Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-02
FEDERAL GRAND
JURY CLOSING
Term OF OFFICE
Large Number of Cases to Be
Disposed of Before Presiding
lnquiSit0rS Adjourn

lnquiSit0rS Adjourn
An unusually large volume of bust
ness confronted the federal grand jury
this morning when 10 members of that
body took their seats in the district
court room in response to call is
sued few days ago by Judge Sanford
b. Dole The grand jury meeting was
called at the instance of NJ. A. Thorn
as, special assistant to the attorney
general, in view OF the fact that a
large number of cases before the
United States commissioner now are
awaiting disposition. Eight cases are
on the jury docket, and ii is believed
j that at least three were disposed OF
this morning. Foreman j. Morton
Riggs announced that full and COM
lplete report will be ready Friday
morning, as on that day the term of
the present federal grand jury ex-
pires.
In open court, prior to the retire
ment of the jury behind closed doors,
Judge Dole discharged Henry Along
! from the jury as he is member Of
the territorial petit jury. Aside from
Mr.. Along and another member who
was absent on account of illness, all
members of the jury were present.
Out of the % or more witnesses who
have been subpoenaed for the grand
jury session, the first persons to be
called this morning we're A. ]. knight,
postoffice Inspector for the district of
Hawaii, Miss Helen Alexander and
Captain of Detectives Arthur McDuf-
fie Miss Alexander and McDuffie re-
Gently we're summoned before the u.
i s. commissioner to give testimony in
the hearing of the case of All Hung,
a 16-year-old Chinese boy who was
arrested upon a warrant sworn to by
Inspector knight charging him with
having sent obscene matter through
the mails All Hung waived hearing
before the commissioner, and had his
case turned over to the grand jury for
Investigation. Bert Lang, who was
also witness before the commission
er in this case, had a subpoena issued
for his appearance before the grand
Jury which was not served owing to
his absence on Kauai
Roger ]. Taylor, deputy customs col
iector; w. A. Gottrell and Joseph X.
Cockett, customs inspectors, we're call
ed before the jury as witnesses in
what is believed was an investigation
OF either one or both of the opium
smuggling cases recently turned over
to the grand Jury by the commission-
er. Taylor was called In twice, the
last time taking with him number OF
tins said to contain opium. OF the
two opium cases turned over TO the
grand jury by the commissioner, the
first is that of four Filipinos: Ramon
Montenegro, Euora Eusebio, Jacinto
Geronimo and Layitana Francisco,
who recently were removed from the
steamer Korea at this port, and ar
rested on a charge of smuggling the
poppy drug. The second case is that
of Albert Anderson, chief cook of the
steamer Sierra, who also was arrested
on an opium-smuggling charge. An
derson pleaded guilty before the COM
missioner
Owing TO the brief investigation in
each instance, it is believed that the
grand Jury took definite action on the
three foregoing cases.
The following cases were heard be-
fore the commissioner and turned over
to the grand jury for investigation:
Edward Smith, charged with the
wrong payment of money order.
Smith pleaded not guilty before the
commissioner and his bond was fixed
at $500
Mariana Easena, charged with hay-
ing broken into a postoffice at Kukui-
haele, Hawaii He was released upon
the quashing of an indictment re-
turned against him by the present
grand jury at its last session, but was
arrested. At a hearing before the
commissioner, his pond was fixed at
$500. .
Oscar Ostenson, an enlisted man,
charged with the interrogation OF a
registered letter at Fort Shafter, al
legged to have been addressed to Earl
Webster. He waived preliminary
hearing before the commissioner.
John p. Mendoza, a mail carrier,
charged with having destroyed three
letters Mendoza pleaded not guilty
before the commissioners and was re-
leased ON Dond of $500.
Joe Lopes and Madeline Ribera,
charged with statutory offense.
The following witnesses thus far
have been subpoenaed for the grand
Jury session:
i. B. Reeves, A. j. knight, Arthur
McDufie, H. A. Alexander, ]. X. Cock
EFT, ]. r. Kellett, A. e. Fielding, Capt
.. r. Mount, Carlo Santos, Mrs. John
Vieirra, John Soto. John Vieira, VIII
liam SeigeI, postmaster at Fort Shat
ter; !. Hosoi, g. Kumada, Chuge HI
guchi, Nohuichi Matsumiya, A. 8. Ko-
ztki and Joe Ribera.
The members OF the grand jury will
meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning