Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-02

ne hau never given the written order
required by the department rules.
Didn't Colonel Boyliin come to your
Office and call your attention to the
houses Of Mamie Coles and these other
women? Mr.. Smith persisted.
Major Werner admitted that II was
true. ana added that he had spoken to
Captain Epps about III. cases. lie was
severely grillcd by the lawyer. who
finally demanded sharply: Then you
admit that you violated the police reg
ulations sometimes
Yes" responded the chief; maybe
do"
Mr.. White wanted to know more
about the thanks Tor obedience and
loyal support referred to earlier in the
.Xamination. and asked II the chief
did not mean when he signed the re-
port to exclude some members.
Yes" answered Major Werner. II
would leave out Mr. Goodc."
ItHENGEI. TISTIEIES As
TO WELLS CONDUCT
Sergeant Fred l.. krcu.el was then
called to the chair. He said. respond
ing to the fire OF questions. that he had
first joined the police force in 1904.
After serving about IL year he resigned.
a year later he was reinStatcd as u
member Of the force.
City Attorney Pollard asked witness
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Vice Commission. as contained in the
report. telling of his having seen Police
Commissioner We'll 20 to different
houses were true. The witness ~eplied
| in the affirmative.
! Attorney Robert r., Scott objected
strenuously TO the line of testimony
| He insisted that the witness be made to
cOniine himself To the official acts Of
; the commissioners. He argued that
under the Council resolution creating
| the committee and defining It's duties,
! only such evidence as bore upon the
| official conduct Of a commissioner. such
| acts as constituted misfeasancc or mall
! fcaSancc i'm office was admissible.
| Mr.. Pollard argued that no law would
! justify "A city official in visiting a house
| that existed in violation OF the law:
that it was In. duty Of any officer hay
/ ing knowledge OF the existence of such
"a house TO suppress IL that failure to
do this constituted a cause for removal
! from biiicc by two-thirds vote Of the
! City Council
Therefore" he concluded. ~ insist
that the questions l am asking be al
! lowed"
| VIEWS OF VICE COMMISSION
AS TO OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT
! Attorney Mcclure Informed the COM
! mittcc that the Vice Commission had
considered that point and that the COM
mission cOntcndcd that the presence of
any member of the Police Board in
| such house constituted official mis-
| conduct.
But" intcrjectcd Mr.. Scott II sub
| NIT that the Vice Commission is not sit
ting AS judge here This committee is
the court" He further contcnded that
the inquiry could not be extended to
the private lives of the commissioners
| or any member of the department with
| 4,
| given the committee by the Council.
! The point was vigorously contested
BY the attorneys.
ITS nice point Of law. but am
willing to vote TO support our City
| Attorney" said Councilman FERGUSON.
| Councilman Rogers said he was ready
| to sign a call for a special meeting of
City Council 10 extend the scope OF the
! inquiry. Mr.. Pollard finally won his
point. and put the questions which
| brought from Sergeant Krengel the
! statement that he had seen Commits
sioner We'll 20 into houses named in
the Vice Commissions report, previ-
| ously published.
SAYS HE WAS INTERPRETED WITH
\! ny COMMISSIONER GOODE
Mr.. Pollard then asked krengel IL
he had been interfered with by any
of the commissioners. He replied that
| Commissioner Goode had nterfered
with him, and that Commissioner Nc
Carthy had spoken 10 him on occas-
ions. He then told OF his meeting
with Mr.. Goode in a house in the seq
reGated district, when he went there
to check up inmates of the
house, whose presence had been re-
ported, as required by n Federal law
He also told of being on friendly terms
with Commissioner Mccarthy He said
he had many times taken "A julep with
Mr.. Mccarthy on Sunday morning at
a club. of which both are members,
and where liquor is allowed to be kept
by the members for their individual
/ use in lockers.
Sergeant krcngel was showing the
/ effects of the grucllng to which he