Show 6 HAWAIIAN COURTS QUIT FOR LACK OF MONEY HONOLULU T. T H. H Aug 19 via San Francisco Aug 27 OwIng Owing to the tho In Inefficiency Inefficiency In- In efficiency of the appropriation for curren current current cur cur- ren rent expenses eg the First Circuit court toda today ceased cease Jury trials and Judge Gear the presiding Judge of the present present pres pres- ent term discharged the Jury leaving Ica the Ule Territory with the prospect of or six months without a court In session with witha a jur jury There Is no money available for or the payment of or jurors and for other other oth oth- er ex expenses expanses though there arc are over a n hundred prisoners In Jail awaiting trial The three Judges Judges' of the First Circuit court A A. S. S Humphreys George D. D Gear and W. W J. J Robinson addressed a II communication to Gov Dole today apprising him of or the situation and in informing informing In- In forming him that according to estimates estimates esti estI- mates males of oC Chief Justice Frear of or the I Supreme court the sum of l or orf f would be needed to last through h the six months before another appropriation can be secured from the next Legislature tu re It is proposed to transfer to the general general gen gen- eral expense fund alt all the moneys paid out for tor bailiffs char charging the salaries of bailiffs to the appropriations for or the tho police d department L This would len leave vc funds at disposal of the courts court for two or three months' months sessions The legality le-allty of such a course Is questioned however however how how- ever and tho the Auditor will obtain legal advice ad before lefore a agreeing to issue warrants warrants warrants war war- rants on such a basis The proceedings In the Circuit court toda today indicated an entire suspension of or trials except of jur waived Jury Cil capes cas until until until un un- un- un til after the next Legislature meets This would mean a practical suspension sion alon of the courts of Justice for or the Judges have ha refused hold prisoners In InI Indefinitely indefinitely In- In I definitely In Jail to await trial |