The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-09-26
Austin Refuses to Resign and Threat.
ems Violence and unhappy
Consequences If Pressed.
He Declares That the Executive Has No Power
to Summariy Remove him...nenry c.
Meyers Named for Austns Place.

requesting your resignation, and for
written charges or specifications OF Of
fetal misconduct:
Now, therefore. |. Sanford II. Dole.
Governor OF said Territory. hereby pre-
sent the following reasons for request
ing said resignation. and the following
charges or specifications upon which
said request is founded
/. That in the latter part of August.
1902, you applied to and requested c. f.
Chillingworth. Deputy High Sheriff of
said Territory, to loan you for your per-
sonal use the sum OF two hundred and
fifty dollars of the public funds collect
ed as fines and costs by the said Chill
lingworth in his official capacity afore-
said.
ii. That on or about the second day
of September, 1902 you applied to and
requested the said Chillingworth to loan
you for your personal use the sum of
two hundred dollars from public funds
collected as fines and costs ny said Chill
lingworth in his official capacity afore-
said.
Ill. That on or about the 9Th day of
July, 1902. you passed a check for up
wards of seventeen hundred dollars
drawn by yourself in favor of Henry G,
Hapai, Registrar of Public Accounts OF
the Territory of Hawaii, said check
/ being drawn on the First Bank of Hiio
you having no funds and knowing that
you had no funds, in said bank to pay
said check or any part thereof; and the
same being drawn and issued by you to
obtain money thereon for your own per-
sonal use in your individual capacity.
~. That on or about the 9th day of
July, 1902, you procured from one Will
liam Nannatta a public accountant re-
siding in Hilo, the sum of two hundred
and lifty-five dollars, giving therefor
your check upon a bank in the city of
Honolulu, well knowing at the time
| that you had no funds in said bank to
cover the payment of same; and that
the said William Vannatta, as Public
Accountant, did return to the Treasur-
er of the Territory said check for two
hundred and fifty-five dollars as a part
of the government funds, and upon the
presentation of saia check for payment
/ it was dishonored.
| V. That while holding office as Audi
tor of said Territory you have procured
money from b. II. Wright, Chief CLERK
| of the Department of Public Works
knowing that said Wright had n,
means of his own and no money to lent
I except public money in his officia
custody, you borrowing at one tmt
from the said Wright as aforesaid tn,
sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars
for your own personal use, knowing
that the same was taken from publ,
funds.
VI That you have from time to tim,
given checks to creditors in paymen
of your personal debts, knowing tina
you did not have funds on deposit I,
honor said checks, and that said check!
when presented would be dishonored
and were dishonored.
| VII That you have, to a great ex
tent, neglected to audit the accounts o.
Territorial officials throughout the Ter
ritory, as by law you We're required t
do; and by reason and in consequence,
of your transactions and conduct afore
said you have so compromised yoursel
as to incapacltate you for the faithful
and efficient auditing of public ac
counts; and by reason and in conse
quence of your neglect aforesaid t,
properly audit public accounts, and o
your non-feasance i'm Office aforesaid,
grave defalcation has occurred in tn,
Department of Public Works, and tn,
confidence of the Territorial admins
/ tration in the correctness OF public ac
counts throughout the Territory ha
been impaired.
For the foregoing reasons and in tn,
interest of an honest administration o
public affairs in this Territory, /, San
! ford b. Dole, Governor of said Terri
tory, hereby suspend you from the OF
flee of Auditor of said Territory, pend
ing such answer and defense as you
may see fit to make to the foregoin,
statements, charges and specifications
and such further Investigations as ma!
be made relative thereto. You are here
by ordered to turn over all books, ac
counts and other records of the offic
of Auditor of said Territory to MI
Henry c. Meyers, Deputy Auditor o
said Territory.
! (Signed SANFORD b. DOLE,
Governor OF the Territory of Hawaii
HIGH SHERIFF SERVES NOTICE.