The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-26
POSTAL AUDIT
SYSTEM IS BAD
The Federal Grand Jury Makes
recommendations in final
REPORT.

The final report of the Federal grand
jury was presented to Judge Dole in
the United States District Court yester-
day The grand jury urges that the
investigation of cases similar to the
lsol case be continued. An important
recommendation in regard to the meth
DDS adopted in the auditing of postal
funds IS also made, the inquisitorial
body expressing the firm opinion that
the methods now in use are lacking in
system and regularity.
The following is the report in full:
Honorable Sanford B. Dole, Judge of
the United States District Court.
Territory of Hawaii.
Sr:-The grand jury, empaneled.
sworn and charged by you for the De-
toper A. ID. 1908 term, on October IL,
l90S, has concluded its duties, and begs
to submit herewith it's final report.
All OF the cases presented by the
| United States District Attorney to this
grand jury have been carefully inves-
tlgated, and iftytwo true bills have
| been found and returned, and in three
cases return made of not true bill
| In returning the several indictments,
the grand jury begs leave to submit
that it has Investigated carefully into
many questions dealing with the i'm
| portation and harboring of alien
women for immoral purposes. The evil
| dence is voluminous; has been obtained
i apparently with great difficulty, from
witnesses aggregating over ninety in
number; and in the main has shown
much depravity relative to the hand
ling of such women. In view of the
evidence submitted to us, we cannot
| too strongly urge upon the Department
Of Justice that, for the maintenance OF
the moral integrity of the community,
there should be no abatement on its
| part in its efforts to ferret out and
| prosecute all persons guilty of any vio-
| latlon of Section of the Act of Feb.
ruary 20, 1907, prohibiting the impor,
tatlon of women for the purposes of
prostitution, or the harboring of women
for the purposes of prostitution or
| other immoral purposes. within three
years of the date of their arrival in
the United States.
From the evidence produced before
this grand jury in an investigation OF
alleged Irregularities in matters con
nected with the accounting of postal
| funds, we are firmly of the opinion
that the methods adopted for the prop
er auditing of postal funds are lacking
in system and regularity, and respect
fully recommend that such steps shall
be taken as shall enable the public, the
bondsmen of officials, and official:
themselves, to ascertain, with a greater
degree of certainty than they are able
to do at present, the condition of the
accounts of such officials.
Owing to the fact that there is g
great accumulation of criminal cases
before your honorable court, we believe
the appointment of an additional Uni
ted States District Judge to be an alb
solute necessity, and strongly recon-
mend to Congress that legislation tc
that end be enacted.
In conclusion your grand jury wishes
to commend the untiring zeal of the
United States District Attorney and
! Marshal, and their stats, in assisting
this body in the performance Of its
duties.
Respectfully submitted,
(Sgd.) J. s. Low,
Foreman.
| (Sgd.) J. E. Rocha, T. HolIinger, E
NJ. Vetlesen, R. E. Wright, Henry
Klemme, Adolph Gertz, P. A. Romano
Chas. D. Wright, o. Blackstead, Peter
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