The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-31
TAYLOR CASE ENDS. W|THEXONE RAT |ON
Vote On Resolution Is Three To TWo-ComptroIIer IS-
 sues Statement

'Be it resolved by the commission of the city of Birmingham that H. M. Taylor be and he is hereby fully exonerated of said charge" was the concluding paragraph of the resolu- tions adopted by a three to two vote at the Tuesday aession of the city commission in regard to the charges that had been brought against MT Taylor by Dr. A. w. Bell president of the Woodlawn Savings bank.
 The subject was one of the early matters of importance taken up by the commission and after some dis cussion was adopted.
 City Attorney W. J. Wynn ex- plained to the commission that the resolution was the only official ac- tion of the commission in the matter in regard to disposal of tLe question, and being the majority report was th- authentic sense of the commission as a body.
 When the meeting adjourned Mir. Taylor was congratulated by many. During the day he was the -ec.pent of personal written and telephone messages assuring him of the faith of his friends.
 MT. Taylo issued the following statement later in the day:
 T am deeply appreciative of my exoneration of the charges as eX- pressed in the resolution adopted by the commission this morning. Hun dreds of friends have expressed their confidence in me, to them and espe- cially those who voluntarily appeared before the commission in my behalf, I am deeply grateful. I have labored only to the bect interest of the city to the extent of my ability, and shall continue to 70 so during the course of my employment"
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 Resolutions For Taylor.
 The resolution exonerating MT. Taylor as adopted by the city com mission, was as follows:
 Whereas, pr. A. w. Bell has made certain chargea to the commission against City Comptroller ii. II. Tay- Tor and
 "Whereas. This commission did, on the 26th day of october, 1923, in open meeting, hear said charges, the de- nials thereof by MT. Taylor, all the evidence in the case and all the cir same, and the argument of counsel for MT. Taylor, and did take the same under adyisement, and
 Whereas, this commission has care- fully weighed and considered all the evidence i nthe case and all the cir cumstances surrounding the same, and being of the opinion that both Dr. Bell and MT. Taylor are men of Es this commission is of opinion that the proof submitted is insufficient to overcome the presumption of in- nocence and establish the guilt of Mir. Taylor, now therefore,
 Be It Resolved by the commission of the city of Birmingham that H. M. Taylor he and is hereby fully exon- erated of said charges"
 Minority Report.
 A minority report was given out by Commissioner w. l.. Harrison and Commissioner Mary Echols, as fol- lows:
 We. the undersigned commission CTS, submit this minor.-y report on charges made by Dr. Bell, president of Woodlawn bank against Comp troller H. M. Taylor.
 After hearing the statements and testimony of both MT. Taylor and Dr. Beli and carefully weighing the case from every angle, 1t is our opnion without reflecting on the integrity of either MT. Taylor or Dr. Bell, th.t the evidence is not conclusive as to guilt or innocence, but under all the cir cumstances and believing the i'm portance of the position of city comp. troller demands that the office be ad- ministered by a man free of any doubt or suspicion, we feel that the usefulness of MT. Taylor has been sc impaired as to render a ntinuatior of his services as comptroller not tC the best interest of the city.
 Respectfully submitted
 WILLIAM w. HARRISON,
 MARY ECHOLS."
 The commission, after adopting the