The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-14
FEDERAL JURY
] CONCLUDES
LAB|0Rs
Body Returns Thirty-one True
Bills During Session Recon-
niends Army oaicials Give Pub
lieity to Rules Regulating sale
Of Army Clothes investigation
Of Liquor Selling at schofeld
Dropped.
tFrom sunday kdvertiscr,)

With the filing Of its final report
with Judge Charles +. Clemens of the
federal court yesterday at noon, the
federal grand jury which was EN-.
paneled for the October, 1913, term,
was discharged shortly afterward with
the thanks Of The court to Foreman
Morris Rosenbledt and fellow jurors,
This jury was empaneled and began
It's labors on October IS, 1918, and
during its term Of service fled two
partial reports, the first on October
IS, at which time twentyatwo true
bills were :eturnea and the second on
yaRnary 4, 1914, at which time il rp'
tnrped seven true bills and one no bill.
The third and fnal reporttdIed yesteE-
day returned ope true bin which was
plheed on the secret file. This made
a total Of thirty.one true bills returned
and one no bill during the term.
In its report the jury makes certain
Recommendation in regard to the, al,
legged unlawfuiJi purchase of clothing
belonging to United States soldiers
stationed in the Territory.
y Recommend Education Scheme.
seThis grand jury recommends, sas a
result of its Investigations, says the
report, ''that the military authorities
give moro time and effort towards
malxing known The. facts Of law re-
lating to this matter before trying to
convict PERSONS who have been induced
by soldiers acting under instrpetiogs
Of their officers TO make such purchases,
said persons, as we believe, being Ak
the time rpnaequaintcd with the Hegllf,
lations. ,6et 49,
Gas one means u aissegbin4tihe
this information, we would suggest the
publication of the essential facts gpy,
erning the sale Of government prop.
erty Ia the respective angdages OF the
several Red0miihnaating faeef residing
here. - \, ~. 4, ~. TX. !, ~.
z. skeptical Regarding Identities.
Touching Oh the mvestigatiobaof the.
alleged sale of Intoxicating liquor at
.sehS6eldts Barratiss aud pther military
posts, the grand jury Isl Somewhat
skeptical Us TO the identity and ext
istence Of Charles A. ,PeazB aud All
drew j. Lawrence and ON this sepre thf'
report says; lNf 's.,i'{ ~ VI
There Ngs submitted BY the dis
trict attorney 60 this jury 4 iettFt, 20
him purporting to come froh Zone
Charles "a. Pepzc, Cor GhuAes A..
Peayse,) 10 which charges werp made
that liquor had been sold at ccfthin Of
the military posts, a copy of which had
been published in The Pncifc COM
mercial Advertiser of this city, These
was also drawn TO the attention 6f
this jury purported interview with,
enc ANDREW s. Lawrence, published m
the same paper, whirh among other
matters stated that liquor could be purs
chased at certain OF the UlIted States
army posts by any one having the
price. ~ 4%,h MI
"This jury has endeayored to locate
both Charles "A. Peaze. and Andrew j..
Lawrence, .bnt witbout. ssceess. This
Jury is Of the opinion that both Law
renee aud Peaze, as iplliyfduals fur
nishing the iGbove information, are not,
nor ever were in this Territory; and
from such testimony as has been pre-.
scented this biTg saQnpt ind that the
charges set forth are snbstantiated. f"
Refers to Reluctant Witness.
Judge flemons fefersa 20 The refusal
of reluctant witnessto testify before
the grand jury and intimated that the
matter might be brought up before the
new grand jury which meets tomorrow
with the opening Of the April. 1914,
term of the federaleOurt. On this point
Judge Clemens said;
"TWith regard to the question which
was raised before the grand jury by a
reluctant witness | regret that the
question could not have been raised for
mally, and the exact facts made n mat.
ter of record which could be passed
upon, but in view OF the brief time at
the disposal Of NIL concerned, and in
view of some questions whether the rui.
ing in the on Tai ease has not been
Oyerruled by u late supreme court de.
cisiOn, ii is probably best that the ques.
tiOn be left,to be reviewed before the
incoming grand jury.
nBut / want 10 say this: That no
one must ever regard the court as dis.
posed TO let obstacles be put in the way
Of full Investigations by grand juries,
and the grand juries may be assured
that the court Is ready TO test the
merits Of any objections of unwilling
witnesses aud 20 compel their response
TO the jnries inquiries where their OBJ.
jeetions are not well taken.'
New Jury Tomorrow,
shortly afterithe noon hour yesterday
Baiiiff Sidney Smith adjourned the oes
tober term Of court sine die, the April
terra opening tQmorrow morning at ten
o'elock, at which time the now federal
grand Jury will be called and sworn in.
Phe members Of the old grand jury,
which was discharged yesterday, were
aa foIloxye. t4E,a III sHH