The Washington times., 1930-01-08
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and then referred to the Me-
Pherson case.
"It was a difficult case TO
handle" Kelly said. I'VE were
as careful to protect an innocent
man as we would have been to
prevent the escape Of a possible
murderer. I would do it the
same way If I had to do IL
again." he said defiantly.
Kelly said he was sorry that
the Mcpherson death occurred
only a short time after Inspector
Shelby took charge Of the De-
tective Bureau.
He intimated that if another
such case occurred in the future,
the publicity" angle might be
handled in different style, and
public reactions considered to q
greater extent.
Attorneys James A. O'Shea,
George E. Strong and Henry I.
Quinn, who defended the accused
officers, delivered brief speeches
in which they expressed conf
| oence In Cnem.
Others to speak were Odell
Smith, chairman Of the public
order committee of the Board of
Trade; A. j. Driscoll, president
Of the Mid-City Citizens ASSocia-
tion, and Detective Sergt. Charles
j. p. Weber, who as spokesman
for the detectives welcomed the
officers back to their old duties.
Inspector Shelby resumed com.
mand Of the Detective Bureau on
his fifty-fifth birthday. YeSter-
day Major Henry G. Pratt, police
superintendent, withheld his res.
toration until today, and made it
birthday gift.
The District Commissioners yes
! terday noted receipt Of the report
of the special police trial board
headed by Major L. e. Atkins,
assistant engineer commissioner
All three Of the commissioners ex.
pressed satisfaction with the re-
suits Of the hearing, and said
they were pleased that the board
had seen fit to exonerate the two
officers.
Grand Juries Curbed
Inspector Shelby also stated:
II believe it will be o long time
before another Grand Jury will
attempt to excoriate officials who
have given their lives and best
efforts to the public service. Let
us take up our duties and strive
to give even greater service than
in the past, forgetting what has
happened. %
The police service is poorly
appreciated and poorly compen-
Sated. Nevertheless I am sure
we will all carry our burdens and
give the best that is in us. The
public confidence may have been
shaken, but it is now restored"
Evidently having in mind the
activities Of former Policeman
Robert J. Allen, Shelby vigor-
ouSly denounced what he termed
''diSloyalty" on the force.
''DiSloyalty is a cancer which
will sap the vitals Of any organ
ization," he said. N"When you
find it." he told the detectives,
stamp it out ruthlesSly and kill
it." ....
At the conclusion of his speech
Shelby commended Lieutenant
Kelly, who, he said, had been
vilified in worse form than he
himself and borne it with dig
| nifty and manhood.
II am sure that no municipal
ity in this country has q more
efficient, honest and capable in
vestigator in its service than Ed
Kelly" he said. II wish that
every member Of this force and
every citizen could have been
present during the three days
hearing of the trial board and
could have heard Kelly explain
the efficient and capable manner
in which he conducted himself"
Cheers Greet Kelly
Lieutenant Kelly was then in
troduced and received an ovation
lasting several minutes. He
opened his address by thanking
his comrades for their kindness
and then referred to the McPher-
son case.
1T was a difficult case to
handle" he said. I'VE were as
careful to protect an innocent
man as we were in our efforts to
avoid having posSibler murderer
make his escape. I would do the
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