The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-06
PROBERS WILL RESUME
THEIR WORK TONIGHT
Features of Session Will Probably BE
Fierce attack on Detective
krengeIs Testimony.
ATTORNEY TO LOOK
AFTER OFFICERS INTEREST
Police Oficials Who Are Witnesses
VIII Not Bc Permitted 10 BE As
sailed Without Some Attempt 40
Defend Them.

All eyes viii again oe conferred
upon the hearings before the special
Council committee on in sstigation Of
:he Police Department when it NEE
tonight at o'clock in the city Cir
cult Court Room, to pursue its in
vestigat!ons.
There IS & report IN circulation that
when the body get3 together tonight
another lawyer will be added to the
list now taking part in the proceed
ings II was learned yesterday that
certain citizens who have attended the
hearings, feel that the policemen who
serve as witnesses should have pro-
lection from the onsjaughts Of the
lawyers for the Police Commissioners.
In accordance with this belief, It WAS
said around City Hall yesterday that
there would be on hand tonight a
capable lawyer to protect witnesses,
Attorney David Meade White. rep
resenung the Social Service Fedora
tlon. and Murray Mcclure. the Vice
Commission. will attend tonight's ses-
sion 10 give assistance.
The program as at present outlined
Sergeant krengel may be further
heard along the ltae of exainina ton
through which he was carried last
week. He will be followed, proba bly,,
by Or. NJ. l.. Anderson, VINO Il expect
ed to bear out the detective in the
statement concerning certain alleged
gambling houses. 1t il said that De-
tecttve Kreugie related the eiissHin-
stances of the conversation had with
Commissioner Mccarthy TO DIR. An
derson short while after he aid ne
was warned 10 lot garnbling houses
along until notified by the board.
Others summoned 10 appear include
Captain Sowell, of the First District;
Officers II. +. Sweet. A. II. Galbraith.
f. 4, Campidonica. A. B. Duke, Z. X.
Akers, J.. Bertucci. c. e. Tucker, Cap
tain a. Wright. Captain T. J. Nc
Mahon, Captain q. E. Pollock
The line OF procedure will be that
OF the elimination of names OF per
sons and places not directly connected
with the inquiry In hand. This de-
termination was reached after Sergeant
Krengel had let several names which
had no connection with the case slip
out during his testimony last week
1t was said at City Hall last night
that when the attorneys representing
the m!ssioners presented evidence
In rebuttal to that given by Detec-
tive Krengel. they would Introduce
startling testimony regarding the
transactions in tho disposition of GER
tain tewelry by the detective.
Detective Krengel said he had pur-
chased the tewelry from certain per-
sons and sold II to other persons at
profit, as, the inference was, anyone
would have done.
The report last night was that tho
lawyers would show some OF the
3ewelry had not heen purchased from
persons mentioned by the Witness. and
that some OF II was not worth this
price he had received for It IN turn
ing 1t over
-Four members of the Council In,
'vestigation Committee ware seen last
night. Mona OF them could say 1ust
what might occur tonight They ali
indicated, however. that they would
do all possible To bring cut the truth
in the investigation, and that while
they depi5rsd the condition of things
and hsnsd. 20 reach a speedy oenciu-
sion. they weuid net agree to eurtait
the Investigation until all evidence
had been presented.