Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-04-01
INVESTIGATE ALL
THINGS, is DE BOLTS
GRAND JURY ADVICE

The new Grand Jury for the Aprk
term met this morning and was sworn
In by the clerk of Judge De Bolts
court The Judge read to them his
charge as TO their duties and appointed
4 foreman and bailiff. after which the
members retired To effect organization.
Judge DE Bolt introduces his charge
To the Grand Jury In the following
terms:
THE oath which you have just taxi
en-. In the combination of its letter and
spirit, concisely, clearly and compre-
hensively contains and constitutes the
sum total OF your duties. And II nee
essarily follows. that only by a faith
full adherence to the mandates of this
oath can you satisfy your judgment
and your conscience, and likewise sub
serve the ends of public justice.
Grand Jurors are watchmen, upon
whom, by their oath and the law. there
devolves the duty to survey the con.
duct of their fellow citizens. and to in
quire when. where and by whom public
| authority has been violated; and nC
matter what the consequences may bt
they should not stop short OF full
and complete vindication of the mai
esty of the law
After dealing with general details o
procedure the Judge continues:
Investigations by Grand Jury mus
be made In accordance with the well
| established rules of evidence.
A grand Jury, however. is not con
trolled by technical rules of evidence
While rumor or inference may prop
| erly serve as a suggestion leading Il
| an investigation, an indictment. 81
other conclusion, however, must b,
founded upon legal, competent and sat
isfactory evidence.
Relative to the order in which yol
are to take M the work of the term.
would suggest that you proceed In tn,
following order, namely: That is Il
say, inquire In.
First: Into the case of every per
son imprisoned and triable In this Cir
cult ON AN indictable criminal charge
and not indicted.
Second: Into the case of every per
! son held under bail In this Circuit I,
answer an indictable criminal charge
and not indicted.
Third: Into willful and corrupt mis-
conduct in Office, II any, of public Off
GERS and of every description in thi,
Circuit, except officers of the Fedora
| Government.
Fourth: Into the condition ant
management of public jails and pris
ons, reformatory schools, and insan,
asylum, and such other public institu
tions and offices as you may deem
proper and calculated to subserve tn,
ends of public Justice.
Fifth: Into the violation of tn,
criminal laws OF this Territory gener
ally, of which the court has jurisdic
ton. And, In this connection. l de
sire to further impress upon you tn,
indispensable Importance of your du
ties 10 the people of this community
You cannot acquit yourselves of thi
4 Np'Sa'ioh' impoosh you Wy tu'
solemnity OF your oath, by slight o.
careless investigation. II Is not enoug
that YOU dispose of the cases laid be
fore you by the prosecuting officer, o
by one OF your own number. You
power and duty authorize and requir
OF You to make special inquiry 70
yourselves as to the violations of law
1t is within your province and you
duty to summon before you officers an,
Others, whom you may have reason I,
believe possess information proper 10
your action and examination. 1t is tn
part of good citizenship to be eve
ready to lend hand In the advance
ment of law and order and to add +
the efficiency of the legally constitute
ministers of law and justice.
No one Is above or beyond the powe
of the law, and all are equally entities
to and are within the reach OF its pro
tecting arm. And now, gentlemen o
the Grand Jury, for. the time being
and within the scope of your power
and duties, YOU are the law Dersonifi