Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-07

had any reason to suspect that such
action was contemplated. Therefore.
/ insist that the action Of the Board
Of Police Commissioners on September
30, except as TO the trial Of r. y Lciss
was illegal and void"
Mayor Ainslie replied that he had
seen from The Times Dispatch Of yes
terdaT morning that Commissioner
Gordon would offer this objection. and
that he had consulted the City At
torney as TO its validity. lie said that
the City Attorney had supported Com
missioner Gordor's point that all bust
ness Of the board at the special meet
Ing was illegal except the dismissal of
Leiss. and announced that the point
was we'll taken.
Upon the chairs ruling Commits
Fioner We'll called the attention of the
board 10 the fact that. should Krengcl
be reelected, II would bc Impossible
under the ruling OF the City Attorney
In the recent councilmanic invcst!ea-
ton TO try krcnEel for alleged repre-
hensibIe conduct. Commissioner Cor
don then secured the agreement from
Krengcl in which the officer bound
himself not to invoke the technical
defense.
BINDS HIMSELF NOT TO
MAKE TECHNICAL DEFENSE
This read as follows:
Il hereby agree and bind myself IL
the Board OF Police Commissioners re-
elects me 10 the police force and sum
mons me 10 trial, not TO invoke what
ever technical defense l may have
growing out of the fact that the
charges made grew out OF alleged acts
committed during "A former term of SER
vice
tsigncd) IF. L. KRENGEL"
Il certify that this was drawn by me
and signed by Krengel on October t,
1915
(Slgned)
wv. DOUGLAS GORDON"
With the reading of this paper Com
missioner We'll withdrew his opposition
10 the reelection of the officer and the
other men who were reelected TO the
force at the special meeting. and all
were elected with the unanimous con-
sent OF the commissioners present
Commissioner Gordon then offered a
resolution calling upon Major Werner
to inquire into Krengels alleged i'm :
proper conduct and to formulat e
charges against the officer should the
investigation bring to light facts which
warranted such a course.
CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION
INTO KRENGEI'S CONDUCT
This resolution was as follows:
Whereas charges have openly and
frequently been made that +. L. Kren-
gel has been guilty of conduct that
necessitates investigation by the Boa rd
Of Police Commissioners,
Therefore be it resolved, That the
Chief Of Police be. and he is hereby,
n MT ola
ascertain their nature. formulate such
charges as may be warranted and pre-
sent said F. L. Krengel for trial before
the Board Of Police Commissioners at
It's next regular trial meeting. or at
any adjourned meeting thereof"
The board adopted the resolution
unanimously. Immediately after it's
adoption Commissioner We'll announced
that he would take no part in that
trial.
RELIEVES ALL TENSION
UNTIL TRIAL is HELD
This course. pursued by the board,
relieves tension on the KrenGel matter
until charges are preferred against him
and he is arraigncd. Should Major
Werner find that a trial Is justified by
the alleged traflicking in jewelry or
that certain testimony offered by the
officer Is so at variance with the truth
as TO depreciate his worth as a mem
Der Of the local force, Krengel will he
given trial before the board at its
next trial meeting. This meeting will
probably be held on October 81, IL was
announced at headquarters after the
meeting adjourned.
Although Major Werner and CAPTAIN
Sowen Endorsed to tho fullest extent
the name OF Sergeant Shoemaker when
it came up for re- election at the spe-
cial meeting. II was said last night
that consideration OF the reduction of
several street rergeants had been be-
fore the board for some time
Commissioners Gordon's resolution,