Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-10

occasion to question him. so far" the
captain answered.
Did YOU see any written report
made by krcnGel on that West Cary
house asked Councilman Seaton
Not that | am aware Of said the
captain 1T is possible that he may
have written something on that morn
ihgs report. the blank form used en-
clusvely for noting the service per
formed by each man. But IL he put
such q note on that blank form he
should not have put il there, for ne
knows, as every other officer knows.
that the form is not the one used for
reports OF the character you suggest
] may have overlooked ii If he stuck
ii into his service report
DO YOU know OF any violations Of
the law Tor which offenders have no,
been arrested" David Meade White
counsel for the Social Service Fcder-
alton. asked.
NO. nothing | can recall onhand"
ASSUMES THAT HIS MEN
DO THEIR Full. DUTY
Know % any vice conditions
II suppose | know what Is gcncr-
ally known. But my place is in the
oiticc. must depend upon my men.
! have confidence in them, and rely
that they do perform their duty and
suppress vice wherever and whenever
they find it,"
Captain McMahon told OF anonymous
letters that come sometimes into head
quarters, complaining against houses
% III fame. He said Chief Werner took
charge OF these letters. evidently he.
cause he appreciated that the detec-
tives had their hands full OF other
matters.
Patrolman Harry + Sweet WAS re-
ca lied He told OF being assigned with
Policeman Bcr,ucci To clear the scgrc-
gated district Of class OF idle young
men who for a long time infested the
district. fed and clothed and housed
by the Keepers OF houses OF i'll fame
or inmates Of the houses. Captain
Sowcll detailed them fo,. this duty.
They wrokcd in plain clothes. After
II time Captain Sowcll put them back
i'm uniform. His captain subsequently,
put him back on this duty or some
thing similar. working him as a plain
clothes" man several different times
RERTl CCI AND SOWEII.
ON WITNESS STAND
Policeman /. Bertucci. the next wit
ness. said: Captain Sowell put us
back in uniform after We had finished
our 'work--cicancd up the district OF
these parasites. ] think we arrested
between 500 and 100 of them before
We got through
Captain r. 3, Soweil was called He
has held his captaincy fourteen months
ReplyinS To Mr. Pollard's questions. he
told OF assigning Sweet and Bertucci
TO duty In the district. He said the
police continued To arrest the degraded
young men who prayed upon the women
of the district until Justice Crutchiield
grew weary of crowdinS the City Jail
with them
Did any OF the police commissioners
ever interfere with YOU in the dis
charge OF your duty?" Attorney Scott
asked.
Never In anyway whatever" said
the captain
w. n. Moore. Il. Fl. Dubuque and II.
NJ Mitchell. patrolmcu. were called in
the order named. They told OF meet
Ing Commissioners Goode one night in
Broad street near the Memorial Hos
pital. Moore heard man shouting in
a loud voice. and discovered that the
citizen was with Commits sioner Goode.
and the pair had cab. There had
been complaint from tile hospital be-
cause. OF noise in the neiShborhood at
night
GoODE ASKED THAT
no ARREST BE MADE
Moore started TO arrest the man who
had yelled. Goode requested him TO
let the citizen alone.
care of him" said the commissioner.
Dubuque and Mitchell were on the
scene about that time. The three po-
licemen received from Commissioner
Goode the explanation that Mr.. Goodies
friend had shouted from the cab to
friends they saw walking down the
street. He was inviting them to ride.
The three witnesses agreed that Mr..
Goode did not command them to do
anything, but requested them to make
no arrest, saying that there was no
just reason for taking the man into
custody. So they let him go.
officer Mitchell testified to seeing De-
tcctive Sergeant Wiltshire on the oc
CASTOR when Krengel testified he was
drunk Mitchell was positive that
Wiltshire was sober.
Policeman j. i. Gary \gave unim-
portant testimony about youth he was
about TO arrest in The segregated dis
trict one night when he was with Po-
liceman Tucker. The young fellow
pleaded that he would he disgraced IL
the officers arrested him, and they let
him go.
JEWELER TELLS OF SELLING
DIAMONDS TO KRENGET.
Joseph p. Allen. tho iewelcr who sold
Krengel tic 500 earrings. was next
called. He said Krengcl told him 10
lot him know when he happened to get
hold of pair, OF small diamonds lie
got the diamonds. set them in earrings