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THE MAUI NEWS, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 191
Court Convenes.
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uso but are rather for obstructions
to justice and are made to aid de
fendants for the defeat of the due
administration of our just and bene
volent laws.
Fortunately, you of the Grand
Jury are not to bo so hindered or
turned aside in the performance of
your duties in the cause of justice
in your present service. You, with
duo regard for its importance, can
untrammelled, by needless tcchni
The County Attorney will assist
you in the examination of witnesses
and will draw indictments when
you find tho charge of crime sus
tained. Ho will not advise you
when to indict and when not, and
will nbt remain in your room when
you vote on question of indictment
or not.
Ho will be of
and without his
little.
Tho people of
him in his office,
said to you that
great aid to you,
aid you can do
Maui, by placing
have, in effect,
you may safely
and
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n.lit.i'na nrnpnorl in Mia ox.-Pntirm of ul,u" lul
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me vouri. now says me same iu
the sacratl trust imposed upon you
by law.
You are the exponent of the
greatest factor in self-government;
a form of government suitable only
to a free, enlightened and justice
loving people.
You are to exerciso your powers
you.
When you retire to the Grand
Jury lioom, elect one of your mem
bers, who is a ready writer and in
every way most trustworthy and
competent, to be your Secretary and
to take and keep, as by law pro-
without fear or favor, remembering vlctea "nutes ol your proceedings,
that the establishment of public Tho Court appoints Mr. 0. J.
justice, cv&i when it brings punish- Whitehead to be your Foreman, who
ment to the guilty, is truly and' will preside during your session,
grandly benevolent. act as moderator and chairman of
In our country, all rights are tho jury and perform all such func-
sacred ; and tho rights of the pub- tions as the kin- requires. In case
lie, the people as u whole, arc indictment is found by vote of
just as sacred ts the rights of any twelve or more of our number, the
certain man and aro far more im- Foreman mast sign the indictment,
portant. whether he votes for the same or
Regard rights. This duty isVbli- not, and the 'indictment must bo
gatory upon you and is of tho very indorsed by the County Attorney
essence of your present service. You may from time to time as
Give attention to every man's claims you see fit come into Court and report
and listen to and hear and uphold your doings; and when you have
the rightful claims of the people us completed your work you will make
a whole. It i3 duo to tho proplc to tho Court a full and final report
that tho laws, be obeyed and that thereof.
tho3e who break the law pay the Until further order of tho Court,
legal penalty therefor through pun- you may regulate tho ,tinics and
ishmcnt. Tho discharge of tkis durations of your session to suit
debt by a Grand Jury is of the your convenience and your senao of
practice of general benevolence, propriety with due regard to public
Punishment should be certain to interest, but always bearing in mind
follow crime. This rule is. right, that you should work earnestly to
reasonable and beneficent. It shines despatch your duties as soon as pos
forth in a sacred prophetic law of sible, thus avoiding unnecessary ex
Scripture where it is said the seed pense and inexcusable delay.
of the woman shall bruise the head Emulate the excellent work dono
of the serpent of Evil. The Third by Former Grand Juries of Maui,
Chapter of Genesis might well be
made a part of every charge to a
Grand Jury. Read it and then
form a cosmos of criminal law.
and so walk in their footsteps that
safety and happiness will by your
efforts bo increased and wickedness
ami crime uo uimmisneu. it is to
Gentlemen, your oaths as Grand your personal credit as men and
Jurymen require, "That you will electors of this County if evildoers,
diligently inquiro and true present- looking over tho list of men on this
ment mako, of all such matters and Grand Jury, tremble in fear and
thines as shall bo given you 'm flee beyond your jurisdiction while
charge, or shall otherwise come to
your knowledge touching this pres
ent service; that you will present
no one through envy, hatred, or
tho good men of the community
rest in peace feeling secure from in
jury and crime.
Gentlemen, I do not feel called
malice, nor leave any one mime- upon to direct your special atten
seiited through fear, favor, affection, tion at this time to any particular
cain. Seward or hope therefor, but class or kind of offenses, for tho
will present all things truly as thy reason that no crimes are so gener
come to your knowledge, according ally prevailing and epidemic of any
to the best of your understanding; particular species or sorts as mako
and that you will keep secret tho it necessary to do so.
proceedings had befor you." Consult with theCounty Attorney,
In the discharge of your duties examine, the Sheriff, advise with
under the law and the obligation of any of our District Judges, and then
this oath, you will have tho valu- with such information as you your
able assistance of our able County selves have gained from observation
Attorney, who is ex-o'fficio Deputy or even from hearsay, consider and
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Attorney General of this Territory.
