Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-17


postal authorities last night.
CENT OF ANONYMOUS
LETTER TO KRESGEI.
The letter is as follows:
Richmond, Va.
MT +. L. Ercngle
sir: You have taken n very promi-
ncnt part In the Vice Commission and
YOU think you cant he stopped but We
VIII show you a thing or TWO: You are
one OF the dirtiest white men we ever
knew and we are going TO put a stop
TO you: II we have TO MURDER YOU
to do it.
We Will give YOU 900 THIRTY
DAYS TO RESIGN.
You have talked and lied about Mr..
Goode Mr., We'll and Mr. Mccarthy.
Now II YOU resign quietly we wont
bother You
But II you don't. YOU may expect to
get what you deserve
This VIII learn Won how to keen
your mouth shut IN the future, you
- FOOL.
TN TRUTH
FRIENDS OF TIE COMMISSIONERS.
ItRENGEI. SAYS HE HAS
NOTHING TO RETRACT
Detective Krcngcl was asked last
night for a statement regarding the
letter. lie said that he had nothing
10 rctract. that he would make the
same statements to any investigating
body that he had made to the Vice
Commission. that he was prepared 10
back his statement with proof, that
he had no fear OF tho threats made
against his life being carried out and
that he was tempted To treat the
anonymous letter as joke.
II WAS sent To the Vice Commission
ny Major Werner" the detective said
under instructions TO answer any and
all questions which might he asked
"a
] left headquarters on the mission I
did not know where I was going
was simply instructed TO report at
such place at such a time and to
answer the questions asked me. |
was further instructed to refrain from
making comments as to the proceed
ings. and this last order was repeated
by members of the commission after
the session.
WRITER'S APPEAR TO
KNOW WHAT TOOK PLACE
Il cannot say at this time just what
were the questions asked me- The
writer's OF the letter appear to know
what took place and something OF the
Questions put to me, for they have
called the names OF several commits
sioners. From the fact that the names
OF these same men are those said to
be mentioned in the third report of
the Vice Commission to Mayor AinsIie,
IT would appear that they are correct.
However. number OF queries were
put to me, and. acting under tho In
structions OF Major Werner, I answered
them as fully rs was possible for me
to do
There is absolutely nothing which
would retract in my testimony given
the commission. nor is there any change
which would care to make In these
statements The threat made by a
man. or by men. who are too cowardly
10 appear before me, carries small
weight with me. 7 am prepared to
meet any sally which may be made
by them against me-"
THINKS WRITER BELIEVED
INVESTIGATION AT AN END
Continuing his talk on the letter
and circumstances which appear to
have led up TO its being sent him. De-
tective Krengel said he was OF the
opinion that the communication had
been sen: him in the belief that all
further investigation was at an end
In support of this theory he remarked.
When I received the letter. was OF
the opinion that 1t was an Invitation
Of some kind. AS soon as gathered
the trend OF Its contents / began TO
study this communication more closely
The postmark showed that IL had
heen mailed some time between 6
o'clock Monday afternoon and II o'clock
that night. I noticed that my name
was spelt incorrectly in the letter, but
correctly on the envelope. showing that
the sender had referred to the directory
or TO telephone book before mailing
tho letter.
Another noticeable thing about the
communication was the fact that there
were so many obvious mistakes in capt.
taliZation and punctuation in portions
Of 1T. while In others the punctuation
bore tho traces of being done by n
person OF average education. This fact