The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-05
His Honor DispIeased and Will
Call Building Inspector
Onto Official Carpet = Z.
GENERALLY, BELIEF is 4 : r. II
DISMISSAL WILL FOLLOW
Judge Monsarrat PIasters Heavy
Fines on Auto Drivers Found
Guilty Of Recklessness
(From Thursday Advertiser

(From Thursday Advertiser.), Sd
Charles Murasky, city building in
spector, who was fined 1925 and costs
yesterday, morning by Police Judge
Monsarrat after confession and cor.
viction Of Needless driving in an auto.
mobile as result Of which Japanese
was run down and injured, is facing
another spanking" ...
e" Mayor Lane Is rather, particular
about the conduct of his official fam
lily. He is not in the least tyrannical,
but he believes in city officials setting
examples for other citizens. Accord
ingly, the mayor, If he returns from an
out-of-town trip early enough today,
will summon Inspector Murasky on to
his official carpet and direct some very
pointed questions. Before this proceed
ure he viii confer with members of
the board of supervisors. g. 49, ..
The general feeling about the city
hall yesterday afternoon was that MI.
90 rasky not only has been compelled to
pay heavily in cash for his escapade of
Sunday night by dictate of court, but
that he will in al probability pay also
by being removed from city Office.
Mayor Not Decided
Mayor Lane would not state definitely
last night that he would ask for the re.
moval of Murasky. When questioned
he said:
81 shall most certainly conduct an
investigation into Mr.. Murasky's case.
In fact, / have already done some in!
vestigating, but waited to see what &C.
tion would be taken in court and what
evidence weuld be brought out II /
return in time tomorrow from trip to
the other side of the island shall con-
suit with the supervisors, and shall
also call upon Mr.. Murasky to visit me
in my Office. The removal of any APP
pointive head of department can be
accomplished only with the approval Of
the board Of supervisors. I have met
Mr. Murasky on the street since the
Sunday affair, but did not discuss the
affair with him. i viii discuss such
matters only in, my own Office. II have
always said -thatscity oficiais sh6ufd
set examples for citizens. cannot say
what / viii do until talk with Mr.,
Murasky and hear his side Of the
case" 4 , s. yFEt 4 t2Eks T
Mayor Lane was asked point blank
if Inspector Murasky had not been alb
sent from his office for a period before
, Sunday and period following. He
replied: con Monday received word
that Inspector Murasky was III and
could not report for duty. do not
think he has been on duty since. do
not know nor have | as yet investi.
gated whether he was absent from his
Office or his duties prior to Sunday"
eed-Maniacs Mulcted
Reckless driving and joy-riding by
automobile pilots, who for many months
have had their own way in Honolulu,
was given considerable attention by
Police Judge Monsarrat yesterday
morning, and when his honor had fin
ished handling several cases in which
the speed burners were interested, he
showed he intended to deal harshly
with these violators of the law.
Charles Murasky, city building in
spector, was found guilty Of driving
his automobile in reckless manner,
and fined 1928 and costs.
A. A. Bruan also was found guilty of
speeding his car in reckless and dan.
gerous manner, and fined 1925 and
costs,
James Mcqueen, charged with driv.
ing on the wrong side of the street,
and who is alleged to have disregarded
warning, was found guilty and fined
500 and costs. Mcqueen, through his
attorney, noted an appeal in his case,
Each Defendant Lectured
AS each defendant faced Judge Mon
sarrat, he was severely .lectured for his
offense. In the case of Braun, the
Judge said that he regretted that the
law did not give him the right to can.
eel the license held by Braun to drive
car. Braun ran into Hawaiian
while backing into Morris lane at Pa.
lama The man, fortunately, was not
seriously injured, but the judge said
that this was no fault of Braun, and
then fined him. ~. g
James MCQUEEN made a strong fight
to escape conviction and was defended
by ]. Alfred Magoon. Deputy Charles
4. Chillingworth likewise fought hard
for conviction. C. w. C. Deering was
the prosecuting witness and testified
that Mcqueen was driving his car on
the wrong side of Beretania street. ap-
preaching Nuuanu, last Sunday even
ing, and crashed into motorcycle.
Magoon tried to break down the testi-
mony of Deering but every time he
clashed with Deering, the case against
Mcqueen was made all the stronger.
Effort after effort to contradict the tes-
timony Of Deering absolutely failed and
at the conclusion of behring's recital
Of the case, the Judge assessed Mcqueen
900 and costs, remarking that the fine
was made at this sum owing to it being
Mcqueen first offense. Magoon filed
notice of appeal and the bond was fixed
at 1925. -1a. ,.
Admits Technical Guilt
Inspector Murasky was the third au.
tomobilist to feel the heavy hand of the
law. He had three charges against his
name on the police blOtter--driving
without lights being on the wrong side