The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-01-22

And you are instructed that, under Sec-
tioh 3n92 'of the Revised Laws:
ttAny person acceiling 70 aud Join
ing in conspiracy after the same is
formed, Is party thereto, no less than
the one who originally takes part in
forming the same, .tN
cor IL may be that your inquiries
will reveal a condition Of facts whcres
by II was agreed between two or moIs
persons that certain promises them al
ready possessed or occupied by them,
.nr either of thcni, should bGtdevoted to
any of the purposes above suggested
which agreement and concerting to.
gether wouhl also constitute n con
spiTaey under our criminal statutes.
Recruits Likewise CnflSy
z" And It may be disclosed, by. your
inquiries, that parties who had been
guilty Of such a conspiracy, solicited and
brought to the support Of their scheme,
recruits from without their Immediate
circles, thus inducing such recruits TO
join In the general plan Of the conspir.
acy--in which event the recruits so
Joining and eoncurring in spcn scaeme
Of conspiracy would be equally guilty
with the originators Of the design. n
/" And II may be that-thc manifestations
of such enterprise extended so far as
to include schemes for tho enricsment
or entrapping Of specific individuals
into the premises so procured, (n any
had been so prOcured,) for tae purpose
of gambling, either with the original
,eonspirators, or any of them, or VITA
them, or with others whom it was plan
ned TO have there present for such pur-
pose: or, such design may nave extend
ed TO embrace schcmn for the cntice
ment of specific individuals to said pre-
misses, while in condition OF mtoxi-
cation, or, to procure TIER intoxieation
after they should arrive IN said pre-
misses, and then to fleece such individu-
ais Of their money, or other aluables.
.r.-nners.Up included ~
4" And you are instructed that in any
sheh ease, any -concorted sacslon or
agreement between two or more persons,
whether acting or protesting TO act in
the capacity Of hosts at the premises
in question, or Of 'runneys,up 20 the
proposed illegal games, whether as dri.
ers of public vehicles, or otherwise, il
the ultimate aim and object was TO
have outsiders invited or ronyeyed co
said premises, either for the purpose Of
there INDUCING in legally prohibited
games, or for the purpose Of fleeing
such proposed visitors Of their
moneys or other yamqbles, either
through the medium of for
hidden gambling games, or any other
Illegal means, - all persons who are
involved, and who took any part
whatever, in the execution of spc1
schemes or plans, would be equally
guilty of conspiracy, and subject to IN
|dictment, and this, irrcspective OF
whether the proposed victims were con
templatcd and named in any such spect-
fe agreement or understanding, or
whether the object of such agreemont
or understanding was directcd against
the public at large, as distinguished
from specific individuals. *
\" II Is hoped that you will give your
best efforts to the investigation of the
matters hore called to your attention,
as no community, and ours loist OF all,
ear afford to tolerate such dishonest
and criminal pi Sctices in its midst.
Was Police ONT 3, a., i.
XII And in this general connection, yop
are advised TO Investigate the charge
SO made in the public prlncs that the
existence and character of the premises
here in question have for many months
last past been well known to the police
of this city; and, if you find such TO
be the ease. it will be your further dnty
to investigate and report why the police
have tolerated, (if they have tolerat'
ed), the existence of such q resort, and
of such characters, SO engaged, in our
midst. &tht .6,2S,s Ean =
Gin a charge which / made TO your
predecessors, constituting the grand
Rjury panel of this court ror the 1914
term, | took occasion to suggest 10
them that thoy should investigat2
whether or not the laws, and particul
arly those which prohibit gambling, and
gambling games, were uniformly en-,
forced, or attempted to be, uniformly
enforced by the police, with respect to
persons of the different Municipalities
here resident. You will readily admit
how iutolerable would be a situation
where persons OF one of more classes OF
Municipalities are selected by the police
| for the purpose of visiting upon ant
applying to them a more or less strict
administration Of the law, either as ap
piled to gambling, or to any othel
character of public offense, while grant
ing practical immunity to persons OF
other classes, or of other natlonalitie.
| in respect of the same offense or often
ser. And in this connection, It VII
be your duty to investigate and repOrt
whether the laws in respect of gamb
ling, or in respect Of any other otfense'
| which shall be brought to your notice
have been, or are being. caprieiOusly o,
partially applied and administered by
| tie guardians Of the law; and if you
| fnd such to be the case, it will be you,
duty, in the event that the raets shat
seem to warrant such action, to repor
indictments against .all delinquent
whom you shah find TO be liable there
1 to. lin. s1zT s5f.t-r H. .. g..
What Community Expects
"The law,abiding element of thi
city and county look to yoa, gentle
men, in your capacity as Crane mrors
to be vigilant and fearless in your in
vestigdtions of, and your reports upOl
all matters of this, and kindred kind
and character, The city ana county az
torney aud his subOrdinates win fun,
advise you as to the law pertaining q
all matters coming within the purviev