Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-03-22

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prevailed that the Anti-Saloon League o
this county had to secure the services o
parties outside of the county to bring the
violators of the law into court of justice
1t was in that way that Wien was brought
here. He testified against this traverser
and courageous jury has adjudged the
traverser guilty of the offense charged
against him. The jury is to be congratu-
lated for their courage. They having done
their duty, it now remains for the court to
perform its duty"
Sullivan having been araigned in three
other cases, and having entered plea OF
guilty in each, the maximum fine was i'm
posed.
At meeting of the Methodist Episcopal
Ministers, of Baltimore city, held in De-
cember. 1902, in a letter which was areply
to the Board of Police Commissioners ap-
pears the following:
First, we approve of the work of the
Anti-Saloon League of Maryland and es-
pecially with reference to the prosecution
of offenders against the liquor laws of the
State. Second, we recommend Rev. S. f.
Nicholson. as superintendent of the league. "
The third resolution called the attention
of the Board to another and graver item
of its answer You say THE Board begs,
however. to say that any Minister of the
Gospel who, in public speech, by resolution
or otherwise upholds men whose characters
are utterly disreputable. whose lives have
been blackened with all kinds of immor-
atty and bad conduct, who have shown
themselves to be guilty Of doing anything
for the sake of money, is not fit person
to preach the Gospel of Christ"
Reaffirming that the character and work
of such witnesses, and especially of Detec-
tive Wien, the witness whose testimony
Captain Humphrey so greatly interested
himself to impeach and destroy, was not
even referred to by a single member of the
Preachers meeting, we now call your at
tention to the opinion of his Honor Judge
James B. Henderson. of the Montgomery
county court, before whom similar liquor
cases were tried, where Mr.. Wien appeared
as witness and where he was assailed.
as in the Hartford county cases, by Capt
Humphrey. Quoting Judge Henderson, he
said: THAT the jury was right in crediting
Wien, as there was no reason why he
should have msrepresented the facts ="
Still quoting Judge Henderson, the report
| says, Here then is a wide and irrecOncil-
| able difference of opinion concerning Mr.
Wien as witness between the Police Com
missioners Of Baltimore city and the Judge
and jury-grand and petit Of the Mont
gomery county court, and we leave the
public to decide between them. Another
difference may also be seen in the fact
that while Captain Humphrey escapes with
out public admonition, reproof or even CEN
sure, Judge Henderson declared that both
the sheriff and several of his deputies
should have been indicted for malfeasance
in Office. as it was clearly their duty. with
the knowledge they possessed, to have sup
pressed these Illegal places"
Judge Henderson further added that
hereafter the Anti-SaloOn League would
have to be relied upon to bring the guilty
to justice. as the county officials had dem
onstrated that they would not do their
duty"
Thus the Anti-Saleon League has been
warmly commended by Judge Henderson
and its work emphasized as of special i'm
portance where there are negligent or I'M
worthy officials
have quoted the above because recent
events have happened in regard to re-
organization of the police board as to show
that it is always better to do what is right.
Recently Governor Goldsborough has ap-
pointed Mr.. Morris A. Soper as president of
the police board, and Mr.. Soper was pres
ent at the trial here in court and assisted
very materially in helping to convict Geo
Sullivan. the keeper of the resort on the
Conduit Road. and Captain Humphrey, who
tried so hard to discredt Wien as wit
ness, has been discharged from his posi-
ton as Captain Of the Detective Bureau of
Baltimore city.
Copy of resolutions passed at meeting
of the Montgomery County Anti-SalOon
League on January 18th. 1908:
THE Montgomery County Anti-Saloon
League in annual convention assembled.
traffic in Intoxicating liquors, both because
it is outlawed from the county and is made
a crime by the statutes. and also because
we believe it is the great curse of this
nation and of this age.
I'VE rejoice in the growing interest
throughout the county in favor of strict
enforcement Of the local option law as be-
ing the only protection to our people and
our homes from the ravages Of this iniqui-
tUus traffic.
I'VE most heartily commend Judge Jas.
B. Henderson for his splendid efforts to
properly safeguard the best interests Of
our citizens and the reputation Of the
county, both in his efforts to secure the
cooperation of the constabulary of the
county and in his action in the assess
ment of penalties and the disposition Of
cases in court.
I'VE desire in the same spirit Of earnest
ness to commend the States Attorney, II.
Maurice Talbot, who has without fear or
favor honestly prosecuted those who have
been charged with violation Of the local
option law.
THE time has come when the good citizen
shipof the county has perfect right to ex-
pect faithfulness at all times on the part Of
all its officers in the performance Of all duties
required by their official oaths. and we do
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