Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 45, 9 Nowemapa 1894 — Our Courts. [ARTICLE]

Our Courts.

e “ Under the beading “miscar - ring<* of Jostice’’ tbe Advertiser r ' tbis morning m 'kes a serious atr'! Uek on tl e Hawaiian jory. An accused borglar was foaud not n goilty by nine jnrors «nd tfae ls government organ consequent!y ,r feels very mad. We do not elaim to know anv1 • u thing abont tbe «erits of tbe case ■ r and we admit tbat we don‘t care a snap for the whole business. - v But we state open!y and delibK er«tely that it is a gross outrage for any paper to criticize any jury and ;ts own jodgement against tbat of nine “trne and good men. The latter had 8 tbe advantage of heariug the case. 0 The newspaper only knows of it from bear say. A foreign jury, tbis morning acqu:ttcd a Cbinaman cbarged j witb g.imbliug — tbe man was j | gniitv and tbe evidence wus overwhelmiug. Not a word is breaihed against tbe haole jurors. No cbarge of miscarried justice is made. Tbe action of tbe haole jury is above reproach and the natives wbo acquitted tbo alleged native tbief is condemned. If tbe jury system is to be preI servod in tbese islands, the newspapers sbould be taugbt tbat every scribbler witbin their ranks is not fit to sit as judge, couuseI j and jury. 1 be gove-nmeut selects its own ' men becaose tbey are considered competent and bonest. Any attempt to impeaeh tbeir decisions will be met witb opposition and indignation. lf a man is found guilty by a jury let bim be punisbed. If he is not let bim go.