The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-12
CHARGES Of Misconduct IN Office
Win Be Tried BY Board of
County Supervisors
NO DEFENSE OFFERED BY
RUEFUL CITY INSPECTOR
FRIENDS Hin Reconciliation May
Be Brought AboutiMth His n
Estranged Wife

Notice of suspension was served yes.
terday afternoon on Charles q. Mur
asky, building inspector. Charles Mar
ques, secretary to Mayor Lane, and Su
peryisor AHA delivered the papers 10
him ut No. ,,271 South Vineyard st.,
where he is living. .,..-.... -.
'''I hereby notify you, - wrote Mayor
Lane in his letter TO Murasky, "that
you are suspended from Office, pending
an investigation, by the Board Of Su.
pervisors Of charges Of misconduct Of
Office, and other charges which bring
in question your fitness to hold an Of
ficial position in the city and county.
tYou are further directed to turn
over forthwith the keys of your office tc
Fred W. Beckley, who will act as de,
putty inspector during the term Of your
SUSPENSION" .. -. "
Beckley is now a clerk In the build
ing commissioner s office. .,-. ,.l#
To Beckley, Mayor Lane, in acquant
ing him with the action he. had taken
wrote as follows:. e, .,-% w. EEh
az wish to notify you. that / have
this day suspended Mr.. Charles g. Muir,
asky as building inspector of the city
and county, pending an investigation
into certain charges which have been
brought against him. .. n
q nDpring the period Of Mr.. Muir
asky's suspension, you will act as de
putty building inspector. I have mott.
fled Mr.. Murasky that have named
ysu as deputy and have directed him
to turn the keys Of the office over te
you" =. b..
Murasky surrendered the keys to
the Mayors secretary, who delivered
them to the new deputy commissioner,
Woman in the Case
The "other charges" inaddition to
those Of misconduct in Office prefer.
red by Mayor Lane, were brought by
Mrs. Murasky to the United States. at
tOrncy's office, which caused the arrest
of Murasky Wednesday, under the Ed
munds act. George s. Curry, United
States Commissioner, admitted him Is
bail in the sum of $500. Conviction
would stamp him a felon. =
The ''other woman" named is Mrs.
Angelina Hogan, whose maiden name
was Bcrtelman. She is married tc
Henry Mossman, clerk to the deputy
sheriff during the administration OF
Mayor A. NJ. Brown. They were divor
ced, and Mrs. MOssman was married
again TO Joseph Hogan, who resigned
from the fire department eight year,
ago and no longer lives here.
Murasky was arrested last week and
fined 1850 in police court, after it haC
been shown that his reckless driving
of his motor car was responsible fol
knocking down two, pedestrians Mayor
Lane severely reprimanded at that time
and warned him that if his conduct was
not better regulated, charges against
him would be preferred.
Immediate Removal Desired g..
81 feel" said the Mayor yesterday,
in discussing the case, "that when J
believe a man unfit, l ought to have
the power to remove him outright. To
q sure the appointment has been con
firmed by the Supervisors and perhaps
according to strict logic, their s ought
also to be the power to removal, but at
the same time the appointment is mine
aud if it turns out badly ! am the man
the public holds responsible
Before taking action Mayor Lane
Yesterday requested an opinion from
the County Attorneys Office.
"The power Of the Mayor with re
gard to delinquent officers wrote +
L. Weaver, first deputy city and count
attorney, in reply, "is set forth in sec
ton 1902. He may suspend the delin
queBt officer or person from Office, pend
ing an official Investigation.
'''I have not been able to find any
section in the Municipal Act, Chapter
III, which gives the Mayor the power
to make q temporary appointment II
,,1ono - On nN3aa. sy,,vnon1nI | know
of no ordinance which gives that power
Mayors Power Limited
''In my opinion the Mayor has moi
the power to make an appointment, ex
cept in strict conformity with thu
Ytatutcs and ordinances. He may sus
pend an officer, but he may not appoint
one in his place until there is
vacancy .Ea+ :-. ~,
In conformity with ,. this opinio,l
Mayor Lane merely named BeekleyJ de
putty, and Inspector Murasky's offict
viii remain vacant until the supervisor
either shall reiustate him or dismiss
him.
Case Not Prejudged 49,. =,
Mayor Lane was at pains yesterday
to make it plain that in suspending In
spector Murasky he had not preiudget
the complaint brought against MIN D.
his wife, which is yet TO be tried, O.
may oven be withdrawn. 80 -
~ know nothing about the justice
of the charges brought by Mrs. Muir
asky, y said the Mayor. "The first
heard Of them was Wednesday after
noon, when was told of Mr.. Muir
asky's arrest by The Advertiser. Natur
ally, | could not then forecast my &c
ton. To-day, however, | learn tina
Mr.. Murasky has not been seen at hi
Office since last Saturday nor ha
he reported to me. am proceeding
therefore, ON the fact that he has beer
absent from his duties without leave. ,
Reconciliation Possible
Murask Y retained yesterday to his
wife. Friends are trying to brhing
them together. and the fact that Mrs