The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-11-20
.GRAnD jury TOLD
by JUDGE ASHFORD
TO FILE REPORT
Jurlst Would Have lnquisitors
Find Truth About Alleged "
Conspiracy Case
FOREMAN GILMAN SAYS
MAIN WITNESS GONE
.lnquisitors Return Many Indict-
H'ents Against Alleged Burg
, lars and Others e

A gentle reprimand was handed ont
to the members of the territorial grand
Jury yesterday after Foreman Joseph
A. Gilman had filed number Of ind .ct.
ments with the court, these indictments
being the result Of the jury s labors
at yesterdays session.
Judge Ashford told the jurors that
about . month ago he had directed the
grand jury to make certain investiga.
tons. He referred particularly to the
alleged criminal conspiracy ease In
which the names of the district attor.
ney, G. II. Mcbride, one Dissler, and
Others had been mentioned. The grand
Jury also had been asked to carry ON
an investigation with regard TO the
working of the present indeterminate
sentence law, with which Judge Ash.
ford has found fault and refused 10
be bound by. +, I'll o.. .-..t.
Jury Should Get Busy H.s -.
The court said that il was well aware
that the jury had been extremely busy
with the work which had accumulated,
but that in view Of the fact that the
term of the jury was drawing to q
close he would appreciate IL the grand
inauisitors would get busy and report
on the matters he, had specially en-
Trusted TO them for investigation.
Judge Ashford also requested the
grand jury, If il found this convenient,
to appoint a special committee of two
or three, from among its membership,
to investigate Oahu Prison. In refer.
ence to the criminal conspiracy case,
mentioned before, and la which il has
been claimed that certain people en-.
deavorSd to get the district attorney
down TO. secluded spot in town one
night TO edo him up" Judge Ashford
told the jury that he had furnished that
body with o list of names. II
Court Furnished Information s.'
The matters tho. court wanted the
Jury to. Investigate said Judge Ash.
ford, had been laid fully before it
. through written communications. and
he believed some disposition should be
made in the premises. II was not fair,
thought the court, to let these matters
glide along without giving them, the
attention they deserved. TT. ~;
Speaking for his fellow grand Jurors,
Foreman Gilman said that he had been
Informed by the county attorney that
the man Dissler, said to be the princi,
pal witness in the alleged criminal con
spiracy case, had left the Territory
and the jury doubted whether, without
this witness, 1t would do any good to
proceed with the Investigation. ..Ht.
"Then, said the court, the Jury
should report to- that effect and DISPOSE
Of the Natter E.2.. 49,. n
One Witness Gone
In regard to the investigation under
the indeterminate sentence law, Mr..
Gilman said that at the beginning of
the grand jury term several commit.
tees had been appointed to INVESTIGATES
and report to the general body on
various subjects coming before the
jury. In Ills case the committee was
ready to report, but it seemed to be
the understanding that these reports
should be embodied in the final report
which would contain much material for
Legislative action. If the court, how.
ever, wished the committee TO report
before that time, then il would do so
through the main body next Wednes,
day, when the next sitting will be held
Judge Ashford thought this would do.
Many Indictments Returned
The indictments returned yesterday
by, the grand jury were as follows:
Territory against All Sau, second de
gree burglary; William Perry (threc
charges), passing forged writing; Lee
Tong, assault and battery with dead
~ weapon; Lorenzo Yalentin, Modesto
yelaseo and Primitiy Mercado, second
degree burglary, and Kin Eori, second
degree burglary. q. ILL., IT..
The defendants viii be arranged be
fore Judge Ashford at ten clock thi,
morning. .s...,. .'