Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-18
Prominent Attorneys Volunteer
to Cooperate with ProseCut-
ina Officers if Needed


PROSECUTING officers in handling cases
or crime against women and Young
girls and boys III this city. Desiring
. 10 co-operate with the prosecuting at
. tCritV's office the Citizens PrOteC-
! tive Committee has named Sub-COm-
i mittees that include number of we'll
known legal lights. and these will
j give particular attention to cases in
which the general committee is in
tereSted.
! Such was the Immediate practical
result OF the second meeting OF the
committee Of citizens named as the
outcome OF the BijOu mass meeting
! few weeks ago. The committee met
I last night at the Parish House, St.
| Andrews cathedral. and for two hours
discussed the work before it. The
/ special organization committee named
at the last meeting made its report,
! recommending the officers and COM
+ mittees 10 be named and the manner
of undertaking the problems of crime
here This report, which enlargeS
the original committee considerably
was unanimously adopted.
The new executive officers of the
/ Citizens Protective Committee, as it
is now formally called. are w. A.
Bowen. chairman; l.. Tenney Peck,
vice chairman. and John l.. Fleming,
secretary These officers began their
! duties last night.
| The committee is now a repre-
sentative one, members being present
last night from practically all of
the public and semi-public Organza-
tons of the city, from the military,
and Representatives of all elements of
population The discussion was free
and frank and at the outset the COM
mittee begins work on concrete cases.
| J. c. Anderson reported case of a
man annoying young girl, and i'm
mediateIy attorneys present volun-
teered to assist the prosecuting at
torney's office in prosecuting the
case if the facts are as reported to
Mr.. Anderson by the father.
Committee to Cooperate
1t was in this connection that a
lively discussion was had of the
method TO be followed by the law en-
forcement committee in handling
these cases. Various shades of
opinion were expressed. all however,
| leading to the conclusion that the
! committee can be OF much value in
aiding the prosecuting attorneys Of
| flee in working up" the cases. The
city and county attorneys office, it
was stated, is burdened with great
amount OF work and has none too
many facilities for getting cases fully
within short time. The attorneys
who have volunteered to assist the
committee have no wish, they state,
to butt in" OH the city attorneys Of
| flee, but merely feel that they can
relieve this office of much of this
particular branch of work.
E. w. Sutton last night read a short
digest of laws dealing with sex
crimes, commenting on the apparent
inequitability of the laws relating to
crimes respectively against girls of
under twelve, under fourteen and over
fourteen years, tneEpenalty for Of
lenses against girls of the latter age
| seeming very light.
The committee on legislation will
take in hand the matter of going over
the present laws and seeing what
if any changes Should DE made, receiv-
ing suggestions not only from mem,
| bers of the general committee but
| from all sources.
Whipping-Pos Suggested
| The committee on legislation at the
beginning Of its existence had brought
before it the question of the whipping
post. Last night Will Soper, secre-
! TO NJ ho Thnrch nd g
and also a member of the citizens
committee, read the resolution favor
ing the viii. ping post passea by the
| Church Club recently. These resolu-
tons will be sem to the chairman and
referred TO the committee on legiSIa la
ton. informally several prominent
members of the committee last night
expressed themselves in favor of the
whipping
Another matter brought up last
night was that of secret service
| fund for the police department. r.
O. Matheson said that for four years
the sheriff has been trying 70 get
such a fund without avail, and de-
clared that if one or two secret plain
! clothes men could be employed, the
moral effect Of having these unknown
officers ever on the alert would be
! d powerful! deterrent to criminals. The
! law enforcement committee was en-
/ powered to discuss the matter with
! the sheriff and if convinced that
+ there is real need for such a fund. to
recommend it to the board Of super
viSOrS
There was also briefly discussed
the matter OF a special officer to be
authorized by the supervisors who
should patrol the streets in plain
clothes on the lookout particularly
/ for offenders against Young girls and
young women.
CurfeW Law Discussed
! Discussing the enforcement of the
curteW law, the parent or parents
ing comment MAJOR Neville Of the
marine corps suggested that in case
Child should be found breaking the
CuIIeW law. the parent or Derents
might he called TO account next dav
by the police, stating that if par
EMS were Immediately held respon-