He, by virtue of his ollicc, has es
pecial charge of all criminal nut
ters in this County. He is blame
worthy or praise-worth just in pro
portion as vice is suppressed by
punishment and as virtue is pro
moted by security. He is best in-
determine whether certain kinds of
crimes are, more than others, apt
to be committed in this County.
If you find any class apt to greatly
prevail, then givo special attention
to that class; and by moving for
the punishment of some who aro
guilty of such crimes, you can affect
formed as to what matters should such discouragement to the commit-
be culled to your attention. It is
his duty to present them to you so
clearly and forcefully that it will be
your duty to attend to and take
action regarding the same.
You are not by law limited to
what he places before you, and may
act on matters that como within
your own knowledge or the knowl
edge of any one of you communi
cated to you.
The County Attorney is not tho
Grand Jury or a member of it, but
is for tho aid and guidance and tlw
tal of that class of crime as will
lessen tho frequency of such offenses
The great good ot your service is
not so much for the punishment of
crtmo as for tho determent to tho
commission of crime. Prevention
of crime is better than punishment;
but remember that punishment is,
generally speaking, tho only pro
ventivo in your hands as Grand
Jurymen.
Remember also that m our gov
ernment, it is only by indictment
by a Grand Jury that proceedings
tioned high right moral characters
are a guarantee that you appreciate-
this sacred trust you hold for the
benefit of Maui County, and will so
discharge your duties under it that
crime shall bo punished and pre
vented, and that innocence be un
scathed, while the worthy people of
this Territory will feel that thy
havo or may find a safe homo for
happiness within our boundaries.
You will havo in your service and
for your service two bailiffs from
tho office of the Sheriff who will
now be yvorn for such service.
Gentlemen, you may retire.
S B. KINGSBURY,.
Judge.
instruction of tho Jury relative to can be initiated for tho punishment
what matters should bo investigated of felonious offenses. The first and
and acted upon and as to legal tho great responsibility for tho pun-
methods of procedure. ishment and for the prevention of
Ho only can b in the Grand crime rests upon tho Grand Jury.
- Jury Room when you aro in session Very proper caro is taken to get
with the solo exception of a witness good men on our Grand Juries, and
actually under examination and an you, gentlemen, have been selected
interpreter of tho testimony only as well as drawn for your present
when ono is necessary and actually service. Your names, your faces,
being used. 'your reputations and your unques-
Chamber of Commerce.
(Continued from page l.)
doubted as it was reported that your
Chairman had also made remarks
of a similar nature to others.
From tho documents furnished
by you to this Chamber it appears
that on October 11th, 1911, your
Board authorized its Chairman to
draw up plans for tho said Kihei
Wharf, with tho intention ot using
tho appropriation of $9,000ras far
asifwould go.
It further appears that on Febru
ary mn, laiz, tour months alter
tho oboye mentioned authorization,
and one or two days after the adop
tion of the Resolution of this Chanir
ber herein referred tD (the substance
of which had been communicated
to your Chairman, he being on
Maui. February 10th, 1912.) in-1
striictions were given to Mr, Hugh '
Howell to make the necessary sur
veys, etc., so that plans and specifi
cations for the construction of the
said wharf might be drawn up.
Further that this Chamber en
deavored through letters written by
its Secretary to tho Commission, to
inform itself more fully as to the
progress made, but in reply to these
letters received only an acknow
ledgement of the receipt of eaid
letters.
In view of theso facts, this Cham
ber considers that tho Resolution of
February 8th, 1912, to which you
object, was iustifiable, and is fur
ther of tho opinion that but for. the
aforesaid Resolution the orders to
make a start on this work would
yet bo in abeyance.
Yours very respectfully,
Scca'tary, Maui Chamber of Com-
merce. . . :
Honolulu Music Co.
Jas. W. Bergslrom, Manager.
, 88 King, Street,. Honolulu.
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Exchange.
T. O. Box 683. Telephone axoi.
Cable and Wireless Address:
"Armitage."
Stated meetings will be held, at
Masonic Hall, Kahului, on thoflrst
Saturday niRbt of each month at 7,30
f . M.
Visiting brethren are cordiallv in
vlted'to attend.
HUGH HOWELL, R. W. M.
BEWAMIN WILLIAMS,,
t. f. Secretary.
ALOHA LODGE NO. 3 KNIGHTS
OF PYTHIAS.
Regular meetings will be held at the
Kuights of Pythias Hall, Wailuku, ou the
second and fourth Saturdays of each
month.
All visiting members are cordially in
vited to attend.
C. H. HANSEN, C. C,
ARTHUR BETTS, K. R.
& S.
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