The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-02
RECALLS POLICE BOARD

OF the Police Board they are so small
numerically that they will have TO
stand up TO be counted.
INDIGNATION that krengei should
have been placed before two of the
men whose conviction was due TO evil
tience given by him, the truth OF
which is established and Is believed
by ninety nine out of every hundred
men In the city, was manifest on all
eides
Not a man WAS found wlD under
stood how Goode and Well, the one
called on to resign for misfeasance
ana nalfeasance in office and the oth-
! ar cesured by the Council for gross
Yaaeconduct. could be so utterly ig-
uorrnt OF the proprieties as 20 perti-
ctpate in the vote on krensei.
General Disapproval.
People discussed the matter ana
expressed the belief that the condi-
Cons IL allowed to continue without
urorest. would mean that the reign
a "a milling a return to the old Gays
Wf1en The rrdIigny district was wtde
omen. when sales OF liquor were made
~ All hours of the day and night,
would follow the remarkable ACTON
or the Police Board j.
Hhn, the effect OF the removal OF
Krenrel will have on the FORCE re-
Anains to he seen. If men are 10 pc
1ssnished hv the Police Board for tell
49, rhe truth. how long will 1t be be-
FORE the women OF the redlight dis
trict will be more brazen than ever.
IN. traffic in dope and whiskey en-
coura1ed and promoted, gam DING
1otnts on every corner and the ponce
department the creature OF crooks OF
all sorts?
Its Usefulness Ended.
vvha the
Y,oiica Board ever was worth the name
cha. n bears The red tape that has
|ol,owea Its creation, the trying OUT
Of experiments. the introduction OF res
oluttons the playing of farorftes TOT
nositions. have combined 10 make the
board a thing for ridicule Secret SEES
eions have been held hnd in4V'oua'
members have ordered the pove"' ;"
acme irstances. to do, or not to DO cer-
tain things
E>ntimen, is overwhelming for the
aho,ifion OF the board. and many do
hot want to wait for a charter cnAnee
10 see the end OF this organization.
which was for some months In the
tinAlight Was passing into the ais
cards. and which. by it's visitation OF
pArsona1 spite on the part OF two mon,
has brought discredit on the depart
men.. on the city. done injury~~as far
- nosrtble when all the facts are
kpown-~to a man who did his sworn
duty.
Nreuxei IL the Goat.
That Major Werner, Sergeant
Ggfcsby, pntrosman sweet and Ser
w~ant Kreneel were "marked men
soon after the investigation eiosed
IL NO secret, certainly 10 some OF
- the hest known members of the
Police Department. They had told
things which they had seen and
which they were supposed not TO
have seen when the Police Commits
stoner~ were concerned. M they
were marked for ssnughter.
For some reason, however. krengel
) n the only man who has thus far
come to walk the carpet" Krengel
/ knew. and knows, good deal more
than he has told. BY failing 10 re-elect
him the eomml ssioners doubtless
Y thought they would be able to dis
credit him in case he did begin to
talk, and declare that he war sore
over his failure 10 be elected But
Krenrei is not talkins-yet. There
+ viii come day when he Will have
something 70 say.
Rtesx 10 Their FAN.
One thfne that mas pleased the ad~
xocates ~ the charter changes is that
rhe Police Board acted ss II did, The
l hoard had played right into the hands
IL tire charter change promoters There
IN nothing the board could have done
tnat would have rcdounded more to
the good Of the movement under way
& for new charter.
The general demand now is for the
hoard To be abolished Mt once. for
the beginning Of proceedings which
win result in the removal OF Goode
and Well, for head to the Police De-
. partrnent whseh VIII be In absolute
control end for corsial honest sup
&ort Of the men who DO their duty
rad WHO rsf9se 20 wink at crime
IN ~essatss sssss rri~rtfssts' happen 70
MI NJ xYYyn arss of tAe Police Board.