The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-04-04


of Supervisors last evening met in
regular session and sat heavily on
County Sheriff Curtis p. Iaukea.
They found that the Sheriff had neg
lected his duty by not providing
guards for circuit court prisoners on
March 16.
They found that the Sheriff had COM
mitted wrong in subscribing to Anne
Marie Prescotts monthly Honolulu
Times, the County Beacon, conducted
by certain Democrats and the Kuokoa,
a Hawaiian paper published by the
Gazette Co.
Incidentally they decided that there
was no gas needed at the police sta
ton, the premises being already well
enough lighted by electricity.
outside of anti-Sheriff business the
most important action was to decide
that garbage rates for April would be
as they have been heretofore, the
matter of raising the rates to be re-
considered in the meanwhile by the
committee originally trying to fake
six-bits grow where two-bts grew be-
fore
Dwight moved to change Kapiolani
park bill from $4O7.75 to $4O4, one man
having been discharged Carried.
Archer declaring that he had a re-
port on the matter of the investigation
of the special committee (Archer, Cox
and Kealoha) into the alleged neglf-
gence of Sheriff Iaukea in leaving ten
prisoners unguarded in the Circuit
Court on March 16 asked if the report
was to be read in public. The chair
believed that the report should be pub
lished, the others agreeing that such
was the course to pursue County
Clerk Kalauokalani read the report
amid appropriate silence on the part
of the members.
The report ignoring any understand
ing or misunderstanding, that may or
may not have existed between Sheriff
Iaukea and High Sheriff Henry as to
the guardin of prisoners, men just in
dicted for various alleged crimes. came
to the unhesitating conclusion that
Iaukea should have provided guard
and that he had neglected his duty in
- railing to have done, though he may
not have beeh wilful in neglect.
Harvey moved to refer the report n
f the County Attorney.
e What for?" asked Hustace.
ITO give the Board more light in
the matter" said Harvey. Fern sec
n onded the motion.
C Cox said the committee could moi
= vote He said it as a suggestion. He
= consulter Archer.
$ Deputy Attorney Olsen said: 'l
suppose the Board wants the advice
Of the Attorneys department as to the
| legal phases involved"
Exactly" said Harvey in a relieved
( tone, carried.
Following is portion of the report
From the facts as developed by the
interviews, your committee, without
any reference to the law governing the
control and custody of prisoners. ant
without reference to any understand.
ing or misunderstanding between the
County Sheriff and the High Sheriff
would say that the County Sheriff
u in declining to send up an officer wher
notified of the unguarded condition OF
- the prisoners, acted in an improper
manner and that he was careless il
failing TO see that the prisoners were
properly safeguarded. If there was .
question as to whether it was the duty
of the County Sheriff or the High She
riff to guard the prisoners the County
Sheriff, having arrested the men OF
u bench warrants directed to him, SHOULD
u have seen that the prisoners were no
left unguarded while he brought tina
It question to "a head" with the Higl
+ Sheriff (see evidence of County Sheriff
e If the County Sheriff had an insufficient
D force to properly guard the prisoner
g he should have taken some steps t
prevent then being left unguarde,
l. while he brought that matter to q"
st head" with the supervisors, Gas wa
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l. for fighting forest fires. Holloway sal
1t that he considered the item necessary
in Forester Hosmer presented his side c
at the case Holloway stated that ther
De- was necessity for more wharfage
rs HoioluIu. He had not favored the gov
x eminent spending any money on tn
~ old Hilo wharf
lie Surveyor Wall was called He stat
" ed that the work of the public land
We department was being put back for lac
of money. He was questioned relatiy
IN to the $52,5OO asked for his departme'
r- but could not on-hand, give the &,
ne tails of this estimate.
th The committee rose shortly after
IT. o'clock and then the Senate resume
OF its regular session.
NJ. Coclho wanted to Introduce a res,
ne luton closing the time for the intr,
e- ductiou of resolutions. He was rule
as out of order
rk Dowsett for the Ways and Near
or committee, reported adversely on q
Graduated income tax and fayOrab