The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-27
Subornation of Perjury Charged
Against Him-.-Editor
Ayres Indicted.

the Referee, as being obscene matter.
Many cases of perjury were present.
ed. arising out of trials at the present
term, the most notable one being a
true bill for subornation of perjury
against Melville NJ. Harmon, the act
ing head of the Salt Lake Mormons in
this Territory. The charge against
him is in connection with the trial of
George Kekauoha, who was convicted
of criminal relations with a member Of
the flock. From the names of others
indicted, the Kekauoha case would APP
pear TO have yielded a large crop of
perjury.
Both the report and the schedule of
indictments are given below:
REPORT OF GRAND JURY.
Honorable S. B. Dole. Judge of the
u. S. District Court, Territory of
Hawaii:
sfr:-The grand jury empaneled
sworn and charged by you October
14th, 1907. has concluded its duties
and begs TO submit herewith it's final
report.
All the cases presented by the
United States attorney to this jury
have been carefully Investigated. and
sixty-nine true bills have been found
and returned.
Following is a list of the indict-
ments returned by us, which is made
a part of this report.
Before closing. all the members of
this. grand jury wish to express their
keen appreciation of the uniform
courtesy of the United States District
Attorney. ard of the United States
Marshal and his staff. The work of
the jury has been greatly facilitated
by the clear and efficient manner in
which all the cases have been pre-
scented by the District Attorney, and
never has the work of the jury been
delayed for lack of witnesses, the eff
Gent United States Marshal being in
defatigable in his efforts to keep us
we'll supplied.
Respectfully submitted,
J. F. WOODS, Foreman.
w. M. GRAHAM, Secretary.
THE INDICTMENTS.
This is the list of true bills found
by the grand jury, the United States
being plaintiff and the persons named
defendants for the offenses mentioned:
Prudencia Cormancho, illicit distil-
ling.
Kwong zee Su and Chang, adultery.
Tam Pong. unlawful cohabitation.
Hihigiro Nishikuma and Shichiro
Inouye, Illicit distilling.
Motoshiga and Koeda, unlawful
trespass on Quarantine Island.
John wyhne, murder.
Kuapali and Kuini, unlawful sale of
liquor.
Inoshita (three bills), forging money
orders.
Suzuki and soyo Suzuki, unlawful
sale of liquor.
s. Saka, receiving and purchasing
stolen goods.
Jacob Rosenberg four bills), re-
ceiving property stolen from United
States.
D. Kuelo (two billsl, larceny.
Lanikoa (two bills), larceny.
Ben Duncan, larceny.
T. S. Choy and No Sang Bong, aduI- |
terry.
All Hoy and Kahola, adultery.
Kauisla and Lepeka Kekiela, adul- |
terry.
AHu 11oAS i oliS NSAA bilAS)s CouHleI~
feiting.
Kong Chi Soon C(six Bills. counter
feiting
Kim Keong Moon (three bills),
counterfeiting.
Pa Hu No 0hree bins), counterfeit
ing.
Kim Bon Chun (two bills), counter
feiting.
Kim Yong Hun. counterfeiting.
Hiyakichi limbo, Illicit distilling
Lee Sa Kee, adultery.
Kinkichi Hirano and Shigeka, inn |
portation of women for immoral pur-
poses
Hanzo Ueno, importation of women
for immoral purposes.
Kankichi Hirano and Shigeka Koga,
adultery
Kankichi Hirano, perjury.
Sueno Koga, perjury.
Waiola, assault on high seas.
1. Mort, having couterfeit coin in /
possession.
Lee Yong Cwo Bills, having coun-
terfeit coin in possession.
Pedro Rodriques, unlawful cohabi-
tation.
George Kekauoha and Kelehua,
adultery.
Poi KeBauoha, perjury.
Kinchi Yanagi, perjury.
Joseph Kane, adultery.
Napoana, fornication.
Melvin NJ. Harmon, subornation of |
perjury.
Jennie Kekauoha, perjury.
Rose de Coito (two bins). bigamy.
George Kekauoha. perjury.
Louis Florkoff, larceny
H. NJ. Ayres, unlawful use of U. s. !
mails.
THE GRAND JURORS,
The grand jury that has done 50 /
much work consisted of Foreman ]. /
F. Woods, Secretary w. NJ Graham.
E. H. Paris, Chas S. Desky, Henry
Davis, NJ. Phillips, J. c. Evans.
Chas. G. Bartlett. ]. s. Splitter. J. J.
Greene, c. J. Ludwigsen, A Christian.
T. w Carroll, John Schlief. Chas.
Butzke, y. Hagens. James Mott Jr..