The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-18
CONNECTS RECEIVE
SQUARETRElTMENT.
lnqulsitcriaI Body Thinks FeIous
Are Treated Justly Under
Parole System

dealt with under the present svsfen,
Of parole. We feel, however, nat lbe
system should be changed In sueh a
manner that any prisoner who H. On.
titled 70 parole may make application
to the board Of prison inspectors. And
upon their Recommendation the Gov.
ernor to act in accordance Herewith u,
This il the view taken by the special
COMMITTEES Of the territorial grand Jury
on the subject Of the indeterminate
sentence law passed BY the Legislature
IN 1909 and known as Act As. accord
ing 20 a report made BY the committee
to the jury and by the latter submit.
ted yesterday TO Judge Ashford The
question was referred to the grand inrv
by Judge Ashford some time ago. fol
lowing his decision that the law was
Unconstitutional. IS
Would Change Procedures
In line with his decision, Judge Ash.
ford has refused TO sentence anv one
convicted in his court except Tor
specific term Of imprisonment. Under
the law, recommendation for parole ara
made and submitted 70 the Governor
by the warden Of Oahu prison and the
attorney general, but as the grand jury
committee recommends the applications
would 90 TO the Governor direct from
the prisoner
The report contains list Of four
teen cases wherein the prisoners have
completed the minimum sentence i'm.
posed upon them. but are still in inil.
The committee points out six individual
eases in which the prisoners, the com.
nittee believes, are very properly be.
ing kept in prison, notwithstanding the
fact that they have completed their
minimum terms. The inference Is OBJ
vious, therefore, that the other eight
should have been paroled by this time,
although the committee does not openly
say so.
Report Of the Committee
The report; which Is signed BY II. i.
Richardson, J. II. Hertsche and Charles
L 5. Desly, is as follows: a
. Mr.. J. A. Gilman, Foreman Of the
Territorial Grand Jury;-Your commit
tee, appointed to investigate the indie.
terminate sentences Of prisoners now
confined In Oahu Jail, beg to state that
they had meeting with the secretary
Of the board Of prison inspectors. also
visited the Jail and consulted with the
high sheriff, upon investigating these
eases beg to report as follows:
Ivan Gnstkin - Criminal assault.
This was almost a ease Of rape, and
the sentence Of fifteen months to FIVE
years was too light sentence.
"Araki Yasuma--Lareeny, first do
gree Escaped from the prison twice
and q bad case. iod
Selifonoff- Burglary, FIRST degree.
a bad case, and not TO be- paroled at
the present. si ~
John +. BatesAB Burglary; first de-
yree,. Has a bad record and been con-
fined in dark cell for flghting. ip13
"Yee Kwung Soo--Passihg,s etc,
forged checks, three charges. Confined
in dark cell twice. N55s9
Yasngi Nagano--Assault with in
tent TO commit murder Confined in
lark cell; record a bad case; could not
recommend for parole at this time.
Ivan Got on Light
''We inelose you list Of prisoners
whose maximum sentences, with good
time allowance, has expired as Of Au-
gust 3. 1914, and particularly call your
attention to Ivan Gustkin, sexual I'M
tercourse with a female child under
fourteen years.
11Your committee is satisfied that
this was almost case Of rape, aud
the minimum sentence of fifteen months
too light and the prisoner not entitled
to parole
''Your committee feels that all pris-
oners sentenced under the indeternlin-
ate sentence law are now being Justly
dealt with under the preseut system Of
| parole. We feel, however, that the
system should be changed in such a
manner that any prisoner who is emit.
tied TO parole may make application
to the board of prison inspectors aud
upon their Recommendation the Gov
ernor to act in accordance there with. =
Ancient Story Before Jury
The ancient story Of the alleged con.
/ spiracy to "getv McCarn was taken
| mp by the grand jury yesterday, but
no conclusion reached. The jury ad,
| journed, subject to the call Of the
foreman. 1t is not likely that that
body viii meet again this week, but
4 II will do so next week Among the
witnesses known TO have been before
the jury yesterday were J. Walter
Doyle, Joseph A. Doyle, J. MeCarn and
a Mrs, Kennedy A man named Dissler,
who is said to know something about
the alleged conspiracy, is not now 10
the Territory, and another man, some
what connected with the story, Nathan
Il. Hammer, was reported yesterday to
be in Hilo.
The case was brought to the atten'
tion of the grand jury some months
ago by Judge Ashford. AS no report
was made by that body, the judge
again recently mentioned the affair "a
the jury, and Joseph A. Gilman, fore
man, reported TO the court at the time
that the man Dissler, supposed to be
the main witness, had left the Terri,
tory and that the city attorneys Office
had practically decided that il would
be useless TO attempt to do anything
further with the case.
Was Plant Laid for Mcoamq
| The story, as II was brought out ID
Judge whitney courtsduring the trial.
Of j. McCarn on a charge Of assault
with deadly weapon, was, in the
| main, that the district attorney had
been telephoned one night TO come into
town and told that If he would 60 u
the rear of certain city theater he
would catch a couple in the act Of VIC
lating one of the statutory laws Of the
| IA s.,f Iof