Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-02-09
A CARD.

ICdDu0I, L uBu lIdt L uouiaS II uiioViI
son, q brotherinlaw of William Parker,
and J. J. Keller, were used rs i'm
peaching witness both Of whom swore
they would not believe Parker under
oath. Since that testimony was given
The inquiry among the people has been
why did they SO testify? why did not
Parker support and sustain his char
acter for truth, and veracity? and
who is this Hum bertson and Keller?
had they any motive in testifying as
they did? Humbertson is a brother
lnlaw to Parker and was administrator
of his father William Hunbertson :
Estate. This Thomas Humbertson is
the man who quarreled with Parker
because Che Parker) presented his &C
count against said Estate, for settle
ment. He is also the same Humbert
son, who refused to pay said account,
md because Of SAID quarrel endeav
ored by false statements to disfran
,hise said Parker, and did cause hi.
,rrest and Imprisonment because he
Parker was a democrat. A brotherin-
aw of that kind of disposition certain
y was capable of cheating the heir
# said Estate and did cheat them on
'flarge amounts of money in this way
Utter advertising the sale of Real e.
ate in which this Parker and other
,ad an interest, this Hum bertson tool
pecial pains to inform the person
'nxious to buy, that the property
vas not of much value out of repairs
md could not be repaired withou
reat expense, thereby causing tn
,roperty to sell far below its true val
'e and taking to himself the benef
f the same. A brothernlaw VII
'ould and did do these things is az.
excellant man for an impeaching wit
ness, but on that no man ought to be
believed, much less should any m all
believe him on oath when lie swears
that Parkers general reputation for
| truth is bad. And should an oppor-
tunity ever offer and necessity require
1t, the character of Parker for truth
and veracity could be sustained while
hundreds of the best men in the com
munity would swear, that Humbert,
-ons character for truth and veracitv
$ bad, and that they would not be-
| lieve him uuder oath.
John J. Keller the other impeach
ing witness has qualified himself a.
uch by running and owning a whisky
,aloon, in which he sold his poison to
men, women. and children, taking
from them often, the very money he
knew they needed to buy bread, and
after having ruined many families,
IN this way, got religion, joined the
church. and became one Of Its loudest
praying members, at the same time re-
tanning his interest in the whisky sa-
loon, taking to himself the profit
,rising from the sale of his forty ~.
whisky. But as a blind to the good
eople Of the church, he stayed away
rom the saloon and hired one Moses
Wade. Sometime after having joineo
Che church, and hired Wade to keel
the saloon, Keller was elevated to
some office in the church. And it is
rumored that since he became q gooG
praying member of the church, ana
an officer therein, whose duty it is to
receive and pay out the money be-
longing to the church, the funds 0.
the church has been reported shor,
about twenty thousand dollars. TIL,
inquiry now is why don't John J
Keller, the good brother, account ioi
the money. If he has ever Improperly
used the funds of the church and j..
ever prosecuted for embezzling the
same, am very sure when he is 50
prosecuted, few men will give him as
good character under oath as he
gave to Sanner, and if he is ever 20
prosecuted, am very sure that very
many poor men from whom he took
the last cent they had, in eXchang,
for his poisoned whisky, men of fan
character, and Of good reputation,
will be found who will willingly swear
as impeaching witnesses, that they
have known John J. Keller for i.
number OF years, that they have tn,
opportunity Of knowing his genera.
character for truth, and veracity, il
III the community where he lives, tina,
his general character for truth and We
racity is bad, and that they would 10
believe him under oath.