Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-27
AVER SUSPENDED,
DENIES CHARGES
AND WILL fight
Police Surgeon Refuses to Quit,
contradicts Statement OF
Mayor; Says Old Row

ly from a patient for professional ser
vices, DR.. r. G. Aver, police surgeon
and emergency hospital physician,
denies most OF the allegations in the
charges made against him. claims that
his conduct has been ethical in his
profession and proper In the law,
charges a conspiracy to GUST him from
office and says that he will fight the
charges to a finish. The mayor yes
terday demanded that Aver refund the
fee he had received and resign before
4 o'clock On his failure to do so
Lane suspended him and put DR.. J. 7.
Wayson, county physician. Temperate
ly in charge of the emergency hos
pital.
Aver Tells His Side
In a clean-cut statement to the
Star-Bulletin this morning DR.. Aver
denied most of the allegations made
against him; absolutely contradicted
many statements so far advanced in
the case and made no attempt to con-
ceal the fact that he had treated Peter
Maggie as a private case.
The man had the money to pay for
professional attention; that is my
business; he asked me to take his
case; there is no law to forbid or
discourage me from doing so If l do
not thereby slight my official duties;
having money he could not 60 to the
hospital as q county charge; | cared
for him; presented a very reason
able bill; got his o. X. for it; COL
lected my money and thought moth
ing more about it," is the Doctors ex-
PLANTATION Of the whole affair in a
nutshell.
Alleges Old oaurreI
The doctor says the whole affair is
only a revival of the old fight which
he says DR.. Wayson has waged to
get him out of the hospital Sheriff
Rose says 1t is a malicious scheme on
the part Of Wayson to ruin the reputa-
ton of a man who is making good.
"Wayson has even gone so far in
his attack on DR.. Aver" said the
sheriff this morning, that he has in
my presence accused the doctor Of
being crook and a dope fiend."
Jack Edwardson, secretary of the
Seamen's Union, who knows consider
able about the whole affair, was seen
by a Star.Buletin reporter and de-
clares that Maggie had sufficient funds
to hire q private doctor. In his ca
paeity Edwardson was called upon to
investigate the case of Maggie and ad.
vised him to go TO the Queens Hos
pital. = il. ~ A. a. u r.. ~'1r
Before Edwardson learned that
Maggie had money he took the old
sailors case up with DR.. Wayson and
the Associated Charities, to see what
could be done for the man. 1t was
at this time that Wayson learned
about Nagle's case.
Or. Ayers DeniaIs =. ~. - IT,.
DIR. Aver says he has no intention
Of resignfng for the simple reason
that there Is no cause to do so and
that he will fight his case to the end.
He wants public hearing as soon as
possible to bring out every fact and
declares there is absolutely nothing
to disclose Of which he is ashamed
Mayor Tells Of Charges :
The charge against DR.. Aver, &C.
cording to Mayor Lane, is collecting
$50 from Peter Maggie, a sailor on the
bark John Ena. The mayor says he
learned that DR.. Aver did not render
professional services to Nagle and
that II he had he could not receive
money as he is the emergency hospital
physician, in which capacity he is. paid
BY the city and county,
Has Woodward Investigate =
When Mayor Lane learned of the
matter he sent his secretary, Edward
X. Woodward, to ferret out the facts
and the following Information, said
the mayor, was brought to light: !.
Maggie was hit by an automobile De-
cember %, Knocked unconscious and
his ankle broken. He remained at
the emergency hospital all night, at
tended by the steward and not DIR
Aver The next morning he was sent
to the Queens Hospital as q private
patient of DR.. Aver, where he re-
manned for 20 days, his bill amount
ing to 1882, plus DR.. Ayers bill OF
$50 for professional service. As
Maggie did not have any money with
him he gave DIR. Aver . written order
on the Hind, Rolph office and, the
latter collected the money. -
Ed~srdson stars sall Rolling ~
In the meantime ]. j. .EdRardson.
business agent OF the Sailors Union,
looked Maggie up and to him Maggie told
his story. EdwardsoR Immediately
went to DR.. Wayson, who started an
Upon his findings the
case was referred to A. NJ. Brown. city
and county attorney, who in turn re-
ported to Mayor Lane. ..- 49,:
Peter Maggie. who is "a years old,
left the hospital a cripple and since
has not been able to find employment
and needs the $50. He has been a
sailor all hts life, but will never again
tread the deck Of vessel
UP to Supervisors Next
Mayor Lane said today that he will
bring the matter to. the attention of
the board OF supervisors next week.
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