Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-13
"TIAT JUsTIcIA, RUAT coELUM."

FIAT JUsTIcIA, RUAT coELUM."
On Thursday, September o. Circuit Judge
Ashford, addressing the territorial grand jury
said Of the Hogs case: ~*
feel quite justified in describing the pres
ent status of that case as constituting pub
Tic scandal. - 1 .-
He also said:
Fiat Justicia, ruat Coelum,
" Mnicn the accepted English translation Ia !.
Let Justice be done though the heavens should
z think may say that the motto quoted has been
4eopted and is now accepted as the motto OF our /
Hawaiian courts. IL Is an excellent and an inspIr-
ing motto and when. ever, the courts relax their
s aor Justice that motto should be trumpet call
summoning the defauting court, jury or other iu-
sc,s body back 70 rigid sense Of Justice and Of
There can be no justice that does not operate
ana he ana ~seh s1a y sfe black Hs 'Ds wh
brown or yellow skins. The law Is no respecter OF
persons, whatever their condition. creed q color.
the law has no favorites and issues license to
any Whereby Immunity may be had for crime com
mltted Theslaw demands Of all its judges and min
listers, Including prosecuting and defending attor-
neys grand and trial Jurors, that they should have
nc favorites nor play any partial role In the ad-
ministration Of their several duties.'
He then discussed the Hoogs case at some
length, telling the jury that it had committed
flamentable error in its failure to indict
the bank clerk who had embezzled thousands
Of dollars and cast his fellow employees under
suspicion
At the close Of his address he said: ],
1T Is unfortunately the fact that q sentiment has
q late been nurtured into vigorous life and now
prevails throughout this territory. and particularly
throughout this circuit which one at times hears
expressed In the following words. or their eQuya-
In Hawaii We send our native and our Oriental
fmeezslers 10 prison: but we send eur haole de-
mo Community can long sustain feproach so
direct as this, n Il be we'll merted A continuance
Of such practise would mean the utter breakdown
81 the administration Of the criminal law and the
paralysis Of the agencies Of criminal justice
Hogs, later indicted by the grand jury, re
turned to Honolulu yesterday and with
Abrams, another former trusted employee of a
financial institution, stood before Judge Ash
ford Each pleaded guilty Of embezzlement
in statement issued when Hoogs defalca-
Iions became known, an official Of the Bank Of
Hawaii said:
The amount of the shortages traced to
Hogs IS SIC, 400.
When the charge of embezzlement against
Abrams was made known, the Hawaiian Trust
Company issued statement which said:l
SERIOUS irregularities have been discovered
Id our books indicating shortage Of approx
mately $50, 800. =
Both men made partial restitution after
their populations were discovered.
Richard Ramos, a poor and friendless Fill
pino, also stood before judge Ashford yester-
day. His crime was that Of raising a seven
dollar check toyseventy dollars.
Eloquent pleas were made by attorneys on
behalf of Hoogs and Abrams. No pleas were
made for Ramos. He had no attorneys.
Hoogs was sentenced to pay q fine of $1,000
and costs tile costs being $3.50.
Abrams was sentenced to pay q fine of $1,000
and costs the costs being $3.50.
Ramos was sentenced to pay 500 fine and
costs and to spend week at hard labor in
Oahu prison.
Hogs fine was Immediately paid The
money was ready.
Abrams fine was Immediately paid. The
money was ready.
They were free men.
Ramos had no money. For every dollar of
the fine he will have to spend day at hard
|abor in addition to the week s sentence.
He was taken to the territorial Jail.
Fiat Justicia, Ruat Coelum. Z