Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-05

incensed q, the action oc the Board
Of Police Commissioners in dismissinr
from the force Detective Sergeant
Krengel, VINO had been one of its
chief witnesses in its Investigations OF
vice conditions III Richmond, tho
Mayors Vice Commission at special
meeting held a, the Jefferson Hotel
last night adopted .ms urging
the rcinstatcment OF Mr. Krengel and
the restoration to rank Of serGeancy
OF Policeman Shoemaker. In a conmu-
rication TO be forwarded to Alavor
Ainslie to-day the Vice Commission re-
views conditions as 1t found them both
through the evidence OF Mr. krcngel
and tina, OF outside investigators
brought hero by the commission.
URGE REMOVAL or
ROTH WEI. AND GuODE,
Conditions pointed out in former re-
ports .r. stated TO have existed with
the acqu!esceE,e of the police because
u MAS known 20 patrolmen that certain
II the immoral resorts were freaucntcd
ny certain commissioners. and police
men feared TO take action which might
each three years come UP for re-eIec-
tion That this fear was we'll
grounded the resolutions state. is
shown by reccn, developments
Immediate steps for the removal
from tho rolice Board OF Messrs We'll
and Goode are strongly urged, and the
2ss-mcetng OF citizens called for
Thursday night At tho John Marshall
High School Building is heartily COM
mendcd.
The resolutions commend Commits
sioners Parker and Thomas for their
work on the Tolicc Board and severely
arrsign Mcssrs. Bradley and Boykin
as we'll as Messrs Goode and We'll for
their vote In the Police Board in the
Krengel and Shoemaker cases
RESOLUTIONS CENSURE MAYOR
FOR ALLEGED INACTIVITY
/, was stated that there was entire
unity Of opinion among the members
of the Vice Commission. After rcn-
eral discussion OF developments sir ce
tho last meeting of the commissions n
rough draft of the resolutions WAS
written out and adopted, ana a com
mittee. composed of Messrs. Il. H. Mel
,on tchairman), J. j. Gravatt and T. NJ
Calisch. was named to put the resolu-
lions in proper order. The committee
will meet this morning AT 1890 o'clock
for the purpose and the resolutions
will be placed in tie hands of the
Mayor to-day. 1t is stated that the
resolutions Will censure Mayor Ainslie
for his alleged inactivity at the time
the hoard took action in the KrenSel
Ease
There was full attendance at the
meeting, which was held in Room $50
of the Jefferson Hotel Rev. j. j.
Gravatt d. d. rector OF the Church
Of the Holy Trinity. presided
There was general discussion par
ticipated in by Captain a. B. Guigon
Dr. Gravatt, william 7. Reed. presi-
dent Of the Chamber OF Commerce: Dr.
Moses d. IIoge, Rev. J. T. Mastin. sec
rotary of the State Board of Charities,
and Rev. b. n. Melton
CHRISTOPHER IL. GARNETr rO
PRESIDE AT MASS-MEETING
Announcement was made last night
that Assistant Attorney General Chris
topher B. Garnett has accepted the posi-
tion of hairman for the mass-meetine.
to be held Thursday night at the John
Marshall High School general meet
ing of signers Of the call for this meet
ing was held yesterday, at which n
number of committees were named
The committee to secure chairman
consisted OF Messrs. II. NJ. Carrington.
Wyndham r. Meredith and John Stew
art Bryan 1t was at first suggested
to ask DIR. Gravatt to preside, but it
was later determined TO have the mass
meeting citizens affair. entirely in
dependent Of the Vice Commission.
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part, but the committee was not pre-
pared to announce their acceptances
last night Arrangements are being
made for an overflow meeting at Broad
Street Methodist Church should the at
tnndnnca exceed tho nnnit,. ~