Show 3 TT Heads Are Blamed for Vice Conditions Rule Assailed t 1 0 J I Ii i 5 t 8 h GOVERNOR JUDD Reorganizes Prison 4 LAL MRS MASSIE I Wont Won't ont Be Questioned Committee Report Assailing Assailing As As- sailing Laxity of Island Methods i GRAND JURY WILL MEET st Sterner ner Regime Put Into Effect Ef feet at Prison 1 0 Br By United Pre Press WASHINGTON Jan l 14 The 14 The lull full house naval affairs committee today voted approval of the subcommittee report assailing Governor Lawrence Judd and the territorial authorities for their attitude toward vice conditions conditions conditions condi condi- in Honolulu There were no adverse votes but butone butone butone one member Representative Evans Republican California refrained from voting He explained that he did not feel Governor Judd had had hadan an opportunity to defend himself against these most serious charges I feel Evans said that a more thorough investigation should have been made before this report was made The committee directed that copies of the report should be sent to Attorney ney General Mitchell the house committee committee com corn on territories and the judge advocate general of the navy Delegate Houston of Hawaii addressed addressed addressed ad ad- dressed the committee stating that he had not yet had an opportunity to see the naval dispatches upon which the report was based MAKES l CORRECTION Houston said he wished to Uto correct a misapprehension that I nave have at any anytime anytime anytime time tried to excuse or condone the attack of natives upon Mrs Thomas Massie I abhor the crime and personally urged Governor Judd to call a special special ape ape- I cial session of the legislature at which I urged laws Jaws aws be passed making the I I crime of rape a n capital offense and also providing for sterilization By DAN CAMPBELL CAl United Press Staff Correspondent HONOLULU T T. H. H Jan l The 14 The majesty of Ha Hawaiian Jaw law arraigned by community leaders for public hysteria bys- bys I teria which followed a series of riots arid and was attacks completing its case caseI I to today a against lout four ou persons charged with the honor murder of a young native A final linal police report on the kidnap kidnap- ing and slaying of Joe Kahahawai one of five youths recently tried on charges of f attacking a navy officers officer's bride was given to County City-County Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney James Gilliland TO SEEK INDICTMENTS Gilliland will carry the report to the first session of Hawaii's new grand jury tomorrow in quest of four indictments aga against Mrs Grace nub nub- bard Fortescue 49 prominent New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and Washington society matron matron matron ma ma- tron Lieutenant JG Thomas H. H Massie her son law and husband of the mistreated bride and arid E. E J. J Lord 22 and Albert O. O Jones 57 enlisted men Both defense and prosecution re- re Continued on Page Two S. S HAWAIIAN HEAD ORA WS CENSURE Continued From Pace Palle One the voting of or Indictments as asa asa asa a foregone conclusion and prepared for the arraignment of the accused Saturday morning before Circuit Judge A. A M. M Christy Next Monday morning mornin members of the island legislature will open n a special special cial vial session ordered by Governor Go Lawrence M. M Judd to consider re reform reform reform re- re form laws demanded as a means of ot preventing further outbreaks Foremost among governmental changes chances is a proposed reorganization of or the police department and the city- city county attorneys attorney's office the two principal principal principal prin prin- cipal units for enforcement of or criminal criminal crim crim- inal law aw Civic leaders have at attacked attacked at- at tacked the police department and its elective chief chic for asserted laxity in rounding up attackers of or women The prosecutor also has come under fire tire for tor the conduct of ot cases against those who have been arrested Widespread indignation reached a breaking point when year old Thalia Ma Massie biasse ie the of officers officer's icer's wife was attacked by five natives The jury at the trial of or the accused failed to agree Then last Friday Kahahawai wai wal was spirited away from the courthouse courthouse courthouse court court- house and shot to io death Mrs Fortescue mother of oC Mrs Massie was arrested with the lieutenant lieutenant lieutenant lieu lieu- tenant and Lord when they assert assert- edl were found in an automobile carrying Kahahawai's wrapped sheet body Fearing trouble at the hands of a menacing crowd of natives gathered gath gath- gathered ered about the city jail officers moved the prisoners aboard the navy receiving ship Alton AIton at Pearl harbor Jones JoncS arrested later as the thc man who allegedly aided in Kahahawai was taken to the Alton last Sunday and all four have re remained remained remained re- re there under guard and among intends friends Mrs Fortescue who collapsed under under under un un- der the strain of ot her arrest was reported reported reported re re- ported improving today on learning that her husband Major Granville Roland Fortescue noted soldier au thor was recovering from a severe attack of or pneumonia lie He is ill Ul in a aNew aNew aNew New York hospital but sent word that he would come to Honolulu for her trial as soon as possible TO SEEK SEER NO DELAY DELAI Montgomery Winn who with Frank Fran Thompson was retained as defense counsel said the four would seek seck no delay in the trial and probably probably probably ably would be ready within a week There was wide speculation as to what the defense would be bc When police first began their investigation it t w was s generally believed that they would plead the unwritten law law death as the price of ot a womans woman's honor lonor Then city detectives In a display of or activity intended to show their heir impartiality admitted the possibility that the slaying may oat not have hate been premeditated Kahahawai could have lave been killed in the heat o of an nn ar argument they said aid At all events officers agreed it certainly was possible possible possible pos pos- sible that the native might have been seen solely with the thc intention in intention intention in- in of forcing him to io confess confes an alleged part in the attack on Mrs Massie John N N. McIntosh captain of detec- detec lives ives who handled the final report to o Gilliland said today he ha does docs not Intend to question Mrs Massie He Headd add added d that so far as h his s inquiry showed the officers officer's wife wile was not nol connected with Kahahawai's death For a time last night the thc city was aroused again by reports of ot another I attack on a woman Philander B B. B Gra Gray Cray 31 an American was arrested arrest arrest- ed on charges of ot attempted assault preferred by Mrs Patricia 21 a Portuguese uese He tic was released on ba bail il Officers in a patrol car said the they heard icard screams while traveling alon along an isolated road near the city and went to Mrs aid She admitted admitted admitted ad ad- accompanying Gr Gray Y on u i 1 automobile automobile au- au ride A reorganization of Oahu prison by y Governor Judd after revelations o of lax conditions made itself felt on prisoners for the first time today It was vas revealed that a group of ot 10 convicts convicts con- con put to work at Hilo municipal airport on the island of Hawaii escaped es- es Christmas eve They went to Hilo for a night o of celebrating and returned voluntarily next day At a meeting of or the prison board in n Honolulu last ni night ht guards were ordered to bring bring the culprits here herein heren in n Oregon boots and a stern policy of dealing dealin with escaped prisoners was approved Sentences o of from four to o eight years for minor parole violations vio vio- lotions lations will mill be meted out the board said High Sheriff John C. C Lane head of ot the prison was removed by Judd at the boards board's request and a national nation- nation al il guard officer named in his stead A board resolution char charged ed that authorities authorities au- au permitted convicts to leave prison rison without supervision returning return in ing when they w wanted to This state of or affairs W was S revealed New Years Year's eve when two prisoners escaped and one of them attacked m nn American wife wile in her own nano home One convict was recaptured pleaded cu guilty and given iven life imprisonment The other Daniel Lyman 22 22 convicted convicted con con- of ot second degree murder is still at The gr grand nd jury which will convene convene con con- vene vane tomorrow is composed of ot 23 island residents most of them prominent prom prom- nent In business and civic circles Fifteen teen een arc Americans one an Hawaiian one Chinese one English and th the others of mixed Hawaiian blood |