The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-23
ArraIgns Mayor Ward and Ac'i0n of the Council
 Committee PRESENTED AN OFFICIAL
 REPLY ID COMMISSION Paper Was Ordered Filed on Motion By Commissioner Brown-Sesslon Was Very Short and All
 Members Were Present.

Police Commissioner George G. Phillips last night filed his answer to the request that he resign his office. He refuses to re- sign.
 The paper was read at a meeting of the police commission called for that specific purpose.
 Chairman Parker, Commissioners War ren, Brown, Jones, Fies. Phillips and Don ahue were present.
 The meeting was called to order by Chairman Parker, who asked what busi- ness the meeting had to consider. MT. Phillips replied that the meeting had been called for the specific purpose of allowing him to make answer to a resolution of- fered by Commissioner Brown at the last meeting, requesting his resignation as a police commissioner. MT. Phillips then submitted his reply, which Is as fol- lows:
 Phillips Reply.
 To the Chairman and Members of the
 Board of Police Commissioners. City:
 Gentlemen--At the last meeting of this commission resolution was introduced. receiving two votes, which requested my resignation. In support of my conclusions in the matter l deem 1t but proper to give my reasons for same.
 1. Mayor Ward made the original charges against me before this commits sion out of personal hatred he held toward me. growing out of his nomina- tion. when was not supporting him-that primarily he might be paraded by the newspapers in the lime light of public opinion as a great reformer; and second arily, as a notice to all other city of fcials that they must fall In and help 1x,,tI1 l. l. sx1l.t. himself or suffer his ire. and perhaps as unjust charges as those made against me. 2. demanded as had A constitutional right to do a hearing in a court of com potent jurisdiction. and every informed person agrees that the commission had no legal authority to investigate the mat ter and that did have the right to be tried by jury.
 3. The mayor then. instead of giving me a. show undertook to have the license of a business revoked in which I was inter ested. I was informed that the mayor self that he was after, and if Wade would buy me. out. he would not further push 1t. I was further informed that the mayor told MT. Wade If he would join him fthe mayorl--I suppose in his fight on me-he would be taken care of. I interpreted this to mean that he was ready to use the trust the people had given him with all the powers incident to the mayors office to aid the personal l fight on mo. then sold my interest in said business to Wade Bros. and when the hearing came before the council com mittee I was not represented in person. by attorney nor bv interest; still the mayor sought to bring out testimony against me. and if is upon this ex parte hearing, where I was not present and had no interest. that I am resolved against in this body
 Had Resolution Ready. To show that said proceedings was n stocked game. I am informed by men who were present that after the commit toe heard the evidence and arguments. Alderman Fulghum. who presided over the meeting without leaving the room. took from his pocket type written reso- lution and introduced 1t to revoke said license. If tfs matter was not pre- judged without evidence. how came the resolution prepared. and who prepared it ? I If the matter was pre-judeed. why go through the mockery of taking testf- noBy and thereby try to fool an unsus- pecting public? Would any impartial jury write it's verdict and stick 1t in it's pocket before it was empanelled 10 try case? Would any citizen like to be bound by judgment involving fifteen cents under such circumstances. sur
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