The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-17
SWEEPING OEN|ALS
/ BY COMMISSIONERS
|. READ TO C0MM|TTtE
Counsel for Goode, We'll and
Mccarthy Then Put Wit
nesses On Stand
urther Jewelry
Sales by Krengel
defense Seeks Further to Dis
credit Chief Witness Of Vice
Commission Woman Tes-
tilted

| Commissioners aoode, WEI. and
Mccarthy, through attorneys. enter
/ sd sweeping denIals last night OF all
| aarges of TniSfeasance and malfeaS~
isnce la office and contradicted fatty
he salient parts OF the testimony OF
'ficer kren.el and others. Their
counsel then put a number of Wit
1esses on the stand whose testimony
.as adduced for the purpose of ex-
| planning some remarks declared by
officers 20 constitute interference with
aam IN the discharge of their duties.
! seVeral citizens living In the neigh
oorhood OF the fL rented TO Mrs.
L. q. Woodruff by Commissioner Il.
y. Goode. and alleged 10 have been
lscd for immoral purposes. testified
! 10 the good character Of the place
Commissioners We'll and Mccarthy
made brief statements being satisfied
mlt h "A denial IT all charges in gem
bra and If the most serious ones only
ia detail.
| Commissioner Goodies answer was
&aore SPECIFIC most OF the testimony
III witnesses called by Mr.. Pollard
paving been deregatory 70 him He
admitted asking chief Werner and
,oidshy and Campadonlea why they
$santed 70 arrest Aunt Mary James
when h. might have been there him
elf, eut declared tina. he Was joking
IND Introduced q witness to testify
hat he had said before hand that he
Vas going tV pat az . Joke on the
hIef.v
Dsnig-~ and Explains.
lie denied interfering with Police
nan hraugcl in house is the red
Il }Esf ia "a f4Fs 4.
renee 10 renting houses TO that
>ind of people as meaning cheap
boarding houses and brought wit
tessss 20 testify % the good char
eter Of the iiat over hfs Main Street
.tore. lie explained also that hls
en1arfS 10 Policemen Goidsby and
anpodonsca about ustug poor judg-
nent when they rafded another house
m East Main Street. referred to the
obstruction Of the street at "A busy
hour. and brought forward witnesses
0 prove his statement
Besides bringing witnesses for these
purposes. the defense sought also
further Ia discredit Sergeant Krenge1
Jewellers testified that the rings sold
by the detective were worth mach
ess than he received from a policy
rambler far them. \ negro grit testi-
led that sunday week ago 0n1rer
ArenEel had come To Mark Riddle =
pace on Brook AvenUn to take atva Y
ewelry ne had sold he man An
lstempt MAS made also % prove that
>rengei nd pocketed the reward of
~red for the returned OF "a lost watch
houxh citizen had found the watch
For the third time an attempt was
naoe ny Alderman Workman To
ecure the introduction of the 500
Pages OF testimony s:ill In the hands
the Vice Commission and for a
bird time the matter went over. The
aght for this testimony began last
sznt. early in the session, Wac de-
ayed until the close and extended
Flto an executive meeting which
nsted for about twenty minutes The
question was finally laid ON the tn bile
\ Long Session
N the opening OF last nights meet
~ winch began few minutes after
o'clock. with Alderman Melton alb
emit ana continued until midnight.
ity Attorney Pollard introduced a
lumber of records from meetings OF
he Police Board and several other
arcrs, chiefly relating 10 the action
the board in suspcnding the rules
b retnstate an officer who had pre-
!ously been discharged for drunken
ess, Alderman Workman offered
he record Of a meeting to show that
he rules had been suspended In an
ther case.
Policeman Sweet was recalled by
fifty Attorney Eollard. and, when
sked why he had nor raided certain
ouses. he replied that ii was because
g was afraid or finding some Police
commissioners there He was then
s'sed TO verify his testimony before
le Vice Commission, which was read
him. This he did in part, except
iat he repudiatcd the statement that
. had seen Commissioners Mccarthy
houses outside the segregated dis
ict.
Or. William II. Parker testified as
the inner workings OF the Board
Police Commissioners. his testi-
,ony developing nothing of import
nee He did not think meetings Of
he committee on supervision of po-
&C had been held al times when he
as not notified.
Witnc~scs For the Defense.
The statements of the Police Com
hissioners denying all charges were
hen read and witnesses called to
lbstantiato the denia1a
First. r. i. kohler a ieweler. was
ewelrv sold by Detective krengel to
alleged policy gambler. Mr.. Koh-
r. testified that tie aggregate value
the two rings and the earrings,
bid for about 1886. was not more
nan $3.50 Al the utmost. r. l.. VIM
koa. OF Nowlin Company. jewelers..
laced practically the same value on
be jewelry.
Leonard and j. III. Ganzart were
len called to testify to the finding OF
watch. chain and charm by the for
Ter and the return az the properly
It's owner by Detective KrenRlc.
!. II. Ganxart teatified that his
rother had given him the property
Id that he n turn. had given Y %