The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1907-10-12

charge you to investigate this mat
ter.
| charge you to look into the mat.
ter of rumors of certain County
officials living polygamous lives:
You have the right to summon be-
fore you any and all officials whom
you have reason to believe can throw
light upon any subject matter being
investigated, with the books and
papers of their office, and for thi
purpose you can divide yourselves
into committees which should report
to the main body, and the entire
Grand Jury would then act upon the
report.
The scope OF your Investigation is
practically unlimited, as to matters
touching upon Territorial and County
affairs.
wish to call your particular at
tenton to the matters reported upon
by the Grand Jury at the last June
1907 Term of this Court, touching
upon the closing Of certain road at
Lahaina by the Pioneer Mill Co., aud
direct YOU to ascertain what steps, If
any, have been made b. the County
Attorney, in this matter, and report
thereon.
I charge you, that tits very Gag
rant violation of the law for any
Grand Jury Juror to divugp any
matter upon which deli5criation ha,
been had before the Grand Jury, and
this Court will not hesitate 10 visit
with serious consequences such viola
tiOn. The reason for this secrecy is
apparent. It is not easy to influence
the action of the Grand Jary if the
people outside are ignorant Of what
is gong on in the Grand Jury room,
but it is quite certain that in case any
of your acts should he made public.
attempts would be made to influence
you, In case any person or persons
should approach voufor the purpose
of influencing your actions, it should
be Immediately reported to the Court.
Each witness AMI all intrepters
should be admonished to keep invio-
late what transpired in his presence
in youl deliberations:
trust that you will, consistently
with the impostauce of matters
brought before you, carry out your
work expeditiously and as economi--
cally as pnssible:--
Iregret very much the Indifference
shown by the officials towards the
findings and recommenda tions of
former Grand Juries Of this County, -
and | charge you, that you make
Yourselves acquainted with the find
ings and recommendations of any
former Grand jury your predec-
essors, - and ascertain whether or
not the same have been carried out,
and if not, to make estigatlon and
ascertain the reason thereof
All the records of this Court are
open to your inspection.
You have the process of this Court
in compelling the attendance of
witnesses living within this Territory,
in all matters brought before you,
and the Court will assist you in issuing
such writs as may be required in the
premises.
No person other than members of
your body shall be present during
your deliberation and voting, as to
whether or not an Indictment shall or
not be presented and found
The Court alone can excuse a
Grand Juror from attending during
the Term, but you may excuse tenn
porarily one or more OF your mem.
bers, but there must be at least thir-
teen Of you present at each hearing
or sitting.
In all matters that may come be-
fore youc body, either in the shape Of
direct Information that any Of the
laws of TIE Territory, or ordinances
of this County, have been violated or
on Investigations instituted either by
yourselves or the Department Of the
/ Attorney General, the representative
of the Attorney Generals Depart
ment at the present Term will wait
upon you only to direct you in the
offence committed and its degree, and
| wish to impress upon your body that
you are not to allow yourselves to be
Influenced or lnterfered with by any
one during your Investigations.
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