Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-07
KRENGELRESTORED
BY POLICE BOARD
TO FORMER RANK
Demotions and DismissaIs
Of Special Meeting Held
Null by Pollard.
POLICE CHIEF is DIRECTED
TO PREFER FORMAL CHARGES
Will Arraign Krengel for Traf-
hcking in Jewelry and on
Other Charges.
WE'LL NOT TO SIT AT TRIAL
Shoemaker Goes Back With Former
Rank, Both Drawing Pay
for Lost Time.
POLICE CHIEF is DIRECTED
TO PREFER FORMAL CHARGES
WE'LL NOT TO SIT AT TRIAL
Rank, Both Drawing Pay
for Lost Time.

Detective Sergeant Fred L. Krengel
and Police Sergeant r. L. Shoemaker
were restored to their positions on
the police force last night By the
Board OF Police Commissioners.
This action was taken after Mayor
Ainsl!e. chairman OK ofIicio of the board,
had sustained the point of order made
by Commissioner w. Douglas Gordon
that all business transacted by the
board At the meeting Of September 80
when krengcl failed OF re- election and
Shomakcr was reduced TO the position
or phtrolrnan, except the discharging
OF Policeman f. y. Less was illegal
and void because the notice of the
meeting specified the trial OF Le!ss as
the objec; for which /, was called
AS Mayor Ainslie ruled on Commits
s!oner Gordon's point. Commissioner
We'll called the attention OF the board
TO the fact that should Krengel he re-
elected to the force the board would
be unable 20 try him for alleged Of
lenses committed during hts previous
term OF Office.
kRENGEL WILL NOT RESORT
TO TECHNICAL DEFENSE
In answer 70 this there was pre-
sented communication signed by
krcnge!, in which he bound himself
not TO invoke this technical defense
In tho event he was re-elected and
later arrnigned on charges. and Com
missioner We'll at once withdrew his
objection
The failure to re-elect Krengel. the
reduction of Shoemaker, the election OF
Gordon Smith asa detective eerpaant.
tho election OF L. c. Tanner as a police
Of Oh, NJ
as district detective and the election
ot j. a. wood as member Of the
force having been declared Illegal the
business of rc-elcctiuE all OF the men
With the exception OF Woods. was taken
up. All OF the men we're Reelected to
the positions held b. them prior to the
meeting Of September 30 wi,hou, p
single dissenting vote
Those present at the meeting las,
night were: Mayor Ainslse. CHIEF Of
Police Werner. Police Surgeon Open
himer. Secretary Pollock and Conaints-
sioners Gordon, Bradley. Parker, We'll
and Thomas. Commissioner Goodc was
absent Commissioner Royal is as vet
unable TO leave his bed.
ACTION OF BOARD IS
SENSATIONAL CLIMAX
The action 'of the board came as a
sensational climax 10 the DEVELOPMENTS
in the police inquiry since the unex-
pected ACTION OF the body at the snc
cial meeting The announcements of
tho action taken by the board at that
time shook Richmond to its very
foundation and aroused storm Of pro-
test against the high handed methods
OF several Of the commissioners which
was far-rea ching. and which was ex
pected TO result in one of the largest
nass-meetings held here in years.
The action taken by tho board last
night is expected to modify the pro-
ceedings or the mhss-meet!ng scheduled
for tonight in the auditorium of the
John Marshall High School The pur-
poses Of that meeting were primarily
10 secure the reinstatement OF both
krengel and Shoemaker, and now Thar
the board has already done that. il was
pointed out in police circles last night
that the main object of the meeting
had been accomplished.
no CHANGE IN PLANS
FOR BIG MASS-MEI:TISC
The committee in charge OF to- nights
mass-meeting, however, announced
that the boards action in no way af-
fected the arrnngements-tha, there
was even more reason for holding the
meeting than before the Police Boards
action. The meeting will therefore. be
held az scheduled.
But little time was taken in hand
hns the business which came before
the board. Secretary Pollock had
barely finished calling the roll when
Commissioner Gordon rose to his feet
on point OF order
Addressing Mayor Ainslie, Commits
sioner Gordon said:
l rise to point of order The no.
tice which ] received of the meeting
OF the Board Of Police Commissioners
TO be held on September so stated
specifically that the meeting was
called for the purpose of trying f. \.
l.eiss. RcalizinG that he was charged
with drunkenness for the third time. I
felt confident that the board. in case
OF his conviction, would take proper
action, and. as l was called to the
Academy of Music that night on pro-
tessional business. made 10 effort TO
attend the meeting of the board.
In spite of the fact, however. that
the meeting was called for the sneci6c
purpose of trying r. A. Leiss. the
board proceeded to take radical action
on matters of an entirely different
nature. without giving notice of it's in.
tention SO to act.
WOULD HAVE OPPOSED
ACTION TAKEN AT MEETING
IF had been present, | should have
opposed such action. | had no notice
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