations of the laws
of the United States relative to mar
rage We ascertained that certain
doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ
OF Latter Day Saints relative to plural
marriages We're being discussed freely
within the Territory, and in some in
stances were being advocated in COM
munica tons IN the public press. We
further found that certain charges OF
violations of the marriage laws mad
been made against prominent members
of the church residing within the Ter
ritory. These charges We're carefully
investigated by the grand jury. All
of the evidence concerning them, how
ever, was hearsay, and we discovered
no sufficient reasons or grounds for
returning indictments.
Several cases before US, however,
have led us to believe that for some
reason or other the laws of the United
States of America relative to marriage
are being con SANITY violated. Whether
this violation is the result of the teach
ings of the church in question or
whether it is the result of other causes
we are unable to say.
In any event, we urge that the rep
resentatives of the Department of JUS
tice of the United States of America
in Honolulu, to wit: the United States
Marshal and the United States District
continue to exercise the vigil
lance they have shown in the past on
these offenses and that they vigorous
ly prosecute all violations of the mar
riage laws which shall be brought to
their attention.
The expeditions manner in which we
have been enabled to perform our du-
ties has been due to the efforts of the
Representatives of the Department of
Justice, and we desire to express to
them our appreciation of the manner
in which their duties have been per-
formed. Jurors as rule desire expe-