Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-17
GOODE SAYS It
WAS ALL A Joke
Was Merely Joshing Chief Wer-
ner, Swcars Police Com.
missioner. -
DEFENSE SCORES HEAVILY
Sweeping Denials of Charges Are
Filed-Further Attack on
Krengel.

testimony. favorable to Police Com
missioners D. +. Mccarthy and r. y.
Soode; second challenge OF the ac-
curacy OF the Vice Commissions report
40 8, Policeman Harry T. Sweet deny
ing that part OF the report which rep
resents him as tostif%ing that he saw
Mr. Mccarthy enter a house OF Ill fame.
ana tho Introduction OF documentary
evidence by city Attorney Pollard in
'he form OF extracts from the records
or the Board Of Police commissioners
attorneys for the three accused COM
'nAsioncrs last night fled the answers
OF Mccarthy. We'll and Goodc to the
charges against them.
In each instance II vas a sweeping
denial OF the accusations contained in
inc Vice Commissions report and the
subsequent charges made by Detective
Sergeant Fred l.. krengcl and other
Witnesses who have been examined.
SESSION OF SIGNAL IMPORT
TO THE ACCUSED
Tho Council committee investigating
tho Police Department resumed tho
inquiry shortly after s O'Clock. Alder
man Barton ~. Grundy was in the
chair, and all OF tho members present
except Alderman Melton, who is out
OF tho city on business
tion of the three accused commissioners
carried their clients ., this sitting sub
s'artially forward They scored ad
Nantages AZ almost every turn in the
proceedings 1t was session OF signal
import TO the accused commissioners
WITH every III ter ] development
Strengthening the defense
Attorney Hiram VI. Smith rn.rcilcssly
PURSUED the already harassed Krcngel
fie put on a new witness. who told the
Investigating body that Krcngcl. after
selling negro named Mark Ridley a
gold watch for $50 and two diamond
pins for s25 each went TO the negro
week ago las, SUNDAY and borrowed
The three pieces Of jcwclry from him.
telling Ridley that he would either pay
back the money Ridley had given him
or return tho jcwclty intact.
SECOND ATTACK on
kRENGEL FAILS
Tho attorney partly failed in second
assault OIL krersel, for. after proving
by the testimony Of several witnesses
that the detective sergeant had appro-
priated n reward OF $40 paid by cit
Ten for the recovery OF a lost watch
chain and charm. the Clty ATTORNEY put
CAPTAIN George T.. Pollock in the chair
, who testified that Kreuvel had turned
In the reward 20 tho rolicr benevolent
Association fund. Under tho rules no
retained one half Of tho amount Of the
reward. 81. for himself, II tic tcsti-
mony OF these witnesses is not dis
credited later. this incident viii SHOW
only that krcnscl deprived the citizen
entitled to tho reward. in order that he
might claim II for the police fund and
himself
city Attorney Pollard had definitely
stated that the evidence aEaina; the
three commissioners Vas all in. and
that no more witnesses would be called
by him except in rebuttal when Attor-
ney Robert r. Scott announced that he
was about 20 nle tho answer OF Com
missioner n. +. Mccarthy
MCCARTHY MtkrS
SWEEPING DENIAL
The written document was sworn and
subscribed to by tho accused commits
sioncr. He denied that there vas anvi
truth In any OF the charges He de-
cIared that at no time during his term
In office had he hecn guilty OF any
misfeasancc or ma!fcasance in oNlce
IFs concluded by saying tina, at all
times and in all circumstances he had
faithfully aud conscientiouslv per-
formed his duties as a member of the
Board OF Police Commissioners
Attorney Leigh r. Page. counsel for
Commissioners Cliff Well then filed the
answer of Mr.. We'll II was complete
denial OF ali charges of malfcasance
and misfeasance. Mr.. We'll specifically
denied that he had visited the house.
OF i'll fame named by Krengel in his
testimony Ne denied that he had been
seen In an intoxicated condition by
Krengel His answer branded Krcn-
pra 70 Ip1r
WE'LL ADMITS SPEAKING no
OFFICERS ABOUT HOUSE
Commissioner We'll acknowledged
that he had spoken to the two officers
who testified that he had "jokingIy
threatened to Kill them" if they
molested certain house lie pro
! tested that he was not speaking Sc
rlously, and the officers knew he was
not He further admitted that he had
casually remarked 10 Policeman Duffy
when he learned that Lee Lords pool
= room had been raidod because a miror
was found playing pool there that he
believed Lord was trying TO observe
the law in the conduct OF his poolroom.
and he was convinced that II a minor
had been found there playing pool.
Lord knew nothing Of it,
Attorney Smith read the answer OF
Commissioner Il. y. Goode. The
charges of m'sfeasancc and malfeas-
ance in Office were denied in the same
- sweeping manner that characterized
the answers OF Mccarthy and Well
GOODE SAYS HIS CALL on
CHIEF WAS PRACTICAL. JOKE
Mr.. Goode admitted. however, that
he had figured in the scene at the ONCE
OF the Chief Of Police described by diff !
ferent witnesses. including Chief wer-
ner. He admitted that the testimony
OF the witnesses was substantially cor
ITant;,,,o1 -, c. c.-s...,