Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-04
CHIEF BLACK
DEFENDS POSITION
BEFORE MINISTERS
Appeared Before Ministerial Union
Today Relative to Boxing
Exhibition.
SPIRITED DEBATE ENSUED

Though moth ing was accomplished
beyond an explanation on both sides, the
Ministerial Union, AT iis monthly meeting
~ the \ Nj &. A. today spent nearly
two hours IN discussing the boxing match
recently held AT The Playhouse which. Mt
the last meeting the union had condemned
IN resolutions adopted at that tune. which
reflected ON all parties III interest
In view of the fact that the Police Do
partmcnt had been criticised, Chief oi
Police Black was gwen the privilege oi
making q statement as was also Frank T..
Haley. agent for the Law and Order
society. who had furnished information on
which the Union acted month ago,
The matter was brnachcd nv the fcad-
ing of the resolutions. which was followed
by report. made by Rov. J W Easley,
chairman Of the COMMITTEES. tho purpors OF
which was tocriiiclse the daily newspapers
FOR not printing the resolutions complete
Chief BLACK. who followed. made a
statement 20 the effect that he had done
everything any reasonable man could do
referring to he exhibition and the enforce
mcnt oi the law He SAID hc had officers
there 10 prevent any violation of Law and
20 stop immediately any brutality He
had discussed the matter with the attorney
general the latters deputy, q former city
solicitor and All advised him that he cOnld
90 nothing until the law was violated
lie witnessed three bouts. saw ne
brutality ard know of No admissions that
were rad and no prizes offered Iic con
.Io,nnr~l tllc ccngurc uf the Ministerial
! mon without being heard lie stated
that hc saw Frank llalcv ont IN the cor
rlor III The Playhouse th, night 81 the
bouts. while the boxing Was ~ progress
tic considered tho pcrfnrmancv ec'enit-
hr boxing match lic SAID hc had threat
oncd to arrest personally the promoter. u
ANYTHING went on contrary to Law, and
would take hlm III the Stage htnlsolf The
chief thought there should hc = rrtract'on
on the part of the Ministerial Union
Rev George White Dawson =aId he
apnrovpd tho resolutions WHOM adopted
and would stand hy them now
Rev George Cooke thought the
chief had h,Scn llnlustly ccneurcd
The RESOLUTIONS wcr, again road and
Rev. Charles | Candcc offended the
chief and the department lir stated that
when he read the resolutions hc thought
thev were uuwisc and uncallod for
Rev Ilwood " Jones did moi think
Il was a question Of Law. hut of motals
and welfare of the community
Frank T. Haley spoke ol having a talk
with the chief. also of going 10 another
police officer and asking ho latter 70 stop
tho hout then IN progress. but the ojilccr
told him he did nnt takc orders from hlm,
but frn,n the chief lIalr> -,id he paId 81
admission and declared that IN his opinion
II was An up-to-oaic pTl8r hight
Thus WAS followed bV - general debate,
v hirh was decidedly spirited. the CHIEF
participants being Black and iialey
At the conclusion ot The meeting I hiei
Black said be would scc that no more
similar exhibitions arc gwen IN the CITY,
and that If necessary hc vii personally
arrest tho participants and sec that the
matter gets INTO court for 4 ruling