The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-12-26

he NGtiluulSt lrciCferS ASSOCIATION,
shortly after the acquittal of Captain
Pumphrcy by the baltimore Police Com.
missioners, adopted the following resolu-
tons:
Resolved. first. That the Methodist Preach
cr.' AIrcliu- of Baltimore hereby records its
appreciation Of the valuable work OF the
AntiS.tluon League of Maryland in the cause
OF temperance. and with especial reference to
the prosecution of offenders against the laws
OF the State, especially the liquor laws of the
same. We earnestly invoke for the league the
support fall good citizens in the prosecution
OF its work.
Second That we commend rs worthy OF
the esteem the support OF citizens the supcril.-
tcn;icnt ui The lcaGuc. Rev. l.. ). Nicholson.
who h:,S been most uniuStly aSSailcd because
of It's interest in the work which has been
committed to him.
Third, That we view with great concern
the :lcuuittal of Captain Humphrey, OF the
detective force. by the Board OF Police Com
ri>SiouCrS -ou Tie charges growing out of his
connection with cases tor the prosecution Of
offenders against the liquor laws of Hartford
county. and. further, that we feel that the
office of the Police Commissioners * to pros
cute lawhrcakcrS, and that no one in syrEpa-
thy with the cause Oi lawhrcakerS is Il lit per
son to nc member OF the police force.
In answer to the above, the Board sent
the following cauStic reply:
Baltimore Preachers Meeting, James {. Me
:.
Gentlemen: The Board OF Police Commits
sioner~ ACKNOWLEDGES the receipt "fyourcoT-
n1unication under date of December -. 1907.
addressed to Mr. George NJ. tpShuT. I'rCSi-
dent. conveying resolutions adopted hy the
Baltimore Preachers Meeting.
The Board of Police Commissioners thinks
That il is the best Judge to whether OF not
Captain Humphrey was guilty of the charges
brought against him: that hearing all the
evidence. trying the case and thoroughly
weighing the tcstirnuuyit WAS naturally i'll Il
better position to judge the guilt or innocence
, OF u party tried than the members of the Bal
timorc Preachers Meeting. who heard moth
ing OF K, except what perhaps has been stated
to them hv some one who WAS interested in
, the lruSccu: .ou ri The alleged offender.
The Board found that the character Of the
witnesses employed! by the AntiS;iloOn Lea que
i'll the Hartford county cases WAS most unTe-
Liable AVID most disrCputablc, and IT. there
there. could not blame Captain Humphrey
Tor saving indcr oath on the witness stand
i'll u ct~r IN which he legally summoned
to testify.
Tie I%uard fully appreciates what the
preachers meeting has been kind enough to
suggest. chat the Police Commissioners and
the oli..,;s appointed inv and serving under
them ~. --3 place themselves in favor OF tbs
pr0Svrul. 81 IF iH%hrCahcr~, and that the
commissioner. and police officers who do not
do so ara, s:.; lit p,rsoas tnr th'ir office. The
BOARD .CviS iH;!t in The particular alluded TO
it has always fully and cOnScientiously dis
charged its duty. and believes also that most
of the officers under them have done the same.
and most aSSurcdly the Board will ALWAYS
endcavor TO discharge its duty to the public
i'll this respect AT All times hereafter.
The Board hc&S, however. to say tina: amy
ministers of the Gospel who uphold in public
speech. by resolution or otherwise. men
whose characters are utterly Gi%rcputablc,
WHOSE lives have hcCn bl:ckcnch " it'll all kinds
Oi immortality and bad conduct who have
shown themselves TO be guilty OF doing any
thing for the sake of money, are NOT fit per-
| sons t" preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ.