The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-20
Working Girls Bundled Into
Patlol Wagon On Main Street,
Says Witness
Investigation End
Apparently Near
Practically All Direct 1esti-
mony Now ln-Rebuttal by
Pollard at Meeting on Fri
day Night

That prominent people were taken
out Of disorderiy house on Main
street by the back exit and released,
while working girls were brought out
through the Main street exit was the
declaration last night of Stage Powell.
a witness before the council commit
tee investigating the police depart
ment
Mr. Powell. an East Main street
merchant. gave this as one or inc
reasons why he protested against the
method OF rasding the house. lie
was called to show that Commissioner
Goode had spoken 10 the officers op
that occasion by request, and that MS
protest was not against the raidlng OF
the house, but against the method.
The End in Sight.
The investigation was brought near
to a close last night when practically
all the direct testimony for prosecu-
sion and defense was completed.
When the committee meets again on
Friday night. attorneys for the &C
cused commissioners will place rev
will be followed by witnesses In re-
buttal summoned by City Attorney
poollard Then comes the argument
by attorneys and the case Will lie IN
the hands of the committee.
From the maze OF statement AND
contradictions only one fact siands
out clearly. and that II that some Oh
the members OF the Board OF Ponce
Commandments have bean in the habit
OF frecusneinx houses that exist in
violation OF the law. Upon this vet
70 be disputed fact CITY Attorney
Pollard lie expected TO place the most
emphasis. contending that the law
cannot be enforced when those having
charge Of the police force themseives
not only wink at law violations en'
themselves violate the law He Is ex-
pscted to undertake to convince the
Council Committee that no matter what
may be said about the duty Of police
of,cers they cannot be expected to raid
disorderly houses when they know that
their superiors frequent suoh houses
More Contradictions.
Last nights session saw Il repetition
Of contradictions in part of the tea
timony OF witnesses summoned by MT
Pollard and saw. too. those contradic-
sions modified Detective sersean'
Krcngel was further harrassed by
witnesses for the defense and under
questioning by Mr.. Pollard probability
Of truth was again established.
Witnesses summoned by counsel for
the three COMM ssioners more directly
involved we're put through examina-
ton 10 contra dict Krengel and &c
raise strong suspicion that he had
been using hts Office for personal gain
Several. all last night being negroes
and most OF them with police records
testified thar krengel had either sold
them jewelry or had attempted to
sell to them. Mark Ridley declared
that the detective had visited his place
on Brook Avenue to recover 3ewelry
alleged to have been sold the witness
Lucinda Davis. who. as she said. has
heen arrested for almost every little
thing except murder" testified that
Krengel had tried to sell her a pail
Of earrings for $l25. Police Officers
denied details OF Krengers testimony
declaring that the detective had not
told the truth when he said that De.
tective John F. Wiley had mentioned
the Commercial Hotel as the worst
dive In Richmond"
Wiley Enters Denial.
Detective Wiley himself denied
making any such statement and de.
MED further that. as testified to b,
Detective Krcngel. he had exhibited
key to the alleged gaming roem
All but one admitted. however, thai
Wiley had spoken OF gambling plac,
on Bank Street and that in other re-
spects Krengels testimony was cor
rect,
Further testimony to show the good
character OF Mrs. Woodruff's lodgins
place over the former store of Commits
sioner Goode was adduced by the de.
tense.
From Commissioner Douglas Cor.
don. Mr.. Pollard brought the statemen,
that Sergeant krengel has been a
valuable and efficient officer and thai
until this investigation began he had
had faith in his veracity. He did no,
explain the reservation as to time
Mr.. Gordon also had praise for Com.
missioner McCarthys efficiency.
Stag Powell. 4 Main street mer.
chant, testified that he had complained
to Commissioner Goode on the nigh,
Of the raid OF Main Street house. al
which time the commissioner liz sale
to have interfered with several police
men and detectives in the discharge
Of their duty. He thought that as g
commissioner. Mr.. Goode was the pro,
per person to whom to complain. His
important testimony follows, begin.
ming with his answer In the affirma
tive when asked II he were present
when house on lower East MAR
4 street was raided;
Defends Mr.. GOotlc,
Smith: Tell this committee what
happened.
Powell: told Mr. Goode that |
thought il was a disgrace to Main
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