The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-25

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dom and independence of the grand
! Jurors in reaching their conclusions. -
/ With some more or less technical OBJ
servations upon the functions and scope
of operations Of the grand jury. Judge
Dole made the following intimation in
conclusion:
! 81 am informed by the District At
/ torney that you will probably be asked
| TO consider charges of Illicit distilIing.
violation of the postal laws, receiving
/ stolen goods the property of the Unit
! ed States, perjury, counterfeiting and
| offenses under the Edmunds Act. These
| alleged violations of the law attack the
| interests of society at many points
marriage and the home, public revenues,
the protection of pubnc property, the
stability of business and the reliability
of judicial procedure. You will dis
cover, in the study of these charges
and the testimony brought before you
in relation to them, that while society
has pressing claims upon your public
spirit and patriotism. the individual
has also an equal right to your senti-
ments of justice and fair play"
Mr.. Knudsen was appointed as fore
man by the court, the grand jury to
select its secretary from among its
mer7Eers.
After the delivery of the charge of
as bailiff to the grand jury.
THE JURY PANELS.
The grand jury as sworn consists of
Eric A. Knudsen, foreman; Frank E.
Blake, Ralph A Lyon, F. F. Fernan-
DEE, F. H. Hayselden, ". D. Adams,
A A. Young, Jonathan Shaw. George
r. Carter, C. NJ V. Forster, E. c.
Brown, w. P. McDOugau, c. Koe1ling,
Albert Along, John w. Farwer Fred.
Waldron and George H. Renton.
The petit jury consists of c. R. De-
ment, H. W. Vannatta, Eugene K
Allen, Hugh H. Walker, Edward B.
Anderson, James Wakefield, Emil Wa
terman. Robert E. Mist, C. C. Kennedy,
Harold T. Hayselden, Henry Beckley,
]. D. Cockett, John F. Colburn, Axel
w. Hansen, j. r. Gait, Luther Sew
erance, Charles Hubert, H. S. Prescott,
John A Scott, w. G. Ashley, Walter
Waiamau, David B. Maconachie,
George Fern, VIM. r. Chiffon, Harry
Murray, Gustav A Schuman. Theodore
Blacksted, James w. Robertson, E. o. |
Born, VIM. P. Roth, j. NJ. Dowsett. E. |
S. Cunha, Albert E. Lloyd, P. Mac |
donald and r. L. Wilcox.
Juror Mist and Henry Beerman, who |
failed to answer the roll call in the |
morning, were asked by the court in
the afternoon to explain their absence. |
Mr.. Mist said he had been very busy |
and forgotten the time. He was now |
sworn by himself, the other jurors hav-
ing taken the oath at roll call. Mr.. |
Beerman was excused from further at
tendance on stating that he was not |
an American citizen.
ARRANGEMENTS
A Japanese woman pleaded not guilty |
to a holdover Indictment.
Two Japanese failed to appear, one |
of whom is under two different |
charges The bondsmen of the latter |
also failed to answer.
The case of Japanese woman not |
in condition to appear was continued.
Various cases were set for trial, that
of Lee Sa Kee, violation of Edmunds
Act, to come on today.
WADE HABEAS CORPUS.
Judge Dole continued the habeas cor
pus case of George Wade, under life
for murder in the first degree,
until the first convenient season for
both sides C. C. Biting for petitioner
wanted the hearing today, but Deputy
General Whitney had another
habeas corpus case, in the Territorial
court, and wanted more time.
BANKRUPT DISCHARGED
Judge Dole ordered the. discharge of
Yamamoto from bankruptcy. A. S.
appeared for petitioner, c.
F. Clemens for certain creditors
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE.
Judge r. P. Quarles, formerly Of the
Idaho supreme bench, was admitted to
practice in the Federal court on motion
of j. Lightfoot.
FORFEITED DAIRY STOCK.
Judge Dole allowed the filing with
Hendry of an inventory of the
dairy effects and livestock seized by
Internal Revenue Collector Drake in
with his capture of an IL
licit still in Nuuanu valley. Property
taken in such cases is forfeit to the
so that the Marshal will
have a sale of cows to handle one of
these days.