The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-02
Matter win Be Taken Up BY
Police Committee Of Super
J visor Board
PUBLIC MEETING MAY
BE CALLED BY CHAIRMAN
Horner Calls Accusations Against
Surgeon dirty and In
f.. beIieyabIe"

Action taken by the board of super
yisors last night Indicated that the en-.
tire matter of the charges brought
against DIR. r. O. Aver for misconduct
while police surgeon would be thor
oughly investigated at public meet
ing to be held just as soon as the chair
man of the police committee calls. the
meeting. 80. .....-s.
The matter Of Doctor Ayers aus
/, pension from duty rs police surgeon
was brought to the attention Of the
board by letter from Mayor John G.
Lane, asking that the board mako
Thorough investigation Of the facts as
| alleged and such other matters as may
T, be developed by the investigation.
/ On motion of Supervisor Arnold the
entire matter was referred to the
police committee with power TO make a
! Thorough investigation leaving the final
decision in the matter TO the board as
a whole. N.Htr4"
The police committee is composed of
Supervisors Horner, chairman; Larsen
and AHA. Horner and Larsen have
both expressed themselves in inter-
views as being skcptical as TO tho
charges and Horner last night declared
/ that the charges brought against Doc
tor Aver were Infamous and unbcliev-
| able.
| cit is q dirty shame,v said Horner,
"to damn q man 3 character in this
way. i do not believe a word Of the
charges. Time and time again have
i watched Doctor Aver and at no time
did he show any Indication of being
under the influence of. drugs
Larsen, it is understood, Is inclined
to believe that Doctor Aver acted with
| in his professional right TO collect a
bill of $50 from Peter Maggie, who was
first received at the emergency hospi-
thl and afterwards treated at the
Queens hospital. 1t is also understood
that Larsen is inclined TO believe that
the charge that Doctor Aver is a victim
to the drug habit cannot be proved.
Supervisor AHA declared that he
had not investigated the matter and
knew nothing more than he had read
in the newspapers. He would not make
| OH tnt subject.
Despite the fact that Horner be-
lieves that the charges brought against
Doctor Aver by Doctor Wayson are
without foundation, he admitted last
night that he had not made any in
] vestigations.
1t was made quite certain last night
that any investigation of the charges
brought against Doctor Aver cannot be
made behind closed doors. Mayor Lane
declared that the matter was OF too
much interest to the public to permit
OF such a secret investigation and in.
sisted that all the proceedings must be
held in public. VIZ.
According 20 the comments Of other
members of the superyisorial board. il
was held to be only fair 10 both tho
public and Doctor Aver that the charg.
es that had been made could only be
met IN public, and If any attempt is
made by the committee 20 conduct see.
ret Investigations strenuous objections
will be raised by the mayor and other
members Of the board.
The section of the mayor 5 letter "a
the supervisors which specifically Gov.
ers the charges against Doctor Aver
follows:
1.-THE allegations, IL proven, show
that, the emergency hospital which i,
maintained nj the expense Of the city
land county, has been uscd as source
Of gaining private Practise. In othel
words, Doctor Aver has sought privat,
gain at the expense Of the public The
practise Is unprofossional and intoler
able and has prompted, me 20 take i'm
mediate action in the matter.
/ 81 therefore, respectfully ask thai
vour honorable body make a thorough
investigation of the facts, as alleged
and Of such other matters Ms may com,
to your attention during the course o.
your investigation. Copies Of CORES
pondence aud other papers that ma,
he required during the hearing ar,
herewith attached.
Pending the investigation Of III,
official conduct Of DIR. r. q. Aver.
have appointed Dr. J. 4 Wayaon a
emergency hospital physician, direct
ing him 70 take full charge and con
troll of said hospital and 70 perform al
the duties required Of the Office unde
/ thn Ia -