DEATH OF MR. MARSACK

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 98, 16 July 1927, Page 28

DEATH OF MR. MARSACK

EX-POLICE SUPERINTENDENT A VARIED CAREER After a varied career both on land and sea, Mr. Richard Marsack, exsuperintendent of police, died yesterday at the age of 68. Born in France, the late Mr. Marsack joined the training ship “Worcester,” in which he was a contemporary of Togo, later the Japanese admiral. After two years in the Worcester, he signed on as an apprentice with Adamson and Company, a firm running ships to Queensland, and was appointed midshipman in the Royal Naval Reserve. He passed his examination for second mate and chief officer, after six years at sea, but decided to settle in New Zealand. He started farming in North Canterbury, but soon left the farm and, after trying various jobs, joined the New Zealand Permanent Artillery in 1877. 34 YEARS IN POLICE FORCE Transferred to the Police Department in 1889, he was a constable in Christchurch and later Dunedin, his service in Canterbury totalling 13>years. He was appointed to the detective branch in 1897, and in 1904 became chief-detective at Auckland. He was stationed at Palmerston North as sub-inspector in 1912, and in

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1917 went to Wellington as inspector. He had charge of the Napier district in 1919, and in 1922 went back to Dunedin with the rank of superintendent. In 1923 he retired on superannuation. Since his retirement Mr. Marsack has been an active and valued member of the Justices of the Peace Association, owing to his wide knowledge of criminal law and court procedure. He sat on the Bench at the Auckland Police Court. He was secretary and organiser of the Church of England Orphanages in the Auckland district, until three months ago, when failing health compelled him to relinquish the position. Mr. Marsack is survived by his wife, one son and two daughters. The late Mr. Marsack was one of the most popular police officers of the force in his day. He was a man of many accomplishments and his varied career made him a most interesting man. He was a fluent French scholar and acted as French interpreter in the court on many occasions.